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Three PDP Reps defect to APC

Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- It was a tense but dramatic moment in the House of Representatives on Tuesday when Speaker Abbas Tajudeen read letters announcing the defection of three lawmakers from Kaduna State... Read More


"We must win": Eric Chelle rallies Super Eagles ahead of do-or-die Benin showdown

Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- The Super Eagles Coach, Eric Chelle, has assured Nigerians that the team will be focused and purposeful as they take on the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in a must-win encounter on Tu... Read More


NHRC, group call formoratorium on death penalty, gender-sensitive reforms

Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- A criminal justice-focused civil society group, Hope Behind Bars Africa (HBBA), in partnership with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has called for urgent gender-sensit... Read More


BREAKING: Peter Mbah, others dump PDP for APC

Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has finally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Mbah announced his defection in a... Read More


Peter Mbah, others dump PDP for APC

Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has finally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Mbah announced his defection in a... Read More


Afrobeat Rebellion: Art meets activism in Lagos exhibition honouring Fela Kuti

Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- The White Space Creative Foundation has unveiled the Fela Rebellion Exhibition in Lagos, showcasing the Afrobeat icon, Fela Kuti's genealogy, lifestyle, legacy, and enduring influe... Read More


ASUU strike: NLC backs ASUU, knocks govt over 'No Work, No Pay' policy

Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday expressed its solidarity with the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and faulted the government's imple... Read More


20 per cent of adolescents experience mental health disorders globally - WHO

Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that between 10 and 20 per cent of adolescents globally experience mental health disorders such as depression and psychosis, often ... Read More


Soldier allegedly kills wife, commits suicide, Army launches investigation

Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- A Nigerian soldier, Femi Akinleye, has allegedly killed his wife before taking his own life at their residence at the Wawa Cantonment in Niger State. The 22 Armoured Brigade of th... Read More


Tinubu mourns Uma Ukpai, says late evangelist was 'filled with fire'

Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- President Bola Tinubu has mourned the passing of the renowned Nigerian evangelist, Uma Ukpai. Mr Ukpai died on 6 October, according to a statement from the family. He was 80 years... Read More