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Lakurawa: Nigeria's hybrid threat that attracted US missile fire

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- In January, Nigeria officially designated Lakurawa as a terrorist organisation. Its deadly attacks in the country's northwestern region first grabbed public attention in 2024, and b... Read More


How singer Ifunanya Nwagene died - Abuja hospital

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- The management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, has denied allegations on social media that it failed to provide adequate care to Ifunanya Nwagene, who died after sufferin... Read More


Citizens versus taxpayers, behind Nigeria's productivity dilemma, ByUddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- If you can, however briefly, ignore the debate over whether, in its policymaking, the federal government should see Nigerians as citizens rather than as taxpayers, then, the Tinubu ... Read More


REPORTER'S DIARY: How Lagos police's brutality against protesters, journalists put my life in danger

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- Leaving home that Wednesday morning to cover a protest in Lagos, it never occurred to me that I could go so close to losing my life. Yet that was exactly what happened. On 28 Janua... Read More


Vandalism: Onanuga's 'shoot-at-sight' comment draws criticism on social media

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- A comment by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has drawn attention online after he suggested extreme measures against vandals alleg... Read More


CAF Champions League: Rivers United suffer damaging home defeat to Power Dynamos

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- Rivers United's CAF Champions League campaign suffered a major setback on Sunday after the Nigerian flagbearers slumped to a 1-0 home defeat against Zambia's Power Dynamos in their ... Read More


Ademola Lookman set to complete Atletico Madrid move

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- Atletico Madrid have announced they have reached an agreement with Serie A side Atalanta to sign Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman, in a deal that could inject fresh firepower into D... Read More


Wema, Mutual Benefits, Presco top stock pick this week

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- Nigerian stocks slightly depreciated by 0.1 per cent last week, driven by profit taking in bank stocks. That leaves the year-to-date yield of the main equity index at 6.3 per cent. ... Read More


South Africa clarifies position on 2026 WAFCON hosting

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- South Africa has moved to clarify its position amid growing speculation surrounding the hosting of the 2026 TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), stressing that no f... Read More


Troops kill another terror commander, 10 insurgents in Borno

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- Barely 24 hours after troops of Operation Hardin Kai (OPHK), a joint task force, killed a leader of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the Nigerian Army says its troops hav... Read More