Meta, ARCON Look the Other Way as Advertisers Prey on Nigerians

Underneath many sponsored posts and adverts on Facebook, one of the social media platforms owned by Meta, FIJ has found fake visa sponsorship deals and a loan scheme. On Thursday, FIJ noticed the surge in deceptive adverts targeting Nigerians and...

China Commends Nigeria for Joint ONSA, DSS, Army Rescue of Four Kidnapped Citizens

▪︎ Secret Police stabilises rescued kidnap victims at own medical facility The People’s Republic of China has commended the Nigerian government for the rescue of four of its citizens kidnapped in Kwara State. The rescue operation was conducted...

RULAAC Says Nigeria Must Release Nnamdi Kanu, Seek Dialogue To Achieve Peace In South-East

The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has said that Nigeria cannot achieve lasting peace and stability in the South-East through militarisation and repression, but through a political solution rooted in dialogue, justice, and...

Alleged Genocide: Intersociety outlines 21 measures Nigerian Government should take

A rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has advised the Nigerian Government to take certain steps in order to end the controversy over alleged genocidal killing of Christians in the country. The...

‘Atiku Right On Nnamdi Kanu’s Case’, Ethnic Leaders Back Call For Political Solution

A coalition of youth leaders under the aegis of the Ethnic Youth Leaders for Peace (EYLP) has thrown its weight behind former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s call for a political resolution to the ongoing trial of the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu,...

Institute Urges FG To Promote Social Justice, Inclusion In Governance

News Investigators/ The Institute for Humanitarian Studies and Social Development (IHSD) has appealed to the Federal Government to promote social justice and inclusion, while placing human dignity at the forefront of governance. Francis Origa,...

Voter Registration: APC Presidential Coalition C’ttee Rallies Thousands In Lagos

News Investigators/ The Presidential Coalition Committee has launched a new grassroots mobilisation drive aimed at boosting voter registration in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was inaugurated at the Police...

Those Defecting To Apc Are Enemies Of Nigerians— Aregbesola

The national secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has described that political actors defecting to the All Progressive Congress (APC) as enemies of the Nigerian people. This was just as he claimed that President...

Raila Odinga: 8 emotional photos from former prime minister’s burial in Bondo

Mourners gathered at JOOUST in Bondo to pay their final respects to Raila Amolo Odinga, a towering figure in Kenya's political landscape Emotions ran high as leaders, family, and citizens shared poignant moments during his requiem mass and burial...

Wale Edun returns to Nigeria after ‘medical trip’ abroad

Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, has returned to Nigeria after a trip abroad. A video on social media showed Edun at Fraser Suites in Abuja. He was reported to have had a closed door meeting with a Qatari...

Failed leadership, corruption worsening poverty in Nigeria: Peter Obi 

The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has attributed the high rate of poverty in the country to years of failed leadership, misplaced priorities, systemic corruption, policy failures and an absence of compassionate governance....

Find out more as CPPE warns on Tinubu’s presidential pardon

The CPPE has explained the economic and investment risks associated with President Bola Tinubu’s recent exercise of mercy The think tank organisation frowns on the decision to grant clemency to persons convicted of corruption, financial crimes,...

Osinbajo leads ECOWAS election observation mission to Cote d’Ivoire

Africa THE Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS has appointed Nigeria’s former Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to lead its Election Observation Mission to the upcoming presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire. ECOWAS Secretariat...

Osinbajo Leads ECOWAS Election Observation Mission To Côte d’Ivoire

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lead its Election Observation Mission to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire ahead of the country’s presidential...

Why Senator Ned Nwoko wants Nigerians to be given licence to own guns

Senator Ned Nwoko has urged the Nigerian government to consider licensing civilian gun ownership as a means to combat rising insecurity He cited the kidnapping of his senior legislative aide in Galadimawa as a stark example of citizens’...

Osinbajo to lead ECOWAS election observation in Côte d’Ivoire

Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, the immediate past Vice President of Nigeria, has been appointed to lead the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Observation Mission for the forthcoming presidential election in the Republic of...

Zobis Cable Shines In Onitsha: House Of Reps Hail Indigenous Ingenuity Says Nigeria Ready For Global Competition

1 Gloria Anaeze The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring (NCDMB), Hon. Boma Goodhead, has applauded Zobis Cable Nigeria Limited, describing the company as a shining example of Nigeria’s...

Shehu Sani Hails Governor Mbah’s Defection to APC, Says Move Will End South East’s Political Isolation

Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has described the recent defection of Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a strategic and welcome development for the South East region. Sani said the move would help...

Researcher makes case for improved learning facilities in Nigeria’s basic schools, universities

A United Kingdom-based Nigerian researcher, Dr. Obinna Ogbonnia, has spoken of the need to prioritise teachers welfare and improve learning facilities in the nation’s basic schools and universities. Dr Ogbonnia, a lecturer at Swansea University,...

2027: APC Can’t Be Saved Even If All Governors Defect To Ruling Party – ADC

5 Samuel Ogidan The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said that no matter the number of defections even with all the governors, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not be saved in 2027. This was the reaction by the ADC to the comments...