Nigeria: Diphtheria Outbreak Spreads, Over 400 Children Killed

Like a wild fire, the latest outbreak of Diphtheria in Nigeria has spread to 105 Local Government Areas across the country, killing 453 children as of 24th of September, 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Governorship - Security Beefed Up As Tribunal Set to Give Judgement

Security has been beefed up at the Roseline Omotosho Courthouse, Ikeja, as the Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal is set to deliver judgment in petitions challenging the… Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Deputy Gov Hamzat Arrives Tribunal Amid Heavy Security Presence

Lagos Deputy Governor Dr Obafemi Hamzat has arrived at the Lagos Governorship Election Petition Tribunal at the Rosaline Omotoso Court house in Ikeja. Read more »

Nigeria: Fire Guts Section of Supreme Court

A wing of the Supreme Court complex situated at the Three-Arm-Zone, Abuja, was engulfed by fire on Monday morning. Read more »

Nigeria: Banditry - Revise Your Approach to National Security, Uwak Urges Govt

Former House of Representatives member, Robinson Uwak, has stressed the urgent need to prioritize security and adopt a dual-pronged approach to combat the rising insecurity… Read more »

Nigeria: Kidnapping - Police Reassure Efforts to Rescue Zamfara Kidnapped Students

The Zamfara Police Command on Sunday reassured the general public that the security operatives were making efforts to rescue the remaining kidnapped students of the Federal… Read more »

Nigeria: SERAP to Tinubu - Probe Missing $15bn, N200bn Oil Revenues

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, yesterday, urged President Bola Tinubu to set up a presidential panel of enquiry to probe the alleged missing and… Read more »

Nigeria: Why Some Officers Aren't Favoured in Promotion, Posting - Army

The Nigerian Army has explained that the only impediment that makes a commissioned officer not being promoted regularly is when the personnel pays poor attention to career and… Read more »

Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu's Attorney, Bruce Fein, Renews Call for His Release

Bruce Fein, the International Counsel of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has renewed the call for his immediate release from over… Read more »

Nigeria: Stop Using MohBad's Death to Chase Clout - Bestman Thompson Tells Influencers

Famous Nollywood filmmaker, actor, producer and philanthropist, Ubong Nse Thompson also known as Bestman Thompson has berated online activists from using the death of sensational… Read more »

Nigeria: 78th UNGA - Nigeria Targets 1m Jobs, Launches Talent Export Programme

The federal government has launched a national talent export programme to create at least one million jobs over the next five years. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt to Enforce Use of Concrete Road Construction - Minister

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has insisted that there is no going back on the construction of concrete roads saying President Bola Tinubu has approved that it should be… Read more »

Nigeria: 74 Standing Senate Committees Unwieldy - Senator Mark

FORMER Senate president, Senator David Mark, has said the 74 committees created by the present leadership of the red chamber was unwieldy. Read more »

Nigeria: Infrastructural Deficit - Oshiomhole Tasks Edo Indigenes On Active Participation in Politics

Former governor of Edo State, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has charged indigenes to be active in politics to attract development to the state. Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »