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Court sentences man to death for murder of girlfriend

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced a man to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene, in 2023. The convict, Damian Oko... Read More


Court grants bail to detained journalist Friday Alefia

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to detained journalist Friday Alefia. Delivering the ruling on Thursday, the judge, Obiora Egwuatu, granted the jourbaliist bail i... Read More


Experts call for inclusive and sustainable housing in Lagos

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- Experts have called for a new strategy for housing in Lagos that prioritises inclusivity and sustainability. Housing experts on Friday at a gathering in University of Lagos, tagge... Read More


Sanwo-Olu says rice prices falling, offers Lagos-milled bags at N57,000

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday stated that rice prices in Nigeria have begun to decline, describing the trend as evidence of an improving inflation outlook. He ... Read More


ANALYSIS: As Tinubu orders aerial siege, confusion, fresh abductions mar rescue successes

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- The Nigerian government scripted this week as a victory lap. The safe return of the 24 schoolgirls abducted from Kebbi State and the 38 worshippers seized from a church in Kwara St... Read More


ANALYSIS: Gov Eno's cross-party promise in Akwa Ibom collapses under political pressure

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- When Governor Umo Eno left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in June, he assured Akwa Ibom residents that his defection would not change hi... Read More


CAF Champions League: Heartbreak for Rivers United as RS Berkane snatch late dramatic win in Uyo

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- Rivers United were left stunned in Uyo on Friday night after RS Berkane scored twice deep into stoppage time to claim a dramatic 2-1 victory in their CAF Champions League Group A c... Read More


EFCC grants bail to former AGF Abubakar Malami after interrogation

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday granted administrative bail to the immediate past Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar... Read More


Wike revokes Abuja lands belonging to Patience Jonathan, Fayose, Iyabo Obasanjo, T.Y. Danjuma, Emir of Ilorin, others

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered the revocation of 1,095 landed properties belonging to some prominent Nigerians, government establishm... Read More


An open letter to Ndigbo (I): Confronting the uncomfortable truths, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- Umunne m, I write to you today not in anger, but with a mind sharpened against self-deception. This is neither a letter of comfort nor a stage for fragile egos, but a reckoning fo... Read More