July 04
Nigeria: Why I Married Ooni of Ife - Olori Ronke
Premium Times
Olori Ronke, who witnessed two sides of the Ooni before and after he became king, also spoke about life as a queen. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Come Forward If You Have a Child for Mohbad', - Late Singer's Dad Appeals
Premium Times
"It will be a thing of joy for me to see my grandchild, and I will be happy knowing Mohbad died and left behind a child." Read more »
Nigeria: The Jihadis Are Stalking Benin [analysis]
African Arguments
Bandits from the Northern Nigerian hotspots of Zamfara and Katsina states are crossing over into northern Benin, buying up property and recruiting young men. Is this the moment… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Proposes Mandatory Drug Test for Prospective Couples
Vanguard
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano has proposed a mandatory drug test for prospective couples as part of measures to reduce drug abuse in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: UNIBEN Shut Down Academic Activities Indefinitely Over Students' Protest
Vanguard
The authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Thursday shut down academic activities in the institution indefinitely. Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Mbah Signs Four Bills Into Law to Stop Open Grazing, Land Grabbing
Premium Times
The development occurred amidst frequent clashes between herders and farming in Enugu State. Read more »
Nigeria: FCET Crisis - Nigerian Minister Set to Meet Warring Parties, As Students Write Ministry
Premium Times
A copy of the letter, exclusively obtained by this newspaper, noted that the meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the ministry's headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria's Federal Capital… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Inaugurates Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway Construction August
Vanguard
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to inaugurate the construction work of the 1000-km Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway in August. Read more »
Nigeria: Ethnic Bias Responsible for Nnamdi Kanu's Prolonged Detention - Kenneth Okonkwo
Vanguard
A chieftain of the Labour Party, Kenneth Okonkwo said ethnic bias was responsible for the prolonged detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Flays Govt's Poor Implementation of N9 Trillion Capital Components in Budgets
This Day
The senate, yesterday, challenged the federal government to intensify efforts in funding the capital components of the three national budgets running concurrently. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Government Calls for Calm As Flood Takes Over State
This Day
Lagos State government yesterday urged residents of the State to be calm amid the flash flood caused by the torrential rainfall experienced throughout the State, saying efforts… Read more »
Nigeria: 102 Under-5 Deaths Occur Per 1,000 Births in Nigeria - Unicef
This Day
A report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has put under-five mortality rate in Nigeria at about 102 per 1,000 live births. Read more »
Nigeria: With 800 Violent Attacks, 7,000 Deaths, Tuggar Calls for Joint Action Against Terror
This Day
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has called on members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take collective actions in addressing the… Read more »
Nigeria: Investigation - the True Story of '400 Tractors' Ex-Gov. Lalong Claimed His Govt Bought for Plateau
Premium Times
In 2018, Governor Lalong announced the purchase of 400 tractors for the use of farmers across Plateau State. Read more »
Nigeria: Abaribe Meets Nnamdi Kanu, AGF Fagbemi, Seeks IPOB Leader's Release
Premium Times
A special counsel to the IPOB leader has, however, refuted the senator's claim. Read more »
Nigeria: LGBT - Nigeria Signs $150 Billion Samoa Deal
Daily Trust
Some clerics, rights activists, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria are furious following the decision of the federal government to sign the controversial Samoa… Read more »
Nigeria: South-East Reps Caucus Backs Call for Nnamdi Kanu's Release
Premium Times
The caucus said it is convinced that a political settlement is the quickest, most effective, and honourable way of closing Mr Kanu's matter. Read more »
Nigeria: Opening Model for Economic, Financial Inclusion Underway - Shettima [press release]
Premium Times
The federal government had on 25 April unveiled the Aso Accord on Economic and Financial Inclusion, a multi-pronged blueprint designed to achieve universal access to financial… Read more »
Nigeria/Rwanda: Super Eagles Face Familiar Foes Benin, Rwanda in Afcon Qualifiers
Daily Trust
The Super Eagles have been given another chance to avenge their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying defeat to the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in Abidjan following the pairing of both… Read more »
Nigeria: Super Eagles' Afcon 2025 Qualifying Opponents to Emerge Today
This Day
AFCON 2023 finalists, Super Eagles, have been placed in Pot 1 ahead of the draw ceremony for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations that will be held this evening in Johannesburg, South… Read more »
July 03
Nigeria: There Are Over 277 Guns Around National Assembly - Senator
Premium Times
"As I am here, I check my phone regularly and I know the number of guns that are very close to me here. This is just less than one thousand installations. Within us now, there are… Read more »
Nigeria: Seven Rescued As Two-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos
Premium Times
LASEMA said its rescue team has searched the rubble and confirmed that there was no victim underneath the collapsed building. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Threatens to Jail Whistleblowers Who Leak Govt Documents
Premium Times
Journalists and civil society organisations sometimes rely on such leaks to expose corruption and wrongdoings within the government. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate to Decriminalise Non-Use of National Identity Number
Leadership
The Senate is set to decriminalise the non-use of National Identity Number (NIN) through a bill to repeal the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2014. Read more »
West Africa: Alarming Nigeria's Data Breaches
Leadership
The recent revelation that Nigerians' personal data were available for purchase online at a fee was long expected, considering the unseriousness and laxity with which data… Read more »