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2026 budget ambitious but unviable - BudgIT

Nigeria, June 15 -- Civic tech organisation BudgIT has raised concerns about the Nigerian Government's 2026 budget, calling it "ambitious, but unrealistic" and unviable. The organisation noted in a s... Read More


Mass Trial: Court jails three for links to Boko Haram

Nigeria, June 15 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a farmer, a businessman and a father of 11 children to prison terms for offences linked to Boko Haram activities. They were con... Read More


Deregistration of ADC, others draws backlash as opposition vows legal fight

Nigeria, June 15 -- Opposition politicians, party leaders and activists have criticised Monday's Federal High Court judgement ordering the deregistration of five political parties, warning of possible... Read More


Buratai, Nigeria's former army chief under whom insecurity persisted, proposes solutions

Nigeria, June 15 -- Nigeria's former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, under whom terrorists and other armed groups killed thousands of people and displaced many more, has proposed strategies to tac... Read More


Blood Sisters 2: How I handled sex scene with Daniel Etim-Effiong - Kate Henshaw

Nigeria, June 15 -- Nigerian actress Kate Henshaw has opened up about how she navigated the most talked-about scene in Netflix's "Blood Sisters" Season 2 - an intimacy scene between her character Udua... Read More


INVESTIGATION: Toxic gas leaks threaten lives, livelihoods in Rivers community

Nigeria, June 15 -- In late 2025, residents of Bille, a riverine community in Rivers State, woke up to an unsettling sight and smell. From abandoned mono pumps and long-forgotten shallow wells, gas s... Read More


Tinubu champions a closer partnership with northern traditional rulers to boost security and development

Nigeria, June 15 -- President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed the federal government's commitment to collaboration with traditional institutions as part of efforts to advance peace, security, national cohe... Read More


EDITORIAL: Another World Cup without Super Eagles

Nigeria, June 15 -- For the next six weeks, millions of football fans across the globe would be glued to their television sets at home and in sports bars, etc., and to streaming devices to watch anoth... Read More


Xenophobia: "Our artistes' gigs are being cancelled across Africa" - South Africa's Minister of Justice

Nigeria, June 15 -- The South African government has spoken out about the damaging effects of ongoing xenophobic attacks on its creative industry and other sectors. The country's Minister of Justice ... Read More


Police arrest suspected drug dealer in Akwa Ibom

Nigeria, June 15 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested two suspects over the theft and unlawful possession of a stolen tricycle. In a separate raid, operatives recovered suspected hard drugs... Read More