July 12, 2023
Nigeria: North-East Security - Northern Governors to Collaborate With Govt - Gov Yahaya
Mr Yahaya says the sustained peace in Gombe is largely because the diverse ethnic and religious groups in the state co-exist cordially. Read more »
July 11, 2023
Nigeria: PDP Governors Meet in Abuja Over Crisis in Party, Task Govt On Insecurity
The PDP governors also called on NEC, security agencies and the federal government to be neutral in the off-season governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo States. Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmakers Urge Govt to Lift Petrol Sales Ban in Border Communities
The House said the review of the ban is in light of the removal of fuel subsidy. Read more »
Nigeria: Plateau Killings - Tinubu Directs Security Agencies to Fish Out Perpetrators
Mr Tinubu says thcountry's violence cyclery must stop. Read more »
Nigeria: Akeredolu - Ondo Govt Rejects APC Chairman's Reported Claim On Governor's Health
Mr Abdullahi in Abuja on Monday had described Mr Akeredolu's health condition as "extreme incapacity." Read more »
Nigeria: Sit-At-Home - Enugu Residents Count Losses, Say 'We Can't Cope Anymore'
"Denying me what to eat for seven days is nothing but wickedness." Read more »
Nigeria: PDP, Adebutu Call 29 Witnesses At Ogun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal
Ladi Adebutu and the PDP are challenging the victory of Governor Abiodun, alleging corrupt practice and non-compliance of the election with the Electoral Act. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Orders Nigerian Govt to Pay N60m to Victim Shot By Police - Official
The ECOWAS Court ordered the Nigerian government to pay N60 million to a victim who was shot by a police officer in Kaduna. Read more »
Nigeria: Again, Forbes Ranks Dangote Africa's Richest Man
Nearly half the planet's billionaires are poorer than they were a year ago. A total of 254 people have lost their billionaire status altogether yet others recorded gains. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Gangs of Lagos - Oba of Lagos Condemns Portrayal of Eyo Masquerade, Lists Conditions
Gangs of Lagos, since its release, has been a subject of controversies among the indigenous people of Lagos State, with the Isale Eko Descendants Union claiming that the film… Read more »
Nigeria: Plateau Insecurity - GOC Holds Peace Meeting With Warring Parties
The army said the discussion between both ethnic groups was fruitful. Read more »
Nigeria: Abia Govt to Prosecute Owners of Illegal Buildings - Commissioner
"The era of under the table deals where people collect bribes to give approvals indiscriminately is gone." Read more »
Nigeria: First Lady's Aide Debunks Closure of Aso Villa Chapel
Mrs Kukoyi noted that the accusation making the rounds on social media was a "fabrication and totally false representation of the true situation". Read more »
July 10, 2023
Nigeria: Ex-Ohaneze President-General Joe Irukwu Dies At 89
Mr Irukwu, a lawyer, lecturer, author and insurance guru, was the founding managing director of Nigerian Reinsurance Corporation. Read more »
July 11, 2023
Nigeria: Who Is Afraid of Muhammed Pate?
For a man who decided, without a gun to his head, to decline an offer already accepted, Mr Pate is not the competition here; far from it. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints 20 New Aides
The new set of appointments is the third major one by Mr Tinubu since his inauguration on 29 May. Read more »
July 10, 2023
Nigeria: PDP Governorship Candidate Adebutu, Nine Others Arraigned for Vote Buying
Mr Adebutu was charged in absentia on Monday as he has been out of the country since shortly after the 18 March poll. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Approvals Were Given Via WhatsApp Messages in Ayade's Era - Spokesperson to Gov Otu
Mr Ogbeche stressed that the state was 'badly rundown' and would require all the support and collaboration to put things in order. Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-PDP Governorship Aspirant in Akwa Ibom Is Dead
His demise was announced by the Paramount Ruler of Ini Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. Read more »
Nigeria: How Southern Kaduna 'Elders' Humiliated My Deputies - El-Rufai
Mr El Rufai alleged that his deputies were humiliated because he didn't accept the proposal from southern Kaduna elders. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Nigeria Must Jettison Ethnic, Religious Considerations in Public Affairs - El-Rufai
The former governor of Kaduna State said the divisions in the country are caused by 'manufactured' falsehood by some Nigerians. Read more »
West Africa: We Will Not Tolerate Coups in West Africa - Tinubu
Between August 2020 and now, five coups have occurred in three West African countries - Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea with attempts in The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau foiled. Read more »
Nigeria: Taraba Governor Appoints 21 Commissioner-Nominees, Seeks House Approval for Screening, Confirmation
Last week, Mr Kefas reduced the state's ministries from 25 to 21. Read more »
July 09, 2023
Nigeria: Court Orders Nigerian Govt to Account for Abacha Loot
The court ordered the government of President Bola Tinubu to "disclose the exact amount of money stolen by General Sani Abacha from Nigeria." Read more »
Nigeria: Shettima Visits Family of Late Cousin in Borno
Mr Shettima, who was accompanied to the family of the late Alkali by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno and other senior government officials, extolled the virtues of his cousin as a… Read more »