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CAFCL PREVIEW: Rivers United hunt first group stage win against RSB Berkane in Uyo

Nigeria, Nov. 28 -- Rivers United, Nigeria's lone representative in the 2025-26 CAF Champions League, must rediscover form on Friday when they host Moroccan heavyweights RSB Berkane at the Godswill Ak... Read More


Experts discuss challenges in Nigeria's health sector, demand urgent reforms

Nigeria, Nov. 28 -- Health sector leaders and policymakers on Thursday outlined urgent steps Nigeria must take to strengthen primary healthcare (PHC) delivery and mobilise sustainable financing in a r... Read More


2027: El-Rufai formally joins ADC, says opposition parties will repeat 2015 glory

Nigeria, Nov. 28 -- Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has officially defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), signaling a major realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections. Mr... Read More


Al-Qaeda affiliate in Sahel stages another attack in Nigeria

Nigeria, Nov. 28 -- Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda franchise in the Sahel, has carried out its second attack in Nigeria, killing two soldiers and making away with military ha... Read More


Reps end three-day special session on security with tough warnings, far-reaching demands

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- The House of Representatives on Thursday concluded a three-day special session on national security with nearly five hours of robust deliberations, raising urgent concerns over the... Read More


Terrorists kidnap 4 pregnant women, 16 others in Niger

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- Terrorists, locally known as bandits, have abducted 20 people, including four pregnant women and minors, from Palaita, a Niger State village near a military base in Erena, Shiroro ... Read More


Senate confirms FCC commissioner nominees

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed a former House of Representatives member, Ayo Omidiran, as chairman of the Federal Character Commission, alongside 37 commissioners representing th... Read More


Violence in Nigeria: Fact, fear, and the politics of a 'Christian genocide,' By Humaid Rabiu Shehu

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, continues to grapple with a security crisis that resists simple definitions. Waves of violence - particularly in the Northern and Middle Bel... Read More


Kidnappers abandon victims during hot chase by security operatives in Ondo

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- Two kidnap victims were on Wednesday rescued from Itaogbolu forest, in Akure North LGA of Ondo State after suspected kidnappers abandoned them during a hot chase by security operat... Read More


Plateau State urges collective action to tackle insecurity at Senate public hearing

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- The Plateau State Government has called for urgent and collaborative action to address the insecurity challenges, particularly in the North-central region. The government made the... Read More