Samson Toromade is the Editor-in-Chief of Pulse Nigeria. He is a multimedia storyteller with 10 years of experience across politics, health, and pop culture. Contact: samson.toromade@pulse.ngSamson is the host of Pulse Explainer, a video format helping young Nigerians make sense of national issues dominating the news cycle.87
Bolanle Austen-Peters' new Netflix film, House of Ga'a, has sparked interest in the real-life inspiration for the story — Ga'a, an 18th-century political figure who controlled the affairs of the old Oyo empire.
Nearly 10 years ago, on July 23, 2014, Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari survived a bomb attack that took place in Kaduna, just a year before he was elected president.
The story of Oloture: The Journey, a sequel to the 2020 film, is not new — thousands of Nigerians try every year to leave the country for greener pastures abroad through irregular routes from the desert to the sea.
Kanmi Ajibola, a member of the Osun State House of Assembly, has petitioned the Appeal Court in Akure to overturn a Federal High Court (FHC) judgement that barred him from appearing as a lawyer for pro bono cases in court.
When Jonah Daniel was dragged into the Nigerian justice system in April 2016 over a neighbourhood fight that ended horribly, he had no idea how much his life was about to change.