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A life of humility and patriotism: Celebrating Uncle Chido at 60, By Olumide Fred' Adetiba

Nigeria, April 11 -- Uncle Chido, as he is fondly called by me and by many of his younger friends and mentees, is one of the most humble people I have been privileged to know. If humility were a perso... Read More


Court convicts 386 terrorists in four-day mass trial, says AGF

Nigeria, April 11 -- The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, said on Friday that 386 terrorists were convicted by the Federal High Court in Abuja during a... Read More


Court halts ADC congress in Adamawa

Nigeria, April 11 -- The High Court of Adamawa State has ordered the immediate suspension of all congresses planned by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the state. The order stopped the ward, ... Read More


Falana asks Nigerian university to suspend honour for Tanzanian president over rights concerns

Nigeria, April 11 -- Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has asked Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), to suspend its planned conferment of an honorary doctorate on Tanzania's President Samia H... Read More


Lagos police arrest three suspected armed robbers, recover weapons, motorcycle

Nigeria, April 11 -- The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered a machete, mobile phones, cash, and a Bajaj motorcycle during a routine patrol in t... Read More


Ribadu, Fayemi, Falana, Ezekwesili to attend symposium honouring activist Chido Onumah at 60

Nigeria, April 10 -- Nigeria's National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, former Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, human rights lawyer Femi Falana, and former minister Oby Ezekwesili are among the prom... Read More


Tinubu mourns soldiers killed in Borno attack, urges support for military

Nigeria, April 10 -- President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of soldiers during a coordinated terrorist attack on a military formation in Benisheikh, Borno State, describing t... Read More


Boko Haram terrorists fleeing cross-border offensives kill five forest guards in Kwara

Nigeria, April 10 -- Suspected Boko Haram fighters fleeing from an offensive by a joint team of vigilantes from Nigeria and the Benin Republic have killed five forest guards in Kwara State. Residents... Read More


INEC bows to pressure, postpones nationwide voter revalidation exercise

Nigeria, April 10 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has bowed to pressure from the opposition to postpone its planned nationwide voter revalidation exercise until after the 2027 ... Read More


ADC Crisis: Nafi'u Gombe rules out honouring invitation for talks with David Mark faction

Nigeria, April 10 -- The leadership crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) took a dramatic turn on Friday as one of the claimants to the party's national chairmanship, Nafi'u Gombe, rule... Read More