Fun fact:
In 1976, the Nigeria government imposed what was known as the Mandela tax on Nigerian civil servants. They gave 2% of their salaries to aid the liberation cause.
Our government gave $3.7m in direct financial aid to support the anti-apartheid struggle.
Nigeria also provided free university education for thousands of South African students in exile and issued thousands of Nigerian passports to exiled South Africans, allowing them to travel and lobby internationally.
BREAKING: Mexico head coach Javier Aguirre explicitly thanked African football fans for their overwhelming and unprecedented support. This happened right after Mexico defeated South Africa 2–0 in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Estadio Azteca
UPDATED: Fresh Attack on Kishi-Igbeti Road Claims One Life
A suspected bandit ambush around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2026, along the Kishi-Igbeti corridor in Oyo State has left an electricity worker, Moshood Kayode ("Mr. Kay"), dead and several others injured after gunmen opened fire on a moving vehicle.
The latest incident adds to growing concerns over insecurity around the Old Oyo National Park, which residents say is increasingly serving as a haven for kidnappers and armed gangs.
The area has witnessed a series of violent incidents in recent months, including the abduction of four travelers, the killing of five park rangers in January, and the reported detention of kidnapped schoolchildren and teachers within the forest.
Residents are demanding urgent military and police operations to flush out criminal elements and restore security along the Kishi-Igbeti axis before more lives are lost.
cc: @Letter_to_Jack
THE GREAT PROCESSION | DA'WAH WEEK DAY 1 🐎💚🧡
The Amir and members of MSSN UNILAG went around hostels across the University of Lagos, spreading the true message of Islam.
Shari'ah does not support killing, and Islam does not preach violence or terrorism. #Dawahweek
The same parents who travel long distances to help/ grieve/ celebrate their friends?
The ones greeting almost everyone from church to the market? They model alot about community and friendship. Alot of us think we're too good for mundane things.
Let's be serious please.
I just remembered how excited I was to stop using pencils and start writing with a pen in Primary 3. Funny how the smallest things felt like major milestones back then.
If only I knew 😭
the weird thing about reading so much as a child and gaining a huge vocabulary from that is i can't define a lot of the words i use, i just know that they would fit correctly in a specific sentence. does anyone else experience that?