Tonye Bakare

4 days ago | barrons.com | Tonye Bakare

A wave of defections from Nigeria's major opposition parties has swollen the ruling party's ranks, strengthening President Bola Tinubu's hand with less than two years to go until the next general elections. Dozens of opposition politicians including two sitting state governors, a former vice president and scores of federal and state lawmakers have jumped ship since Tinubu took the reins of the west African country.

1 week ago | barrons.com | Kadiatou Sakho |Tonye Bakare

For several months Nigeria's central state of Benue has been the scene of a series of deadly attacks pitting Muslim Fulani herders against mainly Christian farmers. On Friday, gunmen killed more than 100 villagers in an overnight attack in Benue's Yelewata village where the assailants also set houses ablaze.

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Tonye Bakare

The arena was packed on Friday night in the upscale Lekki neighbourhood of Nigeria's bustling commercial capital, Lagos. Eighteen fighters from eight African countries were slugging it out before thousands of cheering mixed martial arts (MMA) fans. AdvertisementIt was the ninth instalment of the African Knockout Championship, an MMA fight league that started off in 2020 as a reality television show in Lagos as the Covid-19 lockdown waned in Nigeria.

3 weeks ago | terradaily.com | Tonye Bakare

Aid finally trickles in for Nigeria flood victimsBy Tonye BAKARELagos (AFP) June 4, 2025 A week after floods flattened over 250 houses and killed at least 200 people in north-central Nigeria, aid is only just beginning to reach survivors of the disaster. The town of Mokwa, in Niger State, was hit with the worst flash flood in living memory on Thursday after overnight rains, with swathes of the town wiped out in a matter of hours.

3 weeks ago | barrons.com | Tonye Bakare

A week after floods flattened over 250 houses and killed at least 200 people in north-central Nigeria, aid is only just beginning to reach survivors of the disaster. The town of Mokwa, in Niger State, was hit with the worst flash flood in living memory on Thursday after overnight rains, with swathes of the town wiped out in a matter of hours.