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How a hit-and-run driver nearly took our Suleman, By Yushau A. Shuaib

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- "Daddy, Daddy - don't be scared. Everything is under control. Suleman was crushed by a hit-and-run drunkard, but he is currently admitted at Cedarcrest." That was the message from... Read More


EFCC arraigns 19-year-old woman, boyfriend over alleged N35.9m theft

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a 19-year-old woman and her 21-year-old boyfriend over the alleged theft of N35.92 million from a woman in Benin C... Read More


Reps demand review of Lagos-Calabar coastal highway realignment

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The House of Representatives has urged the federal government to retain the originally conceptualised alignment of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway through Ondo State and the Escr... Read More


Kaduna journalist granted bail after court sets aside conviction

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Farida Isiak, a 23-year-old journalist detained alongside her parents following a dispute over the sale of charcoal in Kaduna State, has been granted bail after a court set aside h... Read More


Reps summon MTN, Airtel, Glo CEOs over poor network quality

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The House of Representatives has given the chief executive officers of major telecommunications companies seven days to appear before it and explain the persistent deterioration in... Read More


Africa CDC to convene health workforce forum in Abuja

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) will convene African health and finance ministers in Abuja from 28 to 30 October to accelerate the recruitment, t... Read More


2027: El-Rufai betrayed us - Ex-Chief of Staff

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- A former Chief of Staff to ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Bashir Sa'idu, has accused his former principal of political betrayal, insisting that he and other political all... Read More


Cheaper chicken, vegetable oil drive 11.5% fall in jollof rice cost - Report

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The cost of cooking a pot of jollof rice in Nigeria fell by 11.5 per cent between June and September 2026, driven largely by declining prices of chicken, beef and vegetable oil as ... Read More


2027: Obidient Movement members quit group, endorse Tinubu

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Some members of the Obidient Movement, a group that championed Peter Obi's Labour Party presidential bid in the 2023 election, have endorsed President Bola Tinubu as their preferre... Read More


Enugu begins surveillance at airport, council areas to curtail Ebola spread

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Enugu State Government has begun intensive disease surveillance across the 17 local government areas of the state and at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Emene, to preven... Read More