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BREAKING: Three PDP senators defect to APC

Nigeria, May 13 -- Three senators from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The three senators are all from Kebbi State. They are... Read More


The necessity of a united front against federal overreach, By Cheta Nwanze

Nigeria, May 13 -- Nigeria's fragile democracy is crumbling alarmingly, and the country's state governors bear direct responsibility for this dangerous decline. Once considered a crucial counterbalanc... Read More


ANALYSIS: African solutions have not solved the Great Lakes problems

Nigeria, May 13 -- After months of diplomatic impasse and military advances of the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a diplomatic bre... Read More


Nigeria needs 'accelerated growth' to achieve $1 trillion economy, reduce poverty - World Bank

Nigeria, May 13 -- The pace of growth in Nigeria needs to accelerate further to meet its $1 trillion economy aspiration and deliver poverty reduction and shared prosperity, the World Bank has said. T... Read More


OKOBI: Turning local communities into job creators, By Kenneth Amaeshi

Nigeria, May 13 -- Unemployment is one of the biggest challenges facing Imo State, Nigeria, and indeed, much of Africa. Estimates suggest that more than 60 per cent of African youths are currently une... Read More


Gateway Games: Mixed expectations as Ogun State readies for National Sports Festival

Nigeria, May 13 -- With just days to go before over 10,000 athletes from across Nigeria descend on Ogun State for the 22nd National Sports Festival-officially titled Gateway Games 2024-a wave of antic... Read More


NNPC remitting only 50% of subsidy proceeds to federation account - World Bank

Nigeria, May 13 -- The World Bank on Monday revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is remitting only 50 per cent of the gains generated from the removal of petrol subsidi... Read More


Defections and the threat of a one-party state, ByReuben Abati

Nigeria, May 13 -- When the latest wave of defections began in March, marked by the high profile exit of Mallam Nasir El Rufai from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria's ruling party, of whic... Read More


'I don't know whether I'll be in PDP or APC tomorrow,' Eno says amidst defection rumours

Nigeria, May 13 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State is closing in on actualising his rumoured defection plans. He says he does not know his next political platform, but promised to remain a governo... Read More


Inside Nigerian newspaper headlines today - Tuesday, 13 May, 2025

Nigeria, May 13 -- Today, reports that the World Bank queried the remittance of the proceeds of the petrol subsidy removal by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) dominated headlines... Read More