June 14
Nigeria: Lady Fakes Own Kidnap, Demands N5m Ransom From Parents
Daily Trust
A 28-year-old lady, Ruth Livinus, had been arrested for allegedly faking her own kidnap and demanding N5 million as ransom from her parents. Read more »
Sudan: The Official Translation of the Text of Foreign Ministry Press Statement [press release]
SNA
The Republic of The Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office of Spokesperson and Media Directorate Press Statement Read more »
Nigeria: Customs Intercepts 26,950 Litres of Petrol in Lagos, Ogun
Daily Trust
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 26,950 litres of petroleum products worth N19m in Lagos and Ogun States being smuggled out of Nigeria to Benin Republic. Read more »
Nigeria: Pepper, Tomato Scarcity Hit Ilorin As Eid-El-Kabir Approaches
Daily Trust
Pepper, a common spice in the cuisines of many Nigerians, has suddenly become a scarce commodity in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital as Eid-el-Kabir approaches. Read more »
Nigeria: A New Nigeria's People's Democratic Constitution a Must [opinion]
Daily Trust
June 12 is a special day in Nigeria's annual calendar because it is the day we commemorate the martyrdom of the father of Nigeria's current democracy, Chief Moshood Kashimawo… Read more »
Nigeria: Minister Unveils Nigeria's Largest Syringe Manufacturer
Daily Trust
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa has urged stakeholders in the country's healthcare sector to synergise in a bid to make aesthetic health… Read more »
Nigeria: 6 Men Selling SIM Cards to Kidnappers Arrested With 1100 Registered SIMs
Daily Trust
The police in the FCT have arrested six suspects that allegedly specialise in selling registered SIM cards to kidnappers and other criminals in the nation's capital. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest 7 Robbers in Delta
Daily Trust
The Delta State Police Command said it has arrested seven suspected armed robbers, John Dalami (25), Musa Suleiman (25), Abdullahi Jibril (20), Solomon Uchechukwu, (24), Yusuf Joda… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Workers and the Wage Increase Rigmarole
Daily Trust
The civil servants - both at the federal and state levels - play pivotal and significant roles in the formation of different government policies and the execution of them. Civil… Read more »
Nigeria: Ondo Gov'ship - No Female Candidates As INEC Lifts Campaign Embargo June 19
Daily Trust
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that there are no female candidates included in the final list of contestants for the Ondo State governorship… Read more »
Nigeria: Traditional Institutions and Constitutional Democracy - a Model for Coexistence
Daily Trust
Recent incidents in some of the emirates of northern Nigeria highlight the historical tension between state governors' constitutional powers and traditional institutions. The… Read more »
Nigeria: Finidi Demoted As NFF Goes for Foreign Coach
Daily Trust
As a fall-out of the meeting with the Minister of Sports, Senator John Enoh, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has announced its decision to appoint a foreign Technical… Read more »
Nigeria: Court to Hear Suit Seeking Ganduje's Sack, June 26
Daily Trust
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 26 to hear a suit seeking the removal of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. Read more »
Nigeria: Over 2,000 Guests of King Salman Arrive for Hajj
Daily Trust
No fewer than 2,000 guests of the custodian of the two holy mosques in Saudi Arabia, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, have arrived in the kingdom for the 2024 hajj. Read more »
Uganda: Brainchild BCW Changes Name to Burson
Nile Post
Brainchild BCW, a global public relations, digital, and events agency has changed name to Burson. Read more »
Nigeria: How We Survived in Last 20 Years - Chicken Republic's Md
Daily Trust
The Managing Director of Chicken Republic, Kofi Abunu, has said that the 20 years of the Chicken Republic brand have been marked by obstacles and challenges which they manage to… Read more »
Nigeria: Amusan, Ashe, Adeshina Arrive for AFN National Trials
Daily Trust
World Record holder in the women's 100m hurdles, Tobiloba Amusan, is among the star athletes that have arrived Lagos for the 2024 AFN National Trials to be held from June 16-18 at… Read more »
South Africa: Lessons From South African Elections
Daily Trust
South Africans went to the polls with much expectations riding both on the conduct of the elections and the outcome. In the build up to the elections there were indications that a… Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Nasarawa Speaker Gives Materials to Victims of Toto LG Crisis
Daily Trust
The immediate past Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, has donated relief materials worth millions of naira to the victims of a… Read more »
Nigeria: Fccpc Sensitises Traders Against Forceful Ripening of Food Items
Daily Trust
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said that it is currently sensitising traders and other market operators against the use of chemicals and… Read more »
Nigeria: Kano North - Barau's Transport Firm Declares Free Ride for Students, Pregnant Women
Daily Trust
The Kano North Transport Service (KNTS), an initiative of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has declared free rides for students and pregnant women in… Read more »
Nigeria: May Crude Production - Opec's Data Contradict Nigeria's Position
Daily Trust
The monthly report of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has contradicted the claims by the federal government that the nation's crude oil production is… Read more »
Nigeria: Amac Marshals Still Intact - Boss
Daily Trust
...Commends Maikalangu over salary Read more »
Nigeria: Local & Foreign Entities Did Everything to Sabotage Dangote Refinery - Aliko
Daily Trust
Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote has said several entities, both local and foreign, did everything to sabotage the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery. Read more »
Nigeria: Fake, Substandard Auto Parts Worry Dealers, Son
Daily Trust
The President of Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Dealers Association (ASPAMDA), Trade Fair complex Lagos, Ngozi Emechebe, has stated that the association is collaborating with the… Read more »