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Journo | Editor-in-Chief, @legitngnews |@INMAorg Africa Advisory Council Member | 2024 MTN-MIP Fellow

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Rahaman Abiola is an award-winning writer, editor and journalist with a track record of modern editorial practice in content and communication development, including a demonstrated history of social media and newsroom management – leading and executing winning content strategies in a career spanning a decade. He possesses strong analytical, digital content creation and project management skills and is extremely passionate about digital content, human interest & community solution journalism re…

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Culture icon launches Yoruba card game to teach languages to Nigerians

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By Rahaman Abiola Verified
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Cultural icon Ìṣọ̀lá (Oluwasẹun Oladàpọ̀ Oliyide) launches KÍLOWÍ, a Yoruba card game promoting language preservation The game combines fun, competition, and creativity to help players rediscover forgotten Yoruba words and tones KÍLOWÍ, now played globally, was inspired by the Yoruba game show ṢoGbédè and designed for both homes and classrooms Abuja, Nigeria — A new Yoruba card game known as KÍLOWÍ has been launched by cultural icon and language enthusiast Ìṣọ̀lá (Oluwasẹun Oladàpọ̀ Oliyide)...
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How gold-for-arms trade is fuelling terror in Nigeria’s northwest

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By Rahaman Abiola Verified
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Nigeria loses over $9 billion annually to illegal mining, with a substantial portion tied to the gold sector. This investigation reveals how a significant share of gold extracted from the northwest is funneled into terrorism financing. In Zamfara’s gold-rich underworld, Kachalla Mati, successor to slain bandit kingpin Halilu Sububu, reportedly rakes in ₦300 million weekly from illicit mining fields.
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What Tinubu’s Brazil visit means for Nigeria’s immediate economic needs

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By Rahaman Abiola Verified
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When Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s flight landed in Brazil on Monday, August 25, 2025, for a two-day state visit, it was more than a regular charade of hugs and handshakes between leaders of two states; it was an affirmation of an established truth — a relationship running deeper than diplomacy. Both nations formally established diplomatic relations in 1961, shortly after Nigeria’s independence in 1960.
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