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Nigerian News
January 28, 2018

The Late 5: Roger Federer wins historic 20th Grand Slam, Presidential aide vows to ensure Buhari’s victory in 2019 and other top stories

These are the Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. A former Senator under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Basheer Lado, has decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), alongside 5,000 other supporters in Kano. Lado was received by the Deputy National Chairman of the APC, Segun Oni on behalf of the party’s national chairman,... Read More
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January 26, 2018

The Late 5: President Buhari signs 8 bills into law, Federer to face Cilic in Australian Open final and other stories

These are the Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari Friday, said it was disgraceful that no all the refineries in the country were not working – none performing up to 50 percent capacity. He said his tenure as military head saw all the refineires working. The Federal High Court, Abuja, Friday, declined... Read More
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January 24, 2018

The Late 5: FG reacts to Obasanjo’s letter, Pope Francis on “Fake News” and other top stories

These are the Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. Senator Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central) has asked Nigerians not to demonise former President, Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to President Buhari. The Senator, on Twitter, wondered why Nigerians praised Obasanjo for condemning the activities of the National Assembly but are now figdeting over current statement. Meanwhile, the governor... Read More
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January 23, 2018

The Big 5: Donald Trump signs bill to fund government for three weeks, Olu Falae says herdsmen have been attacking his farm for a while and other top stories

These are stories from Nigeria you should be monitoring today. A doctor, Idowu Ahmed, has died of Lassa Fever, having started treating a seven-month old baby for the same disease. The baby died on Friday. The Nigerian Mission in South Africa says indigenes responsible for the violent attack on Nigerians in Durban and other areas... Read More
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Liberia
January 22, 2018

The Late 5: Pence tells Israel’s Parliament that the US Embassy will be moved ahead of schedule, George Weah sworn in as Liberia’s President and other stop stories

These are the top Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has congratulated the National Coordinator of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams, on his installation as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi... Read More
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January 21, 2018

The Late 5: 16 states embrace FG’s cattle colonies initiative, Macron says France would have voted ‘yes’ to leave the EU and other top stories

These are the top Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. Four people are feared killed after suspected herdsmen attacked Kikon, a village in Numan Local Government Area, Adamawa. The herdsmen are said to have stormed the Numan Community around 1:00 am on Sunday, burning down the entire village, killing two men and two women. Meanwhile,... Read More
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Tonto Dikeh
January 20, 2018

Cattle breeders propose measures to end Farmer-Herder clashes, Olakunle Churchill takes Tonto Dikeh to court and, other top stories of the week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. As 2019 draws closer, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission had 74 million voters in its register by the second week of January – and the target is about 80 million. Also, Yakubu has assured Nigerians that... Read More
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January 19, 2018

The Late 5: Uganda could begin enforcing the death penalty again, INEC assures Nigerians that votes will count in 2019 and other top stories

These are the top stories that drove conversation today: Gabriel Agorye, a prosecution witness in the trial of Raymond Dokpesi has revealed how he withdrew N40 million from his account and handed it over to the former chairman of DAAR Communications Plc. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions (EFCC) in 2015 charged Dokpesi to the federal high... Read More
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January 18, 2018

The Late 5: Fayose warns against reprisal attack in Ekiti, Reps pass Petroleum Industry Bill and other top stories

These are the top Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed the application by the Indigenous People of Biafra’s request to reverse the court’s order proscribing it and designating it a terrorist organisation. Delivering his ruling on IPOB’s application, the Acting Chief Judge of the Federal High, Justice Abdu... Read More
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January 17, 2018

The late 5: Suspected herdsmen kill six in fresh Benue attack, UK appoints Minister for Loneliness and other top stories

These are the top stories from Nigeria that drove conversation today. The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) on Wednesday threatened to launch a fresh attack on critical oil and gas facilities in the country. In a statement pushed on NDA website by its spokesman, Murdoch Agbinibo, the group specifically threatened to attack the operating offshore facilities... Read More
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January 16, 2018

The Late 5: Boko Haram releases video of Chibok girls, Reps to investigate missing $44m NIA funds and other top stories

These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. The reactionary House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to probe the reported disappearance of $44 million from the coffers of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). The money was said to have been moved from the coffers of the agency to an unknown destination shortly... Read More
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January 15, 2018

The Late 5: Outbreak of ‘bleeding eye fever’, Buhari’s meeting with Ortom and other top stories

These are top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. Cattle breeders are proposing measures  to tackle the herdsmen-farmers clashes in which many have died. Their umbrella organisation, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN),  is demanding: compensation for its members; immediate disarmament of militants; and justice for those who died in clashes.... Read More
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January 13, 2018

Benue gives mass burial to victims of herdsmen attacks, Dangote remains Africa’s richest man and other top stories of the week

These are the stories that drove conversation this week. Residents of Benue remained mournful as bodies of the victims of the Fulani herdsmen attacks of Jan. 1 and 2 on parts of the state were given mass burial. Governor Samuel Ortom had also declared three days of mourning for the victims of the attacks on... Read More
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December 30, 2017

Davido and Wizkid’s surprise of the year, fuel scarcity and other top stories of the week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) said the fuel scarcity in the country is caused by hoarding and diversion by oil marketers who want the price increased – which the President ably declined. This was after the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)... Read More
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December 29, 2017

