Nigeria
British Airways Aircraft Suffers Bird Strike While Landing In Lagos
A British Airways passenger aircraft experienced a bird strike while landing in Lagos. The multiple impacts led to issues such as a hydraulic...
SERAP tells Buhari: lnvestigate, prosecute stealers of N3.83bn in MDAs, hospitals
In pursuit of its mandate to expose corruption in public office, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President...
2021 prophecies: Nigeria’s VP Osinbajo, ex-Ghana President John Mahama will take the helm as presidents
As the year 2021 rolled in today, two Ghanaian Christian clerics, who operate in the office of prophets, have unveiled major, status...
Fidelity Bank first female CEO, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, takes charge
Just as the tenure of Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo, the Managing Director of Fidelity Bank ended on December 31, 2020, Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe on January...
Security agents arrest Sowore, pro-democracy activists in widening crackdown
Just a few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari’s New Year broadcast, the publisher of Saharareporters and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, and others...
Full text of President Buhari’s New Year message
My fellow countrymen and women, First, I would like to thank and praise the Almighty who saw us through the year 2020 and...
UNICEF projects 21,000 babies will be given birth to in Nigeria on New Year Day
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh As 2021 rolls in, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has projected that an estimated 21,439 babies...
Stakeholders score Buhari’s agric policies low
A video went viral in November 2020 about a hearing session organised by a committee of Nigeria’s legislative national assembly. Zaheera...
Nigeria teetering on the brink, nearly a failed state — London Financial Times
Nigeria is on the brink of becoming a failed state, according to an international daily newspaper, Financial Times. The highly reverred newspaper, taking a...
We are now second-class citizens in our own country, laments Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark
“What type of country to do we belong to? We produce all the resources in this country and for me to benefit...
Amnesty International applauds ICC’s probe of Nigerian military for alleged war crimes
Amnesty International says the International Criminal Court’s decision to launch a probe into the alleged war crimes records of the Nigerian...
Nigeria unveils plan to receive 20m COVID-19 vaccines as rich countries hoard doses
Nigeria has announced plans to receive 20 million Covid-19 vaccines early next year, according to the Executive Secretary, National Primary Health Care Development...
Technology transfer: Buhari inaugurates implementation committee on Nigeria-Czech MoU
In a bid to facilitate a smooth transfer of technology from Czech Republic, the Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the implementation...
Nigeria now 3rd most terrorised country — GTI
The Boko Haram insurgency and Fulani extremism have placed Nigeria as the world’s third most terrorised country, according to a Global Terrorism...
Recession Blues By Reuben Abati
“My brother, how you dey?” “What can we do?” “E ku recession” “Excuse me?” “I said er ku recession…” “Are you Yoruba...
Just in: FIFA picks two Nigerian referees for Women’s World Cup
FIFA, the world football governing body, has selected two Nigerian referees to officiate at the 2023 Women’s World Cup scheduled to be...
