September 05, 2022
Nigeria: PDP Replies Tinubu, Says APC Losing Millions of Members
The opposition party says Mr Tinubu is a paper candidate who is intimidated by the achievements of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Read more »
Nigeria: APC Senator Proposes Bill to End Same Religion Ticket for President, VP Candidates
Kogi senator, Smart Adeyemi, says the bill, if passed, will forestall the contentious issues on nomination of candidates of same by political parties after 2023 presidential… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - APC Suspends Ogun Lawmaker
The party accused him of hobnobbing with the opposition. Read more »
Nigeria: No Threat to 2023 General Elections - IGP
The IGP says the assurance followed a robust security threat analysis carried out by the police using global best standards to ascertain the trend of expectations for the… Read more »
Nigeria: NFF Election - Akinwunmi Lists 4-Point Agenda to Lift Nigerian Football
Akinwunmi says his career as a football administrator from the lower levels to the NFF board has given him the instruments to succeed as NFF president Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Loses Opening Game to Rwanda At Cricket World Cup Qualifiers
Rwanda captain Ishimwe was responsible for the fall of three Nigerian wickets and she was named player of the match Read more »
September 04, 2022
Nigeria: BBNaija Season 7 - Giddyfia, Diana, Fake Housemate Deji Evicted
Deji, Diana, and Giddyfia are the ninth, 10th, and 11th housemates to leave the show. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria to Pay U.S.$496 Million to Settle Indian Firm's Claim Over Ajaokuta Steel
The government says the deal achieved through the alternative dispute resolution framework saves the country money as the company demanded $5.258 billion. Read more »
Nigeria: Many Trapped As Seven-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos
Six persons were trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building, an official said. Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC Insists 68 Million Litres of Petrol Supplied Across Nigeria Daily
The company says it imported 16.46 billion litres of petroleum between January and August 2022, translating to an average of 68 million litres per day. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct 11 in Ondo
The kidnappers emerged from the bush and intercepted the travellers Read more »
Nigeria: Collapsed Building - Lagos Govt Orders Arrest of Developer, Construction Experts
The commissioner expressed worry over the increasing disregard for law and order by builders Read more »
Nigeria: PDP's Unending Crisis and Shekarau's Endless Merry-Go-Round
Less than four weeks before the campaigns begin for the 2023 General Election, the PDP is struggling to resolve a crisis that has threatened to scatter its chances in the 2023… Read more »
Nigeria: How Inefficient Multi-Million Naira Health Centre Contributes to Deaths in Benue Community
Although Awulema has a health centre that should cater to the needs of residents, a lack of personnel and facilities has denied many residents of needed health care. Read more »
Nigeria: #Flashback - Peter, Lola Okoye's Amazing Love Story As She Turns 50
Lola is nine years older than her husband. Peter and his twin, Paul, turned 40 in November 2021. Read more »
Nigeria: Stowaway Discovered in Parked Nigerian Aircraft - Official
"During preflight inspection this morning, a stowaway was found in one of our aircraft parked at MMA2 Ikeja." Read more »
September 02, 2022
Nigeria: UAE Treatment - Be Honest With Visa Applications, Nigerian Govt Tells Citizens
"It is therefore instructive for prospective visa applicants to indicate clearly their visa preferences without any ambiguity and also respect the immigration laws of other… Read more »
Nigeria: Rapper Ice Prince Arrested for Allegedly Abducting, Threatening Police Officer
The spokesperson for the police in Lagos State, Benjamin Hundeyin, broke the news in a tweet Friday morning, detailing how the singer was arrested. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - No Crisis in PDP, Only Differences - Spokesperson
"We are a political party, we have members with different views," he said in a bid to sound assuring. "We have differences, we don't have crises. We have a disagreement of choice.… Read more »
Nigeria: Falana Fires Back At Lagos Govt, Says Parking Agency Lacks Legal Power to Collect Levy
The human rights lawyer maintained that it is the constitutional responsibility of the local governments and not the state to collect park levies. Read more »
Nigeria: Customs Generates N1.167trn in Seven Months - CG
The CG said the NCS is on course to meet the N2.267 trillion target at the end of the fiscal year. Read more »
Nigeria: Ortom Replies Presidency, Challenges Buhari to Rescue Nigerians From Bandits, Terrorists
The Presidency had on Wednesday accused Mr Ortom of denigrating Nigeria's security agencies by claiming that Mr Buhari ordered security forces not to move against criminal… Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU and the Limits of Permanently Winning the Argument
On Monday, ASUU declared to extend the strike it commenced on 14th February because: "the demands of the Union had not been satisfactorily addressed. Consequently, NEC resolved to… Read more »
Nigeria: Summer Transfer Window - Top Five Moves By Nigerian Players
Some Nigerian players made excellent moves during the window but will now have to prove their worth Read more »
September 01, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Now Has 20 Million Out-of-School Children - UNESCO
According to the statistics, India, Nigeria and Pakistan have the highest figures for out-of-school children globally. Read more »