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NBBF Election: Oyedeji challenges Abdullahi's emergence, demands fresh poll

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Former D'Tigers captain Olumide Oyedeji has asked the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Electoral Appeals Committee to nullify the federation's recently concluded board election... Read More


2027: Wike, Rivers Assembly members, council chairpersons meet Fubara

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, and the 23 local government chairpersons in Rivers State met with Governor Siminalayi Fubara at his pr... Read More


Ex-Governor Uduaghan is dead

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, South-south Nigeria, is dead. Mr Uduaghan passed away on the morning of Monday, 19 October, according to a press statement by Toj... Read More


Diocese threatens to quit Church of Nigeria over archbishop's suspension

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- The Board of the Diocese of Awka, Anglican Communion, has rejected the suspension of its Bishop, Alexander Ibezim, by the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Henry Ndukuba. PREMIUM ... Read More


Residents demand probe as NNPC confirms blast, 20 injured in Rivers gas explosion

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Residents of Aleto community in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State are demanding compensation and an investigation into a gas pipeline explosion that reportedly injured 20... Read More


Otedola hosts Dangote, BUA boss Rabiu to dinner for Lagos APC governorship candidate Hamzat

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Three of Nigeria's richest billionaires - Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola and AbdulSamad Rabiu - met on Sunday over a special dinner in honour of Obafemi Hamzat, the Lagos State deputy... Read More


Why my billionaire father has rejected me for decades - Fatai Okoya

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Fatai Okoya, son of Nigerian billionaire industrialist Razaq Okoya, has opened up on what he believes caused the decades-long rift between them. He spoke on TikTok Live with YeyeK... Read More


Adedibu Biopic: Producer petitions IGP over alleged death threats, cyberbullying as family demands film's removal

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Tensions over the biographical film "Adedibu: Alagbara Ibadan" have intensified following a police petition by its producer over alleged death threats, cyberbullying, cyberstalking... Read More


Father, son die, seven injured in Plateau road crash

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- A man and his son have died, while seven other people sustained injuries in a road crash in Plateau State. The accident involved a bus, a commercial tricycle and a saloon car in S... Read More


Plateau records 11,000 TB cases in 2026, 2,047 detected in three months

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Plateau State has an estimated 11,000 tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2026, with 2,047 patients identified between July and September, according to a state health official. The cases w... Read More