September 10
Nigeria: Police Arrest Man for N1.5m Bribe to Get Shiites Member Released
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested a man, Alhaji Shuaibu Shugaba Dass, suspected to be a member of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN)… Read more »
September 09
Nigeria: 24 Dead, 163 Injured, Over N22bn Properties Lost in Bauchi Floods
Death toll from recent floods in Bauchi State has hit 24 persons. Read more »
Nigeria: Flooding in Nigeria - A Case of Climate Change or Governmental Failure?
Flooding in Nigeria has become an annual catastrophe that wreaks havoc across the nation, displacing thousands, destroying properties and causing untold suffering. Each rainy… Read more »
Nigeria: Is Gbajabiamila Expanding the Role of Cos? (I)
When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Chief of Staff (COS), Femi Gbajabiamila, decided to take a walk, to visit some key government agencies, it set tongues wagging. The agencies he… Read more »
September 08
Nigeria: Adamawa Governor Hails DSS for Ensuring Public Safety and Security
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has commended the Department of State Security Service (DSS) for its pivotal role in maintaining public safety and security in Adamawa State. Read more »
Nigeria: How Impactful Has Increased Revenue Allocation Been to States?
In the wake of fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu, the monthly disbursement to the three tiers of government by the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) increased… Read more »
September 09
Nigeria: Govt Seeks Collaboration to Stop Climate Change
The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has restated its commitment towards collaborating with the University of Maiduguri Consultancy Services to enhance the quality… Read more »
September 05
Nigeria: 15 Senators, 149 Reps Sponsored No Bill in First Year - Report
A performance report by OrderPaper, Nigeria's parliamentary monitoring organisation, has revealed that 15 senators and 149 members of the House of Representatives did not sponsor… Read more »
Nigeria: Gbajabiamila Can't Take Over N/Assembly's Oversight Role - Reps
The deputy spokesman of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has said the Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila, cannot take over the oversight duties of the… Read more »
Nigeria: State Assembly Speakers Assure of Good Governance
Speakers of State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria have reiterated their commitment to ensuring good governance at the grassroots level. Read more »
Nigeria: Ondo 2024 - PDP, APC Clash Over Alleged Election Rigging Plans By Aiyedatiwa
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Organisation in Ondo State has accused Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of plotting to compromise the upcoming governorship election by… Read more »
September 06
Nigeria: Boko Haram Insurgents Now Looting Immature Crops - Ndume
The Senator representing Borno South, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has appealed to the military under Operation Hadin Kai in the North East and other security agencies to clear the remnants… Read more »
Nigeria: 2,776 Killed, 16,309 Injured From Road Crashes in 7 Months - Govt
The Secretary to the Federal Government, Sen. George Akume, has said it is unacceptable for 2,776 people to be killed and 16,309 injured in road traffic crashes between January and… Read more »
September 05
Nigeria: Fuel Price Hike - Kwara Govt Deploys Free Buses to Ease Movement
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday, directed the immediate deployment of buses to different parts of the metropolis to ease the movement of commuters. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Increases Inmates' Allowance Amid Viral Video On Poor Feeding
The federal government says it has reviewed the feeding allowance of all the inmates serving their respective terms in the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) across the country by… Read more »
September 04
Nigeria: Rivers Crisis - PDP Govs Brace for Showdown With NWC Over Fubara, Blast Wike
...Their approach divisive -- Atiku's ex-adviser Read more »
Nigeria: On Lopsided Appointments and Marginalization Cries
It has now become a tradition. Immediately a new government comes to power, all hell will break loose. Read more »
Nigeria: Obi Appoints Tanko As National Coordinator of Obidient Movement
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Tuesday appointed Yunusa Tanko as the Interim National Coordinator of his Obidient Movement worldwide. Read more »
Nigeria: Shettima, Atiku, Barau, Obi, Others Throng Katsina for Yar'Adua's Mother's Burial
Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday led prominent politicians and other Nigerians to the funeral of the late Hajiya Aya Dada Yar'adua, mother of late President Umaru Musa… Read more »
Nigeria: Edo Gov'ship - I'll Correct Wrongs of Obaseki's Govt - Okpebholo
As the September 21 governorship election in Edo State approaches, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has pledged to correct the shortcomings… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Isn't Difficult to Manage - Obasanjo
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Nigeria: Bill Gates, Dangote Meet Shettima, Governors At Aso Rock
American Billionaire, Bill Gates, and Chairman of the Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, were at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Wednesday. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Doesn't Need Obi, Atiku, Tinubu in 2027 - Kenneth Okonkwo
Former spokesperson for Peter Obi, Labour Party's presidential candidate in the 2023 President election, Kenneth Okonkwo, says Nigeria needs new political leaders come 2027. Read more »
September 02
Nigeria: Gov Sule Drums Support for Ganduje - APC N/Central Forum Fumes
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has sparked controversy within the All Progressives Congress (APC), particularly from the North Central region, by endorsing the party's… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Crisis - 2027 Ambitions Fuelling Attacks On Damagun-Led NWC - Bature
By Baba Martins (Abuja), Hassan Ibrahim (Bauchi), Tijani Labaran (Lokoja), Bassey Willie (Yenagoa), & Kelvin Meluwa (Asaba) Read more »