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Teenager Quadri Alabi recounts ordeal during two-month detention, as police rule out apology

Nigeria, April 22 -- Teenager Quadri Alabi, who gained national attention for standing in front of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi's convoy during the 2023 campaign, has recounted a harr... Read More


Wike's aide tackles Falana, questions human rights lawyer over SAN title

Nigeria, April 22 -- The public altercation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, escalated on Monday with the minis... Read More


Jerry Eze, Falz, Adichie, Bovi, Funke Akindele to feature at #WithChude live concert

Nigeria, April 21 -- Media entrepreneur and storyteller Chude Jideonwo has announced the debut of #WithChude Live, a "vision talk concert" set to take place on 27 April at the Palms Mall, Oniru, Lagos... Read More


BREAKING: Pope Francis dies at 88

Nigeria, April 21 -- Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. He participated in Easter Sunday Mass just a day before his passing. In an official statement on ... Read More


UPDATED: Pope Francis dies at 88

Nigeria, April 21 -- Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, has died at the age of 88. He participated in Easter Sunday Mass, just a day before his passing. In an official statement on... Read More


'It was a ticking time bomb,' neighbours, survivors speak of collapsed Lagos building

Nigeria, April 21 -- As of Sunday morning, fve people have been confirmed dead and 13 others rescued following the collapse on Saturday of a three-storey building in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos Sta... Read More


Lagos Building Collapse: Death toll rises to five

Nigeria, April 20 -- Five people have been confirmed dead after a three-storey building collapsed in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State on Saturday. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LAS... Read More


CBN governor faces contempt suit over N220 million Paris Club refund

Nigeria, April 19 -- The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, and the bank's Director of Legal Services, Salam-Alada Kofo, are facing contempt proceedings for alleged non-co... Read More


UPDATED: One dead, 13 rescued as three-storey building collapses in Lagos

Nigeria, April 19 -- One person has been confirmed dead and 13 others rescued after a three-storey building collapsed on Saturday in the Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos. The building, which reportedly hou... Read More


Police defend teenager Alabi Quadri's two-month detention after court dismissal for lack of evidence.

Nigeria, April 19 -- The Lagos State Police Command tried to justify the arrest and detention of Alabi Quadri for two months, after a court threw out its evidence-starved case against him even before ... Read More