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2027: APC disqualifies Wike's former deputy, 46 others from senatorial primaries (FULL LIST)

Nigeria, May 18 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified 47 aspirants seeking the party's senatorial tickets ahead of its primary elections scheduled for Monday (today) across the 36 st... Read More


Africa Soft Power Summit: The Room Where Africa's Growth Story Gets Rewritten

Nigeria, May 18 -- From May 20-23 in Nairobi, the Africa Soft Power Summit convenes investors, creators, policymakers and technologists around a single, urgent question: when finance, creativity and h... Read More


Where are Nigeria's lawyer-statesmen?, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, May 18 -- On the eve of his decision to nominate Oliver Wendell Holmes as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt wrote to his friend, Senat... Read More


Bandits kill 11, including security operative, pregnant woman, in Katsina attack

Nigeria, May 18 -- Suspected bandits on Sunday afternoon attacked two farming settlements in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing at least 11 people, including a local securityman an... Read More


How the crave for encounters is destroying young Nigerian christians, By Ayo Akerele

Nigeria, May 18 -- About 34 years ago, through my close association with a prophet who frequently shared accounts of his extraordinary visions and out-of-body experiences, I developed a deep desire fo... Read More


2027: My vice presidential ticket is one-way route to the presidency - Kwankwaso

Nigeria, May 18 -- Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has urged the people of Kano to view his potential vice-presidential ticket under the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a "one-way ti... Read More


2027: Jigawa PDP reps get return tickets as party opts for consensus

Nigeria, May 18 -- Two sitting members of the House of Representatives have secured their reelection tickets from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State. They are Yakubu Danmal... Read More


APC overturns Plateau Reps' primary result, declares Gagdi winner

Nigeria, May 18 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has overturned the result of the Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency primary election in Plateau State, declaring incumbent lawmaker Yusuf ... Read More


"Pity my soul" - Chike reacts as Frank Edoho's divorce saga deepens

Nigeria, May 18 -- Nigerian singer, Chike, seems determined to live up to his nickname, the 'boo of the booless'. While this, on the surface, connotes a certain comfort the singer provides ladies thr... Read More


SPECIAL REPORT: Nigeria's maritime university upgrade stalls as billions flow into repealed academy

Nigeria, May 18 -- On 16 February 2023, then President Muhammadu Buhari signed a law intended to upgrade one of Nigeria's most strategic training institutions. The law-University of Maritime Studies,... Read More