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Can Africa take ownership of the AU-US infrastructure deal?

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- Since the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United States (US) government signed off on the Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Working Group (SIWG) in January, the platfo... Read More


I sold my newborn twins for N300,000, stole other children for baby factory - Suspect

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- A 50-year-old woman arrested by the Oyo State Police Command on Monday as part of crackdown on a child-stealing and trafficking network has told investigators that she sold her new... Read More


Nigerian government reportedly enters secret ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- The Nigerian government has reportedly entered into a secret ceasefire agreement with the Boko Haram faction led by Bakura Doro, a development that has kept parts of northeastern N... Read More


Who is Karl Ikemefuna Von Batten and what is he hiding?, By Femi Fani-Kayode

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- I attempted to stay out of this discussion but I found the whole matter so nauseating that I cannot in good conscience do so any longer. I advise Dr Karl Von Batten OR Dr Karl-Mar... Read More


TRENDING: Italian priest quits priesthood after 12 years, marries Kenyan woman

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- Twelve years after his ministry in Kenya, East African Italian-born Catholic priest Sandro Ferretto has married Sharon Jepng'ok, a Tugen woman from Baringo County. According to Ke... Read More


Nasarawa judiciary workers issue seven-day ultimatum over demands

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in Nasarawa State has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the state government to meet its demands or face industrial action. The state ch... Read More


FIFA U-20 WWC: Aduku promises improved Falconets display after Spain defeat

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- Nigeria's Falconets were beaten 2-0 by Spain in their opening Group F match at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, leaving head coach Moses Aduku admitting that his side failed t... Read More


"Colours of My Mind": A citizen's chronicle of Nigeria in real time

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- In the foreword to Colours of My Mind, Professor Godini G. Darah places Austin Emaduku within a distinguished lineage of Nigerian public intellectuals, from Nnamdi Azikiwe and Anth... Read More


SPECIAL REPORT: Two school abductions 45 days apart. What happened to Borno's Safe Schools measures?

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- Ten days after suspected insurgents abducted dozens of children in Mussa, Borno State officials visited neighbouring Lassa to reassess the security situation and evaluate the safet... Read More


Lecturers shut federal university, gives reason

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU) Chapter, have declared an indefinite strike at the university. NAU, a federal uni... Read More