Chxta
@chxta.bsky.social
Ọnwụ bụ ụgwọ ndị ọbụla ji Chukwu, ọ ge were oge ọ sọ ya...
A snakebite in Abuja. A loss in Lagos. A crash near Sagamu.
These tragedies in #Nigeria aren't disconnected. They are a diagnostic map of a health system in predictable collapse.
My latest for @theguardian.com explains the data in this lethal lottery.
bit.ly/4kkg2T3
These tragedies in #Nigeria aren't disconnected. They are a diagnostic map of a health system in predictable collapse.
My latest for @theguardian.com explains the data in this lethal lottery.
bit.ly/4kkg2T3
A snakebite death is the latest high-profile tragedy in Nigeria: they all connect to map a system in collapse | Cheta Nwanze
Anthony Joshua and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie went through terrible experiences; now a young singer has died. The events are all linked to a national crisis, says Cheta Nwanze
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February 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A snakebite in Abuja. A loss in Lagos. A crash near Sagamu.
These tragedies in #Nigeria aren't disconnected. They are a diagnostic map of a health system in predictable collapse.
My latest for @theguardian.com explains the data in this lethal lottery.
bit.ly/4kkg2T3
These tragedies in #Nigeria aren't disconnected. They are a diagnostic map of a health system in predictable collapse.
My latest for @theguardian.com explains the data in this lethal lottery.
bit.ly/4kkg2T3
The reaction to PayPal's attempt to get into #Nigeria shows that, as a people, our ability (or lack thereof) to hold a grudge has a cost.
PayPal and the cost of our memory
The announcement that PayPal would finally allow Nigerians to receive international payments through a partnership with Paga has met, not…
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January 29, 2026 at 10:14 PM
The reaction to PayPal's attempt to get into #Nigeria shows that, as a people, our ability (or lack thereof) to hold a grudge has a cost.
Politics lesson 101: if you want the top job, don’t announce it too early.
That’s one of the arguments @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I unpack on the latest episode of #TheBlackPaper alongside Suella Braverman’s defection and the battle for #Sudan.
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That’s one of the arguments @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I unpack on the latest episode of #TheBlackPaper alongside Suella Braverman’s defection and the battle for #Sudan.
open.spotify.com/episode/2GeW...
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January 29, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Politics lesson 101: if you want the top job, don’t announce it too early.
That’s one of the arguments @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I unpack on the latest episode of #TheBlackPaper alongside Suella Braverman’s defection and the battle for #Sudan.
open.spotify.com/episode/2GeW...
That’s one of the arguments @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I unpack on the latest episode of #TheBlackPaper alongside Suella Braverman’s defection and the battle for #Sudan.
open.spotify.com/episode/2GeW...
In the most chaotic episode of The Black Paper ever, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I talked about visas, political defections, and AI in the police…
All in one episode.
And yes, Ndukwe's knowledge of football is incredibly limited.
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All in one episode.
And yes, Ndukwe's knowledge of football is incredibly limited.
open.spotify.com/episode/1j5z...
The beer parlour episode: visas, defections, and AI in the police
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January 24, 2026 at 12:20 PM
In the most chaotic episode of The Black Paper ever, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I talked about visas, political defections, and AI in the police…
All in one episode.
And yes, Ndukwe's knowledge of football is incredibly limited.
open.spotify.com/episode/1j5z...
All in one episode.
And yes, Ndukwe's knowledge of football is incredibly limited.
open.spotify.com/episode/1j5z...
Still on Daddy Trump's speech and the fallout, the truth is what #Canada's PM said the day before Daddy spoke is something that #Africa has known for a while.
The world is an unfair place and might has always remained right.
My big issue is that Africa is still sleeping and isn't ready to wake up.
The world is an unfair place and might has always remained right.
My big issue is that Africa is still sleeping and isn't ready to wake up.
🇨🇦#Canada PM, Mark Carney's speech @weforum.org #Davos confirms #Africa's long-held view of a fractured global order.
The continent must build pragmatic sovereignty through regional resilience.
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The continent must build pragmatic sovereignty through regional resilience.
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Canada’s new reckoning: Navigating geopolitical rupture and African agency
Canada PM's speech at Davos confirms Africa's long-held view of a fractured global order. The continent must build pragmatic sovereignty through regional resilience.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Just finished listening to Daddy Trump's Davos 2026 speech for the second time.
That speech is a collector's item!
That speech is a collector's item!
January 21, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Just finished listening to Daddy Trump's Davos 2026 speech for the second time.
That speech is a collector's item!
That speech is a collector's item!
