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2 days ago | 
zikoko.com | Chigozie Victor
If you said Nigeria is in hot soup now, you’d be absolutely correct. From Boko Haram’s not-so-subtle comeback in Borno, the disturbing attacks in Plateau State, and the recent attacks in Benue, it’s been a hell of a month for Nigerians. If you didn’t already know what was going on, this article is your opportunity to catch up.
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1 week ago | 
zikoko.com | Chigozie Victor
Remember how we all woke up one morning and heard we had a new national anthem to learn? It looks like affliction might actually arise a second time because your faces are cooking up something sour. The National Assembly (yes, the same people that approved the State Of Emergency declaration in Rivers) is working towards passing a bill that will potentially restrict bloggers and `other social media users’ in extension.
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1 week ago | 
zikoko.com | Chigozie Victor
10 to 15– Ah ah! You’re basically Nigeria’s Minister of Current Affairs. But even the best need to stay sharp. Keep your knowledge top-tier with The Big Daily newsletter — smart, witty updates on Nigerian news that keep you ahead of the game. Not bad! You’re keeping up, but there’s room for improvement. Subscribe to The Big Daily newsletter to stay on top of Nigeria’s latest news with fun, relatable updates that make politics less boring. Omo! Your current affairs knowledge needs serious help.
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1 week ago | 
zikoko.com | Chigozie Victor
Put a finger down if last year’s floods had you screaming God Abeg. If you have a finger down, you’d hate to know that it is most likely to repeat itself this year, and it’ll all be because the appropriate authorities did not do enough to stop it. What’s going on? So, on Thursday, April […] Put a finger down if last year’s floods had you screaming God Abeg.
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3 weeks ago | 
zikoko.com | Chigozie Victor
One sweaty Friday afternoon in Lagos, 22-year-old Adunni punched in a number she had never dialled and stewed in rage, waiting for a voice to come alive on the other end. She had a lot to let off her chest, but her call went unanswered three times.
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1 month ago | 
zikoko.com | Chigozie Victor
Could not load quiz ID #342986If you enjoyed the first and second editions of our Nigeria’s Current Affairs quiz, you would love this edition even more. From major political moments to key decisions shaping Nigeria today, this 15-question quiz will challenge how well you really know the country’s political landscape. Ready to flex your muscles again? [newsletter][ad]
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1 month ago | 
zikoko.com | Chigozie Victor
You know that confident, unbothered way you move when you know there’s nothing standing in your way? That’s exactly how Bola Tinubu has been operating. For the average person, that might be admirable, but for the president of a democratic country, it’s unsettling — and we have the National Assembly to blame for it. On Tuesday, March 18, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made a national broadcast declaring a six-month-long state of emergency in the South-South state of Rivers.
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1 month ago | 
zikoko.com | Chigozie Victor
On the evening of Tuesday, March 18, Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had everyone shook when he declared a state of emergency in Rivers State during a nationwide broadcast. The declaration also included the instant suspension of the state governor, Sim Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and the state assembly for six months.
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1 month ago | 
zikoko.com | Chigozie Victor
If there’s one thing the Nigerian government and its officials would do, it’s to behave like freedom of speech is an alien concept. On Saturday, March 15, Ushie Uguamaye, aka Raye, a member of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) posted a video on social media criticising President Ahmed Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration as well as the air quality and poor living conditions in Lagos State. Since then, she has been hounded more than people guilty of grave crimes against humanity.
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1 month ago | 
zikoko.com | Chigozie Victor
On Friday, February 28, a Nigerian Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio had sexually harassed her and on March 5, she made her allegations official by submitting a pemission to the Senate. Instead of a proper investigation, what followed this was backlash from fellow senators and a 6-month suspension.
