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Former deputy bureau chief of The Guardian, Anietie Akpan, dies

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Veteran journalist and publisher Anietie Akpan is dead. Mr Akpan, a former deputy bureau chief of The Guardian in Nigeria's South-south region, died on Sunday night, according to t... Read More


Africa and the imperatives of leadership, By Toyin Falola

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Africa has had good leaders throughout its history who have been empire builders, thinkers, traders, kings, diplomats, and freedom fighters, who have established civilisations and m... Read More


Strike: Ondo varsity lecturers yet to receive payments despite N1.1bn approval by gov

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Workers and lecturers at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, have yet to receive payment of their outstanding salaries despite the N1.1 billion that Govern... Read More


Army commander behind Oyo school abduction victims' rescue redeployed, gets successor

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Auwalu Mahmuda, a major general has assumed duty as the 56th General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Nigerian Army's 2 Division in Ibadan, Oyo State, taking over from Chinedu Nnebei... Read More


Ex-Reps chief whip disputes Obasanjo's account of Na'Abba's leadership, recalls impeachment crisis

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Former Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Abubakar Bwari, has challenged former President Olusegun Obasanjo's recent claims against the late former Speaker, Ghali Na'Abba, ... Read More


Glasgow 2026: Nigeria surpass Australia, England in World Records race

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Nigeria's remarkable outing at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games was not only about winning medals. The country's athletes also set three of the six world records recorded during ... Read More


NBC seeks approval to refile appeal against ruling barring it from fining broadcasters

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has asked the Court of Appeal in Abuja for permission to file a fresh appeal against a Federal High Court judgement that barred it from im... Read More


CPPE urges CBN to rethink development finance, says real sector faces N50tn funding gap

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has urged the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to overhaul the country's development finance framew... Read More


Glasgow 2026: Australian High Commission congratulates Team Nigeria on historic campaign

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- The Australian High Commission in Nigeria has congratulated Team Nigeria for its outstanding performance at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, where Nigeria emerged as Africa's hi... Read More


BOOK REVIEW: Charly Boy: The art of living against the grain

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- Few figures in Nigeria's cultural landscape embody rebellion, wit, and social conscience as vividly as Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy. For decades, he has occupied a ... Read More