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Nigeria introduces students identification number to track learners

Nigeria, March 23 -- The Nigerian government has announced plans to introduce a Learner Identification Number to track pupils from primary school through their academic journey. The Minister of Educa... Read More


'Don't use my children as cheap bait' - Iyabo Ojo warns Baba Ijesha

Nigeria, March 23 -- Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has reacted to claims by comic actor Olanrewaju "Baba Ijesha" James that she once entrusted him with the care of her children, Festus and Priscilla. P... Read More


Papa Ajasco: 'Na we dey inside, we know where it pinches' - Ex-Miss Pepeye

Nigeria, March 23 -- Bolatito Sowunmi, who played Ms Pepeye on the famed sitcom 'Papa Ajasco', has shared her thoughts on the ongoing debate about the welfare of the series's actors. Sowunmi, who par... Read More


Bandits abduct worshippers in Kwara ECWA Church

Nigeria, March 23 -- Suspected bandits on Sunday morning invaded an Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in the Omugo community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting worshippers d... Read More


APC sets date for aspirants' screening ahead of national convention

Nigeria, March 23 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed Tuesday, 24 March, for the screening of aspirants seeking to contest for national offices ahead of its forthcoming national conventio... Read More


Nigerian Army opens recruitment portal

Nigeria, March 23 -- The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of online registration for its 91 Regular Recruits Intake (RRI) for trade and non-trade personnel. According to an official notic... Read More


Nigerian students shine in African Spelling Bee Competition

Nigeria, March 22 -- Nigerian students have recorded a strong outing, clinching top honours at the recently concluded African Spelling Bee competition in Harare, Zimbabwe. The competition, held on Fr... Read More


INVESTIGATION: Inside Nigerian communities where children are forced into marriage (1)

Nigeria, March 22 -- There was no sign of excitement on Christiana Ebonyi's face on her wedding day in 2015. At just 16, she was being married off to a man nearly three times her age. For her family, ... Read More


MOVIE REVIEW: 'Keke 2 Mansion' rises above cliches with Eucharia Anunobi's standout role

Nigeria, March 22 -- Rags-to-riches narratives remain one of Nollywood's most overworked formulas, so predictable that they often play out like a checklist, with each twist arriving exactly when expec... Read More


2027: Portable faces backlash over remarks to Yoruba voters on Tinubu support

Nigeria, March 22 -- Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable, has again stirred controversy after threatening Yorubas with spiritual consequences if they fai... Read More