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Motorcyclist dies during illegal police stop-and-search, outpost attacked, officers arrested

Nigeria, April 30 -- The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 35-year-old motorcyclist, Sanni Salisu, following an illegal stop-and-search operation by two officers of the Nigeria Pol... Read More


BREAKING: SSANU, NASU announce strike, lament slow renegotiation of 2009 agreement

Nigeria, April 30 -- The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU... Read More


UPDATED: SSANU, NASU announce strike, lament slow renegotiation of 2009 agreement

Nigeria, April 30 -- The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU... Read More


Tinubu-Ruto banter as food for thought, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, April 30 -- Listening to Kenyan President William Ruto diss Nigerians with a smile from faraway Italy, one would think he had taken a page from Amos Tutuola's The Palm-Wine Drinkard. It was o... Read More


UPDATED: Supreme Court voids Ibadan PDP convention, clears way for Wike-backed group

Nigeria, April 30 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday laid to rest the leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), voiding the party's convention held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, ... Read More


Supreme Court invalidates PDP's Ibadan convention, clears way for Wike-backed group

Nigeria, April 30 -- The Supreme Court has laid to rest the leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), invalidating the party's convention held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, in ... Read More


BREAKING: Supreme Court invalidates PDP's Ibadan convention, clears way for Wike-backed group

Nigeria, April 30 -- The Supreme Court has laid to rest the leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), invalidating the party's convention held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, in ... Read More


Taye Currency: Oyo police deny unlawful detention of Rolex Dee

Nigeria, April 30 -- The Oyo State Police Command has denied allegations that operatives of its Anti-Cultism Unit unlawfully detained Afunso "Rolex Dee" Abiola. In a statement issued on Wednesday, th... Read More


Tinubu appoints ex-Dangote executive as NMDPRA chief

Nigeria, April 30 -- Many Nigerians, especially stakeholders in the oil and gas industry, were taken by surprise on Wednesday following the announcement that President Bola Tinubu had approved the rem... Read More


Ambode backs Hamzat after Tinubu's endorsement as Lagos APC succession race intensifies

Nigeria, April 30 -- Former Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has endorsed Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship elect... Read More