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Kwara APC: How a succession battle became a political earthquake, By Ehi Braimah

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Politics is rarely only about elections; it is also about succession, control, alliances, interests and the management of political expectations. In Kwara State, these forces have c... Read More


Military Plane Crash: Air Chief sets up probe panel, assures adequate support for bereaved families

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The Chief of Air Staff, Sunday Aneke, an air marshal, says he has directed the constitution of a panel to investigate the recent crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft at Igb... Read More


Nigerian Photographer Bolaji Alonge's Photos Featured in New Fela Kuti 'Zombie' Vinyl

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Nigerian photographer Bolaji Alonge's photographs of the New Afrika Shrine in Lagos have been featured in a new limited-edition vinyl release of Fela Kuti's Zombie. The edition is ... Read More


Customs seize three live pangolins in suspected wildlife-trafficking operation in Ogun

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted three live pangolins allegedly being smuggled through Ogun State, in the latest seizure highlighting the illegal trade of one of the worl... Read More


Lagos records 1,324 fire, building-collapse, other emergency incidents in nine months

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service says it responded to 1,324 emergency incidents between January and September, with fire calls accounting for 1,135 of the cases. The agency ... Read More


Court reserves ruling on Taraba APC chairmanship primary dispute

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The Federal High Court in Jalingo, Taraba State, has reserved ruling in a suit challenging the exclusion of Abdulhadi Haruna Lau from the All Progressives Congress (APC) state chair... Read More


Outrage over video showing FRSC officers allegedly beating motorist in Nasarawa

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- A video showing officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) repeatedly hitting and kicking a man during a roadside encounter in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has triggered outrage on... Read More


Supreme Court Judgement: Parties that violate membership register rule won't field candidates - INEC

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said political parties that violated the statutory requirement on membership registers will not be allowed to field candidat... Read More


NPFL: Sporting Lagos Coach Buter fined N.5m over referee comments after Ikorodu City Derby

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Sporting Lagos head coach Jeffrey Buter has been fined N500,000 and cautioned by the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) following an inquest into comments he made about refereei... Read More


How Nigeria's Population Commission mismanaged N245 billion on undelivered products, other controversial contracts - Auditor-General

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The National Population Commission (NPC) awarded and paid for census-related contracts worth billions of naira without adequate evidence of delivery, according to the Auditor-Genera... Read More