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UK Court Jails Nigerian Man 28 Years for Child Sexual Abuse Spanning 15 Years

Nigeria, April 16 -- The London Metropolitan Police disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, noting that Sobogun, of Thistlewood Crescent, Croydon, was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court after b... Read More


Governor Zulum Announces N50m Support as Borno Mourns Slain Soldiers

Nigeria, April 16 -- The governor made the remarks on Wednesday during the burial ceremony held at the Maimalari Cantonment Military Cemetery in Maiduguri, where the late officers and soldiers who die... Read More


NEWS FLASH: Troops Arrest Kachalla Auta, Wife in Gombe After Fleeing Plateau State

Nigeria, April 16 -- According to the reports, the arrest was carried out during a coordinated security operation aimed at tracking fleeing criminal elements across state lines. Kachalla Auta is belie... Read More


Amupitan's Yanga Wakes Trouble

Nigeria, April 16 -- Iwu, a professor of Pharmacognosy (the study of medicinal plants), also had the distinction of managing Nigeria's worst elections in 2007. On top of that, he gave science a bad na... Read More


The King Who Ate While The Kingdom Burned: Insecurity And The Politics Of Delay

Nigeria, April 16 -- In African folklore, the tortoise is often portrayed as cunning, calculating, and self-serving. One particular tale tells of a time when the tortoise was crowned king of all anima... Read More


All Hail the Nigerian Woman

Nigeria, April 16 -- I visited a friend two weeks ago. He had come from Kaduna for the same wedding I attended. He stayed indoors almost the entire time, before and after the ceremony, and I got curio... Read More


Police Extradites Nigerian Man to Face Murder, Drug Trafficking Charges in the UK

Nigeria, April 16 -- A statement on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Okon Placid, said the extradition followed a formal request by United Kingdom authorities in September 2... Read More


Tinubu Congratulates Benin's President-Elect Wadagni, Pledges Stronger Bilateral Ties

Nigeria, April 16 -- Wadagni, who currently serves as Benin's Minister of Finance, secured an overwhelming majority of votes in the presidential election held on April 12, 2026. In a letter personall... Read More


FIFA Weighs Appeal to Trump for Pause on ICE Raids During 2026 World Cup

Nigeria, April 15 -- The tournament, which will run for 39 days across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, is expected to attract more than one million international visitors. Reports indicate FIFA... Read More


Nigeria Public Debt Climbs to N159.28tn as Borrowing Pressure Persists

Nigeria, April 15 -- The latest number represents an increase from N153.29 trillion recorded in September 2025, showing a quarterly rise of N5.98 trillion. On a yearly basis, debt also climbed from N1... Read More