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Inside N26.6trn budgets, many Nigeria's states swim in debts, leave schools, hospitals underfunded

Nigeria, May 16 -- In Nigeria, budget season is often a grand affair. Governors, flanked by aides, arrive at the Houses of Assembly to present appropriation bills with lofty titles like "Budget of Ren... Read More


NHRC records 261,483 complaints, killings in Benue, Borno, Plateau in April

Nigeria, May 16 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recorded 261,483 rights violation complaints and an alarming surge in killings in Benue, Plateau and Borno states in April. The killings... Read More


Tinubu receives Mali's ambassador amidst AES fallout with ECOWAS

Nigeria, May 16 -- President Bola Tinubu has called for improved bilateral relations between Nigeria and Mali. According to him, both countries need to strengthen bilateral relationships and deepen e... Read More


TRIBUTE: Sonala Olumhense Strikes 70: Why there is only one Ess-Oh! By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Nigeria, May 16 -- Thursday, May 15, marked the 70th birthday of the inimitable journalist's journalist Sonala Olumhense. I doubt that I would ever have become a journalist if not for my eventful mee... Read More


Friday Sermon: The dangerous consequences of tribalism and racism!, By Murtadha Gusau

Nigeria, May 16 -- In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All perfect praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds. May His peace and blessings be upon our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace be... Read More


ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to release detainee held for 16 years, pay N20m compensation

Nigeria, May 16 -- The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered Nigeria to release a businessman, Moses Abiodun, who has been detained for 16 years without charge. The court, in its judgement delivered Th... Read More


Court sentences council chairperson's brother, three others to death by hanging

Nigeria, May 16 -- The Ebonyi State High Court, Ohaukwu Judicial Division, has sentenced four persons to death by hanging for murdering a 26-year-old man, Chinonso Elom, in the state. The court found... Read More


FG to improve ENT services amid rising cases of hearing loss

Nigeria, May 16 -- The Nigerian government has announced that it is working to improve access to ear, nose, and throat (ENT) healthcare services across the country. This is in a bid to tackle rising c... Read More


Yiaga opposes bill to make voting compulsory in Nigeria

Nigeria, May 16 -- Yiaga Africa, an election observation and civic advocacy organisation, has rejected a proposed bill seeking to make voting compulsory for Nigerians of voting age. The Executive Dir... Read More


Finnish govt charges Simon Ekpa with terrorism

Nigeria, May 16 -- The Finnish government has charged controversial Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, with terrorism offences ahead of his trial. The deputy prosecutor general in Finland charged Mr Ekpa w... Read More