August 24, 2022
Nigeria: President Buhari Condemns Murder of Yobe Cleric
The president said the criminal act negates the ethos of the military, which is anchored on discipline and respect for the sanctity of innocent lives. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Vow to Apprehend Manufacturers of Alternative Vehicle Number Plates
A video showing a car switching number plates automatically is currently trending on social media. Read more »
Nigeria: Customs Impound Two 'Dangote' Trucks for Smuggling
The trucks were intercepted at two different locations with a combined total of 303 50kg bags of rice Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arraign Suspected Thugs Who Attacked Osun Governor's Wife
The prosecutor said the defendants also unlawfully damaged the glass of three convoys attached to the governor's wife. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Atiku's Ally Attacks Wike As PDP Crisis Deepens
Mr Lamido said the Rivers governor is acting like an emperor and that the people of the state will only follow his order if they are slaves. Read more »
Nigeria: BBNaija Season 7 - All Housemates but Chomzy and Eloswag Are Fake Nominated
Biggie deliberately kept the housemates in the dark by holding fake nominations. Read more »
Nigeria: NFF Presidency - Ikpeba, Gara-Gombe, Several Others Endorse Amadu
It is the countdown to the NFF elections and camps are being formed to push some candidates. Read more »
Nigeria: President Buhari Endorses 10-Year Football Masterplan, Vows to Ensure Its Compliance
The masterplan made some far-reaching recommendations on laws and statutes governing the administration of football in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Paris Club Refunds - Ned Nwoko Threatens Lawsuit Against Ngf, Demands Apology Over Publication
Mr Nwoko said by its statement on Sunday, the NGF is on a quest to damage his reputation and cast him as a manipulative and dishonest person. Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Govt Vows to Prosecute Federal Lawmaker Over Alleged Illegal Bunkering
"Anybody who allows his business premises to be used for illegal oil bunkering, that premises will be shut down." Read more »
August 23, 2022
Nigeria: U.S. to Repatriate Fresh U.S.$23m Abacha Loot to Nigeria
Added to the $312 million Abacha loot repatriated from the U.S. to Nigeria last year, the expected $23 million will rack the loot of the late dictator recovered from the U.S. in… Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera - Nigeria Records 575 New Suspected Cases, 25 Deaths in One Month
The report revealed that as of 31 July, Nigeria had recorded a total of 91 suspected deaths and 3,610 suspected cases across 31 states. Read more »
Nigeria: As Nigeria Faces Food Crisis, Manufacturers Groan Under Import Duty, Inflationary Pressure
Manufacturers and importers complain about the nation's import duty pricing of some raw materials which are being valued based on spot price instead of the transaction value of the… Read more »
Nigeria: The Day Electricity Workers Held Nigeria to Ransom
Data from the Independent System Operation (ISO), a unit of the TCN, showed that power generation stood at 4,149.40MW from 21 power plants as of 6am on Wednesday. However, the… Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Loses Against Dollar At Official, Parallel Markets
Naira fell at both the official and unofficial markets on Tuesday. Read more »
Nigeria: Four Catholic Reverend Sisters Freed By Abductors
The reverend sisters are members of the Sisters of Jesus The Saviour Generelate, a religious group of the Catholic Church in Port Harcourt. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Nullifies Suspension of NBA's General Secretary, Joyce Oduah
The judge said the ratification of the suspension of the NBA's General Secretary on 21 August ought not to have been carried out in view of the pendency of a suit challenging the… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Proscribe IPOB, and Not Miyetti Allah? - Soyinka
The Nobel Laureate said he would resist an attempt to chase him "out of my own entitled portion of the earth". Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Begin Investigation Into Kuje Correctional Centre Attack
The House had on July inaugurated a joint committee on national security in the wake of the attack to investigate and come up with possible recommendation that would forestall a… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Introduces Rotavirus Vaccines Into Routine Immunisation
The NPHCDA boss noted that the rotavirus vaccine introduction has the potential to avert over 110,000 deaths in 10 years. Read more »
Nigeria: Why I Conferred Chieftaincy Title On Portable - Onitigbo of Tigbo
The monarch says people's account of his (Portable's) person differed from what he saw when he met the singer. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - How Kwankwaso Betrayed Us - Shekarau
Ibrahim Shekarau says his group is considering offers from other parties after the NNPP denied its members tickets for the general elections Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU, Inflation, Monkey Pox and Other Problems
"Ko ko Ko. Pon Pon, Pon. . Helloo oh." Read more »
Nigeria: Lekki Residents Kick Against Lagos State's Plan to Construct Ferry Terminal
He noted that Lekki Phase 1 was congested as residents already had many private jetties, which were more than enough for their use. Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Clarifies Stance On Federal Universities
"What the PDP presidential candidate referred to was his plans for a phased devolution of power to the federating units." Read more »