June 17
Nigeria: Police Intensify Search for Kidnapped Fouani Brothers
Mr Hundeyin maintained that the police were actively managing the situation and intensifying rescue efforts. Read more »
Nigeria: 86-Year-Old Woman Set Ablaze By Daughter Dies
The suspect claimed that she killed her mother because she had been made to believe the only way to come out of her life's predicament was to kill her. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Records Slight Improvement in Democratic Perception Index, but Citizens' Concerns Remain - Report
The report says that Nigerians believe that government only serves the interest of a minority and identify corruption as the biggest threat to democracy. Read more »
Nigeria: Climate Change - Tinubu's Appointment Raises Legal, Implementation Concerns
Some experts argued that rather than the president constituting committees and bodies with similar functions and roles, strengthening the NCCC with the statutory mandate to perform… Read more »
June 15
Nigeria: Nigeria's Super Falcons Get New World Ranking
The Super Falcons remained static in the ranking, amassing same standing as it did on 15 March. Read more »
June 14
Nigeria: Zamfara Govt Begins Payment of Minimum Wage, Pays June Salary Ahead of Eid Celebration
"Before now, civil servants in Zamfara received a minimum wage as low as seven thousand naira." Read more »
June 16
Nigeria: Sallah - Nigerian Muslims Lament High Ram Prices Amidst Cost of Living Crisis
Many of the ram sellers attributed the high prices to the high cost of feed and transportation. Read more »
Nigeria: Why I Resigned As Super Eagles Coach - Finidi
Finidi was willing to stay despite the difficult start to life as Super Eagles manager Read more »
June 17
Africa: Africa's Continental Criminal Court Can No Longer Wait
Angola's leadership in the push to bring the Malabo Protocol into force deserves to be quickly complemented by other African countries. Read more »
Nigeria: IPOB - Killers of Aba Soldiers Must Face the Law
Abuja should appreciate the import of Aba, Onitsha and Nnewi in the economic calculus or growth of Nigeria's GDP and take pragmatic steps to end the IPOB spell on the South-east. Read more »
June 16
Nigeria: Actress Stella Ikwuegbu Is Dead
The actress is known for her motherly roles in movies and is famous for her role in the 2001 film 'Ukwa'. Read more »
Nigeria: Presidency Clears Misconceptions On New York Times Report On Nigeria
"Nigeria is not the only country in the world facing a rising cost of living crisis. The USA, too, is contending with a similar crisis, with families finding it hard to make ends… Read more »
Nigeria: Osimhen Must Apologise to Finidi, Ex-Super Eagles Goalkeeper Tells NFF
Since Saturday's outburst, opinions have been divided over the plausibility or otherwise of Osimhen's action. Read more »
Nigeria: Otedola, Zenith Bank Opt for Out-of-Court Settlement
The Federal High Court of Nigeria, Lagos Division, dismissed the case on Thursday on receiving a notice of discontinuance from the plaintiffs. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Raid Kidnappers' Den in Abuja, Kill One During Shootout - Official
The police said the arrested suspects have confessed to being involved in a series of kidnapping incidents and other heinous crimes in Abuja and its environs. Read more »
Nigeria: Inside Yobe Govt's Fight Against Kidney Diseases
Since the launch of the intervention, the CMD said the hospital conducts an average of 60 free dialysis sessions a week, with each session costing N50,000. Read more »
June 14
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Declares Public Holidays to Mark Eid-El-Kabir Celebration
The government congratulated all Muslim Ummah at home and in the diaspora. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Bars Kano Govt, Police From Arresting Ado-Bayero, Silent On Emirship Tussle
The court ordered the state government to pay N10 million in damages to Mr Ado-Bayero for violating his rights after deposing him and replacing him with Lamido Sanusi last month. Read more »
Nigeria: June 12th - Can We Really Celebrate 25 Years of Democracy?, By Jibrin Ibrahim
As we celebrate the great events that followed the annulled election of 12th June 1993, let us not forget that the event was a very long time ago, 31 years is ancient history for a… Read more »
Nigeria: Eid-El-Kabir - Abiru Distributes Food Packs to Lagosians
Abiru expressed optimism that his food pack programme will help cushion the impact of the economic hardship on Lagos East residents amidst other interventions of the Federal and… Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank Approves $2.25bn for Economic Reforms in Nigeria
The loan is expected to provide crucial support to Nigeria's economic recovery efforts amidst ongoing challenges Read more »
Nigeria: IFC, Nigeria's Johnvents Sign N35 Billion Cocoa Financing Deal
By supporting Johnvents, IFC is assisting the company to meet higher demand and access new markets, while boosting Nigeria's competitiveness in the global cocoa market. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Parade Six Men Who Allegedly Sell Registered SIM Cards to Kidnappers in Abuja
The suspects were arrested with over 1,000 SIM cards. Read more »
Nigeria: Democracy Day - Sanwo-Olu, CSOs Extol Abiola's Virtues, Protesters Seek Better Life
Abiola was a good man who served humanity, practised a welfarist agenda, and was an indiscriminate philanthropist globally. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian University Expresses Fulfilment Over NUC's Full Accreditation Status
The institution disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its Vice-Chancellor, Francisca Oladipo, a professor. Read more »