The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill for second reading that seeks to classify all kidnapping and hostage-taking offences as acts of terrorism, prescribing the death penalty without the option of a fine or alternative sentences. Presiding over the plenary, Senate President Godswill Akpabio emphasised the urgency of the legislation and called for its speedy progression through public hearing...

Power generation companies (GenCos) in Nigeria have rejected the Federal Government’s offer to pay only 50% of the N5 trillion debt owed to them. The government wants them to take a “50% haircut”, meaning they must forfeit half of the money permanently.   The FG planned to pay N2.4 trillion and cancel the rest, using a new bond program. But the GenCos say: • The...

Let me tell you a small story. Long ago, in a quiet village on the edge of Enugu, there lived a boy named Chike. He wasn’t the strongest, nor the richest, nor the most handsome. But he had something special — he loved listening to people’s stories. Every evening, while others played football, Chike sat with the elders under the mango tree. He listened to tales of old...

  When my mother died, the world became quieter, heavier. My father and I learned how to live in the echo she left behind. We were rich very rich three mansions in Lekki, cars that never broke down, staff that moved like shadows. But money has a way of failing where love is missing. Our house was big, yet it felt empty, like a shell without its soul. My father never remarried. Not...

Dozie Mmobuosi    Dozie Mmobuosi once appeared to be the bold new face of African technology. Young, ambitious, and globally visible, he told a story that captured headlines. A story of innovation, billion dollar valuations, global listings, and even an attempt to buy an English football club. But his journey became one of the most controversial chapters in modern African business....