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Amnesty International demands probe into police assault on journalists during 7 April protest

Nigeria, April 8 -- Amnesty International Nigeria has urged the federal government to launch an independent investigation into the assault of two journalists during the Take It Back movement's 7 April... Read More


Court orders Benue govt. to pay widow deceased husband's N6m death benefits

Nigeria, April 8 -- The National Industrial Court in Makurdi, Benue State, has ordered the state government to pay more than N6.8 million as death benefits to the widow of a deceased official of the s... Read More


Tinubu mourns Pascal Dozie

Nigeria, April 8 -- President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to Pascal Dozie, the late founder of Diamond Bank and pioneer chairman of MTN Nigeria, describing him as "a rare breed business leader" who h... Read More


Four killed in renewed land dispute in Ebonyi communities

Nigeria, April 8 -- Four people have been killed in the renewed land dispute between the people of Ndukwe Community, Amasiri in Afikpo Local Government Area and the neighbouring Okporojo in Osso Edda ... Read More


Bayelsa crowned champions of inaugural Niger Delta Sports Festival

Nigeria, April 8 -- Team Bayelsa has emerged as the overall champion of the first-ever Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF), edging out sports powerhouses Delta and Edo in a thrilling medal race that ca... Read More


Inside Nigerian newspaper headlines today - Tuesday, 8 April, 2025

Nigeria, April 8 -- Today, reports of security operatives dispersing protesters with tear gas in the Maitama area of Abuja dominated headlines. The protesters who had gathered on Monday peacefully to... Read More


Demographics not poor governance explain Africa's slow development

Nigeria, April 8 -- Africa's disappointing economic performance since independence in the 1960s is often blamed on corruption, poor governance and lack of competition. But structurally, the main reaso... Read More


NUPENG, PENGASSAN reject external appointments at NNPC

Nigeria, April 8 -- The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have rejected the Nigerian Nationa... Read More


Court denies complicity in prolonged detention of former First Lady's ex-domestic workers

Nigeria, April 8 -- The Bayelsa State High Court has denied culpability or external influence in the protracted trial and detention of some domestic aides of former first lady Patience Jonathan. The ... Read More


Pascal Dozie, Diamond Bank founder, dies at 85

Nigeria, April 8 -- Pascal Dozie, a Nigerian entrepreneur who played a defining role in the development of Nigeria's modern banking and telecommunications industries, has died. He was 85. Mr Dozie p... Read More