Dear #Senegal. I admit, you have the best jollof! #AFCON2025
January 18, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Dear #Senegal. I admit, you have the best jollof! #AFCON2025
The ref fucked this up. #SenMar #AFCON2025
January 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The ref fucked this up. #SenMar #AFCON2025
I’m the confused tenant as #Nigeria’s tax gamble meets its first reality check
I’m the confused tenant as Nigeria’s tax gamble meets its first reality check
Let’s not mince words. The “generational reset” of Nigeria’s tax regime, which I wrote about last week, is no longer just a theory debated…
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January 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I’m the confused tenant as #Nigeria’s tax gamble meets its first reality check
The internet is shaping our kids.
The housing market is failing renters.
On this episode of The Black Paper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I ask what the state should be doing, and what happens if it doesn’t.
The housing market is failing renters.
On this episode of The Black Paper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I ask what the state should be doing, and what happens if it doesn’t.
Too young for likes: banning social media for under-16s
Spotify video
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January 13, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The internet is shaping our kids.
The housing market is failing renters.
On this episode of The Black Paper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I ask what the state should be doing, and what happens if it doesn’t.
The housing market is failing renters.
On this episode of The Black Paper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I ask what the state should be doing, and what happens if it doesn’t.
#Nigeria's new "generational reset" in taxes is, in practice, Taxation Without Representation (or the basics such as Electricity).
We’re being asked to fund a modernity we’ve never seen, while the state’s most tangible move is inviting #France to mine our data.
My thoughts in @theguardian.com
We’re being asked to fund a modernity we’ve never seen, while the state’s most tangible move is inviting #France to mine our data.
My thoughts in @theguardian.com
Nigeria’s big tax gamble: great in theory but people are already checking their pockets | Cheta Nwanze
If this reform succeeds it will be a blueprint for African self-reliance. But the state has failed to deliver the most basic services for decades. No wonder Nigerians are suspicious
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January 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
#Nigeria's new "generational reset" in taxes is, in practice, Taxation Without Representation (or the basics such as Electricity).
We’re being asked to fund a modernity we’ve never seen, while the state’s most tangible move is inviting #France to mine our data.
My thoughts in @theguardian.com
We’re being asked to fund a modernity we’ve never seen, while the state’s most tangible move is inviting #France to mine our data.
My thoughts in @theguardian.com
It's like @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I never left. There's so much to talk about, including Daddy Trump...
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Back like we never left: welcome to the 2026!
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January 7, 2026 at 10:16 AM
It's like @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I never left. There's so much to talk about, including Daddy Trump...
open.spotify.com/episode/6Udn...
open.spotify.com/episode/6Udn...
I think the online furore over the Osimhen v Lookman thing is overblown. As is typical with Nigerians, we are focusing on form over substance.
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bit.ly/4qHXIFv
Victor v Ademola
The Nigerian condition is a curious one. We possess an unparalleled talent for snatching profound discourse from the jaws of simple…
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January 6, 2026 at 8:25 AM
I think the online furore over the Osimhen v Lookman thing is overblown. As is typical with Nigerians, we are focusing on form over substance.
bit.ly/4qHXIFv
bit.ly/4qHXIFv
Geopolitics is increasingly critical in making investment decisions.
With that in mind, @firstbankplc.bsky.social asked me to join a panel to discuss this new era of asynchronous growth.
Meanwhile, enjoy @sbmintelligence.bsky.social's take on the recent global drama. bit.ly/44YCTgB
With that in mind, @firstbankplc.bsky.social asked me to join a panel to discuss this new era of asynchronous growth.
Meanwhile, enjoy @sbmintelligence.bsky.social's take on the recent global drama. bit.ly/44YCTgB
January 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Geopolitics is increasingly critical in making investment decisions.
With that in mind, @firstbankplc.bsky.social asked me to join a panel to discuss this new era of asynchronous growth.
Meanwhile, enjoy @sbmintelligence.bsky.social's take on the recent global drama. bit.ly/44YCTgB
With that in mind, @firstbankplc.bsky.social asked me to join a panel to discuss this new era of asynchronous growth.
Meanwhile, enjoy @sbmintelligence.bsky.social's take on the recent global drama. bit.ly/44YCTgB
Freudian slip.
An @aljazeera.com reporter, @alanfisher.bsky.social just said, "The Trump Regime" and then corrected himself.
Language is never neutral...
An @aljazeera.com reporter, @alanfisher.bsky.social just said, "The Trump Regime" and then corrected himself.
Language is never neutral...
January 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Freudian slip.
An @aljazeera.com reporter, @alanfisher.bsky.social just said, "The Trump Regime" and then corrected himself.
Language is never neutral...
An @aljazeera.com reporter, @alanfisher.bsky.social just said, "The Trump Regime" and then corrected himself.
Language is never neutral...
In the final episode of the Black Paper for 2025, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I take a look at King Charles's cancer treatment and wonder why African leaders (and indeed Africans) like to behave like Superman when it comes to matters of health.
