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Sledgehammer diplomacy and China's soft touch, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, April 25 -- Taiwan is a defined territory with claims to being a sovereign state. This is partly because powerful countries like the United States,US; Japan, New Zealand, Australia and the Eu... Read More


No Sanctuary: How terrorists exploited Nigeria's religious gatherings

Nigeria, April 25 -- A series of attacks across northern Nigeria during Ramadan and Easter has raised concerns about a pattern of violence timed to coincide with major religious gatherings. On Palm S... Read More


Court hears more evidence on cash-dollar deals in Yahaya Bello's trial

Nigeria, April 25 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday overruled an objection by former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello's lawyer, allowing prosecutors to continue leading evidence alleging la... Read More


Editors fault NBC over threat to sanction broadcasters

Nigeria, April 25 -- The Nigerian Guild of Editors has raised concerns over a move by the National Broadcasting Commission to sanction broadcast presenters accused of expressing personal opinions as f... Read More


Nigerian govt increases workers' allowances, introduces new pension scheme

Nigeria, April 25 -- The federal government has approved an increase in Duty Tour Allowance (DTA), estacode, and book allowances for its workers. It also approved a 100 per cent DTA increase for fede... Read More


Lawyer sues Nigerian govt, army over ex-Boko Haram fighters reintegration programme

Nigeria, April 25 -- A human rights lawyer, Maxwell Opara, has sued the Nigerian government and the army to stop the reintegration of repentant insurgents into the Nigerian society. He filed the suit... Read More


Debt Dispute: Court to arraign Umahi's accuser, Ohiri, for cyberstalking

Nigeria, April 25 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday set 29 April for the arraignment of a woman, Tracynither Ohiri, over alleged cyberstalking of the Minister of Works, David Umahi. Judge ... Read More


Lagos govt insists monthly sanitation exercise holds on Saturday, says no court order stops exercise

Nigeria, April 25 -- The Lagos State Government on Friday reaffirmed that the reintroduced monthly environmental sanitation exercise will hold on Saturday, insisting no court ruling has stopped the pr... Read More


States, struggling DisCos test Nigeria's power sector reform - Report

Nigeria, April 25 -- Nigeria's power sector is undergoing one of its most far-reaching transformations in decades, as the implementation of the Electricity Act 2023 shifts the industry from a centrall... Read More


"I don't want to die": Nico Gravity seeks funds for kidney, heart treatment

Nigeria, April 25 -- Nigerian reggae and dancehall artiste, Nico Gravity, has appealed to the Nigerian public to help him raise funds to treat his heart and kidney-related ailment. In a video shared ... Read More