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Two die as refuse dump collapses on building in Cross River

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Two people have died after a collapsed refuse dump struck a building at Ikot Effanga along Old Odukpani Road in Calabar, Cross River State, the police said. The incident occurred ... Read More


Man arrested over alleged murder of stepdaughter accused of witchcraft

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly beating his six-year-old stepdaughter to death after accusing the child of witchcraft In a statement ... Read More


Red lines in the corruption of Nigeria's political and electoral system, By Jibrin Ibrahim

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- The essence of Nigeria politics is driven by a political economy model in which the formal economy of the country has a separate existence that is subordinated to a second more sig... Read More


Rivers Neuropsychiatric Hospital was drug trafficking centre, says Fubara

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has said the premises of the state's Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Rumuigbo, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, were previously used as a cent... Read More


COP17: UN land summit ends in Mongolia with $1.3bn deal for restoration, drought resilience

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) ended Friday with governments, development banks, funds a... Read More


Tinubu orders 500 more CNG stations, targets lower transport fares nationwide

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- President Bola Tinubu has directed the rollout of 500 additional Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) refuelling stations across Nigeria as part of efforts to reduce transportation costs f... Read More


2027: I'll reopen all borders, develop southern ports if elected - Atiku

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has said he will reopen Nigeria's land borders that are still shut and introduce policies to ea... Read More


Umahi gives CCECC ultimatum to fix Benin-Asaba Highway

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has directed the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to repair damaged sections of the Benin-Asaba Highway in Delta State w... Read More


Is judicial adjudication in electoral matters new in Nigeria?, By Fola Aiyegbusi

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Recently, a former head-of state and president at two different times in our contemporary political history made public statements in the media about why the courts should not be t... Read More


Uganda declares Ebola outbreak over after 42 days without a new case

Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have announced the end of Uganda's Ebola outbreak after the country compl... Read More