May 21

• Nigeria: Soldier Shoots Tanker Driver Along Wukari Road

  A tanker driver was shot dead this morning at a military check point along Wukari-Jalingo road, about 45 kilometers from Wukari town. Read more »

• Nigeria: 610 Women Benefit N12.2 Million Interest Free Loan

  No fewer than six hundred and ten (610) women drawn from 60 focal communities in Osun State have benefited from N12.2million naira interest free loan initiated by Osun State... Read more »

• Nigeria: Aregbesola Appoints Governing Council for Osun Tertiary Institution

  Osun State governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola has approved the members of the Governing Councils for the four tertiary institutions owned by the state government. Read more »

May 20

• Nigeria: To Capture Fleeing Boko Haram Fighters - Army Imposes 24-Hour Curfew On Maiduguri

  The Joint Task Force in Maiduguri, Borno State, yesterday imposed a 24-hour curfew on parts of Maiduguri metropolis, saying it is part of the efforts to sustain the ongoing special... Read more »

• Nigeria: What Else Can One Say About Chinua Achebe? [opinion]

  I begin this address by quoting from the biographical sketch on Prof. Chinua Achebe, written and read by Prof Olu Obafemi at the Night of Tributes organized by the Association of... Read more »

• Nigeria: This Week's Guest - Hadiza El-Rufai [interview]

  Architect, writer, business partner, mother, wife, reader, humanitarian Hadiza El-Rufai was born in Kano many years ago. She attended St. Louis Secondary School before going on to... Read more »

• Nigeria: When Is It Good to Be Poor? [opinion]

  Different write-ups attract different readers. While some people prefer light-hearted articles that relax the mind, other persons that are often described as 'serious' readers are... Read more »

• Nigeria: Despatches From Nasarawa-Eggon Road [analysis]

  I was determined to pass through Nasarawa State in spite of the trouble that I knew would be a clear and present danger on that road. A nice young man was getting married in... Read more »

• Nigeria: Those Afraid of Hearing the Truth [opinion]

  In matters of justice, equity and morality, the truth must be said and explicitly too. Those who choose to keep mute are accomplices to the infraction and distortion against it and... Read more »

• Nigeria: Lamentations From 'State of Emergency States'

  One week into the state of emergency declared by the federal government, locals in northern part of Borno State are fleeing their homes to escape fighting between Nigerian troops... Read more »

• Nigeria: 'APC Presidential Candidate to Emerge Through Direct Primaries' [interview]

  Mr Osita Okechukwu is a member of the Congress for Progressive Change's (CPC) Committee on merger plan. In this exclusive interview with Sunday Trust, Okechukwu, the CPC... Read more »

• Nigeria: VP's Wife Tasks Women, Islamic Organisations On Insecurity

  Wife of the Vice President, Hajia Amina Sambo, has called on Women and Islamic organisations to collaborate with the federal government in tackling the insecurity situation in the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Top 30 Common English Words That Are Derived From Names of People (iv) [opinion]

  21. Pasteurize. My scientist readers said they would not forgive me if I fail to mention this word in my list. Even people who aren't medical scientists know that pasteurize means... Read more »

• Nigeria: Tourism Industry Ready for Centenary - NIHOTOUR [interview]

  The Director General of Nigerian Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), Barrister. Munzali Dantata has said the tourism subsector is poised for fruitful centenary... Read more »

• Nigeria: Beyond the State of Emergency [opinion]

  From lack of originality, President Jones' speechwriters have finally found a bit of the missing link. His State of Emergency speech was short, and from all indications, must have... Read more »

• Nigeria: On the Road [analysis]

  When time permits, I indulge in this pastime of hitting the road, by which I mean getting into the car and just go. Now before you begin to think something else, of the oddity of... Read more »

• Nigeria: State of Emergency in Three States - Let's Be Optimistic [opinion]

  The declaration of a state of emergency in three northern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, made by the President Goodluck Jonathan by invoking Section 305 of the 1999... Read more »

• Nigeria: How River Niger Navigation Will Affect Transporters, Fishermen [analysis]

  After several years of fruitless attempts by the British colonial administration and other administrations to dredge the River Niger, history has now been made by the opening of... Read more »

• Nigeria: Obuh Disturbed Over Delay in Clearance of Players

  Flying Eagles Coach, John Obuh, has expressed concern over the inability of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), to clear some of the players he had invited to the team's... Read more »

• Nigeria: What I Will Miss Most About My Father--Dr. Ike Achebe

  Dr. Ikechukwu Achebe, son of the late writer Chinua Achebe, has said he will miss his father the most for his humility and good nature. Read more »

• Nigeria: In Search of an End to Executive-Legislature Feud [opinion]

  In Nigeria, each time the executive and the legislature are at daggers drawn over issues of mutual concern, the political temperature is, more often than not, brought to a fever... Read more »

• Nigeria: Ayim, Ibe to Thrill Abuja Literatti

  Umari Ayim and Oluchi Gerald Ibe will read from their books to the Abuja literati at the May 25 edition of the long-running Abuja Writers' Forum (AWF) Guest Writer Session. Read more »

• Nigeria: Musa Wins Russian Title With CSKA Moscow

  CSKA Moscow sealed the Russian title with a game to spare following a scrappy 0-0 home draw with Kuban Krasnodar yesterday. Read more »

• Nigeria: Omotola, Halle Berry Support Women With Breast Cancer

  Nollywood super actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and Hollywood star, Halle Berry went all out to fight for a cause. The duo, along with others, did a walk to support women with... Read more »

• Nigeria: NTA, AIT, Others Begin Broadcast of GLO X Factor

  The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), African Independent Television (AIT) and other selected television stations will this weekend begin the broadcast of the X Factor show, the... Read more »