July 31

• Nigeria: Yobo Remains in Super Eagles Plan, Says Keshi

  Keshi says he has no problems with the NFF. Read more »

• Nigeria: Akwa Ibom Crisis - Akpabio, Umana in Secret Meeting

  The government secretary's office was still sealed by security operatives as at Tuesday evening. Read more »

• Nigeria: Encomium's 'White Gig' Party Returns

  The party will be held in August. Read more »

• Nigeria: Jonathan Tasks Agency On Made in Nigeria Heavy Industrial Materials

  A new board was inaugurated for NASENI. Read more »

• Nigeria: Fresh N27 Billion Loan for Nigeria, Onne Power Project Top FEC Agenda for Wednesday

  The meeting will also discuss augmentation of a road contract in Cross River. Read more »

• Gambia: Group Asks ICPC to Investigate Nigerian Judge Accused of Corruption in Gambia

  Joseph Wowo was dismissed by the Gambian government. Read more »

July 30

• Nigeria: Almajirci - Intergenerational Transfer of Poverty and Destruction of Life Chances (I) [opinion]

  Ngomari ward, Maiduguri 1989. I came across Abdulhamid, a demure, intelligent, respectful and very bashful boy, about 13 years old. He was an Almajiri, learning the Qur'an by heart... Read more »

• Nigeria: The Beauty of Faith and Ramadhan [opinion]

  It is a season like no other. It comes once in a calendar year, but leaves the most indelible memory in the life of a Muslim. "Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Nigeria's Minna, Abeokuta Future [opinion]

  The starkest evidence yet of Nigeria's despairing circumstances could be glimpsed in the fact that Minna and Abeokuta have become major destinations for a certain kind of political... Read more »

• Nigeria: A Word for Yerima and the Pedophiles in Power [opinion]

  I expressed my concerns about the issue of pedophilia and child brides in Nigeria quite extensively in an essay I wrote last week titled "A Nation Of Perverts and Pedophiles" which... Read more »

• Nigeria: Olamide Set to Release New Video Wednesday

  Popular rapper and YBNL recording artist, Olamide, is set to drop a video for the hit single "Durosoke," this Wednesday exclusively on Star Music app. Read more »

• Nigeria: Death Toll in Kano Explosions Now 12, Says Military Spokesman

  The death toll in the explosions that rocked Sabongari area of Kano on Monday has risen to 12, military spokesman, Captain Ikedichi Iweha, said on Tuesday. Read more »

• Nigeria: Appeal Court to Rule On Lead City University's Law Programme

  The Court of Appeal, Ibadan, will on Wednesday deliver judgment on the validity of the Law programme offered at Lead City University. The National Universities Commission, NUC, had... Read more »

• Nigeria: Nigeria Lost N1.85 Trillion to Crude Oil Theft, Sabotage in Three Years-NEITI

  Nigeria lost over 146 million barrels of crude oil estimated at about $11.794 billion (about N1.852 trillion) to theft, deliberate sabotage, and pipeline vandalism between 2009 and... Read more »

• Nigeria: Babies With Low Birth Weight Prone to Hearing Problems-Expert

  A Paediatrician with the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Solomon Adeleke, said babies with low birth weight and over matured ones were prone to congenital... Read more »

• Nigeria: Wema Bank to Seek Regulatory Approval for Upgrade to a National Bank

  Wema Bank, a Commercial Bank with Regional authorization, presently operating as a full-fledged Commercial Bank in two contiguous geo-political Zones and the Federal Capital... Read more »

• Nigeria: Police Confirm Six Dead, Six Injured in Kano Explosions

  The police in Kano have confirmed six people dead and six others injured in a Monday evening blast in Sabongari area of the city. Read more »

• Nigeria: Police Seize Arms Cache, Foil Bank Attack in Rivers - Commissioner

  The police in Rivers said in Port Harcourt on Monday that it seized a cache of arms in a special operation carried out in Ahoada Local Government Area of the state. Read more »

• Nigeria: PDP Suffers Setback As Abuja Court Adjourns Convention Suit to Sept 23

  An attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to set aside last Thursday's order by an Abuja High Court, restraining the ruling party from organizing its special national... Read more »

• Nigeria: Afrinvest Says Nigeria's Development Financial Institutions Fall Short On Expectation

  A leading investment banking firm with a focus on West Africa, Afrinvest, has said that Nigeria's domestic development financial institutions set up for specific purposes such as... Read more »

• Nigeria: Gulder Ultimate Search 10 Goes to Akwa Ibom

  The Gulder Ultimate Search 10, which is heading to Usaka forest in Obot Akara Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, will produce two ultimate champions at the end of the... Read more »

• Nigeria: Alakio Killing - Police Detain Two for Hijacking Monies Meant for Widow of Slain Officer

  The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Umaru Shehu, on Tuesday confirmed the detention of two men for hijacking the N2 million given to the widow and children of an officer... Read more »

• Nigeria: Top Civil Servant Calls for Review of FOI Act

  The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Bukar Aji, on Tuesday recommended the review of the Freedom of Information ACT (FOI), 2011. Read more »

• Nigeria: FG Sets Up Committee On Nigeria's Inclusion in FATF List

  The Federal Government has constituted a cabinet committee to accelerate the removal of Nigeria from the list of countries still having issues with the Financial Action Taskforce... Read more »

• Nigeria: Lawyers Call for Prosecution of Abia Chief Judge Over Age Falsification

  Some prominent lawyers on Tuesday differed on the prosecution of Acting Chief Judge of Abia, Shadrack Nwanosike, who was found guilty of falsifying his age. Read more »