July 08, 2023
Nigeria: After Collapsing During Live Broadcast, Nigerian Masseuse Suspends 72-Hour Massage-a-Thon
The Nigerian masseuse attempted to set a Guinness World Record for the longest massage on different individuals. Read more »
July 07, 2023
Nigeria: Osun Governor Adeleke Appoints 25 Commissioners, 25 Special Advisers
The names of the appointees have been sent to the Osun State House of Assembly by the governor. Read more »
Nigeria: President Tinubu Sets Up Committee On Tax Reforms, Oyedele Is Chair
Taiwo Oyedele of PriceWaterhouseCoopers is chair of the committee. Read more »
Nigeria: France Disregards Nigeria, Denies Tennis Prodigy Visa Despite Official Request
Nigeria requests visa for its top tennis star, Oluwaseun Ogunsakin, but France declines. Read more »
Nigeria: No Plan to Sack Workers or Pay Half Salaries - Osun Govt
Osun government says it has adopted a phased payment system for pensioners Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Govt Seeks Alumni Support As School Marks 70th Anniversary
Lagos City Senior College, Yaba, was founded on 3 January 1953 by Nigeria's first President, the late Nnamdi Azikiwe. Read more »
Nigeria: Diphtheria - Nigeria Confirms 80 Deaths
Diphtheria is a highly contagious infection that can cause breathing difficulties and heart problems that can be fatal, particularly in children. Read more »
Nigeria: NECO Unveils 'E-Verify' Portal for Online Confirmation of Results
"The 'NECO e-Verify' is an Online Result Verification solution that guarantees instant authentication of academic and basic information about prospective candidates. Read more »
Nigeria: Company Receives Nigerian Students Sponsored to Study in China
The company also offered the beneficiaries opportunity to work at the CCECC. Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Governor's Children Battle Stepmother in Court Over Property
The family property left behind by the late former military governor is at the heart of a fierce legal battle between his children and his widow. Read more »
Nigeria: Students' Loan - Reps Warn Tertiary Institutions Against Fee Hike
The lawmakers also resolved to convene a Legislative summit on students loans and access to higher education with all stakeholders in the education sector. Read more »
Nigeria: Stop My Monthly Pension, Ex-Governor Daniel Tells Abiodun
Mr Daniel says as a senator he is no longer entitled to the pension. Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: IGP Disbands Police Team Which Ran Over Handcuffed Man With Patrol Vehicle
The erring officers are currently facing 'disciplinary charges', the police said. Read more »
July 07, 2023
Nigeria: Soyinka Blasts Ilorin Emir for Cancellation of Isese Festival
Wole Soyinka urges the emir of Ilorin to apologise and make peace with the Osun priestess. Read more »
Cameroon: How Killing of Cameroonian Journalist Silenced Investigations Into Plunder By an Internationally-Connected Elite
The killing also eliminated a rival for the succession of an ageing president, and sidelined a tax director. Read more »
Cameroon: How Internationally Connected Cameroon Elites Plundered U.S.$656 Million
How tax cases involving hundreds of millions in payments from state coffers to questionable entities were snuffed out. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Demand 10% Jobs for Persons With Disabilities Implementation
The lawmakers asked the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to direct the HoSF and MDAs to adhere strictly to the provisions of Section 29 of the discrimination… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Eliminates 35 Terrorists, Apprehends Others
DHQ says the terrorists were eliminated in the North-west in the last three weeks. Read more »
July 07, 2023
Nigeria: Football Transfer Update - Rangers Confirm Dessers' Arrival
Dessers' Europe-hopping career continues with a move to Scotland from Italy, following seasons spent in the Netherlands and Belgium. Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: Troops Destroy 30 Illegal Refining Sites, 125 Storage Tanks in Niger Delta
The troops also recovered 1,675,700 litres of crude oil, 74,500 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, ten vehicles, 20 motorcycles, eight weapons and 330 assorted ammunitions during the… Read more »
Nigeria: Fayose Visits Tinubu, Says He'll Not Quit PDP
Mr Fayose says the opposion parties will not constitute themselves into armies of counter production to national development. Read more »
July 07, 2023
Nigeria: Reps to Probe NPA, Nimasa, Customs, Others Over Auctioning of Govt Properties
The investigation will cover the period between 2010 and 2022 to establish the extent of alleged illegal auctioning of public property and the non-remittance of revenue realised… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: My Govt Will Eliminate Nigeria's Security Challenges - Tinubu
Mr Tinubu says his administration has put in place a mechanism that will comprehensively address all the challenges facing the armed forces for them to effectively carry out their… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Remands Couple for Allegedly Trafficking Underage Girls for Prostitution
The couple had attempted to bribe a government official to get her to discontinue the case after they initially went into hiding. Read more »
Nigeria: #GandujeGate - Kano Govt Goes After Ganduje Over Bribery Video
Mr Ganduje, while he was governor, was caught in a video receiving dollars from a contractor and keeping it in his cloth. Read more »