African Angle

King Oyo, also known as Rukirabasaija Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Tooro Kingdom, has died at 34. The latest announcement is coming after weeks of controversy surrounding his health. Tooro Kingdom, on X (formerly Twitter), had first debunked the ongoing rumour on August 2, saying that His Majesty was only in the United States for studies and official engagements.

By: Ugonma Ogbu Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to a proposed settlement of 16.68 billion dollars with 47 US states and other US jurisdictions, over allegations that its platforms were designed to addict teenagers and children.

By Sima Essien “May you find what you left home to look for.” With the above benediction, Emmanuel Eruemulor dedicates his debut collection, UNWANTED, to “migrants who have sought refuge in foreign lands,” setting the emotional coordinates for all that follows. For the African migrant, migration is rarely a single act of departure; it is a continuous negotiation between the home left behind and the home that refuses to fully receive you.

Manifold Media, publishers of the pan African newspaper African Angle on Wednesday paid a glowing tribute to the late publisher of Eagle Online and a pillar of journalism in Nigeria, Dotun Oladipo. The late Oladipo, died at 56 years on Tuesday evening after taking ill at the office, he then drove himself to the hospital where he eventually died. There have been no details yet of the cause or any allegation of negligence on the part of the hospital.

Manifold Media, publishers of the Pan African newspaper, African Angle on Wednesday paid a glowing tribute to the late publisher of Eagle Online and a pillar of journalism in Nigeria, Dotun Oladipo. The late Oladipo, died at 56 years on Tuesday evening after taking ill at the office, he then drove himself to the hospital where he was eventually pronounced dead. There have been no details yet of the cause or any allegation of negligence on the part of the hospital.

By Yushau A. Shuaib On the afternoon of Tuesday, August 25, 2026, I exchanged messages with Dotun Oladipo — respected journalist, former President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), and publisher of The Eagle Online. I sent him a report on the unfolding political rivalry in Katsina State — between the camps of Governor Dikko Radda and Tinubu’s adviser, Ibrahim Masari — which allegedly led to the arrest of security aides attached to the governor — for publication on his platform.

By: Ugonma Ogbu According to a National mental-health research, Nigeria has an estimated treatment gap of 85% for severe mental health issues. Riddled with a culture of silence and stigmatization of mental health challenges in Nigeria, the government’s new push to decriminalize attempted suicide could open more successful frontiers in mental health management across the country.

By Admin Security operatives are racing against time to rescue scores of worshipers who were abducted by terrorists during a Friday Juma’at prayers in Kpenya, Sabon-Gida and Gidan Zana communities in Borgu local government area of  Niger state, Nigeria’s northcentral. President Tinubu has ordered the Nigerian police and military to immediately launch a “search and rescue’’ operation for the victims.

By Sima Essien All Shadows Are Black is a novel that resists easy categorization. Across its 330 pages, it moves fluidly between domestic abuse, religious faith and hypocrisy, romantic love, political intrigue, social commentary, philosophical reflection, and doses of hard-boiled, gritty action, without ever feeling scattered.

From Seun Akioye Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) request with the National Assembly, demanding comprehensive legislative records on the National Tobacco Control Act (Amendment) Bill, 2025, following concerns by public health stakeholders that proposed changes would weaken Nigeria’s tobacco-control framework.