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Under Okpebholo, Edo debt rises, now Nigeria's sixth most indebted state

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Edo State's domestic debt has risen sharply under Governor Monday Okpebholo, climbing from N113 billion at the end of 2024 to N172.37 billion by March 2026 and moving the state fro... Read More


Lagos deputy governor calls Lekki car spotting 'criminal', vows crackdown

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has described the practice of car spotters stopping luxury vehicles along the Lekki-Epe Expressway as criminal, vowing that the state gov... Read More


Osun Election: Lawyer demands prosecution of Fadahunsi over alleged call to kill Accord supporters

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has called for the immediate prosecution of Francis Fadahunsi, a senator, over his alleged call for the killing of Accord Party members ahead ... Read More


Police uncover plot by four men to kill Nigerian man, seize his property

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The police in Anambra State say they have uncovered an alleged plot by four men to murder a Nigerian man and then take over his landed properties in the state. Tochukwu Ikenga, th... Read More


D'Tigress turn focus to Spain after China tour victory

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- Nigeria's senior women's basketball team, D'Tigress, have shifted attention to Spain after ending their three-game tour of China with an impressive 88-77 victory over the hosts in ... Read More


Plateau govt creates new ministry, to install streetlights, CCTV cameras

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The Plateau State Executive Council has approved the establishment of a Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction as part of efforts to improve the coordination of gov... Read More


Kidnapper arrested while withdrawing ransom in Kwara

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The police have arrested a suspected member of a kidnapping syndicate while allegedly attempting to withdraw ransom proceeds linked to a recent abduction in the state. Muhamodu Sa... Read More


Man gets 13 years, 20 strokes for sexually abusing 10-year-old

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- A senior magistrate's court in Minna, Niger State, has sentenced a 25-year-old man, Bala Aliyu, to 13 years' imprisonment for sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl. Samira Wambai of... Read More


DRC Ebola outbreak becomes second-largest on record - WHO

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the second-largest on record, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The country has recorde... Read More


EXPLAINER: What Tinubu's new deep offshore tax incentives mean for Nigeria

Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- President Bola Tinubu announced on Tuesday that he approved the Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Tax Credit Order, 2026-a new fiscal incentive designed to attract large-scale investments ... Read More