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Man kills cousin days after she accused him of rape, threat to life - Police

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- A 51-year-old man has allegedly killed his cousin in the university town of Nsukka, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria's South-east. The suspect, Emeka Nwangwu, w... Read More


Ex-defence minister denies "mischievous reason" cited for resignation

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The former Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru, has pleaded with the public to disregard an online report that cited a "mischievous reason" for his resignation. In a statement he ... Read More


West African Ministers push for deeper energy integration, regional power market

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The Nigerian Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Tuesday joined his counterparts from Ghana, Liberia, and Ghana to call for deeper regional cooperation to address electricity sho... Read More


Two killed as speeding driver hits police officer, scavenger on Lagos Island

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has expressed sadness over a fatal road crash at Ilubirin, inward Simpson, on Lagos Island, which killed a police officer and a... Read More


AFCON 2025 Countdown: Chukwueze, Lookman, Okoye, Ajayi lead charge as stars hit championship form for action in Morocco

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- With barely two weeks and three days to the kickoff of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, Nigeria's key players are hitting their stride at exactly the right moment. For a ... Read More


Akpabio cautions lawmakers against politicising insecurity, says Trump's on Nigeria's neck

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has warned lawmakers against politicising the country's security challenges, urging them instead to address the issue with the seriousness it... Read More


NGX introduces listing segment for commercial papers to enhance corporate debt trading

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has launched a listing segment for commercial papers in a move targeting improved trading in corporate debt in the country's fixed income market.... Read More


Akwa Ibom ranked cleanest state in Nigeria for eighth consecutive year

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- Akwa Ibom State has been ranked the cleanest state in Nigeria for 2025, recording an accumulative score of 79 per cent, according to the State of the Nigerian Environment (STONE) Re... Read More


Court to rule on legal representation of General Hydrocarbons in AMCON suit

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, fixed 8 December, to rule on who is legally authorised to represent General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) in its ongoing suit against the... Read More


Abductions, school closures and governors' inertia, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- In the wake of the renewed mass abductions of schoolchildren across Nigeria's northern precincts, the governors of states within these high-risk zones have responded, not really thr... Read More