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Adeleke orders probe into Osun killings, seeks inquiry into police role

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered a Coroner Inquest and Panel of Inquiry into the killings, shootings and violence that occurred at the Naira and Kobo Junction, a mot... Read More


Dalung demands breakdown of Plateau govt's N10.1bn travel spending

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has asked the Plateau State Government to publish a detailed breakdown of the N10.1 billion it reportedly spent on travel and t... Read More


Road collapse cuts off Taraba communities

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- Several communities in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State have been cut off following the collapse of the Zagah-Suntai road, residents have said. The road, which links rur... Read More


El-Rufai's sons at war as Bashir attacks Bello publicly

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- A rift has erupted within the family of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, as son Bashir launched social media attacks against elder brother Bello, a sitting member of th... Read More


Dolly Parton gave us a coat of many colours, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- Dolly Rebecca Parton-Dean taught the world that poverty is not a reproach. Not a DNA or a sin. In fact, that it can be a badge of honour worn with pride. In her 1971 classic "Coat... Read More


DAZN secures LaLiga rights for Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- Sports streaming platform DAZN has secured the rights to broadcast LaLiga EA Sports across Sub-Saharan Africa for the next three seasons, including Nigeria. Under the agreement wi... Read More


Sweetener used in foods, beverages linked to strokes, heart attacks - Study

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- Xylitol, a sugar alcohol added to foods, beverages and oral care products as a sweetener, has been linked to an increased risk of stroke and heart attack, a new study has found. T... Read More


Nigeria's solar expansion not captured in official data - Report

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- A new report by Ember, a global energy think tank focused on accelerating the transition to clean electricity, estimates that Nigeria will install 1.7 gigawatts (GW) of solar power... Read More


The long game: What will Tinubu leave behind?, By Adeola Akinremi

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- If there were credible national opinion polls in Nigeria, four months and nineteen days before the presidential election, we would have a clearer picture of where President Bola Ti... Read More


MTN Nigeria's independent director, Kola-Oyeneyin, to exit board

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced the exit of Eyitope Kola-Oyeneyin, an Independent Non-Executive Director on its board. MTN Nigeria disclosed this in a statement relea... Read More