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Woman stages own kidnap with boyfriend, gets N3m ransom from family - police

Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- The police in Anambra State say they have arrested a 23-year-old woman who allegedly staged her own kidnap with her boyfriend and then extorted N3 million from her family. The pol... Read More


Plateau inaugurates technical group to strengthen HIV prevention, maternal health

Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- The Plateau State Government has inaugurated an expanded Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) Technical Working Group (TWG) as part of efforts to improve HIV p... Read More


"Measles still killing children in Plateau" - Officials flag off mass campaign

Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- The Plateau State Government and health stakeholders have unveiled plans for a statewide measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign aimed at reaching more than 2.9 million children.... Read More


CVR: Kogi governor orders appointees back to LGAs

Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo has directed all commissioners, senior political appointees and government officials to go to their respective local government areas (LGAs) to lead... Read More


Grace, grit and billions: Reflections on Otedola's memoir", By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- How does one "make it big" in Nigeria? This is the central question at the heart of Femi Otedola's memoir, "Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business." In a country where econ... Read More


Chinese envoy calls for global peace, reaffirms China-Nigeria global significance

Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has called for global unity, peace and a shared future, reiterating the China-Nigeria bilateral scope, which, according to him, has ex... Read More


Africa Global PR Week: A new order and re-discovering the power of PR, By Israel Opayemi

Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- On Wednesday 27, August, the Africa Global Public Relations Week began in Nairobi, Kenya, on a very powerful note. I had the honour of addressing the gathering of brilliant minds f... Read More


Tanzania's treason trial: A death sentence for democracy, By Tundu Lissu

Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- A Life in the Firing Line On 9 April, I was arrested in Mbinga, in Tanzania's deep south, and hauled overnight more than a thousand kilometres to Dar es Salaam. By dawn, I was arr... Read More


Group petitions Tinubu over alleged NIS collusion, release of Chinese expatriates detained for deportation

Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- The Coalition of Concerned Nigerians (CCN) has petitioned President Bola Tinubu over the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)'s handling of alleged violations at Royal Castle Ceramics... Read More


Tolu Itegboje's 'BAM BAM' to screen at Toronto International Film Festival Market

Nigeria, Aug. 30 -- Nigerian filmmaker Tolu Itegboje is set to present his latest short film, BAM BAM, at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Industry Market Screening on 7 September 2025. ... Read More