June 09
Nigeria: Harrowing Escape After N11 Million Ransom Turns Murder in Edo Forest
The bullet that killed 45-year-old Stella wasn't meant for 66-year-old Mrs. Favour Nosakhare. But in the chaos of a dark forest, as kidnappers enforced their deadly act on families… Read more »
Nigeria: Agric Sector Records 3.15 Percent Growth in GDP to 11.87trn
The agricultural sector comprising crop production, livestock, forestry, and fishing recorded a 3.15 per cent, year-on-year growth in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to N11.87… Read more »
Nigeria: Michael Oyedokun and Beheading of Mathematics
The history of mathematics is inseparable from the history of human civilisation. What began as practical tools for counting livestock, measuring land, and recording trade… Read more »
Nigeria: Need to Reform Internal Party Democracy
With the conclusion of party primaries ahead of the forthcoming elections, Nigeria's political conversation has predictably centred on winners and losers, defections, grievances… Read more »
June 08
Somalia: First Somali Referee Omar Artan Denied Entry Into U.S.
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was set to make history as the first official from his country to officiate at a FIFA World Cup, has reportedly been denied entry into the United… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Tinubu Is Stalling State Police Implementation - Kenneth Okonkwo
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo, has accused President Bola Tinubu of deliberately stalling state police implementation to enable his… Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Abduct Zamfara Elders, Police Launch Rescue Operation
ZAMFARA -- At least 39 residents of Magamin Diddi community in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been abducted by bandits during an attempt to hold a peace and… Read more »
Nigeria: Xenophobia - We're Considering Retaliatory Measures Against South Africans - Govt
The Federal Government has said Nigeria might consider retaliatory measures following xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa that has necessitated repatriation of those… Read more »
Nigeria: Enugu Govt Dispels Viral Post Suggesting Imminent Attack On UNN
...Vows to arrest culprits behind false alarm Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Police Dismiss School Attack Threat, Heighten Security
The Lagos State Police Command has reassured residents, parents, guardians and school authorities that there is no verified intelligence indicating any imminent attack on schools… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Jails Illegal Pharmacy Operators As Psn Raises Alarm Over Fake Drug Crisis
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, on Monday applauded two landmark Federal High Court judgments convicting operators of illegal pharmaceutical facilities, describing the… Read more »
Nigeria: NDC Stakeholders Demand Release of Election Results 10 Days After Primaries
A group of concerned stakeholders of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed concern over the delay in the release of the party's primary election results, urging the… Read more »
Nigeria: Plateau - Police Ban Unauthorised Use of Sirens, Covered Number Plates
The Plateau State Police Command has warned residents against the unauthorised use of sirens and covered vehicle number plates, describing the practice as illegal and a threat to… Read more »
Nigeria: Xenophobic Attacks - Nigeria Reschedules Airlifting of Citizens Willing to Leave S/Africa
The federal government has rescheduled the airlifting of the first batch of Nigerian citizens wanting to leave South Africa following the recent wave of xenophobic attacks against… Read more »
Nigeria: Preventing the Return of Apapa Gridlock
The shock emergence of gridlock on the Apapa-Oworonshoki Expressway last week should worry every Nigerian who remembers the dark days when the nation's busiest port corridor became… Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity Frightening, Nigerians Bleeding, African Church Primate Tells Govt
The Primate and Spiritual Head of The African Church, Nigeria and Overseas, His Eminence Julius Osayande Abbe, has urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to tackle… Read more »
Nigeria: NDC Rejects Personality Cult Politics, Mandates Disclosure of Campaign Funds
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has declared that it will not operate as a personality-driven political platform, while introducing stricter financial accountability measures… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Future Lies in Tech, Military Strength - Jonathan, Lumumba
FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan and renowned Kenyan lawyer and pan-Africanist, Prof. PLO Lumumba, have identified technological advancement, educational reform and military… Read more »
Nigeria: No Bandit Attack Threat in Lagos, Police Assure Residents
..Beef up security in schools, strategic locations Read more »
Nigeria: Glamour, Honour, At the 7th Africa Illustrious Award
It was a moment of honour as awardees at the 2026 Africa Illustrious Award held at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Saturday were recognized and conferred with… Read more »
Nigeria: Uzodimma, Ododo Mobilise Igbo, Kogi People in Ekiti for Oyebanji's Re-Election
The Chairman of the Progressive Governors' Forum (PGF): Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, alongside his Kogi State counterpart, Alhaji Usman Ododo, on Saturday, rallied… Read more »
Nigeria: Grammy-Winning Nigerian-British Singer Talay Riley Stabbed to Death
British-Nigerian singer and songwriter Talay Riley has died after he was stabbed in East London, prompting a murder investigation by police. Read more »
Nigeria: Why I Kept My Daughter Private for Two Years - Adunni Ade
Nigerian-American actress and model, Adunni Ade, has revealed why she kept the birth of her daughter away from the public eye for more than two years. Read more »
Nigeria: Stop Scaring Travellers From Plateau, Group Tells Dalung
The Plateau Advocates for Peaceful Co-existence has faulted former Minister of Youth and Sports, Barr. Solomon Dalung, over what it described as a misleading claim that highways… Read more »
Nigeria: Bayelsa's Tamunosoye Karibi-George Named Miss World Nigeria 2026
Tamunosoye Karibi-George, representing Bayelsa State, has emerged as Miss World Nigeria 2026 after winning the national crown at the pageant's grand finale in Lagos. Read more »
