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How I introduced Juma Jux to Priscilla, convinced Iyabo Ojo to accept him as son-in-law- Chioma Ikoku

Nigeria, April 23 -- It's unlikely that memories of the talk-of-the-town wedding between Priscilla Ojo, daughter of actress Iyabo Ojo, and Tanzanian singer Juma Jux will linger for a while. The adora... Read More


Insecurity: Former Nigerian refugees fleeing back to Chad Republic

Nigeria, April 23 -- Scores of former Nigerian refugees repatriated from the Chad Republic last year have fled back to their former host country due to threats from Boko Haram insurgents. A community... Read More


Insecurity: Niger governor bans wearing of dreadlocks, night okada, others

Nigeria, April 23 -- The Governor of Niger State, Umar Bago, has ordered security agents to clamp down on thugs and those abetting them to disrupt public peace in Minna, the state capital where violen... Read More


Jollof Index: Food crisis worsens in Nigeria, Ghana - Report

Nigeria, April 23 -- Acute hunger and the chronic inability to access food remain a critical challenge in West and Central Africa, with over 40 million people struggling to feed themselves during the ... Read More


Military coups in West Africa threaten democratic gains - Tinubu

Nigeria, April 23 -- President Bola Tinubu has voiced concern over the wave of unconstitutional changes in West Africa, warning that they endanger the region's democratic progress and overall stabilit... Read More


Emerging threats and a national cybersecurity academy, By Shuaib S. Agaka

Nigeria, April 22 -- Nigeria's digital revolution is accelerating, with fintech, e-governance, and online commerce transforming the way citizens live, work, and transact. Yet, beneath this rapid progr... Read More


Burkina Faso junta says it thwarted plot to topple Traore

Nigeria, April 22 -- The Burkina Faso military government says it has thwarted a plot to overthrow junta leader Ibrahim Traore. This adds to the multiple claims of attempted coups against Mr Traore s... Read More


Chibok girls and Leah Sharibu: Indictments of Nigeria that still persist, By Firdausi Abubakar

Nigeria, April 22 -- Monday, 14 April marked eleven agonising years since the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, by the Boko Haram terrorist grou... Read More


Hajj 2025: Airlift of Nigerian intending pilgrims begins 9 May

Nigeria, April 22 -- The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the State Muslim Pilgrims' Welfare Board have fixed 9 May as the commencement date for the airlift of Nigerian intending pilgr... Read More


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