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Ex-NERC chair joins calls for disbandment of controversial police unit

Nigeria, Dec. 7 -- A former Chairperson of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission aa(NERC), Sam Amadi, has asked the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to disband Tiger Base,... Read More


SPECIAL REPORT: Kano govt rounded up street children, but found keeping them more difficult

Nigeria, Dec. 7 -- Abubakar* remembers the night a lot changed. "I was sleeping under a corridor when somebody touched me," the teenager recalled. "They didn't tell me anything. They just said I shoul... Read More


ECOWAS condemns Benin coup

Nigeria, Dec. 7 -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the attempted military takeover in the Republic of Benin, calling the development a "subversion" of constitution... Read More


APC reschedules National Caucus, NEC meetings

Nigeria, Dec. 7 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adjusted the dates of its National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings, revising the earlier announced timetable for its t... Read More


US delegation arrives Nigeria, meets Ribadu on strategic security partnership

Nigeria, Dec. 7 -- A United States Congressional delegation has arrived in Abuja and met with Nigeria's National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, as both countries intensify diplomatic engagement ... Read More


Ooni of Ife marks 10th coronation anniversary with Ojaja University campus launch

Nigeria, Dec. 7 -- The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has marked the 10th anniversary of his coronation with a public lecture and the unveiling of the Ojaja University campus in Ile-Ife. The even... Read More


Benin coup has been foiled - Interior Minister

Nigeria, Dec. 7 -- The Beninese government says the country's military has foiled the coup, which sought to oust the President Patrice Talon administration. The Interior Minister, Alassane Seidou, an... Read More


Bandits set Jigawa village ablaze, kill one, injure police officer

Nigeria, Dec. 7 -- A farmer has been reported killed and several others, including a police officer, injured on Saturday in a fight between farmers and herders in Yelwan Musari village in the Guri Loc... Read More


The hidden war within Nigeria's military: Sabotage, politics, and stalled reform, By Oludare Ogunlana

Nigeria, Dec. 7 -- Nigeria is once again preparing for a sweeping expansion of its security forces. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's recent declaration of a national "security emergency," accompanied by ... Read More


Benin Coup: President Talon safe, army regaining control from putschists - Presidency

Nigeria, Dec. 7 -- The Benin Republic presidency says that President Patrice Talon is safe and the army is regaining control from the coup plotters. This comes shortly after a group of military offic... Read More