October 15, 2023
Nigeria: Borno Govt Backs Residents Protest Over Evacuation of Railway Coaches
The Borno state Government under the leadership of governor Babagana Zulum has threw more weight behind streets protest by residents of Goidamgari and Railway Terminus general area… Read more »
Nigeria: How Obari Won $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature
After five nominations, poet, writer and academic, Obari Gomba, has won the 2023 Nigeria Prize for Literature for his play, "Grit", published by Hornbill House of the Arts. Read more »
October 14, 2023
Nigeria: No Going Back On Demolition of Structures Along Drainage Channels - Lagos Vows
The Lagos State Government has insisted that it would not be selective in its enforcement and application of the law to residents, but ensure justice and fairness to all in… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Pipeline Contracts - Uneasy Calm As Niger-Delta Stakeholders Renew Resource Control Agitation
·Youths point a finger at North, South-West cabal Read more »
October 13, 2023
Nigeria: Kano State Conducts Mass Wedding for 1,800 Couples
Kano State government, Friday, officiated the tying of the knot of not fewer than 1,800 couples under the mass wedding scheme sponsored by the government in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Rehabilitate Collapsed 112m Reservoir Capacity Alau Dam - Govt
The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, yesterday, assured of rehabilitation of the collapsed 112 million reservoir capacity Alau Dam… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Rig Count Rises 61% to 29 As Investors Respond to Pia, Others - NUPRC
Nigeria's rig count, an index of measuring upstream activities in the oil and gas industry, rose, Year-on-Year, YoY, by 61.1 per cent to 29 in September 2023, from 18, recorded in… Read more »
Nigeria: 'There Is Nothing Wrong', Mixed Reactions As Wizkid 'Casually' Hugs Son, Bolu
Mixed reactions have begun trailing a moment Nigerian singer, Wizkid had with his first son, Boluwatife, at the singer's mother's wake. Read more »
Nigeria: Food Production Threatened By Climate Change - Agric Minister
As Nigerians grapple with food challenges, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, Thursday, expressed deep worries over the threat posed by climate… Read more »
Nigeria: Shettima to Investors - We'll Supply Your Power Needs With No Strings Attached
Vice President Kashim Shettima, yesterday, assured investors in the country of the determination of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to ensure adequate power supply… Read more »
Nigeria: Apapa Gridlock - Lagos Govt Evacuates Abandoned Trucks
....Impounds 18 for indiscriminate parking Read more »
Nigeria: 80% of Igbo Get Their Wealth From Tinubu's Legacy in Lagos - Ifeanyi Ubah
The senator representing Anambra south, Ifeanyi Ubah, has said about 80 percent of Igbo people amass their wealth from President Bola Tinubu's legacy in Lagos state. Read more »
October 12, 2023
Nigeria: What to Know About Olukoyede, RCCG Pastor Appointed As EFCC Boss
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ola Olukoyede as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Read more »
Nigeria: You Will Never Be Declared Nigeria's President' - Lauretta Onochie Tells Peter Obi
The immediate past chairman of the governing board, Niger Delta Development Commission, Lauretta Onochie, says the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general… Read more »
Nigeria: Unicef, UK, Others Re-Affirm Commitments to Protect Girls' Rights
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2023 International Day of the Girl Child, the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, and the United Kingdom, UK, among other… Read more »
Nigeria: Wizkid Spotted Looking Sad At His Mother's Candlelight Procession
Nigerian music star, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid has been spotted looking somber as he joins his mother's candlelight procession. Read more »
Nigeria: Obasanjo to African Leaders - Find Home-Grown Solutions to Continent's Problems
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, charged African leaders to find home-grown solutions to the myriad of problems confronting the continent. Read more »
Nigeria: Former Governors, Ex-Ministers, Others Under Investigation - EFCC
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, disclosed that following petitions received by the commission, some former governors, former ministers and some… Read more »
Nigeria: Inflation - Protect Poor People From High Energy Prices, IMF Tells Govt
lLists measures to leverage untapped tax potential to raise revenuelCalls for expenditure cuts or reprioritizationlAnalysts in divergent views on IMF's recommendations Read more »
October 11, 2023
Nigeria: APC Replies Peter Obi, Says Tinubu Needs No Reintroduction
President Bola Tinubu does not have identity problem and does not require re-introduction, the All Progressives Congress (APC) declared in Abuja on Wednesday. Read more »
October 12, 2023
Nigeria: Police Declare 26-Year-Old Suspect Wanted Over Lover's Murder in Lagos
Three months after the gruesome murder of 21-year-old Augusta Osedion, the Lagos State Police Command has declared her lover, Benjamin Nnayerogo, wanted. Read more »
October 11, 2023
Nigeria: Diphtheria Claims Over 570 Lives in Nigeria - NPHDA Boss
The Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaibu on Wednesday said over 570 persons have lost their lives to diphtheria outbreak in the… Read more »
West Africa: Jonathan, West African Elders Call for Calm, Patience in Liberia After Election
The West African Elders Forum (WAEF) has sued for calm and patience in Liberia as the citizens await the final tallying and official declaration of the results of last Tuesday's… Read more »
Nigeria: Burna Boy Loses All Seven Nominations At 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy has lost all of his seven nominations at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards held at Atlanta's Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on October 3 and… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Certificate Saga Has 'Worsened' Nigeria's Reputation - Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has stated that the certificate sage of President Bola Tinubu has further worsened the… Read more »