Nigeria: Niger Demolishes Madalla Market

The Madalla weekly market in Suleja LGA of Niger State was yesterday pulled down by the authorities of the local government area with the directive of the state government amid… Read more »

Niger: Niger's Mass Wedding and Societal Stability

It is disgraceful to see how polarisation is affecting our coexistence in spite of calls from our founding fathers, and it is even more worrying that a minister of the federation… Read more »

Nigeria: Kick Out Corruption in MDAs, Minister, EFCC Tell Internal Auditors

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyode, have challenged… Read more »

Nigeria: Nollywood Can Change Fortune of Nigeria - Uniabuja VC

Vice-Chancellor of University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Prof Rasheed Na'Allah, has said the government needs to support the film industry because it is a multi-million-dollar sector… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's First Year Anniversary 'Ll Be Low Key - Govt

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says the first anniversary of President Bola Tinubu's administration will be low-key. Read more »

Nigeria: Heavy Security As Kano Emirates Council Law Scales First Reading

Armed security operatives from the police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) took over strategic places at Kano House of Assembly, on Wednesday, as the lawmakers… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Names Shehu Mohammed FRSC Marshal

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of ACM Shehu Mohammed as the new Corp Marshal and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Read more »

West Africa: Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Will Soon Rescind Decision to Leave Ecowas - Ndume

A Nigerian Senator, Ali Ndume, who is also a member of the ECOWAS Parliament, has expressed optimism that Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic will soon rescind their decision to… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Students Blocked From Studies, Ordered to Leave UK

Some Nigerian students have been thrown off university courses and ordered to leave the UK after a currency crisis left them struggling to pay tuition fees on time. Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Considers Bill to Stop Athletes From Using Performance Drugs

The Senate yesterday passed for a second reading an executive bill tagged, "National Anti- Doping Bill, 2024 (SB.455)" during plenary. Read more »

Nigeria: Emir Bayero Meets Awujale, Says Kano, Ijebu Share Things in Common

Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, on Wednesday paid a visit to the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Ogun State, Oba Sikiru Kayode, saying the ancient towns share a… Read more »

Nigeria: Culture, Religion Threats to Women Participation in Politics - Ganduje

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has identified culture and religion as some of the factors impeding massive women… Read more »

Nigeria: Obi, LP Spokesmen Speak On Claims of Abure's Endorsement

The visit to the national headquarters of the Labour Party (LP) by the party's presidential candidate in last year's elections, Mr Peter Obi, has led to reactions from the… Read more »

Nigeria: We Wanted Kano Emirates Dissolved After Gov Abba Took Over - Lawmaker

A principal officer of the Kano State House of Assembly says some lawmakers wanted to dissolve Kano emirates 20 days after the inauguration of the Abba Kabir Yusuf administration. Read more »

Nigeria: Operation Banex - 'How I Tracked My Husband to Abuja Barracks', Woman Denied Access Speaks

Troops of the Nigerian Army have reportedly beaten and detained a trader identified as Caleb Onyemaeachi Chidera over the clash between soldiers and traders at the Banex Plaza,… Read more »

Nigeria: Portable Displays New Benz After Arrest Over G Wagon Debt

Controversial Hip Hop singer, Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, says he has purchased a new Mercedes-Benz. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Govt Policies Responsible for Worsening Standard of Living, Unemployment - Acf

Foremost Northern mouthpiece, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has lamented that some policies of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government are responsible for the… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Operation Banex' Soldier Slaps Civilian Into Coma

One of the military personnel keeping watch at the popular Banex plaza in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja, has slapped a lady into coma. Read more »

Nigeria: Obi Makes U-Turn, Endorses Abure

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year's general elections, Peter Obi, on Tuesday visited the headquarters of the party in Abuja on a solidarity visit. Read more »

Nigeria: Why We Shut Banex Plaza - Army

The Nigerian Army has broken its silence on the shutting down of Banex Plaza in Abuja. Read more »

Nigeria: Blockdag's Keynote Breakthrough With $28.4 Million Presale Lures Toncoin Holders Amid Ar Price Bullish Trend

Toncoin has experienced a staggering 500% increase in daily addresses since March and a monumental rise in its Total Value Locked (TVL) by 1,276%, indicating robust market… Read more »

Nigeria: UBTH Plans Mass Burial for 270 Unclaimed Corpses

The Coordinator, Mortuary Services, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Dr Ehizogie Egbeobauwaye Adeyemi, has disclosed that the hospital will conduct a mass burial for… Read more »

Nigeria: Despite Rising Kidnappings, DSS Director Says FCT Witnessing Improved Security Under Tinubu

Despite disturbing kidnap incidents across the Federal Capital Territory, a director at the Department of State Services (DSS) says the territory has recorded improved security… Read more »

Nigeria: 270 Unclaimed Infant Corpses for Mass Burial in Edo

The Coordinator, Mortuary Services, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Dr Ehizogie Egbeobauwaye Adeyemi, has disclosed that the hospital will conduct a mass burial for… Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku, Obi, United By Mutual Desperation - APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the recent meeting between the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar and… Read more »