April 11, 2023
Nigeria: We Are Not Responsible for Monitoring Social Media Contents, Says NCC
According to Muoka, the major role of the telecom regulator is to facilitate the deployment of telecom infrastructure that provides different types of telecommunications services Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest Officers Who Assaulted Motorist in Rivers
The officers will be taken from Rivers to the force headquarters in Abuja, a police spokesperson says. Read more »
Nigeria: What the Voting Pattern in 2023 Presidential Election Is Telling Us
In all 36 states, less than half of the eligible population turned out to vote, and only Jigawa state had a turnout above 40 per cent. Read more »
April 10, 2023
Nigeria: Buhari Leaves for Saudi Arabia
Mr Buhari will leave office as president on 29 May after completing his two terms as president. Read more »
Nigeria: UK Restricts Recruitment of Health Workers From Nigeria, Other Countries
With 11,055 Nigerian-trained doctors in the UK, Nigeria currently has the third-highest number of foreign doctors working in the UK, following India and Pakistan. Read more »
Nigeria: Youths Protest With Corpse of Man Allegedly Killed By Police Officer
The slain man reportedly refused to give N100 bribe to the police. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Elections - Law Professor Counters Chimamanda Adichie in Letter to Biden, Trudeau
The academic said he found it "most bewildering" that Ms Adichie, a "privileged Nigerian-born writer, has decided to paint her country of origin black." Read more »
April 09, 2023
Nigeria: APC Governorship Candidate Vows to Challenge PDP's Victory At Election Tribunal
Nobody can stop us from approaching the election tribunal, says the APC candidate. Read more »
April 10, 2023
Nigeria: Sanitising the Electoral Space With Diligent Prosecution of Offenders
Apparently, the absence of laws to deal squarely with the conundrum is not the issue, but the lack of political will by the state or its institutions to carry out prosecutions… Read more »
April 09, 2023
Nigeria: Supreme Court Writes INEC Over Judgement On APGA Leadership Crisis
A five-member panel of the Supreme Court on 24 March, said it made a mistake in a judgement it delivered in 2021, where it erroneously wrote the name of Victor Oye as APGA national… Read more »
April 10, 2023
Nigeria: PDP Senator Says Party Deservedly Lost 2023 Elections
Mr Ogba added, however, that there was still hope for the PDP because it is loved by the people. Read more »
Nigeria: APC Asks Tribunal to Dismiss Three Opposition Parties' Petitions Against Tinubu's Victory
The three political parties; Action Alliance (AA), Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and Action People's Party (APP) had, in separate petitions, challenged the emergence of Mr Tinubu… Read more »
April 09, 2023
Nigeria: FRSC Returns N27.1 Million Recovered From Accident Scene to Victim's Family - Official
The FRSC corps marshal expressed satisfaction over the good conduct, honesty and sense of patriotism exhibited by the personnel. Read more »
April 08, 2023
Nigeria: Benue Killings - Buhari Calls for End to 'Extreme Violence'
The president urged that efforts must be made to stop the extreme violence. Read more »
April 09, 2023
Nigeria: Datti-Ahmed - SERAP, CJID Sue Buhari, Others Over 'Unlawful N5m Fine On Channels TV'
Joined in the suit as Defendants are the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and Lai Mohammed, minister of Information and Culture. Read more »
Nigeria: Easter - Kukah Sets Agenda for Tinubu, Tasks Judiciary On Election Petitions
"I am hopeful that you will appreciate that the most urgent task facing our nation is not infrastructure or the usual cheap talk about dividends of Democracy," the Catholic cleric… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Party Crisis - State Chairpersons Conclude Deliberations, Maintain Support for Abure
The Labour Party, which has been in existence for several years, became a major national opposition party last year when presidential aspirant Peter Obi joined its fold. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Icon of Jurisprudence, Public Service Bola Ajibola Dies
Mr Ajibola, the founder of Crescent University, Abeokuta, died on Saturday midnight after a long illness associated with old age. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari, Obasanjo, Abiodun Pay Tributes to Bola Ajibola
President Buhari says Bola Ajibola took his brilliance in law practice to the International Court of Justice at The Hague, "where he served meritoriously" Read more »
Nigeria: 15 Killed, Burnt Beyond Recognition in Enugu Highway Crash
The victims have been given mass burial. All obstructions have been cleared. Enugu State Fire Service already extinguished the fire on the bus. Read more »
Nigeria: Delta Govt Clears Air On Reported 'Deportation' of Anambra Woman
The Anambra government had earlier claimed the woman was 'repatriated' from Delta State to Anambra State for engaging in street begging. Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Commission to Deepen Regional Integration, Create Proof of Identification
The programme is part of efforts to deepen regional inclusion and identification of citizens of member states across the region. Read more »
Nigeria: JAMB Fixes New Date for 2023 UTME
The adjustment in the date of the UTME was to accommodate some other major and critical national assignments. Read more »
Nigeria: In Fifth Petition Against Tinubu's Victory, Another Party Alleges Results' Manipulation in 11 States
The petitioners alleged that Mr Tinubu "corruptly induced" electoral officers to falsify results at local government and state collation centres in Rivers and 10 other states. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Defence College Provost Backs Call for Drug Test On Public Officials
"Some political appointees and elected persons when they behave you will know clearly that they are high on drugs." Read more »