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ANALYSIS: Many Nigerians want more states, but constitutional hurdles won't make it happen

Nigeria, June 27 -- Sixty-three years ago, the Midwest Region was created following the 1963 plebiscite that carved out part of the then-Western Region. The historic referendum increased Nigeria's reg... Read More


Nuhu Ribadu and the patient work of national security, By Chido Onumah

Nigeria, June 27 -- When security forces foiled a planned terrorist attack on students writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Kogi State and neutralised the notorio... Read More


Peter Obi speaks on court ruling voiding NDC's registration

Nigeria, June 27 -- The presidential candidate of the The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has expressed disappointment with a court ruling reversing an earlier order to the Independent N... Read More


Two killed in fresh Imo bomb explosion

Nigeria, June 27 -- Two people were killed on Thursday in Imo State when a bomb explosion occurred inside a large drainage channel in the state. The police spokesperson in Imo State, Henry Okoye, sai... Read More


NDC lawmakers condemn court ruling voiding party registration, allege plot against opposition

Nigeria, June 27 -- The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in the House of Representatives has condemned a Federal High Court ruling that nullified the party's registration, describing the judgm... Read More


Nigeria arrests seven notorious terrorists returning from Hajj - Official

Nigeria, June 27 -- The Nigerian government has announced that it recently arrested seven terrorists when they were returning from the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tun... Read More


Why state police implementation should be suspended - Peter Obi

Nigeria, June 27 -- The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has asked the federal government to suspend implementation of the State Police Bill until after the ... Read More


Alleged $4.5bn Fraud: Court to rule on admissibility of Emefiele's statements written in EFCC custody

Nigeria, June 27 -- The Lagos State Special Offences Court, on Friday, set 9 July for ruling on the admissibility of extra-judicial statements credited to a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nige... Read More


Tinubu's state police proposal timely, commendable - ex-UNILAG don

Nigeria, June 26 -- Lai Olurode, a retired Professor of Sociology at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has described President Bola Tinubu's proposal to create state police as a timely and revolutiona... Read More


NDC reacts to court ruling nullifying its registration

Nigeria, June 26 -- The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has faulted a court ruling that reversed an earlier order directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register it as a p... Read More