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Gunmen reportedly abduct three INEC officers, others in Kogi

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Three staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja and several others have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen at Aloma, a community ... Read More


UCL Roundup: Arsenal thrash Atletico as Barcelona, PSG record massive victories

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- It was a wild night of football in the UEFA Champions League, as 43 goals were scored across Europe on Day 1 of Matchday 3. Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, and Arsenal were among ... Read More


Only 3 in 10 married women make informed reproductive health decisions - NDHS

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The 2024 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) has revealed that only three in 10 married Nigerian women can make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive heal... Read More


'She would never jump'-Father of Arise TV journalist killed in Abuja insists her death was not accidental

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Ifeanyi Maduagwu, the father of the late Arise Television journalist, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, has rejected claims that his daughter fell to her death while escaping armed robbers, in... Read More


Court sacks all local council chairpersons, councillors in Ebonyi

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- A Federal High Court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has nullified the local government and councilorship elections in the state. The elections, conducted in July 2024, brought 13 loc... Read More


JUST IN: ASUU suspends warning strike

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its ongoing two-week warning strike 10 days after it began. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, ASUU... Read More


Court strikes out lawyer's suit against Uzodimma, CJN

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday struck out a suit filed by a lawyer, Victor Nwadike, against Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State over his alleged failure to appoint the ... Read More


Despite FG's seven-year moratorium, Reps approve four new federal universities

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Despite the seven-year moratorium on the establishment of new federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, the House of Representatives at plenary on Tuesday appro... Read More


NBA kicks against court ordered marriage of Kano TikTokers

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has condemned a Kano magistrate court's order compelling TikTokers Idris Mai-wushirya and Basira Yar-guda to get marry within 60 days. The NBA P... Read More


'Arms smugglers' kill customs 'camp boy' in Nigeria-Benin border, disappear into Kainji forest

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Arms smugglers have killed a Nigerian Customs errand boy around Babana, a Niger State village along the border with Benin Republic. After gunning down the boy, the arms smugglers ... Read More