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Biodiversity loss poses major risk to global economy - Report

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- A new United Nations-backed report has warned that the rapid growth of the global economy is driving unprecedented biodiversity loss, which is posing a serious systemic threat to e... Read More


Electoral Act: Senate in rowdy session over move to rescind vote on electronic transmission

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- The Senate on Tuesday descended into a rowdy session after some lawmakers protested a move to rescind an earlier decision rejecting mandatory electronic transmission of election re... Read More


Alaafin's ex-wife, Queen Dammy, threatens to sue Portable, gives him 24 hours to withdraw intimacy claims

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- Fourteen months ago, controversial singer Habeeb "Portable" Okikiola and Queen Dammy, the estranged wife of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi, ended their relationship. The ... Read More


To the butcher of Kaiama, By Femi Fani-Kayode

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- "His words were as smooth as butter yet war was in his heart." - Psalm 55: 21. To Sadiku, the Butcher of Kaiama, I write the following. I watched a video that provided graphic an... Read More


Victor Antai: When values and principles trump transactional politics, By Ibanga Isine

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- The story of Victor Antai is a silent rebuke to turncoat politicians and professional loyalty traders. It reminds us that character should outlive office and appointment. In a pol... Read More


AHF push for condom advocacy as STIs surge in Nigeria

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria, has disclosed plans to take its condom advocacy directly to the streets and university campuses as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) ... Read More


I'm tired of begging; please, I need money for my brain, spleen surgery - Halima Abubakar to Nigerians

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- Respite is yet to come the way of Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar, as she has once again cried out for financial assistance from well-meaning Nigerians. In January, the actress... Read More


Fubara, Wike, Rivers leaders meet Tinubu in fresh push to calm crisis

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- President Bola Tinubu on Sunday night met with key political actors from Rivers State, including Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in what appears to be... Read More


Nigeria drops two places to 142nd in 2025 corruption ranking, trails 33 African countries

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- Nigeria ranked 142nd out of 182 countries in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), scoring 26 out of 100, according to Transparency International's latest assessment of publ... Read More


Trial of Arise journalist, security guard's murder case stalled as prison officials fail to produce suspects

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- The murder trial of Arise News newscaster Somtochukwu "Sommie" Maduagwu and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has been stalled. ... Read More