Nigeria: Popular Poet Olanrewaju Adepoju Is Dead

Veteran poet, music producer, and Yoruba culture promoter, Chief Olanrewaju Adepoju, is dead. Read more »

West Africa: Coups - Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Alliance Won't Weaken Ecowas Resolve for Democracy - Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday said the Sahel Alliance by Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso which are under military dictatorship would not lessen the resolve of the Economic… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Meet As Region Struggles With Coups

West African leaders meet on Sunday for talks with the region in deepening crisis, after four countries fell under military rule and with risks growing from Sahel jihadist… Read more »

Nigeria: Crude Oil Theft - Illegal Connections Hit 4,800- - Mele Kyari

·Warns crude oil theft could frustrate oil projections by FG Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Bombing Error - Imam Weeps As Gov UBA Sani Assists Victims

After a long sermon and prayers in Arabic at a Friday congregation in Kawo District of Kaduna North Local Government Area, the Chief Imam popularly called Malam betrayed emotion… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Losing Best Brains to Japa Syndrome - AfDB President

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called on African leaders to create quality jobs for their teeming unemployed youths, to stem the… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Ex-Sierra Leone President Questioned By Police Over Attempted Coup

Former Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma reported to police in Freetown on Friday to be questioned over what the government has called an attempted coup at the end of… Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Error - We'll Be 100% Sure Before Bombing Targets - DHQ

Following the accidental bombing of civilians in the Tudun Biri community, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State by unmanned drones of the Nigerian Army, last Sunday, the… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Gets First One Million Barrels of Crude

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals plant has purchased one million barrels of Agbami Crude grade from Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited, STASCO. Read more »

West Africa: Coups Fuelling Insecurity in West Africa - ECOWAS

The Economic Community of West African States has said the military coups in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger were fuelling insecurity in the region. Read more »

Nigeria: ''i Didn't Turn to Cat to Escape Arrest - Sunday Igboho Breaks Silence On DSS Raid

Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Igboho finally broke silence on the reports that he transformed into a cat during a midnight raid conducted by the Department of State Services (DSS)… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari's Ministers Were Most Powerful Nigeria Ever Had, Yet They Failed - Kokori

This interview was first published in Vanguard Newspapers on July 9, 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: Foreign Investors Pull Out N310bn Assets, As P&G, Equinor Exit Nigeria

Against the backdrop of more exits from ground operations in Nigeria by more multinational companies, Nigeria's economy is expected to lose $335 million (about N310bn) in Foreign… Read more »

Nigeria: Demolitions - Be Fair to Easterners, Igbos in UK Urge Govt, Lagos Govt

Igbo Leadership in the United Kingdom and Ireland has called on the Federal Government and Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to be fair and considerate in dealing with Igbo… Read more »

Nigeria: Stop Tax Waivers, Concessions Already Granted to Corporate Entities, Senate to Govt

The Senate has asked the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency, stop tax waivers and concessions already granted to corporate entities as the country was losing huge revenue… Read more »

Nigeria: Osimhen, Oshoala Make Final Three-Man List for Men, Women for CAF Player of the Year

Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen and Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshola have been named in the CAF Player of the Year final three-man list for the men and women categories,… Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Airstrike - DHQ Apologises, Insists Terrorists Were Killed in Ligarma

The Defence Headquarters, yesterday, said that the Nigerian Army's aerial bombardment of Ligarma village in Kaduna State in which some innocent civilians were killed, actually took… Read more »

West Africa: Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Coups Fuelling Insecurity in West Africa - Ecowas

The Economic Community of West African States said the military coups in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are fuelling insecurity in the region. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Body Language Shows He's Not Interested in Security - Northern Elders

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) said President Bola Tinubu's words, deeds and body language have shown that the president is not interested in security. Read more »

Nigeria: Northern Groups to Supreme Court - Uphold Popular Mandate of Kano, Plateau, Zamfara

Following the Election Petition Appeal Tribunal verdict in respect to Kano, Plateau and Zamfara states governorship seats, a group, Northern Initiative for Peace and Economic… Read more »

Nigeria: Being Nigerian Is Tough - Tems

Grammy-winning singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems says being a Nigerian is "tough". Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Bombing - Army Top Brass Must Be Fired - Northern Elders Tell Tinubu

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has called for the resignation of military top brass over the bombing that killed 85 villagers and injured several others at Tudun Biri village in… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt's Deficit Spending Rises 11% to U.S.$9 Billion

Defies 45% increase in revenue Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Bombing Another Gory Episode of Security Agencies - Kwankwaso

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People's Party, NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has expressed sadness over the Sunday night bombing by the Nigerian Army that left 80… Read more »

Nigeria: Nine Nigerian Stowaways Captured At Gambia Sea Return to Lagos

No fewer than nine Nigerians who attempted to stowaway to Europe through The Gambia have been received by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Murtala Muhammed International… Read more »