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VIDEO: How I regained consciousness, met others lying dead - UNN party survivor

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- A 24-year-old student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has recounted how he narrowly escaped death during an off-campus party during which four other students died. PREM... Read More


Police arrest 12 suspects over theft, political thuggery in Niger State

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- The Niger State Police Command says it has arrested 12 suspects over housebreaking, shop burglary, theft, political thuggery and destruction of property across the state. The comm... Read More


From 51 Iweka Road to Ebinpejo Lane, Idumota, these marketers powered Nollywood's home-video boom

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- Long before Netflix, Prime Video, and other streaming platforms courted Nigerian filmmakers, the country's movie industry ran on videocassettes, Video CDs (VCDs) and, later, DVDs, ... Read More


Bandits attack Zamfara mosque, kill APC e-registration supervisor, abduct worshippers

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- A supervisor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) e-registration exercise, Nasiru Sani, has been killed by suspected bandits during an early-morning attack on a mosque in Kaura N... Read More


UNILORIN: Excavator leaves campus after students' protest, court injunction

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- An excavator used for construction work on a disputed portion of land at the University of Ilorin was seen leaving the institution's main campus days after students protested again... Read More


MOVIE REVIEW: In 'Beyond Blood', the law sees a stepmother; the children see their mother

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- Nollywood actress Uche Montana's film, 'Beyond Blood', explores the complexities of motherhood, domestic violence and the limits of biological relationships, raising a question abo... Read More


Nigeria's seed council, PIND move to reform seed system

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) and the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) have agreed on a coordinated action to strengthen seed certi... Read More


Fela becomes first African solo artiste inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has become the first African solo artiste inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, nearly three decades after his death. The late Afrobeat pioneer received ... Read More


54 African countries to meet in Abuja over recovery of stolen assets

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- Representatives of 54 African countries are expected in Abuja from 17 to 20 November for the maiden General Assembly of the African Asset Recovery Practitioners' Forum (AARP-F), as... Read More


Akume, Alia camps clash over Tinubu campaign in Benue

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- The crisis in the Benue State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has widened, with rival camps loyal to Governor Hyacinth Alia and Secretary to the Government of the Fe... Read More