September 24, 2023
Nigeria: Vanguard Cartoon Editor, Dada Adekola Wins Best Comedy Cartoonist Award
Vanguard Cartoon Editor Dada Adekola has won Best Comedy Cartoonist award, at the maiden edition of Nigeria Comedy Awards, held at Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Read more »
September 22, 2023
Nigeria: Bandits Kidnap Female Students of Zamfara University
A large number of armed bandits invaded the hostels of undergraduates of Federal University Gusau, FUG, in Sabin Gida area of Zamfara State, and abducted an unspecified numbers of… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos First Lady Lauds Orphanage Association for Efforts to Protect Vulnerable Children
Her Excellency, Mrs. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has commended the Association of Orphanages and Home Operators of Nigeria, ASOHON, for its effort, passion, zeal and commitment in… Read more »
Nigeria: Only 5,000 Out of 100,000 Repentant Boko Haram Are Insurgents - Commissioner
Borno State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo has said that only about 5,000 out of the over 100,000 repentants Boko Haram members were… Read more »
Nigeria: Cameroon-Nigeria Boundary Dispute - CDS Assures Reps Committee of Security Support
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Musa, has assured the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on the international boundary dispute between Nigeria and Cameroon of… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Nigeria: Removal of Fuel Subsidy Has Increased Poverty in Nigeria - Muslim Leaders
Muslim Leaders under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Shari'a in Nigeria (SCSN) and Jama'atu Izalatil Bid'ah Wa'iqamatus Sunah (JIBWIS) have raised the alarm that Nigerians are… Read more »
Nigeria: How Failed Politicians, Churches Ganged Up Against Buhari - Adesina
MR Femi Adesina, spokesperson to former President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, disclosed that the last administration suffered a lot of propaganda due to the number of enemies… Read more »
Nigeria: Super Eagles Drop in Latest FIFA Ranking Despite Sao Tome and Principe Rout
Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped a place in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. Read more »
Nigeria: Pressure On Petrol, Diesel Prices As Crude Hits $97.17
There are indications that pressures are mounting on the pump price of petrol as the landing cost has risen by 19.3 per cent to N596.93 per litre as of yesterday, from about N500… Read more »
Nigeria: 100 Days of 10th Senate - How Barau Fared As Deputy Senate President
Wednesday, September 20, 2023, marked 100 days of the 10th Senate, which was inaugurated on June 13 following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's proclamation via a letter to the Clerk… Read more »
Nigeria: Oshod-Apapa Expressway Gridlock - Commuters Groan As Sanwo-Olu, Port Police Look On
The horror caused by the perennial Oshodi-Apapa Expressway gridlock continued yesterday, with the traffic snarl stretching to the Second Rainbow bus stop. Read more »
Nigeria: UNGA - Nigeria's Minerals Deposit Worth $700bn, Alake Tells Investors
AS the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, continues in New York, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has told investors that Nigeria's minerals deposit… Read more »
Nigeria: Take Drastic Steps Against Rising Prostitution, Drug Abuse - Assembly Urges Delta Govt
The Delta House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging the State Government to take drastic measures against rising cases of drug abuse and prostitution in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: MohBad - Celebrities, Youths, Fans Storm Lagos, Osun, Delta As Protests Enter Day 2
As controversy continues to trail the death of singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, protesting fans in Lagos, Osun and Delta states took to the streets, yesterday,… Read more »
Nigeria: NUJ Seeks Thorough Investigation Into Death of Zamfara VON Reporter
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Zamfara State Council has called insecurity agencies in the state for a thorough investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Nigeria: Red Cross Conducts 19,000 Surgeries On Victims of Insurgency in 9 Years
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has conducted more than 19,000 free surgeries on victims of armed conflicts at the Maiduguri Specialist Hospital since its… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Speech At 78th UN General Assembly
1 STATEMENT DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 78TH SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL… Read more »
Nigeria: IOM, Govt Repatriate155 Stranded Nigerian Migrants From Libya
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the federal government, repatriated 155 Nigerian irregular migrants stranded across various parts of… Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Police Move to Recover Remains of Slain DPO, Kill 4 Cultists
Police in Rivers State have killed four suspected kidnappers in Odemudie forest, Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State. Read more »
Nigeria: Protest - Youths Ground Abeokuta, Demand Justice for Mohbad
·Sanwo-Olu, Oyebanji tasks Police, DSS on justice, transparency Read more »
September 19, 2023
Nigeria: Youths Hold Candle Light Procession in Honor of Mohbad in Ekiti
Youths in Ekiti State on Tuesday took to the streets of Ado Ekiti, the state capital for a candle procession in honor of the late popular Afrobeat Star, Imole Aloba known as… Read more »
Nigeria: MohBad - Police to Exhume Body for Investigation
...Celebrities, fans begin protests to demand justice Read more »
September 20, 2023
Nigeria: Presidential Poll - Abuja Can't Be 37th State, Atiku, Obi Tell Supreme Court
Determined to nullify the election of President Bola Tinubu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his counterpart in the Labour Party, LP, Mr.… Read more »
September 19, 2023
Nigeria: We'll Make Nutrition Top Priority in Our New Development Plan - Govt
The Federal government says it will make nutrition a priority in the new development plan of the nation. Read more »
Nigeria: UHC - Billions Left Behind As 96 Countries Remain Off-Track - WHO, World Bank
A new report by the World Health Organisation, WHO, and the World Bank has revealed an alarming stagnation in the progress towards providing people everywhere with quality,… Read more »