Who Was Wuraola Esan?
Wuraola Esan was a pioneering Nigerian women’s rights activist who became the first woman member of the Nigerian Senate in the First Republic. Read more.
January 2022
What’s Happening in Burkina Faso?
On 24 January, Burkina Faso’s army announced on national television that it had ousted the country’s president, Roch Kaboré, in a coup. Read more.
Who Was Folayegbe Akintunde-Ighodalo?
Folayegbe Akintunde-Ighodalo was a pioneering Nigerian feminist, activist, and civil servant who in 1968 became the permanent secretary of Home Affairs and Information in Nigeria’s Western Region. Read more.
What’s Happening in Mali?
On 14 January, thousands of Malians took to the streets to protest the sanctions imposed by the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over delayed elections. Read more.
Why Is Everyone Talking About the 2021 Electoral Amendment Act? RxNews 20 December 2021
Nigeria’s elections are expensive and inefficient. An electoral amendment act proposes possible improvements, its deadline passed yesterday and there’s no indication it has been signed. Read more.
Elizabeth Olowu: Nigeria’s First Female Bronze Caster
Princess Elizabeth Olowu is a sculptor who is recognized as the first female bronze caster in Nigeria. Read more.
Former Oyo State Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, Has Died
Nigerian politician, Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, who served as the governor of Oyo State from May 2007 to May 2011 has died. Read more.
Sidney Poitier, the First Black Man to Win an Oscar Award, Has Died
Sidney Poitier, who in 1964 became the first Black actor to win an Oscar died on the evening of 06 January 2022. Read more.
Former Nigerian Leader, Ernest Shonekan, Has Died
Ernest Shonekan, interim head of state of Nigeria from 26 August to 17 November 1993, died this morning at a hospital in Lagos. Read more.