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Police Smash Drug Ring in Jigawa, Nab Three Suspects in Major Raid

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested three suspected drug traffickers during a series of coordinated raids across different parts of the state. The Command's Public Relati... Read More


Kaduna COEASU Bows to Dialogue, Ends Strike After Government's Pledge

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Academic Staff Union of the College of Education (COEASU), Gidan Waya chapter in Kaduna State, has announced the suspension of its three-week-long strike following assurances f... Read More


They Are Setting Our Students Up For Failure- Obi Laments FG's Decision On Mathematics

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the Federal Government's decision to scrap Mathematics as a compulsory admission requirement for arts students,... Read More


14-Year-Old Takes Over Aso Rock as Shettima Steps Aside for a Day

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- In a powerful gesture of inclusion and youth empowerment, Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday ceded his office to 14-year-old Joy Ogah, a teenage advocate for girl-child educa... Read More


Court Postpones Senator Natasha Trial to November 24

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on alleged cybercrime charges to November 24. The trial was ori... Read More


NEWS FLASH: Bandits Attack Hospital in Kaduna, Kidnap Doctor and Patients

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Armed bandits invaded a hospital in Kaduna State early Tuesday morning, kidnapping several patients and a medical doctor on duty. The attack took place in Kujama, the headquarters... Read More


Nigerian Mother Arrested in Texas After Daughter Dies in Hot Car

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- According to the nonprofit KidsAndCars.org, at least 30 children in the United States have died in hot cars so far this year, and more than 1,160 have died since 1990. The investi... Read More


S'East Migration Stakeholders Begin 3-Day Workshop on Promoting Awareness for Regular Migration in Nigeria

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The need for multi-stakeholder collaboration guaranteeing a safer, more informed, and resilient migration ecosystem in Nigeria formed the crux of deliberations at a 3-day Southeast... Read More


The Defections

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- There is something about the recent defections of Governors Peter Mbah and Douye Diri that should interest us. Each was, in a way, provoked by the enfant terrible of present-day Ni... Read More


A Nation's Paradox: Between Rumoured Coup and Nationwide Protest

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- Let me begin with an excerpt from one of my reflections, written on May 29 - the second anniversary of the administration of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT): "Today, I ... Read More