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Gowon's rendezvous with history, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- There is something undeniably charming about General Yakubu Gowon. He comes across as unassuming and possessed of a quiet dignity. At 92, a milestone he will reach in October, he is... Read More


Zelensky, Netanyahu and Trump: A prostrate world at their feet, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, July 31 -- There are one hundred and thirty active wars around the world today and three outstanding men can be linked to many of them. But President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has emerge... Read More


CJN bars lawyers from using 'Barrister' as title

Nigeria, July 31 -- The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has directed lawyers to stop using 'Barrister' as a title prefixing their names. Mrs Kekere-Ekun, the head of the legal pr... Read More


60,000 migrants from Morocco enter Spanish territory after overrunning border.

Nigeria, July 31 -- A huge crowd of migrants poured into the Spanish territory of Ceuta overnight, after breaching the country's border with Morocco. At least 41 died in the process. The Associated P... Read More


Court jails two Chinese nationals five years each in Lagos for illegal mining

Nigeria, July 31 -- Two Chinese nationals, Zhang Hong Lin and Gao Pei Hai, have been sentenced to five years in prison each for illegal mining and the unlawful export of solid minerals from Nigeria. ... Read More


Makinde inaugurates judicial panel to investigate Oyo school abduction

Nigeria, July 31 -- Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has inaugurated an eight-member Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the abduction of pupils and teachers from Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota ... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: How alleged coup leader's hidden motivation led him into arrest trap

Nigeria, July 31 -- Since 2023, Mohammed Ma'aji, a Nigerian Army colonel and the alleged leader of a thwarted coup plot against President Bola Tinubu's administration, had been seeking promotion to th... Read More


Cricket: Nigeria unveil squad for ICC U-19 World Cup qualifier

Nigeria, July 31 -- The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has announced a 14-man Junior Yellow Greens squad for the 2028 ICC U-19 Men's Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier Division 2, with the team set ... Read More


NITDA's new framework and the future of Nigeria's digital ecosystem, By Shuaib S. Agaka

Nigeria, July 31 -- Every Nigerian has encountered it at one point or another, an online service that freezes midway through an application, a payment platform that crashes during peak hours, a govern... Read More


FG says no plan to increase electricity tariffs

Nigeria, July 31 -- The federal government has said it has no immediate plans to increase electricity tariffs, stressing that its priority is improving power supply, expanding metering and ensuring Ni... Read More