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Health matters: remember, you're not Superman!
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December 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
In the final episode of the Black Paper for 2025, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I take a look at King Charles's cancer treatment and wonder why African leaders (and indeed Africans) like to behave like Superman when it comes to matters of health.
open.spotify.com/episode/2e1t...
open.spotify.com/episode/2e1t...
One of #Nigeria's most beautiful spots lies in Edo State.
As you're driving East, just before the Igbanke junction, where the road begins to drop into a valley.
From the ridge's crest, look up and see the forest's beauty.
Heaven!
As you're driving East, just before the Igbanke junction, where the road begins to drop into a valley.
From the ridge's crest, look up and see the forest's beauty.
Heaven!
December 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
One of #Nigeria's most beautiful spots lies in Edo State.
As you're driving East, just before the Igbanke junction, where the road begins to drop into a valley.
From the ridge's crest, look up and see the forest's beauty.
Heaven!
As you're driving East, just before the Igbanke junction, where the road begins to drop into a valley.
From the ridge's crest, look up and see the forest's beauty.
Heaven!
One week, one trouble: While Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage fight for their political lives, #America makes it clear that it no longer sees #Europe as an indispensable ally.
@ndonuoha.bsky.social and I discuss how these affect #Africa and Africans...
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@ndonuoha.bsky.social and I discuss how these affect #Africa and Africans...
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One week, one trouble: Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage for their political lives
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December 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
One week, one trouble: While Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage fight for their political lives, #America makes it clear that it no longer sees #Europe as an indispensable ally.
@ndonuoha.bsky.social and I discuss how these affect #Africa and Africans...
open.spotify.com/episode/0KhQ...
@ndonuoha.bsky.social and I discuss how these affect #Africa and Africans...
open.spotify.com/episode/0KhQ...
The Budget dropped. The question is: how close to home is its impact?
On this episode of The Black Paper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I discuss the real impact of the budget on African migrant communities.
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On this episode of The Black Paper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I discuss the real impact of the budget on African migrant communities.
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The price of staying afloat: what the UK budget means for our community
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December 4, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The Budget dropped. The question is: how close to home is its impact?
On this episode of The Black Paper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I discuss the real impact of the budget on African migrant communities.
open.spotify.com/episode/03m6...
On this episode of The Black Paper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I discuss the real impact of the budget on African migrant communities.
open.spotify.com/episode/03m6...
On #TheBlackPaper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I had the pleasure of speaking with Oluomo of Derby to ask, just how can our people in #Britain organise politically, especially given the pressures facing immigrants?
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The Black Paper interview: Oluomo of Derby
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November 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
On #TheBlackPaper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I had the pleasure of speaking with Oluomo of Derby to ask, just how can our people in #Britain organise politically, especially given the pressures facing immigrants?
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At some point in footie, you have to admit that it's not the coach that's the problem, it's the players...
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
At some point in footie, you have to admit that it's not the coach that's the problem, it's the players...
My main takeaway from Yusuf Tuggar's interview with Piers Morgan is that Nigeria's political class are too used to being pampered by client journos.
Adversarial journalism exists in #Nigeria, but such people are never given the opportunities to ask questions.
Adversarial journalism exists in #Nigeria, but such people are never given the opportunities to ask questions.
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
My main takeaway from Yusuf Tuggar's interview with Piers Morgan is that Nigeria's political class are too used to being pampered by client journos.
Adversarial journalism exists in #Nigeria, but such people are never given the opportunities to ask questions.
Adversarial journalism exists in #Nigeria, but such people are never given the opportunities to ask questions.
It's a little absurd not to look at what is happening in #Nigeria and not draw parallels with #DRC and #Sudan.
The gathering storm
Let us not mince words. Nigeria is not merely facing a security crisis; it is in the advanced stages of a fundamental crisis of state…
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November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Reposted by Chxta
Since 2019, 1,007 lives have been lost in ambushes mounted by militants against 🇳🇬 #Nigeria's security forces.
Insurgents & bandits are outmanoeuvring troops in NE/NW Nigeria, exploiting weak spots with evolving tactics.
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Insurgents & bandits are outmanoeuvring troops in NE/NW Nigeria, exploiting weak spots with evolving tactics.
sbmintelligence.substack.com/p/the-kill-z...
November 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Since 2019, 1,007 lives have been lost in ambushes mounted by militants against 🇳🇬 #Nigeria's security forces.
Insurgents & bandits are outmanoeuvring troops in NE/NW Nigeria, exploiting weak spots with evolving tactics.
sbmintelligence.substack.com/p/the-kill-z...
Insurgents & bandits are outmanoeuvring troops in NE/NW Nigeria, exploiting weak spots with evolving tactics.
sbmintelligence.substack.com/p/the-kill-z...