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HAJJ 2025: NAHCON completes airlift of intending pilgrims from four Nigerian states

Nigeria, May 12 -- The National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) says it has completed the airlift of intending pilgrims from four Nigerian states: Kogi, Oyo, Imo and Abia. PREMIUM TIMES reports that the air... Read More


Shadow Constellation: How Starlink devices shape conflict, crime in the Sahel

Nigeria, May 12 -- Violent extremist groups in the Sahel, including Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), are exploiting Starlink to enhance the... Read More


I don't wish to return as Rivers governor - Fubara

Nigeria, May 12 -- The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, said he would not wish to return to office if he had his way, stressing that he now looks better than when he was in offic... Read More


ASUU gets new president as Osodeke hands over

Nigeria, May 12 -- The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has elected Chris Piwuna, a professor, as its new president. Mr Piwuna, a lecturer at the University of Jos, Plateau State, was the ... Read More


NNPC to resume oil drilling in Northern Nigeria, speaks on feud with Dangote refinery

Nigeria, May 12 -- The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Bayo Ojulari, said the crude oil drilling project in the boundary of Bauchi a... Read More


Naira Abuse: EFCC bows to pressure, vows to probe Tompolo

Nigeria, May 12 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has bowed to public pressure over a viral video allegedly of a former Niger Delta militant leader, Government 'Tompolo' Ekpemupol... Read More


AMVCAs: The performative growth of Nigerian fashion, By Tessy Oliseh-Amaize

Nigeria, May 12 -- The AMVCAs have become a spectacle of fashion ambition, where red carpets shine with drama, culture, and couture-level creativity. Social media timelines light up. Hashtags trend. C... Read More


Inside Nigerian newspaper headlines today - Monday, 12 May 2025

Nigeria, May 12 -- Today, different news headlines dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Daily Trust reported, "Ganduje under fire over one-party state comment." The Guardian reported, "... Read More


Tinubu, policy coordination and effective governance in Nigeria, By Ayodeji Aransiola

Nigeria, May 12 -- At the end of March, the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination and Head, Central Results Delivery Coordination Unit, held a Stakeholders' Validat... Read More


U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles duo named in Group Stage Best XI

Nigeria, May 12 -- Nigeria's Flying Eagles may still have work to do in their quest for continental glory at the 2025 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, but two standout performers have already ... Read More