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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Nigeria's Flamingos drawn in 'tricky group'

Nigeria, June 5 -- Nigeria's U-17 women's national team, the Flamingos, will face one of their stiffest challenges yet when the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup kicks off in Morocco later this year. ... Read More


Niger Governor Bago cancels Sallah Durbar to respect Mokwa flood victims

Nigeria, June 5 -- The Niger State Government has cancelled the Hawan Bariki, Durbar, and other large-scale Eid-el-Kabir festivities across the state. The directive was issued by Governor Mohammed Ba... Read More


Netflix hikes subscription fees in Nigeria for third time in two years

Nigeria, June 5 -- Streaming media, Netflix, has increased its subscription fees across all plans in Nigeria, marking its first price hike in 2025 and the third since 2024. According to the plans and... Read More


SSS asks court to bar Utomi, associates from comments, rallies on shadow govt.

Nigeria, June 5 -- The State Security Service (SSS) has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an interlocutory injunction to restrain Pat Utomi, a 2007 presidential candidate of the Afri... Read More


Tribunal dismisses petitions seeking to upturn Gov Aiyedatiwa's election

Nigeria, June 4 -- The Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petitions filed by the Action Alliance(AA), the Allied People's Movement (APM) and the Social Democratic Par... Read More


Nigerian boxing legend Obisia "Golden Gloves" Nwankpa is dead

Nigeria, June 4 -- Obisia Nwankpa, the iconic boxer and former national coach fondly known as "Golden Gloves," is dead. He passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, 3 June, at the age of 75. While ... Read More


Midterm Scorecard: Nigeria's health sector remains fragile despite Tinubu's efforts

Nigeria, June 4 -- Two years into President Bola Tinubu's tenure, Nigeria's health sector remains fragile, swamped with various interventions, yet still burdened by old challenges. Despite campaign p... Read More


Supreme Court voids Jokolo's reinstatement as Emir of Gwandu

Nigeria, June 4 -- The Supreme Court has nullified a Kebbi State High Court judgement reinstating Al-Mustapha Jokolo as the 19th Emir of Gwandu. In a judgement on Wednesday, the Supreme Court stated ... Read More


Responding to the conversation about academic relevance, By Mohammed Dahiru Aminu

Nigeria, June 4 -- Over the past few days, I have been receiving a steady stream of messages in response to my recent essay on the importance of following the money to remain relevant in academia. The... Read More


Road safety officials allegedly extort N100,000 from driver

Nigeria, June 4 -- Some officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Cross River State allegedly extorted N100,000 from a driver for not wearing a seatbelt, a Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo... Read More