Nigeria: Daniel Withdraws From Ogun APC Senatorial Primary Election Over Alleged Plans to Attack Supporters

Barring any last-minute manoeuvring, members of Otunba Gbenga Daniel's political family, under the aegis of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-Otunba Gbenga Daniel Movement (BATOGD Movement),… Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Condemns Students' Abduction in Borno, Oyo, Promises State Police Soon

The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has condemned the abduction of students and teachers in Borno and Oyo states, describing the incidents as attacks on the future of… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote's Ethiopia Expansion Hits $4bn, Eyes Continental Food Self-Sufficiency

President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has reaffirmed the company's ambition to drive Africa toward food self-sufficiency as its investment in Ethiopia's fertiliser sector… Read more »

Nigeria: 14m Children Living Without Parental Care in Nigeria - Association

The Association of Orphanages and Home Operators in Nigeria (ASOHON) yesterday disclosed that 14 million children are currently living in orphanages and motherless homes across the… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Backs Stronger Military Partnerships, UN Security Reforms - Jimoh Ibrahim

Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, has said that President Bola Tinubu remained committed to strengthening military partnerships and… Read more »

Nigeria: Zamfara APC Says 9 of 114 Assembly Aspirants Didn't Appear for Screening

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State in collaboration with the APC Committee on Screening and Appeal on state house of assembly have screened 114 House of Assembly… Read more »

Nigeria: Zamfara NSCDC Nabs Fake Fertiliser Distribution Syndicate

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Zamfara State Command yesterday paraded a fake fertilizer production and distribution syndicate, recovering 550 bags of the product… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Order Stalls Ijaw National Congress Leadership Inauguration

A fresh controversy is trailing the leadership tussle in the Ijaw National Congress (INC). This followed conflicting court orders over the planned inauguration of a new executive,… Read more »

Nigeria: Group Advises Kwara PDP to Select Competent Gov'ship Candidate

A group, Good Citizens for Peace and Progress Initiative (GCPPI), has asked the Peoples Democratic Party to prioritise experience, competence, integrity, and character in selecting… Read more »

Nigeria: Anxiety As APC Aspirants Await Screening Results

There is growing anxiety among aspirants seeking the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to contest the National Assembly, governorship, and presidential elections in the 2027… Read more »

Nigeria: Katsina Govt Saved N5bn Via Digitalisation, Says DG

Katsina State Directorate of Information and Communications Technology (KATDICT) saved the state government about N5 billion in costs by avoiding the engagement of consultants for… Read more »

Nigeria: Missing Newborn - Zamfara Govt Sends Delegation to Kaura Namoda

Zamfara State government has sent a high-level delegation to Kaura Namoda following the disappearance of a 10-day-old baby at General Hospital, Kaura Namoda. Read more »

Nigeria: Correctional Service Inmates and the Wardens

Recently, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) destroyed 1,167 mobile phones and other prohibited items recovered from custodial facilities across the country. Read more »

Nigeria: UN Seeks Probe Into Zamfara Market Air Strike As Military Denies Civilian Deaths

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Wednesday demanded independent investigations into reports that separate air strikes by the Nigerian and… Read more »

Nigeria: On May 9th, Russia Celebrates Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War

World War II was the largest tragedy in human history, claiming, by various estimates, approximately 70-75 million lives. Key and most fierce stage of the war was the Great… Read more »

Nigeria: Unrealistic Budgets Widening Nigeria, Others' Deficits, IMF Warns

Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African countries are widening their fiscal deficits because many national budgets are built on unrealistic revenue assumptions and spending plans… Read more »

Nigeria: Gov Kefas Inspects Reconstruction of Remodelled Taraba Specialist Hospital

Taraba State governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has inspected the ongoing reconstruction and remodelling of the Taraba State Specialist Hospital, Jalingo, as part of efforts to improve… Read more »

Nigeria: Dr Jibrin Ibrahim - Scholar-Activist Shaping Nigeria's Democratic Debate

Dr Jibrin Ibrahim is among a few public intellectuals in Northern Nigeria who have remained active in the country's activism and political spaces for decades. Read more »

Nigeria: Lawyer Asks Chief Justice to Accelerate Appeal On Ponzhi Tarok Stool

A human rights lawyer and indigene of the Tarok Nation in Plateau State, Barr. Timzing Venyir Ramnap, has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to… Read more »

Nigeria: Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Meets APC Aspirants, Pushes for Consensus

The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, on May 12 and 13, held separate consultative meetings with aspirants seeking the All Progressives Congress (APC) tickets for… Read more »

Nigeria: Your Leadership Crisis an Embarrassment to the North, Group Tells Acf

A group, Arewa Cohesion for Peace, Unity and Development Initiative (ACI) has expressed disappointment and concern over the ongoing leadership crisis in the Arewa Consultative… Read more »

Nigeria: APC Primaries - You Are All Winners, Abdulrazaq Tells Aspirants

The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday said the transformative leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made the All Progressives Congress (APC) the… Read more »

Nigeria: Gov Fintiri Flags Off Electric Mobility Initiative in Adamawa

The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has flagged off the state's electric mobility initiative with a promise to procure 1,000 electric tricycles for youths across… Read more »

Nigeria: Gov Inuwa Yahaya Convenes Security Council Meeting Ahead of Party Primaries

Earlier today, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, presided over a State Security Council Meeting at the Government House, Gombe, in a proactive move aimed at ensuring the… Read more »

Nigeria: Study Flags Cement As Construction Industry's Biggest Carbon Problem, Offers Greener Solutions

A recent study by a Nigerian student, Ololade Temitope Oduneye, has identified cement as the construction sector's biggest carbon problem, highlighting a range of greener… Read more »