Nigeria: Tinubu Calm Amid U.S. Threats, Says Information Minister

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that President Bola Tinubu remained calm and focused amid recent threats and concerns raised by the… Read more »

Nigeria: State Involvement in Religious Persecution Impossible in Nigeria - Tuggar

Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar said on Tuesday that state involvement in religious persecution was "impossible" in Nigeria under the country's laws and constitution. Read more »

Nigeria: 'I Am Not Scared of Trump', Deputy Senate President Barau Tells Akpabio

A mild drama played out on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday as the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, declared that he was "not scared of Trump" during a… Read more »

Nigeria: Odumodublvck Dragged to Court Over Alleged Intimidation of Chocolate City Executive

Nigerian rapper, Tochukwu Ojogwu, professionally known as Odumodublvck, has been summoned to appear in court over allegations of criminal intimidation against a top executive of… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Has Ordered AGF to Withdraw Court Cases Against Me - Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, SAN,… Read more »

Nigeria: People Begged Me Not to Speak On Trump's Genocide Claims Against Nigeria - Wike

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that some people begged him not to speak on the United States President Donald Trump's genocide claims and… Read more »

Nigeria: CPC - U.S. Re-Designation of Nigeria, Wake-Up Call - Peter Obi

Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described the United States' recent re-designation of Nigeria as a 'Country of Particular Concern' (CPC) as a wake-up… Read more »

Nigeria: Doctors' Strike - I've Been Sent Back, I Can't Afford Private Hospital, Patient Laments

The strike action undertaken by the resident doctors is taking its toll on patients, as many are crying out for an alternative to private hospitals. Read more »

Nigeria: Effective Judiciary Connected to Security - Otti

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has said an effective judiciary is closely connected to improved security of lives and property, business environment, and confidence in investors. Read more »

Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 9 Persons in Plateau Communities

Berom Youths Moulder Association (BYM) and the Mwaghavul Development Association (MDA) in Plateau State have condemned the killing of six persons in Kwi community in Riyom LGA of… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Arrest Notorious Taxi Driver Linked to Serial Assaults, Robberies in Lagos

Crack detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos State, have arrested a notorious commercial taxi driver, Adedayo Ben Adegbola, for… Read more »

Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Benue Lawmaker's Convoy, Kill Ex-Councillor

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have ambushed the convoy of the member representing Logo State Constituency in the Benue State House of Assembly, Prince Shimapever Jiji, at… Read more »

Nigeria: Strategic Protectionism Critical for Nigeria's Industrial Devt - Economist

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has advocated strategic protectionism, a calibrated policy approach that safeguards domestic and emerging industries while… Read more »

Nigeria: Cut Diplomatic Ties With U.S. Over Trump's Invasion Threat, Sheikh Gumi Tells Tinubu

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has advised President Bola Tinubu to cut diplomatic ties with the United States of America if President Donald Trump fails to… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Arrest Suspect Displaying Ak-47 Rifle in Viral Video

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested one Anas Dauda, 32, male, of Jalingo B area, Lamorde Ward in Mubi South local government area of the State, for unlawful possession of… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Black Sands' Dignifies Victims of Violent Attacks in Benue

In Benue State, located in the middle-belt region of Nigeria, a decades-long conflict has graduated from farmer-herder violent clashes - to unprovoked attacks on indigenes by… Read more »

Nigeria: Attorney General's Charge Abuse of Court Process - Senator Natasha

Senator Natasha Akpoti--Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central in the National Assembly, has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to dismiss the charge filed against her by… Read more »

Nigeria: Obi Seeks Stronger Oversight to Check Drug Trafficking Via Courier Services

Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for stronger oversight to address drug traffickers' infiltration of Nigeria's courier and delivery services sector. Read more »

Nigeria: Edo APC Threatens to Suspend Any Commissioner Without Tinubu Symbolic Cap

Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Emperor Jarrett Tenebe, has said that any Commissioner sent out of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting for not… Read more »

Nigeria: Majority of Nigerians Had Lost Confidence in INEC, Judiciary - Peterside

The founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Mr. Atedo Peterside, has declared that a majority of Nigerians had lost confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Read more »

Nigeria: After Killing 50 Terrorists in Foiled Multiple Attacks, Troops Neutralise Another 10 in Borno

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have continued their successful operations against terrorists in the North-East region by neutralising 10 insurgents along the Gamboru-Dikwa-Marte… Read more »

Nigeria: Governors, Lawmakers Should Vacate Office After Defection, Says Prof Kursim

A senior fellow of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Prof Leonard Kursim, has said elected political office holders who have defected to another party… Read more »

Nigeria: Kano Court Orders Hisbah to Marry Off TikTokers Over 'Indecent' Videos

A Magistrate Court in Kano has mandated the Kano State Hisbah Board to arrange the marriage of two popular TikTok creators, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, within the next… Read more »

Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu - Groups Flay Crackdown On Protesters in Lagos, Abuja, Others

Civil society organisations in the country have condemned the crackdown and arrest of a few protesters calling for the release of Nnamdi Kanu. Read more »

Nigeria: Presidency Blasts Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer for Joining Sowore-Led Protest

The Presidency has criticised one of the lawyers representing detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Aloy Ejimakor, for participating in a protest led by activist Omoyele Sowore in… Read more »