Across Nigeria;s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. Nightclubs, Event Centers Sealed in Lagos State over Safety Violations The government of Lagos State has shut down eight nightclubs and event centers in the Ikeja and Victoria Island regions of the state. In a... Read More
Prominent figures, including the President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Chairman of Dangote Group Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, are set to unveil a book that focuses on the tenure of Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The book, titled “Putting The People First: The El-Rufai Years,” is authored by... Read More
Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: Tinubu to foreign media: Ignore opposition, APC won Representatives of President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu recently held a press conference for international media, asserting that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the February 25th polls, contrary to the claims of... Read More
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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has commended his counterpart in Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, for supporting the power rotation to Southern Nigeria. The Governor was in Rivers state to commission the Eneka-Igbo Etche Link Road in the Obio-Akpo Local Government Area, and he took the opportunity to praise the people of the state for... Read More
Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: PDP takes Zamfara as Dauda Lawal unseats Matawalle In a stunning upset, Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defeated the incumbent governor, Bello Matawalle, in the Zamfara governorship election. This victory makes Lawal the first... Read More
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Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: It’s unfair to say presidential election was fraudulent, most credible since 1999 – Dele Alake According to Dele Alake, a media adviser to President-elect Bola Tinubu, it is unreasonable for a portion of the world media... Read More
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Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: INEC Uploads 170K Results on IReV, BVAS Reconfiguration on Tuesday On Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that over 170,000 polling unit results for the presidential and National Assembly elections held on February 25... Read More
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Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: El-Rufai challenges Buhari, says old naira notes remain legal tender in Kaduna In a direct challenge to the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has asked residents of the state... Read More
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The Niger state government has launched a lawsuit against the federal government over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s re-design of the naira. Niger is the fifth state to file a lawsuit against the federal government over the contentious issue. Kaduna, Kogi, Zamfara, and Kano have already initiated legal action against the FG to halt the... Read More
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has prohibited the Federal Government from enforcing the February 10 deadline for the demonetization of the old 200, 500, and 1000 naira notes. In an ex-parte motion filed on February 3rd, three northern states — Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara — asked the supreme court to suspend the Central Bank of... Read More
In response to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s currency redesign strategy, “thirteen” of Nigeria’s 18 political parties have vowed to sit out the next general elections on February 25 and March 11. On Monday, at a briefing held by a coalition of political party chairmen, the “13 parties” praised President Muhammadu Buhari for his work... Read More
Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: Obi cannot win, all he will be is a Nollywood actor – El-Rufai Governor of Kaduna Nasir el-Rufai has ridiculed Peter Obi’s prospects of winning the presidential election. In an interview with TVC on Thursday, the... Read More
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Obasanjo endorses Peter Obi for president Nigerians moved from frying pan to fire under APC – Obasanjo laments El-Rufai pardons 11 convicts Fulfill 2015 promise, rescue remaining Chibok girls – Parents write Buhari Thugs attack Tambuwal’s convoy in Sokoto Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories... Read More
2023 Elections: I’d rather die than fail my supporters – Peter Obi Make another Tafawa Balewa out of me – Atiku tells supporters in Gombe Supreme Court orders retrial of Ogun PDP governorship legal battle Joint security operatives rescue 76 travellers in Kaduna Ex-Akeredolu’s aide abducted, kidnappers demand N100m Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the... Read More
As the fuel shortage in Kaduna and its environs has remained unabated, citizens of the state have continued to pray for God’s intervention. Some residents from the 23 local government areas of the state, who converged on Kudedan mountain on Saturday, said they are praying against persistent hardship and fuel shortages, which have prevented businessmen... Read More
2023 elections: PDP are a political party of termites – Tinubu We will sign deal in couple of days – ASUU Nigerian forces kill terrorist leader Ali Dogo, fighters in Kaduna Nigerian Army to conduct Exercise Still Water in, Lagos Ogun Customs seize over N200 million worth of contrabands in Bauchi Across Nigeria’s 36 states... Read More
2023 Elections: Buhari, Tinubu, Shettima’s wives receive appointment letters NDLEA arrests suspected narcotics trafficker at VGC Mbaka will return after solitude – Catholic Church NDLEA raids drug joints, arrests 121 suspects, seals 13 properties in Kaduna Lagos housewife accuses husband of N71m fraud, assault Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are... Read More
I have done well – Buhari Place Peter Obi on watchlist, Keyamo tasks security agencies Gas explosion injures 5, damages 17 shops, 5 houses in Jigawa Mamu aiding terrorism, DSS tells court Troops rescue 10 hostages, kill bandits in Kaduna community Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian... Read More
“Thieves” steal N31m from Katsina State Government House Terrorists creating ‘parallel’ govt in Kaduna – El Rufai Wike sues Atiku, Tambuwal, demands recognition as candidate Malami, NGF on collision course over $418m deductions Impending strike: FG, resident doctors hold talks over demands Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top... Read More
Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the top 5 stories that you shouldn’t miss. Nigerians taking over Twitter trends across the world The ban placed on microblogging platform, Twitter by the Federal Government has caused Nigerians to seek the intervention of Virtual Private Networks (VPN) which would allow them browse... Read More
Even with the pandemic, shopping centres still remain popular and the last quarter of 2020 saw the opening of more shopping centres across Nigeria. This is partly due to intentional efforts to curb the further spread of the coronavirus as open markets were not considered safe, while these centres maintained certain preventive measures. These shopping... Read More
Nigeria Twitter is very popular for its ‘dragging’, a phenomenon where a selected group of people target another group for humiliation. Anything can trigger these feuds and sometimes the randomness of the points made in the Twitter-wars are often refreshing and hilarious to read. In a new trend on Twitter, two giant Northern states are... Read More
Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the Rivers State Commander of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS), Mr. Akin Fakorede, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), to sue the Rivers State Government for libellous publications against him. Fakorede, had earlier made a request... Read More
These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has warned that the attackers of the Port Harcourt Division of the Rivers State High Court’s complex last Friday must not be allowed to go unpunished. In a statement issued on his behalf on Monday, he... Read More
Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose on Sunday told his predecessor and current Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi not to celebrate yet, describing Fayemi’s victory, at the rescheduled governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress held on Saturday, as pyrrhic. Fayose went on... Read More
Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: Rev. Dr. Musa Asake, The General Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is dead. He was aged 66. According to a statement issued by Pastor Bayo Oladeji, Special Assistant on Media to the CAN President, Asake died on Friday after a brief illness. Asake... Read More
(ˈkrɪndʒwəːði) We bring you a roundup of some of the most popular yet totally cringeworthy stories that made the rounds this week – all the things your regular newsmakers said or did that made for the biggest and most awkward moments. Governor Wike tried to scare Nigerians But the reactions were more like “Shut your... Read More
by Yusuf Ishaku Goje In line with the letters and spirit of Section 4 (1-9) of the Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution as amended, the sole responsibility of the legislature is that of lawmaking and providing oversight on the executive arm of government. Due largely to the ignorance or rather poor performance of the capital budgets in... Read More
Igbo traders in Kaduna reportedly closed early on Friday amidst fears of a reprisal over the reported attack on Hausa community in Port Harcourt, Rivers, on Thursday. The report (TheCable): Two deaths were recorded in Jos, Plateau, on Thursday in what was thought to be a reprisal over the Port Harcourt incident. There is currently... Read More
APC denies attempt to move polls, says Tinubu will win; Keep using old notes, Tinubu will change policy if elected – El-Rufai | 5 Things That Should Matter Today