April 18
Africa: World Bank, AfDB to Offer Electricity to 300 Million Africans
The World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are partnering to provide electricity access to at least 300 million people in Africa by 2030. Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Gov Bello Absent in Court As EFCC Mulls Military Option for Arrest
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that it would leave no stone unturned in its effort to arrest and… Read more »
Nigeria: Ejimakor Reacts to Nnamdi Kanu's Demands in Court
Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, the Lead Counsel to the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has reacted to conditions submitted to be met before he faces the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Will Become Major Global Economy Under Tinubu - Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed optimism that Nigeria will become a major economic force in the world under President Bola Tinubu. Read more »
April 17
Nigeria: Yoruba Nation - Court Remands 29 Suspected Agitators
The Iyaganku Chief Magistrates' Court in Ibadan has ordered the remand of 29 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators for invading the premises of the Oyo State Secretariat in Ibadan on… Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Abuse - 'No More Spraying of Money', Portable Begs EFCC
Street-pop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has appealed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to forgive him for spraying money on his… Read more »
April 16
Nigeria: Gunmen Storm LG Secretariat in Ekiti, Days After Oyo Assembly Invasion
Days after armed Yoruba Nation agitators invaded the Oyo State Government secretariat, gunmen on Tuesday, stormed the Ilejemeje local government area secretariat in Ẹda-Oniyọ,… Read more »
Nigeria: Budget 2024 - Again, OBI Exposes Additional Insensitive, Undeserving Allocations
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has again exposed what he described as some undeserving allocations in the 2024 federal… Read more »
Nigeria: Meet Nigerian Tech Genius, Cyprian Emeka Uzoh, Behind Memory Chips in Dancing Robots
Many Nigerians have become global renowned inventors and one of them is Cyprian Emeka Uzoh, with more than 350 patents including developing microprocessors and memory chips in… Read more »
Nigeria: Police, Army Investigate Abia Hotel Manager's Alleged Killing By Military Personnel
The Police Command in Abia said on Monday it had begun a discreet investigation into the alleged murder of the manager of Royal Damgrete Hotel, Umuahia, Mr James Etubi, by… Read more »
April 14
Nigeria: Zamfara - Troops Neutralise Bandits, Recover Weapons, Animals
The Nigerian Army Joint Task Force, Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) in North-West has neutralised 12 bandists, recovered weapons, AK-47 rifle, 1 magazine and 2 rounds of 7.62mm and… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Transgenders/Crossdressers - Unusual Men Living Their Dreams?
Nigeria may have outlawed homosexuality with stringent punitive measures. And truly appears to have it under lock and key but it is a country where transgenders and crossdressers… Read more »
Nigeria: The Etiquette of Mourning
I apologise in advance if what I am about to say comes across as a scolding from a school principal to unruly teenagers. Read more »
Nigeria: Hammer House Records Boss, Eben Unveils First Artist Signee, Memerize
The Chief Executive Officer of Hammer House Records, Emmanuel Benjamin popularly known as Eben, has introduced a new artist, Umukoro Blessing, also known as Memerise, to his record… Read more »
Nigeria: Youngchief, Others Thrill Audience At Comedy Show
Onosakponome Komeno Cyril, widely known as YoungChief lit up the City of Warri with his "Youngchief Freedom of Xpression" comedy show. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Seeks Help in Locating Woman Seen Assaulting Baby in Viral Video
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has called on the public to help in locating a woman seen in video maltreating a baby for urinating on the floor. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu - Rumble in the North As Defense Minister Fires Back At Northern Elders
·Matawalle calls 'threats' to President 'reprehensible, naive' Read more »
Nigeria: Two Kidnapped Deaf and Dumb Girls Abused, Released After We Paid N5.5m Ransom - Edo Family
*Says security agencies lethargic in their response Read more »
Nigeria: Marriage Crash - Lessons From Ay, Estranged Wife's Separation
After years of trying to knit and weave the fabric of their 15 year-old marriage together, the seam has finally torn irreparably for comedian Ay, Ayo Makun and his estranged wife,… Read more »
Nigeria: 10 Years of Chibok Abduction - Parents of Kidnapped Children Heartbroken - Again
Ten years after Boko Haram gunmen abducted his daughter from her school in the Nigerian town of Chibok, Yama Bullum feels as if he has lost her once again. Read more »
Nigeria: Patient Abandoned By Children in Hospital Goes Unruly, Messes Up Ward With Urine
The management of Babcock University Teaching Hospital (BUTH), Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, is seeking to locate the relatives of one of its patients, Mr. Maurice Okpenyong, who has… Read more »
Nigeria: Olubadan Unprecedented Deadlock Rocks Ibadan
As for Oba Ajibola, it is widely believed that his 'refusal' to give express consent for the emergence of the new Olubadan leaves much to be desired Read more »
Nigeria: My Sister Is Pregnant for Her Father-in-Law Again
Crazy, isn't it? That the father of a child would be his grandfather. Read more »
Nigeria: Okuama - Questions As Military Panel Visits Killings Site - Oborevwori, Police Denied Access
·No aid, no drug, no food - villagers lament plight in the bush 29 days after·What we told panel - Okoloba Chair Read more »
Nigeria: Commotion in Ibadan As 'Yoruba Nation' Gunmen Try to Seize Oyo Gov's Office, State Assembly
*We are organised people - Woman in video Read more »