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Reps warn participating institutions against manipulating NELFUND loans

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The House of Representatives Committee on Student Loans, Scholarships and Higher Education Financing has warned universities and other beneficiary institutions against withholding f... Read More


Similarities between Benin and Opobo, By Eric Teniola

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- Opobo Kingdom in Rivers State now has a new King. He is King Charles Douglas MacPepple Jaja, Jeki VI. The king was crowned as the sixth Amanyanabo of Opobo and the coronation which ... Read More


OK Movement makes U-turn on campaign council, blames APC for crisis

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The OK Movement has acknowledged that its recently disowned presidential campaign council (PCC) was created without adherence to due process. The spokesperson of OK Movement, Emman... Read More


Police in Akwa Ibom arrest two over alleged machete attacks, robberies

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- The Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom State has arrested two men over alleged machete attacks and robberies targeting women in Uyo. The arrest occurred less than 24 hours after the... Read More


Everyone has a plan for Africa; but does Africa have the conviction to drive its own? (1), By Dipo Baruwa

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- I was on LinkedIn the other day when I came across this screaming headline: "Everyone has a plan for Africa, except Africa." At first, I was so engrossed by the headline that I thou... Read More


Leadership and storytelling in election season, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- I keep a weekly diary, which is my own way of telling different stories about Nigeria and the world, encompassing politics, the economy, society, and our endless search for leaders ... Read More


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