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Nigerian Journalists are Criminals for Calling Bandits Criminals, Sheikh Gumi Alleges

Islamic cleric, Ahmad Sheikh Gumi has said that the Nigerian Press are "criminals" for their consistent reporting of the activities…

4 years ago

Abuja Air Crash: Seven Nigerian Air Force Officers For Burial Thursday

The seven Nigerian Air Force officers who died when their Beechcraft King Air B350i aircraft crashed on Sunday will be buried at…

4 years ago

Death Toll in Maiduguri Rocket Attack Rises to 16

The death toll during the Boko Haram jihadist attack in the Borno state capital Maiduguri has risen to 16, AFP is reporting. The…

4 years ago

Internet Enabling Cyber Terrorists to Cause Tension in Nigeria, Buhari Says

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari says the growth and development of the internet has come with a rise in threats posed by cybercriminals, online financial fraudsters, and…

4 years ago

Nigerian Senate Confirms Buratai, Other Ex-service Chiefs As Ambassadors

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of the immediate past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors. The confirmation of…

4 years ago

Six Feared Dead in Tigray Bus Attack

No less than six students are feared dead after an attack on a bus in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray,…

4 years ago

Crashed Military Plane Part of Kagara Schoolboys’ Rescue Mission, Nigerian Air Force Says

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the seven personnel who died in the plane crash that occurred at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…

4 years ago

Nigeria: Former Imo Governor Okorocha Arrested for Illegally Unsealing Shut Property

A former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has been arrested by operatives of the Imo State police command for unsealing the Royal Spring Palm…

4 years ago

Nigeria: Sixty-eight Civil Society Groups Call For President Buhari’s Resignation

Sixty-eight civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have asked the country's President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over his failure to fulfil his…

4 years ago

Nigerian Air Force Plane Crashes in Abuja, Six Dead

Six people have been confirmed dead after a Nigerian military aircraft King Air 350 crashed just minutes after takeoff from…

4 years ago

Bandits Will Overpower Nigeria if Government Continues to Dialogue, Cardinal Onaiyekan Warns

Prominent cleric and former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Onaiyekan has warned that Nigeria will soon be overpowered by bandits…

4 years ago

Nigerian Governors Fayemi, El-rufai Advocate Immediate Devolution of Power, State Police

Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum and Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi and his Kaduna State counterpart Nasir El-Rufai have…

4 years ago

Nigeria President Buhari Congratulates Okonjo-Iweala on Appointment as WTO DG

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated a former Nigerian Minister of Finance and Economy Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her election as Director-General of the…

4 years ago

You Can Get Anything in Nigeria if You’re a Sycophant , Former Speaker Na’Abba Says

A former Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Ghali Na'Abba says sycophancy has become the basis with which people…

4 years ago

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Makes History as First Female, First African DG of WTO

Former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been chosen as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ms…

4 years ago

#DefendLagos Group Suspends Protest, Describes #OccupyLekkiTollGate Organisers as Money-grabbers

The #DefendLagos protest scheduled to hold Saturday and aimed at countering the #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest has been suspended. The decision according…

4 years ago

#EndSARS: Police Arrest #OccupyLekkiTollGate Protesters

Armed Nigeria Police officers manning the Lekki Tollgate Plaza are already arresting protesters who arrived early at the Lekki tollgate,…

4 years ago

Nigeria: SEC Reverses Self, Suspends Approval of Cryptocurrency-related Products

Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission has reversed its earlier decision to accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as securities, suspending the…

4 years ago

Nigeria’s Elites Dysfunctional, Without Empathy, Former Enugu State Governor Nnamani Says

A former Governor of Enugu State, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani has said Nigeria's poverty situation has become so bad because the country's…

4 years ago

Nigeria Has Disobeyed 25 Ecowas Court Judgements, Falana Says

Nigeria has so far disobeyed twenty-five judgements of the ECOWAS court, the first since the establishment of the regional court,…

4 years ago