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NSCDC defends detentions of suspected fake NYSC member, fraud suspect

Nigeria, March 16 -- The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed reports alleging bribery and unlawful detention of a 69-year-old man Umar Bala and a purported National Youth Se... Read More


Ghana announces emergency evacuation for nationals in Qatar

Nigeria, March 16 -- Ghana is preparing to carry out an emergency evacuation exercise for nationals living in the Gulf state as Iran presses with sustained missile and drone attacks across the region.... Read More


Kaduna Polytechnic orders probe after students barred from lectures over dress code

Nigeria, March 16 -- Kaduna Polytechnic is investigating the conduct of some members of its Dress Code Enforcement Committee after several students were allegedly denied entry into the institution ove... Read More


Lassa fever death toll hits 109 despite decline in new infections- NCDC

Nigeria, March 16 -- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a decline in new Lassa fever infections, with confirmed cases dropping to 65 in Epidemiological Week 9 of... Read More


'Fake Prince' arrested in Nigeria as another scam victim comes forward

Nigeria, March 16 -- Within a week of the release of an OCCRP documentary exposing an online fraud operation, Nigerian authorities arrested a man allegedly involved in the scheme, while another appare... Read More


Defending democracy in the digital age: Why Nigeria's tech justice is about people, By Toyin Akinniyi & Nkemdilim Ilo

Nigeria, March 16 -- Across Africa and particularly in Nigeria, the digital space has become one of the most consequential battlegrounds for democracy. Technology still holds enormous promise: it can ... Read More


Algeria's return to the Sahel: An opportunity to show AES cohesion

Nigeria, March 16 -- Since the beginning of 2026, Algeria has stepped up its diplomatic outreach to Niger and Burkina Faso in an attempt to reassert its role in the Sahel. Relations with the three All... Read More


2027: 'Suggest a man in your family if Tinubu isn't doing well' - Remi Surutu

Nigeria, March 16 -- Veteran Yoruba actress Remi Surutu has announced her support for President Bola Tinubu's re-election ahead of the 2027 general election. She made the declaration at the launch of... Read More


Not our war!, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, March 16 -- Africa does not have a dog in the fight going on in the Middle East. "Operation Epic Fury" is a war between a tag team of a lion and a polar bear on the one hand and a honey badge... Read More


A back to the future moment for the Nigerian Bar Association, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, March 16 -- When the then Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Babangida - a two-star general - turned the page on the military regime of Muhammadu Buhari in the last week of August 1985, political o... Read More