Tag: BBC
BBC Video: Luxury brands take note of Nigerian high-end consumers
by Isi Esene Majority of Nigerians live below the World Bank’s poverty line, but a few of our fellow citizens ...
Nigeria’s Babatunde Rotimi wins Caine Prize for story ‘Bombay’s Republic’
by Isi Esene Nigerian writer Rotimi Babatunde has won this year’s prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing. The £10,000 ($15,700) prize was ...
Sola Odunfa: Nigeria’s grief and gaping spectators
This piece was originally published on June 12, 2012 on the BBC website. I did not know anyone of them ...
BBC profiles Abubakar Shekau: The man behind Boko Haram
by Tolu Orekoya Understanding the brains behind Nigeria’s most successful terrorist group is key to understanding the inner workings of ...
BBC Africa needs you: Join the Twitter #bbcafricadebate on Africa’s image- 27 April
by Rachel Ogbu On 27 April, BBC Africa will take on a very contemporary question that consciously or unconsciously has ...
#InCaseYouMissedIt: WATCH: BBC on James Ibori; Nuhu Ribadu says “he gave me $15 million cash”
by Lekan Olanrewaju James Ibori was a petty criminal who once worked for the DIY store Wickes, but he re-invented ...
YNaija joins BBC Focus Africa in Bush House London to discuss New Media in Africa
by Chi Ibe YNaija spent the “leap day”, 29 February at the BBC, Bush House in London celebrating the co-operation’s ...
“I’m still very young and bubbly at heart!” – Kola Balogun, Osun State youth commissioner
by Willfred Okiche Newly appointed Osun State Commissioner for Youth, Sports & Social Needs, Stephen Kola Balogun speaks briefly to ...
"I'm still very young and bubbly at heart!" – Kola Balogun, Osun State youth commissioner
by Willfred Okiche Newly appointed Osun State Commissioner for Youth, Sports & Social Needs, Stephen Kola Balogun speaks briefly to ...