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Court rejects Sowore's request to travel abroad

Nigeria, March 5 -- The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, rejecteed a request to release the passport of Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African A... Read More


Frederick Nwajagu appeals conviction for using Eze Ndigbo title, challenges Lagos law

Nigeria, March 5 -- Frederick Nwajagu, the Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, has filed an appeal against his conviction by the Lagos State High Court at Tafawa Balewa Square for unlawfully parading himself a... Read More


Osun LG Crisis: Gov Adeleke holds closed-door meeting with Akande

Nigeria, March 5 -- Amid a leadership crisis affecting local government councils in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke held a two-hour meeting on Tuesday with Bisi Akande, former interim national ch... Read More


EFCC detains ex-Akwa-Ibom gov Emmanuel Udom over alleged N700bn fraud

Nigeria, March 5 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel Udom, over an alleged N700 billion fraud. Mr Udom, who served as go... Read More


Lagos launches digital malaria eradication programme, records 900,000 cases annually

Nigeria, March 5 -- Lagos State has launched a digital malaria eradication programme as part of efforts to combat the disease, which continues to affect hundreds of thousands of residents annually. G... Read More


Despite minister's directive, Nigerian university insists on controversial VC appointment

Nigeria, March 5 -- The Admiralty University, Ibuzor, Delta State, has insisted on the appointment of Christopher Ogbogbo as its vice-chancellor, maintaining that it was not bound by law to select the... Read More


The crisis of rigid thinking in Nigerian universities, By Mohammed Dahiru Aminu

Nigeria, March 5 -- The Nigerian academic landscape remains shackled by outdated and rigid perspectives that stifle intellectual progress and adaptability. Among the most glaring issues is the deep-se... Read More


Sexual Harassment: Women's group urges Akpabio to step aside for transparent investigation

Nigeria, March 5 -- A coalition of women's rights advocates from North Central, North East, and North West Nigeria, Voices for Inclusion and Equity for Women (VIEW), has demanded an independent invest... Read More


ACF worries over attack on northerners in South-east, demands compensation for victims

Nigeria, March 5 -- The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed worry over attacks on heavy-duty haulage trucks/trailers from the northern region of the country in the South-east. The group decr... Read More


Jigawa Assembly repeals 'ineffective Hisbah law'

Nigeria, March 5 -- The Jigawa State House of Assembly repealed the state's Hisbah Advisory Committee (Establishment) law, 2004 and passed a new law to replace it - the Hisbah Board Bill, 2025. The l... Read More