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Why Stadium Violence Persists: A Cultural and Economic Trap for Nigerian Football - The Business Times The violent attack on Rivers United officials in Ilorin, which earned Kwara United a record N10 million fine and three-point deduction, has sparked

Until we get to a point where I can take my wife and daughter to an NPFL game without fearing that some tout would do something stupid, football in #Nigeria wouldn't be economically viable.

If football in Nigeria isn't viable, we'll keep crying at major tournies.

#Breaking: Prince Andrew arrested over #EpsteinFiles. Note that no one has been arrested in #America.

Give it to the British establishment: at an institutional level, they know how to keep their people at least satisfied. Perhaps that's why they survived the revolutions.

Dog whistle politics: is Britain being colonised? Spotify video

Is Britain being colonised? Or is that language part of something much bigger? @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I discuss...

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What a week! Murder, migration, and political mayhem. Spotify video

What a week!

Murder. Migration. Political mayhem.

On the latest episode of #TheBlackPaper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I take a look at gender-based violence, visa diplomacy, and Morgan McSweeney’s resignation - and what they all mean for our community.

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Mass shooting in #Canada. 9 dead. PM cancels the scheduled trip to #Germany to stay home and monitor the situation.

In #Nigeria, at least 2,500 people have been killed since DJT designated us CPC. Our President hasn't cancelled anything, nor visited anyone.

God rest the dead.

Ndị IPOB came after me plenty when this report was published.

Now that their King has admitted they were involved in wrecking the Southeast's economy by "ordering" an end to the sit-at-home (bit.ly/4trvZev), will they stop to reflect?

Like all good Nigerians, NO!

A snakebite death is the latest high-profile tragedy in Nigeria: they all connect to map a system in collapse | Cheta Nwanze Anthony Joshua and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie went through terrible experiences; now a young singer has died. The events are all linked to a national crisis, says Cheta Nwanze

A snakebite in Abuja. A loss in Lagos. A crash near Sagamu.

These tragedies in #Nigeria aren't disconnected. They are a diagnostic map of a health system in predictable collapse.

My latest for @theguardian.com explains the data in this lethal lottery.

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PayPal and the cost of our memory The announcement that PayPal would finally allow Nigerians to receive international payments through a partnership with Paga has met, not…

The reaction to PayPal's attempt to get into #Nigeria shows that, as a people, our ability (or lack thereof) to hold a grudge has a cost.

Politics lesson 101: if you want the top job, don’t announce it too early.

That’s one of the arguments @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I unpack on the latest episode of #TheBlackPaper alongside Suella Braverman’s defection and the battle for #Sudan.

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The beer parlour episode: visas, defections, and AI in the police Spotify video

In the most chaotic episode of The Black Paper ever, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I talked about visas, political defections, and AI in the police…

All in one episode.

And yes, Ndukwe's knowledge of football is incredibly limited.

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Still on Daddy Trump's speech and the fallout, the truth is what #Canada's PM said the day before Daddy spoke is something that #Africa has known for a while.

The world is an unfair place and might has always remained right.

My big issue is that Africa is still sleeping and isn't ready to wake up.

Just finished listening to Daddy Trump's Davos 2026 speech for the second time.

That speech is a collector's item!

Dear #Senegal. I admit, you have the best jollof! #AFCON2025

The ref fucked this up. #SenMar #AFCON2025

I’m the confused tenant as Nigeria’s tax gamble meets its first reality check Let’s not mince words. The “generational reset” of Nigeria’s tax regime, which I wrote about last week, is no longer just a theory debated…

I’m the confused tenant as #Nigeria’s tax gamble meets its first reality check

Too young for likes: banning social media for under-16s Spotify video

The internet is shaping our kids.

The housing market is failing renters.

On this episode of The Black Paper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I ask what the state should be doing, and what happens if it doesn’t.

Nigeria’s big tax gamble: great in theory but people are already checking their pockets | Cheta Nwanze If this reform succeeds it will be a blueprint for African self-reliance. But the state has failed to deliver the most basic services for decades. No wonder Nigerians are suspicious

#Nigeria's new "generational reset" in taxes is, in practice, Taxation Without Representation (or the basics such as Electricity).

We’re being asked to fund a modernity we’ve never seen, while the state’s most tangible move is inviting #France to mine our data.

My thoughts in @theguardian.com

Back like we never left: welcome to the 2026! Spotify video

It's like @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I never left. There's so much to talk about, including Daddy Trump...

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Victor v Ademola The Nigerian condition is a curious one. We possess an unparalleled talent for snatching profound discourse from the jaws of simple…

I think the online furore over the Osimhen v Lookman thing is overblown. As is typical with Nigerians, we are focusing on form over substance.

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Geopolitics is increasingly critical in making investment decisions.

With that in mind, @firstbankplc.bsky.social asked me to join a panel to discuss this new era of asynchronous growth.

Meanwhile, enjoy @sbmintelligence.bsky.social's take on the recent global drama. bit.ly/44YCTgB

Freudian slip.

An @aljazeera.com reporter, @alanfisher.bsky.social just said, "The Trump Regime" and then corrected himself.

Language is never neutral...

Looking back at 2025 Looking back at 2025, I am struck not by a single cataclysm but by a series of sustained tremors, each one a stress test for Nigeria’s…

2025. The year that was...

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Health matters: remember, you're not Superman! Spotify video

In the final episode of the Black Paper for 2025, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I take a look at King Charles's cancer treatment and wonder why African leaders (and indeed Africans) like to behave like Superman when it comes to matters of health.

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One of #Nigeria's most beautiful spots lies in Edo State.

As you're driving East, just before the Igbanke junction, where the road begins to drop into a valley.

From the ridge's crest, look up and see the forest's beauty.

Heaven!

One week, one trouble: Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage for their political lives

One week, one trouble: While Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage fight for their political lives, #America makes it clear that it no longer sees #Europe as an indispensable ally.

@ndonuoha.bsky.social and I discuss how these affect #Africa and Africans...

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The price of staying afloat: what the UK budget means for our community Spotify video

The Budget dropped. The question is: how close to home is its impact?

On this episode of The Black Paper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I discuss the real impact of the budget on African migrant communities.

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The Black Paper interview: Oluomo of Derby Spotify video

On #TheBlackPaper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I had the pleasure of speaking with Oluomo of Derby to ask, just how can our people in #Britain organise politically, especially given the pressures facing immigrants?

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At some point in footie, you have to admit that it's not the coach that's the problem, it's the players...

My main takeaway from Yusuf Tuggar's interview with Piers Morgan is that Nigeria's political class are too used to being pampered by client journos.

Adversarial journalism exists in #Nigeria, but such people are never given the opportunities to ask questions.

The gathering storm Let us not mince words. Nigeria is not merely facing a security crisis; it is in the advanced stages of a fundamental crisis of state…

It's a little absurd not to look at what is happening in #Nigeria and not draw parallels with #DRC and #Sudan.