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Nigeria’s economy in 2025 doesn’t look bright – analyst explains why
Nigerians may be wondering whether the year 2025 will bring the “renewed hope” promised by the President Bola Tinubu administration – or whether they are in for another year of economic despair. Read more
8 Jan 2025
08:32
From a colonial hill town to Idris Elba’s island masterplan: what do these Sierra Leone developments tell us about urban elites?
Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, is celebrated as a city founded to resettle freed slaves in the 1790s. Over the following century, it became a truly cosmopolitan port city as people from across western Africa and the Americas made it their home. Read more
7 Jan 2025
11:25
From Fela Kuti to Jimi Hendrix and The Grateful Dead – the story of music manager Rikki Stein
Rikki Stein, born into a regular, middle-class home in the UK, has had what must have seemed an unlikely career. As a music manager he has toured the world in the company of music legends – from the late Nigerian Afrobeat star Fela Kuti to American Read more
1 Nov 2024
11:24
Ghana’s President John Mahama makes a comeback – what lies ahead
John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s incoming president, has won a chance to rewrite his legacy. He was voted out of office in 2016 by what was then the highest margin in the post-independence history of the west African nation amid corruption scandals and Read more
16 Dec 2024
11:34
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 634 (October 16 - 29 2024)
Hustle Academies: West Africa's online scammers are training others in fraud and sextortion Read more
16 Oct 2024
00:00
Support grows for UK government’s eVisa campaign
As the clock ticks to the change in the United Kingdom (UK) from physical immigration documents to an eVisa - an online record of a person’s UK immigration status; community organisations and immigration experts are throwing their weight behind the Read more
10 Dec 2024
17:28
Nigeria is the world’s 2nd biggest plastic polluter: expert insights into the crisis
Plastic pollution is a major problem in Nigeria. Recent research identified the country as a plastic pollution hotspot, second to India. India emits 9.3 million tonnes of plastic into the environment each year – one fifth of the global total. Read more
5 Oct 2024
07:34
Hustle academies: West Africa’s online scammers are training others in fraud and sextortion
As the world becomes increasingly connected, digital fraud has evolved from a local problem into a global one. West Africa, particularly Ghana and Nigeria, is witnessing the rise of “hustle kingdoms” – informal academies that train individuals to Read more
15 Oct 2024
00:00
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 633 (October 2 - 15 2024)
Nigeria recalled all its Ambassadors a year ago and has not replaced them - international isolation looms Read more
2 Oct 2024
11:23
Jumbo Midlands celebrates grand opening of latest Cash & Carry in Birmingham
Jumbo UK - described as “The Proud Home of African Food,” recently celebrated the grand opening of its vibrant new 60,000 square foot Cash & Carry in Birmingham, showcasing an impressive selection of over 1,600 products. Read more
28 Nov 2024
13:53