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Niger Mass Deaths: Probe panel recommends scholarships for victims' children, N1.4bn compensations

Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- The committee that investigated the September deaths of 33 detainees in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State has recommended full educ... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Detainees drank urine, sweat in NSCDC Niger cell before 33 of them died - Report

Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- Detainees held in a cell at the Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) drank urine or sweat because they had no access to drinking water before... Read More


Falana urges Nigerians to look beyond Abuja, hold states, LGs accountable

Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has urged Nigerians to look beyond the federal government and demand greater accountability from state and local governments over the management of ... Read More


Senatorial Race: How I defeated Uzodimma in court - Okorocha

Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- Former Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has accused Governor Hope Uzodimma of relying on documents containing alleged irregularities to claim victory in the All Progressives C... Read More


154 Katsina students discharged after hospitalisation, cause remains unclear

Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- All 154 students who fell ill after receiving medication at Government Science Secondary School (Boarding), Batagarawa, Katsina State, have been discharged from hospital, police sa... Read More


Dangote Cement's nine-month profit jumps 31% as revenue hits N3.8 trillion

Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- Dangote Cement reported a 31.2 per cent surge in net profit for the nine months to September, compared to the same period last year, driven by a considerable increase in sales, acc... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: NSCDC 's Niger commandant fabricated 'disease outbreak' to cover up 33 deaths in cell - Report

Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- The Niger State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Siyaka Suberu, personally authored and released a statement falsely attributing the deaths of 33... Read More


INEC reviews petitions, clears Pantami, rejects Adebutu's complaint over 2027 election list

Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the inclusion of some candidates and political parties in its final lists for the 2027 general election following ... Read More


Nigeria's under-five mortality rate drops 17%, neonatal deaths rise - Official

Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- The federal government has expressed concern over the rise in neonatal mortality in Nigeria, despite a decline in deaths among children under five. The Coordinating Minister of He... Read More


Samson Adamu makes history as CAF confirms Nigerian as General Secretary

Nigeria, Oct. 30 -- Samson Adamu has been confirmed as the substantive General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), becoming the first Nigerian to occupy the position in the organ... Read More