June 26, 2023
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Election - President Bio Well Ahead in Vote Count
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio looked on course for re-election on Monday after the electoral commission said he had a clear lead with 60 percent of the votes counted. Read more »
Nigeria: Over 50 Filling Stations Sealed in Kogi Over Illegal Operations - Petroleum Regulatory Authority
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has sealed off over 50 filling stations in Kogi state over alleged illegal operations. Read more »
June 27, 2023
Nigeria: Blueivy Medical Centre Partners With Specialists On Quality Healthcare for Nigerians
The Blueivy Medical Centre has held a medical outreach in collaboration with world-renowned specialists to provide quality healthcare for Nigerians, and stem medical tourism from… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Nigeria: Buhari's Battle Against Boko Haram and the Path Forward for Nigeria
Upon assuming the mantle of Nigerian leadership in May 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari (2015-2023) found himself immediately immersed in the country's tempestuous recent past.… Read more »
Nigeria: Showdown Looms in Senate Over Minority Leadership Seat
The jostle for the Senate minority leadership seat appears to be creating uneasy calm among senators who are members of the opposition parties following moves by some vested… Read more »
Nigeria: 6 Nigerian Pilgrims Die of Cardiac Arrest, 15,860 Treated in S/Arabia
Six of the 95,000 Nigerian pilgrims for this year's hajj exercise have died of cardiac arrest in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Read more »
Nigeria: I Will Run an Uncommon Senate, Partner Tinubu for Nigeria's Progress - Akpabio
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said he will run an uncommon senate by partnering with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to change policies inhibiting the progress and… Read more »
June 25, 2023
Sierra Leone: Ecowas Mission Appeals for Calm As Sierra Leoneans Await Election Results
The ECOWAS Observation Mission to Sierra Leone's general elections has called for patience as Sierra Leoneans anxiously await the results of Saturday, 24th June 2023 polls. Read more »
Nigeria: Cheating Claim - Devil Is a Liar, God in Control - Banky W
Ace Nigerian singer, Bankole Wellington fondly known as Banky W has been in the news recently over an allegation of cheating on his wife, Adesua Etomi-Wellington, with a former… Read more »
Nigeria: Experts Seek Reinvigoration of Nigeria's Maize Value Chain
Nigeria, as a major maize producer in Africa, possesses immense potential for agricultural development. Read more »
June 23, 2023
Nigeria: India Out of Nigeria's Top-Five Trading Partners
Reports from the National Bureau of Statistics indicate that trade between Nigeria and India has dropped, with the country no longer visible on the top five trading partners of the… Read more »
June 22, 2023
Nigeria: Flood Affected Over 4m Nigerians in 2022 - NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said flood affected over four million Nigerians in 2022.Speaking on Thursday in Uyo during the flag-off of the downscaling of… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Lost N12.5bn to Telecom-Based Financial Crimes in 4 Years - NCC
Nigerians have lost about N12.5 billion to financial crimes linked to the telecommunications industry in the past four years, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Filmmaker Okpue Wins Best Director in U.S.
Ogo Okpue, a UK-based Nigerian filmmaker, has emerged as best director in a tie with Bryan Keith Montgomery Jnr., at the 2023 American Black Film Festival Award for his film, "A… Read more »
Nigeria: 114% Salary Hike for President, VP, Govs, Others a Proposal - RMAFC
The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has said the 114 per cent increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the president, vice… Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi Gov'ship - How Parties Stand As Campaigns Kick Off
Following the lifting of the ban on public campaigns on June 14, 2023, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kogi State, the political atmosphere in the state… Read more »
Nigeria: 201 Killed in Plateau in 5 Months
Not less than 201 people have been reported killed within five months in 27 attacks in seven local government areas in Plateau State, Daily Trust reports. Read more »
Nigeria: Uber, Bolt Drivers Suspend Strike for Dialogue
Ride-hailing drivers in Nigeria, represented by the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria (AUATWON) have suspended their planned indefinite strike to allow… Read more »
June 21, 2023
Nigeria: 10 Nigerians, 15 Other African Startups Get $4m Google Fund
Ten Nigerians have been selected alongside 15 other African Startups to receive $4m Google for Startups' Black Founders Fund (BFF). Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Determine Petitions According to the Law - Presidential Tribunal
The Chairman of the Presidential Election Petitions Court, Justice Haruna Tsammani, has reiterated the commitment of members of the panel to rely on the law in the determination of… Read more »
Nigeria: Anambra Loses 50 Percent of Revenue to Touts, Leakages - Official
About 50 per cent of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) accruable to the Anambra government is lost to leakages and activities of revenue thieves. Read more »
June 22, 2023
Nigeria: Burna Boy, Cancelled Shows and Artistes Behaving Badly
On Saturday, a friend's husband turned 60 here in Belgium. He had a beautiful party, surrounded by his friends and his entire family. Well, almost his entire family. She was… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu Returns Nema, NAHCON to VP's Office
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the return of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to the Office of the… Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Releases Ortom After 10 Hours in Custody
Ex-Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has been released from custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Read more »
Nigeria: UK Cuts Tariffs On Products From Nigeria, 64 Others
The United Kingdom (UK) Monday simplified trading rules and cut tariffs on products from developing countries, including Nigeria, saving businesses and consumers millions of pounds… Read more »