January 15
Nigeria/Morocco: Afcon 2025 - BUA Chairperson to Fulfil $500,000 Pledge to Super Eagles Despite Semi Final Defeat
Mr Rabiu praised the players' courage, unity and determination, describing their performance as worthy of national pride and celebration. Read more »
Nigeria: Awujale Stool - Kwam 1 Petitions Ogun Govt Over Alleged Exclusion, Threatens Legal Action
The nomination process for the next Awujale took place on Monday at Bisrod Hall in Ijebu- Ode following clearance from the Ogun State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy… Read more »
Africa: WHO Urges Higher Taxes On Sugary Drinks, Alcohol to Curb Preventable Deaths
The organisation urged countries to raise and redesign taxes as part of its new 3 by 35 initiative, which aims to increase the real prices of tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks by… Read more »
Nigeria: Court to Hear Sowore's N1.2bn Suit Against IGP Egbetokun, AGF, Others
The court directed that hearing notice be served on the IGP, AGF and other the defendants sued by Mr Sowore. Read more »
Nigeria: Court to Hear Turaki-Led PDP Motion for Stay in Wike-Led PDP's Suit
The judge rescheduled the case to allow the Wike-aligned faction of the PDP to respond to the motion for stay filed by the Turaki-led faction of the party. Read more »
Nigeria: NJC Clears Osun Chief Judge, Reverses Suspension of Court of Appeal Judge
The NJC upheld the findings of its three-member investigative panel clearing the Chief Judge, Ms Ojo. Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU Commends Federal Govt On New Agreement, Raises Concerns Over Implementation
ASUU president said the union is optimistic about the implementation of the agreement in totality, "but there still exists that pessimistic side, looking at our history with the… Read more »
Nigeria: NJC Recommends Oyewole for Supreme Court Bench, Approves 35 Others for Judicial Positions (Full List)
The recommendation was made alongside those of 35 other candidates for various judicial offices across the country. Read more »
Nigeria/Morocco: Rabat Heartbreak - Five Takeaways From Nigeria's Afcon 2025 Loss to Morocco
For a team that arrived in Morocco chasing redemption after missing out on the 2026 World Cup, the defeat was both sobering and revealing. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Dismisses NDLEA's Bid to Halt Proxy Night Club Unsealing
The matter traces back to a midnight raid on 26 October 2025, when the NDLEA seized 384.662 kilograms of Nitrous oxide and 200 grams of Cannabis Sativa at Proxy Night Club. Read more »
Nigeria: FG to Support Farmers As Food Prices Fall Below Production Cost
"There is a point now to help the farmers, because prices have come below, in some cases, their costs, and that is being addressed very, very urgently, in order to ensure that we… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Projects 4.68 Percent Growth in 2026 As Inflation, Fx Pressures Ease
The projection was outlined by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, during the launch of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) 2026… Read more »
Nigeria: Vat Is On Charges Collected By Banks On Customers' Transactions - Nrs
In a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, NRS said VAT has always applied to banking services and is not newly introduced under the new tax law, the Nigeria Tax Act Read more »
Nigeria: A British War Journalist's Account of How January 15 Changed Nigeria, By Azu Ishiekwene
Frederick Forsyth's account of the Nigerian Civil War, mainly from the Biafran lens, is perhaps one of the most riveting you would find. Yet, it is remarkably deficient in its… Read more »
Nigeria: 2nd Niger Delta Games - Delta State Poised to Dominate in Benin
With focus now on Benin City, Edo State, for the second edition, from February 20-27, 2026, Team Delta is optimistic of winning the crown Read more »
Nigeria: A Morning of Carnage, By Femi Fani-Kayode
Most of the individuals who were killed that morning were subjected to a degree of humiliation, shame and torture that was so horrendous. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Regulatory Synergy Is Key to Growth and Investor Confidence in Nigeria's Petroleum Sector
The Nigerian oil and gas industry has frequently been in the news for various reasons. Decades before the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) was enacted in August 2021, the country's oil… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - Kwankwaso Gives Fresh Conditions for Rejoining APC
Mr Kwankwaso, speaking in Hausa, reiterated that he would not defect to the APC without a "concrete agreement" regarding his role, the future of his supporters, and the interests… Read more »
Morocco/Nigeria: Super Eagles' Player Ratings Vs Morocco As Afcon 2025 Title Dream Ends
Despite heroics from Stanley Nwabali, Nigeria ultimately fell short as missed penalties from Samuel Chukwueze and Bruno Onyemaechi sealed the Super Eagles' fate Read more »
Nigeria: Capital Gardens Apologises As Lagos Court Ends Hampton Island Land Dispute
The suit, instituted by Capital Gardens Limited, concerned a four-hectare portion of unreclaimed and submerged land within the approximately 40-hectare Hampton Island Estate in… Read more »
Nigeria: Lamido Sanusi Offered Admission to Kano Varsity
Sanusi will be specialising in LL.B. Common and Sharia Law. Read more »
Nigeria: Nfvcb Targets 24-Hour Film Classification Through Reforms
The NFVCB says it is digitising over 280,000 film materials and compiling a four-volume record of films classified since 1994. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Plans to Fly 'Omije Ojumi' Singer to India for Treatment Flopped - Alayo Melody
PREMIUM TIMES reported that the singer died on Wednesday at the age of 46 after a prolonged battle with a severe injury. Read more »
Nigeria: Since Nineteen Fifty-Six - Nigeria, Oil and the Niger Delta
It has been a roller coaster seventy years of romance! Or rape? Or a rapine? The answer is flowing crudely over the creeks. Read more »
Egypt/Malawi: Wafcon 2026 - Super Falcons to Open Title Defence Against Zambia, Egypt, Malawi
The draw, held on Thursday by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), placed the defending champions in Group C Read more »