The Big 5: Oyegun’s definition of “Change”, George Weah’s reaction to his victory and other top stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association said its members paid over N90 billion for petrol supply but had yet to receive any cargo from the Petroleum Products Marketing Company, a subsidiary of NNPC. DAPPMA said the NNPC lied when it said its members owe... Read More
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December 28, 2017

The Big 5: Buhari reiterates his love for Igbos, Davido reunites the Mo’Hits crew and other top stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. Davido’s 30 Billion Concert held and as he said, he surprised fans by bringing together the Mo’Hits crew to perform songs off the Curriculum Vitae album. A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Essien Okiemute has given reasons President Muhammadu Buhari will... Read More
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December 27, 2017

The Big 5: PDP’s vow, marketers assurance to Nigerians and, other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. Having got landslide victory in Ekiti, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has vowed to take back its original states and the Presidency in 2019. The party said the victory in Ekiti shows that the party is still popular among people. Before then, the party has asked... Read More
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December 26, 2017

The Big 5: Amaechi on Wike’s administration, Police say Praiz lied and, other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. The former governor of Rivers, Rotimi Amaechi has said that governor Nyesom Wike will soon be shown the ‘red card‘ for his unwholesome activities in the state. He said this on Twitter as he replied users on Christmas day. The Lagos Command of the Nigerian Police... Read More
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December 23, 2017

The $1bn ECA funds for security, IGP’s readiness to #ReformSARS and other top stories of the week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. As the fuel scarcity worsened, PENGASSAN threatened to go on indefinite strike, considering the FG’s resolve not to do anything about previous agreements. The strike began on Monday but, was called off same day after a meeting with the FG. Still on the matter,... Read More
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December 22, 2017

The Late 5: N’Delta militants accuse Buhari of double standards, Customs announce highest revenue ever and, other top stories

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. The Nigerian Customs Service said it has generated a total revenue of N1.01 trillion in 2017 – The highest revenue ever. A coalition of Niger Delta militants on Thursday accused President Muhammadu Buhari of double standards in the handling of security issues in the country. The militants are not... Read More
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December 18, 2017

The Late 5: Emir Sanusi recommends drug test for public office holders, CAF leaves out Victor Moses from its final list and, other top stories

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has advised that public officers and traditional rulers surrender themselves to drug tests so to ascertain that the fight against drug abuse is real. When Nigerians are thinking of a way out of the economic hardship, the DG... Read More
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December 14, 2017

The Big 5: Peace Corps says IG-Police should be jailed, Yoruba PDP express outrage over Wike’s comment and, other stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. The Peace Corps of Nigeria, who recently won a legal battle against the Nigerian Police have filed another case against the IG of Police of, Ibrahim Idris, this time for contempt of court. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), visiting Nigeria, has said that Nigeria... Read More
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December 12, 2017

The Big 5: Tinubu replies Okorocha, Magu says impunity is over and, other stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. The Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has claimed that impunity has been erased in Nigeria. Reacting to Rochas Okorocha’s comment about how important state governors, the National Chairman of the APC, Bola Tinubu has said he values and respects governors. The new... Read More
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December 11, 2017

The Big 5: Okorocha’s comment on Atiku’s exit from APC, the story of the Libya returnee and, other stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. A Libya returnee has advised Nigerians who are planning to travel to Europe through Libya to rescind as migrants are being treated worse than the world thinks. He said some of armed traffickers use migrants to test their weapons. An APC Chieftain in Zamfara... Read More
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Endsars
December 9, 2017

The #EndSARS campaign, Kiss Daniel’s legal battle with his former label and, other stories that got people talking this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. A number of Nigerians stranded in Libya have recounted their stories of the suffering they have had to endure until they returned to Nigeria. The most disturbing revelation is that Nigerians are the ones behind the sale of their fellow Nigerians into slavery. Although,... Read More
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December 4, 2017

The Late 5: Makarfi and his 2019 ambition, Police order on SARS’ re-organisation and, other stories

These are the top five stories that drove conversation today. The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi has hinted at his possible candidacy in the 2019 Presidential elections. A former governor of Enugu, Chimaroke Nnamani has been served a bench arrest warrant for failing to appear before the court. The... Read More
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November 29, 2017

The Big 5: Buhari’s plan to checkmate violent extremism, Buratai on Boko Haram and, other stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. President Buhari has launched an action plan to checkmate violent extremism in the country. The policy is to be implemented by the National Security Adviser. The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has asked the political class, the Police and, others to continue to... Read More
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November 28, 2017

The Big 5: Jonathan attacks Sagay, Osinbajo on electricity tariff hike and, other top stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. The governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose and human rights activists, Femi Falana engaged in a war of words over the N1 billion Abuja property that the former pensions boss and AGF, Abubakar Malami claimed were sold to him (Falana) by the EFCC. Former President... Read More
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November 27, 2017

The Big 5: President Buhari on Boko Haram, Fayose’s Christmas gift and, other top stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. The house of the former leader of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf is to be turned into a museum. This was announced by the Borno State Government. Reacting to widespread outrage, the Nigerian Police have said that a court has cleared the... Read More
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