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EXCLUSIVE: This is how former Gov. Sylva's alleged coup donations were shared

Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- Fresh details have surfaced revealing how former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva's alleged financial contributions to the 2025 failed coup plot were distributed to participants... Read More


CPPE urges CBN to rethink development finance, says real sector faces N50tn funding gap

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has urged the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to overhaul the country's development finance framew... Read More


Glasgow 2026: Australian High Commission congratulates Team Nigeria on historic campaign

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- The Australian High Commission in Nigeria has congratulated Team Nigeria for its outstanding performance at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, where Nigeria emerged as Africa's hi... Read More


BOOK REVIEW: Charly Boy: The art of living against the grain

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- Few figures in Nigeria's cultural landscape embody rebellion, wit, and social conscience as vividly as Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy. For decades, he has occupied a ... Read More


Gunmen kill former Plateau councillor in Riyom

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- Former councillor representing Rim Ward in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, Daniel Chong, popularly known as "Hon. Star", has been shot dead by armed men. Mr Chong was... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: How former Gov. Sylva allegedly raised money for bankrolling coup

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- Newly obtained troves of investigation records have thrown light on how Timipre Sylva, a former governor of the oil-rich Bayelsa State, sourced the money he allegedly threw at last ... Read More


Kano lone NDC senator resigns from party, may join APC

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- After weeks of speculation, the Kano Central District senator, Rufa'i Hanga, has resigned from the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). The lawmaker resigned from the NDC in a letter... Read More


Kano Assembly passes bill regulating private school fees

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday passed a law to regulate the fees charged by private schools in the state. The legislation, titled the Kano State Private and Voluntary I... Read More


"My daughter is here, let's do DNA test" - Kwam 1's alleged baby mama

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- The alleged baby mama of Fuji music icon Wasiu "Kwam 1" Ayinde, Ogechi Eleana, has said she is ready to undergo a DNA test to determine the paternity of her 12-year-old daughter, Az... Read More


ANALYSIS: How Rarara's song attacking Pantami ignited debate in northern Nigeria over ethics of political music

Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- A new political campaign song by popular Hausa musician Dauda Kahutu, better known as Rarara, has sparked controversy in northern Nigeria, with politicians, religious leaders, lawye... Read More