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Uproar in Anambra market as police shoot two traders

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- There was an uproar at the River Niger Head Bridge, Onitsha, Anambra State, on Wednesday afternoon after police operatives shot two traders at the bridge head market. The incident... Read More


Donor cuts, govt inaction push HIV patients towards death, uncertainty in Rivers, Akwa Ibom (2)

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- Grace* never saw a state budget document, she never read a federal appropriation law or examined a budget implementation report. She probably did not know that Nigeria's HIV respo... Read More


Adetshina's deportation case postponed as South African protesters demand her return to Nigeria

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The Cape Town Regional Court has adjourned proceedings over the immigration status of former Miss Universe Nigeria 2024, Chidinma Adetshina, as protesters demand that she be sent b... Read More


UNICAL students file N5bn suit challenging removal from Law faculty

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- Over 200 students of the University of Calabar, Cross River State, have sued the university, its vice-chancellor, the registrar and President Bola Tinubu over their removal from th... Read More


Okocha: How Fenerbahce love turned me into 'Muhammed Yavuz'

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- Nigerian football legend Austin 'Jay-Jay' Okocha has recalled how his strong relationship with Fenerbahce supporters led to him becoming a Turkish citizen and adopting the name "Mu... Read More


'My marriage ended in 2024' - Bashir El-Rufai's ex-wife opens up on divorce, single motherhood

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- Halima Kazaure, former wife of Bashir El-Rufai, son of ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has opened up about the end of their marriage, revealing that the union ended in 202... Read More


Tinubu orders EFCC cash recoveries, unclaimed dividends to fund student loans

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- President Bola Tinubu has directed that liquid funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as well as unclaimed dividends from specified government trus... Read More


Trump announces 'most crushing' economic sanctions on Iran

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- US President Donald Trump has announced that his administration was imposing the "most crushing economic operation" on Iran, a move analysts say shows the frustration of the Americ... Read More


NERC transfers electricity market oversight to Akwa Ibom regulatory commission

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered the transfer of regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Akwa Ibom State to the Akwa Ibom State Electrici... Read More


Military moves Plateau headquarters after killings

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- The military has relocated the tactical headquarters of Operation Enduring Peace from Jos, the Plateau State capital, to Mangu Local Government Area following a series of deadly at... Read More