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Adimeru added story in African History
2026-03-12 15:17:09

Askia Muhammad I The Visionary Who Turned Songhai Into a Power of Government Trade and Faith

Askia Muhammad There are rulers who inherit greatness, and there are rulers who build it with their own hands. Askia Muhammad I belongs to the second kind. His story does not begin in the comfort of an unquestioned crown. It begins in a world of tension, ambition, belief, struggle, and the restless movement of power across the great lands of West Africa. In the memory of history, he...

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DEBY added story in Current Affairs / News
2025-06-11 16:10:13

China & Africa Push Back: A Call for Fair Trade with the U.S.

At a high-level diplomatic gathering in Changsha, China, representatives from 53 African nations—alongside the African Union—voiced strong concerns over recent U.S. trade tariffs on African exports. The group jointly called for a shift toward “fair and respectful” trade relations with Washington. In contrast, China extended zero-tariff access to most African countries,...

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Abu added story in Places
2026-02-17 08:51:38

Epe, Lagos: The Lagoon Town Where Trade, Kings, and History Met

Before the highways, before motorbikes and buses, water was the main road in coastal Yorubaland. Canoes were the taxis. The lagoon was the highway. And along that watery route, Epe grew into a town that lived by the rhythm of tides—fishing, trade, and movement. How Epe Began: A Waterside Ijebu Settlement Epe is widely described as a riverine settlement of the Ijebu people (a Yoruba...

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Heisjackson added story in Current Affairs / News
2025-06-11 06:52:12

Expert blames Nigeria’s slow pace for trade setbacks.

The founder and former chief executive officer of Neimeth Pharmaceutical, Sam Ohuabunwa, has criticised Nigeria’s tepid policy response to trade and franchising opportunities, warning that the country’s sluggishness is undermining its broader African and Caribbean trade ambitions. Speaking during a media parley at the African Caribbean Franchise Exhibitions 2025 in Lagos on Tuesday,...

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Demmy added story in Inspirational life events
2025-05-27 13:08:25

Nigeria, Customs Launch East/Southern Africa Air Cargo Trade Corridor

…Aims to Cut Export Costs by 50% Under AfCFTA The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI), has officially launched the Nigeria–East/Southern Africa Air Cargo Corridor—an initiative poised to transform regional trade and accelerate Nigeria’s participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area...

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Adimeru added story in Biography
2026-03-07 17:30:37

Purity Gakuo and the Kuza Freezer Revolution: How a Kenyan Innovator Is Transforming Fish Trade in Africa

Purity Gakuo In many parts of Africa, the distance between opportunity and survival can be measured in hours. For thousands of fish traders and fishermen across lakes and coastal communities, the race against time begins the moment a fish leaves the water. Without reliable refrigeration, fish spoil quickly under the African sun. What should have been income becomes waste. What...

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Adimeru added story in African History
2026-03-21 13:20:40

The Priest Who Blessed the Trade

The Priest The night the first ship came, the ocean did not roar, it whispered, as if it knew something the land had refused to understand. In the village, under the heavy breath of ancient trees, the priest stood before the shrine, his body painted in white chalk, his eyes lost somewhere between fear and power. The people trusted him, not because he was perfect, but because he spoke...

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Grace added story in Autobiographies
2025-07-15 19:45:13

Trump Announces 19% Tariff on Indonesian Goods Under New Trade Deal

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Indonesian goods will now face a 19% tariff under a newly finalized trade agreement, a significant reduction from the 32% rate he previously threatened. The announcement came via Trump’s Truth Social platform on Tuesday. According to the president, the deal includes major purchase commitments from Indonesia: $15 billion in U.S. energy, $4.5...

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Abu added story in Places
2026-02-17 08:08:35

Badagry (Lagos): The Coastal Town That Became a Gate to the World

Badagry sits by the water like a quiet witness. The breeze is gentle, the lagoon looks peaceful, and the town feels slow—until you remember that these same waters once carried some of the biggest movements of people, profit, faith, and pain along the West African coast. Long before modern Lagos grew into a megacity, Badagry was already important because of its location. It functioned as...

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Usman added story in Current Affairs / News
2025-09-26 11:34:45

Falana Faults Dangote Refinery Over Workers’ Union Rights, Insists on Automatic Membership for Junior Staff

LAGOS — Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has criticised the agreement reached between the Federal Government, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), and the management of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals on staff unionisation, arguing that it violates existing labour laws. Falana made his position known while...

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Akanni added story in African History
2026-03-05 14:40:16

The Door That Swallowed Millions: The Tragic Story of Gorée Island and the Door of No Return

Gorée Island slave house Across the blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean, just a few kilometers from the bustling city of Dakar in Senegal, lies a small island that carries one of the heaviest memories in human history. This island is Gorée Island, a place where beauty and sorrow live side by side. Today the island looks peaceful. Bright colored colonial buildings stand...

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Akanni added story in African History
2026-03-05 17:55:28

The Gates of Sorrow: The Powerful History of Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle in Ghana

Cape Coast Castle Along the shining coastline of Ghana where the Atlantic Ocean meets the land stands two massive white stone fortresses that have watched centuries of human history unfold. These are Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle, two of the most important historical landmarks in Africa. From a distance the castles look peaceful and beautiful. Their white walls stand proudly...

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Akanni added story in African History
2026-03-05 12:52:42

The Lost Empire of the Swahili Coast: The Rise and Glory of Kilwa Kisiwani

Kilwa Kisiwani Along the warm blue waters of the Indian Ocean, where waves gently touch the eastern shores of Africa, there once stood a chain of powerful and beautiful cities known as the Swahili stone towns. Among them, one city rose above the rest in wealth, influence, and legend. That city was Kilwa Kisiwani. Today Kilwa Kisiwani is a quiet island off the southern coast of...

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Adimeru added story in African History
2026-03-21 12:59:48

The Middleman Kings Who Sold the World Between Their Fingers

The Middleman Kings Who Sold the World Between Their Fingers In the beginning, they were not kings, at least not the kind that wore crowns or sat on carved thrones beneath royal umbrellas, yet they ruled something far more slippery and powerful than land, they ruled connection, they ruled the space between desire and possession, between producer and consumer, between one world and another, and...

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Adimeru added story in African History
2026-03-11 12:38:57

Where Footsteps Became Echoes of History The Story of Ouidah Route of Slaves and the Memory of a People

Ouidah Route of Slaves In the quiet coastal town of Ouidah in the Republic of Benin stands one of the most powerful historical reminders of human suffering, survival, and memory. The place is known as the Route of Slaves, a path of about four kilometers that once carried thousands of captured African men, women, and children from the slave markets of Ouidah to the shores of the...

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