February 12
Cameroon: Nigerian Refugees in Cameroon Seek Tinubu's Help to Return Home
-Over 120, 000 Nigerian refugees in Cameroon, have pleaded for President Bola Tinubu to return them to their ancestral homes in Borno State. Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Nabs 6-Month Pregnant Woman, 23 Other Suspected Drug Suppliers
A six-month pregnant lady, a mother of three children and three other women and a 42-year-old man are among 24 suspected drug traffickers and dealers arrested in major interdiction… Read more »
Nigeria: A Walk Amongst Writers and Odia, a Living Legend, By Owei Lakemfa
I drove to Mamman Vatsa Writers Village, Mpape, Abuja. It is a huge sprawling estate of multiple storey buildings, many under construction. It is easy to get lost in this maze that… Read more »
Nigeria: Cashew Farmers in Kogi Groan Over Multiple Taxation, Beg Gov Ododo to Intervene
Kogi State farmers and buyers, under the aegis of the Farmers Forum of Nigeria, have raised alarm over the plot to increase the produce payment from ¦ 30,000 to ¦… Read more »
Nigeria: Climate Risk Communication, Ecology, and Environmental Justice Are Imperatives for Global Peace - Dr Ogungbemi
Dr. Olarotimi Daniel Ogungbemi is a Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and an Urban Bird Project Scholar. He is currently a researcher based in the United… Read more »
Nigeria: Investors Lose N1.4trn As High TB Rates Jolts Stock Market
Stock market investors lost N1.4 trillion on the Exchange last week following sell off in some shares triggered by increase in interest rates Treasury bills, TBs, by the Central… Read more »
Nigeria: A Lagos Tale - Government Has Not Done Enough or Maybe It Has
Despite growing up in a community where political debates were as regular as Sunday dinners, I never thought I'd find myself amid decision-makers in governance, let alone attend a… Read more »
Nigeria: Rain, Wintry Weather Responsible for Crash - US Authorities
*As Tinubu, Obi, Otedola, NGX, Access Bank, others mourn Wigwe, Ogunbanjo Read more »
Nigeria: We Are Committed to Driving Capital Market Reforms - -Senate
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Capital Market and Institutions, Osita Izunaso, has pledged the commitment of the Senate to driving legislative reforms that would propel the… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Hails Super Eagles
--Says team demonstrated great resilience, talent of Nigerian people Read more »
Nigeria: The Perimeter of the Judicial Leash, By Chidi Odinklau
It is widely said that Nigerian judges over-worked and grossly underpaid. Read more »
Africa: Afcon - Africa Is the Ultimate Winner - Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima said on Sunday that Africa was the ultimate winner of the just concluded African Cup of Nations (AFCON) held in Côte d'Ivoire. Read more »
Nigeria: Wigwe's Tragic Death - Corporate World Has Lost Extraordinary Genius - Rone
THE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CEO of UTM FLNG Limited, Julius Rone, has expressed grief over the tragic death of the CEO and Group Managing Director of Access Bank plc,… Read more »
Cameroon: One Killed in Bombing in Cameroon
A homemade bomb killed one person and wounded dozens of others in western Cameroon Sunday, an attack the authorities said may have been carried out by anglophone separatists. Read more »
Nigeria: AFCON - Gov Otti Commends Super Eagles for Coming 2nd
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for coming second and making the country proud at the just concluded African Cup of Nations (AFCON)… Read more »
February 11
Nigeria/Cote d'Ivoire: Cote D'Ivoire Win AFCON 2023
The Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire have won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after defeating the Super Eagles of Nigeria 2-1 on Sunday. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Farewell to a Visionary Leader' - Access Bank Announces Wigwe's Death
Access Bank has announced the death of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Dr. Herbert Wigwe. Read more »
Nigeria/Cote d'Ivoire: Afcon Finals - Obi Cancels Abidjan Trip, Mourns Wigwe, Others
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party LP, in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has canceled a scheduled trip to Abidjan, the capital city of Côte d'Ivoire where… Read more »
February 10
West Africa: Nigeria Committed to Regional Security Cooperation With Ecowas Countries - Defence Minister
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, says Nigeria is committed to regional security cooperation with other ECOWAS countries. Read more »
Nigeria: Youths Protest in Osun Over Rising Cost of Living
Some youths trooped to streets in Osun state capital, Osogbo, on Friday to lament the rising cost of living, calling on the federal government to swiftly intervene. Read more »
February 08
Ghana: Ghana's Ashanti King Receives Looted Royal Artefacts From U.S. Museum
A California museum on Thursday returned seven royal artefacts to Ghana's traditional Ashanti king to commemorate his silver jubilee in the first planned handovers of Ashanti… Read more »
February 09
Nigeria: Governors Demand Urgent Solutions to Inflation, Insecurity
The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has called for urgent discussion among stakeholders to address food inflation, naira depreciation, and rising insecurity across parts of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Army Rescues 11 Kidnap Victims in Kaduna
Troops of the 1 Division Nigerian Army (NA) have neutralised four insurgents, while others escaped with gunshot wounds. Read more »
February 08
Nigeria: One Dies, Three Injured in Lagos Multiple Gas Trucks Explosion
An unidentified person was burnt to death, and three others are currently in hospital, following gas explosion, involving three vehicles with Liquified Petroleum Gas, LPG, at GM… Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Open Reserves to Address Food Costs - FG
The Federal Government, yesterday, assured Nigerians that food items would be released from the National Food Reserves as part of the measures to crash food prices. Read more »
