June 18
Nigeria: Hardship - Residents Turn to Charcoal Stove As Kerosene Price Soars
Some Enugu residents have jettisoned their kerosene stoves, opting for charcoal stoves due to high cost of kerosene which currently sells between N1,350 and N1,600 per litre. Read more »
Nigeria: Davido Ripped Me Off, Used Me to Trend - Portable
Hip Hop singer, Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable, has tackled David Adeleke, his colleague better known as Davido. Read more »
Nigeria: We Must Change Our Mindset About This Country, Tinubu Tells Nigerians
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked Nigerians to change their mindset about the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Amid $12bn Loss to Cyberattacks, Financial Stakeholders Decry Rising Threats
Experts in the financial ecosystem have called for innovative solutions to check the increasing threats of cyberattacks in order to improve confidence in bank transactions. Read more »
Nigeria: Benue - 13 Suspects Arrested for Assaulting Security Operatives
Thirteen suspects have been arrested in two suburbs of Makurdi metropolis in Benue State for assaulting security operatives on duty. Read more »
Nigeria: Take War to Terrorists, Shehu of Borno Tells Security Agencies
The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji (Dr) Abubakar Umar-Ibn Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi, has told the military and other security agencies fighting insurgency in the North East to take the war… Read more »
Nigeria: Disquiet As Ogun Fails to Allocate Property to Applicants After Two Years
Market value moves up from N5.5m to N20m - Govt Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Records 73.3 Percent Shortfall in Voluntary Blood Donation Every Year - CSO
Haima Health Initiative (HHI), a non-profit organization, says Nigeria records a shortfall of about 73.3 per cent of blood need every year. Read more »
Nigeria: New Presidential Jet - Obi Urges Govt to Focus On Alleviating Nigerians' Suffering
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year's general elections, Peter Obi, has upbraided the federal government for contemplating the purchase of some new… Read more »
Nigeria: Ganduje, Sanwo-Olu, Others to Launch APC's Enterprise Development Programme
The All Progressives Congress (APC) through its Youth Wing is set to host the inaugural Enterprise-Skills Development Training (EDET) Program. Read more »
Nigeria: Poor Power Supply, Decaying Seaport Facilities Impeding Trade - Bello-Koko
The Managing Director (MD) of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, has outlined some of the problems affecting the efficiency of the nation's seaports to… Read more »
Nigeria: Edo Gov'ship - Shaibu Declares Support for APC Candidate, PDP Fumes
Ahead of the September 21 governorship election, Philip Shaibu, former Deputy Governor of Edo State, has declared his support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate,… Read more »
Nigeria: You're a Son of Benin, Not the Palace, Oba of Benin Tells Akpata
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewaure II, has clarified that the Labour Party governorship candidate, Barrister Olumide Akpata, is not a son of the palace but an industrious son of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Calls for New Presidential Aircraft Is a Clash of Logic
The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence recently recommended the immediate purchase of two new aircraft for the presidential fleet. Concern… Read more »
Nigeria: Protesters Occupy Rivers LG Secretariats Over Council Chairmen's Tenure
The crisis surrounding the expiration of local government chairmen's tenure in Rivers State on June 17 escalated on Monday as youths in several local government areas of the state… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria No Longer Needs PVCs for Elections - Yiaga Africa
The Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, has said that with the introduction of the Bi-Modal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), there is no need to use the Permanent… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Must Avert Labour Strikes
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the two main labour unions in Nigeria, embarked on an avoidable and debilitating nationwide industrial strike… Read more »
Nigeria: Villagers Flee As Soldiers Raid Forest, Kill 3 in Kaduna
Most residents of Kurutu community in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State have fled their homes following a gun battle between soldiers and bandits in the Kuturu Forest. Read more »
Nigeria: Man Allegedly Kills 6-Year-Old Daughter
The Delta State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man, Sankey Ovemureye, who allegedly killed his six-year-old daughter by smashing her head against a wall in Uviama New… Read more »
Nigeria: Husband Killing - Mother of 6 Regains Freedom After 9 Years in Prison
A 62-year-old housewife, Beatrice Safiu, has regained her freedom from prison nine years after she was sentenced to life in prison for killing her husband in Igere, Ihunusa Opic… Read more »
Nigeria: 8-Year-Old Girl Raped in Delta
A 50-year-old man name has reportedly raped an eight-year-old girl on Oghene Road in the Amukpe area in Sapele LGA of Delta State. Read more »
Nigeria: From Kudi Abiola Corner to Dobale for Democracy
The love that follows us sometime is our trouble, which we still thank as love - Shakespeare Read more »
Nigeria: NYSC Offers Free Medical Services in Edo
Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), under their Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD), have offered free medical services to residents of Ekae community in… Read more »
West Africa: Re - Nigeria Needs Sacrificing Citizens to Progress
At a time like this leaders at all levels are felicitating with Muslims all over the world as Muslims are currently celebrating the Eid el-Kabir and also pass massage on what's… Read more »
Nigeria: National Olympic Trials - I'm Hungry for More Success - - Ofili
Nigeria's sprint sensation, Favour Ofili has reiterated her hunger for more success on the tracks after she clocked 11.06 seconds to win her maiden women's 100m title on Day 1 of… Read more »