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'You belong to the zoo,' Fayose tells Obasanjo in renewed hostility

Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, have renewed their years-long hostility just days after they appeared to have settled their differen... Read More


Court jails Nigerian professor for five years for sexual harassment

Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Cyril Ndifon, the suspended dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), to five years' imprisonment for sexual h... Read More


Policy reversals undermine Nigeria's reform agenda, experts warn

Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- Frequent policy reversals and weak coordination across government are undermining Nigeria's reform efforts and damaging public trust, experts said on Saturday at the second edition... Read More


Cervical Cancer: 32 African countries now offering HPV vaccine - WHO

Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that 32 African countries have introduced the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into their national immunisation programmes, marki... Read More


Tinubu urges judges to safeguard integrity, restore public confidence in judiciary

Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian judges to safeguard the integrity of the judiciary, saying public confidence in the courts depends on fair and untainted interpretation of ... Read More


Five men arrested for assaulting woman who aided police investigation

Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- Five men have been arrested by the police in Imo State, Nigeria's South-east, for allegedly assaulting a woman who aided a police investigation. The police, on 4 November, said th... Read More


Some governors defecting to APC have no value to offer - Ndume

Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has expressed concern about the increasing number of defections into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), warning that the party is becoming ... Read More


New Afrik International Film Festival targets African narratives, capacity-building

Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- Stakeholders of the AFRIK International Film Festival (AIIF) have unveiled the event in Lagos, announcing plans for its debut edition in Port Harcourt in 2026. The festival, launc... Read More


Makarfi resigns as PDP BoT secretary

Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- A former governor of Kaduna State, Ahmed Makarfi, has resigned as the secretary of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Makarfi, who governed Kadu... Read More


Former Kaduna governorship candidate, Isah Ashiru, loses Abuja residence to fire

Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- A fire outbreak has destroyed the residence of the 2023 Kaduna State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Isah Ashiru, at the Apo Legislative Quarters in A... Read More