Nigeria
2019: A brief manual of Nigerian politics by Reuben Abati
The political primaries are scheduled to hold between this month and the next and definitely by the end of October 2018, the hustling...
IGP Idris appointment as head police decentralization committee sparks outrage, concern
The appointment of the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to head the Committee on Decentrailsation of the Nigerian Police, provoked strong reactions Friday. Speaker,...
Buhari administration just got caught in a lie about ransom to free kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls
Let’s not over-complicate this: The federal government lied about the statement denying the payment of large sums of money as ransom to terrorists...
Journalists suffering corrosive effects of government surveillance
Jones Abiri, editor in chief of the Weekly Source newspaper was on Thursday released from detention in Nigeria, after over two years behind...
71 students duped in fake US conference; visas revoked by embassy
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he United States Embassy has expressed worry over the unrelenting attitude of applicants to patronize visa vendors, which end up packaging them with...
Adamu, Ndume, Omo-Agege caught trying to break into Senate chamber illegally – Reps
House of Representatives members Thursday alleged that a band of Senators led by Senator Ali Ndume, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Ovie Omo-Agege were...
Nigeria, Niger Republic MoU targets 150,000bpd crude in new refinery
Nigeria and Niger Republic are targeting to produce between 100,000 and 150,000 barrels of crude oil per day in the new agreement to...
2019: Governors in Rat-race to Grab NNPC Oil Remittances
State Governors are jostling to take whatever they could lay their hands on from the monthly remittances of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...
FIFA Wades Into Nigerian Football Crises, Says Pinnick is Authentic NFF President
FIFA is sending an uncompromising approach to end the crisis in the Nigerian Football Federation, said president Gianni Infantino, as he declared Amaju...
Fake NYSC certificate scandal shakes Kemi Adeosun as Nigerians seek response to forgery allegations
A scandal over fake NYSC certificate by the minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun, has rocked the Buhari administration and the ministry of finance...
FG calls for unity and renewed commitment to solve killings by herdsmen
The Federal Government Sunday called for a new spirit of unity to solve the nation’s challenges, from economic disparity, climate change and killings...
Switzerland government returns $1.2bn stolen funds from Nigeria
The Swiss government has repatriated Nigeria’s stolen funds totalling $1.2 billion, revealed Switzerland’s outgoing ambassador to Nigeria Eric Mayoraz. Mayoraz said the European...
Football enthusiast calls for stronger league in Nigeria
Lagos, July 2, 2018 – A football enthusiast, Shina Philips, on Monday called for more investments in the nation’s league in order to produce a...
Views From Abroad: Crisis in Nigeria as THOUSANDS killed in ‘pure GENOCIDE’
By U.K Express newspapers Last weekend 238 Christians were killed in a number of attacks by militia in Plateau State, a region in...
‘I Knew God Was With Us,’ Lionel Messi Says Against Nigeria
Until the 87th minute in the World Cup match between Argentina and Nigeria last week, it looked like Argentina, would be eliminated from...
Maradona Faces World Cup Ban Over Shameful Obscene Gesture, Insults After Late Argentina Win
As Argentina grabbed a late winner in their final group game in the World Cup against the Super Eagles, an emotional Diego Maradona...
