Nigeria: How Lagos Firm Refuses to Allocate Land After Taking N50m From Nigerian Living Abroad

The company issued the man an electronic receipt dated 14 April 2023 upon completion of the payments but has yet to issue him a letter of allocation. Read more »

Nigeria: Man Jailed for Raping, Impregnating His 14-Year-Old Daughter

The DNA results revealed 99.99 positive that the convict is the father of a baby girl which his daughter put to birth. Read more »

Nigeria: Boko Haram Resumes Suicide Bombing in North-East Nigeria, Kills 21

A 2017 research work published by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point revealed that Boko Haram used more than 200 female suicide bombers between 2014 and 2017. Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Shuts 100 Shops in Enugu Market

NAFDAC said the shops were shut down on Monday when its officials raided the market in collaboration with Nigerian security agencies. Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Court President Tasks Parliament On Returning Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger to Bloc

Mr Asante said he was aware that the parliament had been engaging high-level officials of those states through its members to ensure their return to ECOWAS. Read more »

Nigeria: Drone, Not Helicopter, Crashed in Kaduna - Nigerian Air Force

NAF said no casualty was recorded during the crash of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Read more »

Nigeria: Oyo Set for Combined Culture, Food, Music Festival

Mr Olatunbosun said the festival would feature a unique blend of traditional masquerade performances, indigenous cuisine, and music by several Fuji artists. Read more »

Nigeria: Court Dismisses Nnamdi Kanu's N1 Billion Human Rights Suit

The judgement dismissing Mr Kanu's N 1 billion rights enforcement suit comes less than two weeks after he declared his interest in negotiating with the Nigerian government to drop… Read more »

Nigeria: Gov Otti Vows to Stop Attacks On Security Operatives in Abia

The governor was reacting to the killing of two police operatives in the state on Friday. Read more »

Nigeria: Amirul Hajj, Umaru Lauds Kaduna Governor for Raising Pilgrims' Experience

"Intending pilgrims didn't waste time waiting for their flights and they were fed throughout their stay, unlike in the past." Read more »

Nigeria: Engineering Academy Inducts Ex-Unilag VC As President, 13 New Fellows

The new fellows are required to present a policy paper within the next one year making recommendations on solutions to at least one engineering problem in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: NMA Honors Gov Sani With Award of Excellence, Appoints Him As Grand Patron

The award comes as a fitting recognition of Governor Sani's commitment to the welfare and progress of all medical professionals in the state Read more »

Nigeria: Court Acquits 28 Charged With Money Laundering in Panama Papers Case

Among those exonerated were Jurgen Mossack and the late Ramon Fonseca, founder of Mossack Fonseca, the defunct law firm at the centre of the Panama scandal. Read more »

Nigeria: National Assembly Roundup - Customs Officer's Death, Extension of 2023 Budgets, Other Top Stories From Reps

While appearing before a House of Representative committee, a Customs officer, Andrew Essien, collapsed and was pronounced dead later at the National Assembly Clinic Read more »

Nigeria: Discrepancies in Account Names Delaying Heritage Bank Customers' Payment - NDIC

On payment of depositors with more than five million naira with the bank, NDIC said they would be paid a liquidation dividend. Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Court Dismisses Nigerian Pastor's Defamation Suit Against Arise TV

The pastor had said Arise TV's "false and offensive broadcast" was aired and disseminated to a global audience through the internet. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Airports - Save Our Shame!, By Wole Olaoye

Airport users, Nigerians and foreigners alike, don't care whose business it is to rid our airports of the multiple leeches infesting them. Read more »

Nigeria: At NBA Lecture, Ex-Lasu VC Speaks On Persistent Assault On Rule of Law in Nigeria

Mr Fagbohun said "societal moral disengagement and collective unethical behaviour are unlikely to self-correct without deliberate efforts to address underlying causes and promote… Read more »

Nigeria: Let Heroes Arise, Let Personalities Arise! (2)

"The master of the garden is the one who waters it, trims the branches, plants the seeds, and pulls the weeds. If you merely stroll through the garden, you are but an acolyte." --… Read more »

Nigeria: Chief of Defence Staff Mourns Admiral Ogohi

Mr Musa, a General in the Nigerian Army, described the deceased as an elder statesman, a core patriot and a naval officer who "continued to provide his wealth of experience to the… Read more »

Nigeria: Book On 2004/2005 Banking Consolidation to Be Unveiled in Lagos

The Power of One Man: How the Soludo-Engineered Consolidation Transformed Nigerian Banks to Global Players will be reviewed by Azu Ishiekwene. Read more »

Nigeria: EFCC Operatives to Face Disciplinary Panel Over Alleged Assault of Woman

The EFCC disciplinary panel will investigate the two officers for allegedly assaulting a woman during an arrest operation and make recommendations. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Òlòtūré: the Journey' Excels in Its Realistic Depiction of Human Trafficking Horrors

Four years after the movie's release in 2020, Netflix, in collaboration with EbonyLife Studios, continues with the story of Òlòtūré's journey. Read more »

Nigeria: The Rivers Storm: Time to Crush Political Godfatherism

A sustainable democracy is wishful thinking if it is allowed to remain within the grip of centrifugal elements at whatever level in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Zamfara Governor Backtracks On Federal Permanent Secretary Just Appointed By Tinubu

The Zamfara State Government earlier rejected the appointment of Mrs Ismaila as federal permanent secretary representing the state. Read more »