Don’t designate Nigeria country of concern, Kukah appeals

Sultan, MURIC fault Christian genocide narrative in North The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has urged the United States not to re-designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern over religious freedom, arguing that such a...

Nigerian man jailed in UK for impersonating female nurse

A Chester Magistrates’s Court in the United Kingdom has sentenced a Nigerian male migrant, identified as Lucius Njoku, to 16 weeks in prison for using his female friend’s identity to work at an NHS accident and emergency department in the UK. The...

5G promise fades as pricey phones, services shut out poor Nigerians

• Cheapest 5G smartphone costs minimum wage earner two months’ salaries • Subscribers lament erratic services amid high data consumption • Mafab’s 5G remains in limbo as MTN, Airtel struggle to win market • 6G network may go global in five years...

Tinubu nominates Bernard Dori for ministerial position

President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a letter to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Dr Bernard Mohammed Doro from Plateau State as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. President spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed this in a statement...

Nigeria gets World Athletics nod to host inaugural Africa running conference

In line with the adage, “A healthy nation is a prosperous nation,” the National Sports Commission (NSC), in collaboration with World Athletics and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), is proud to host the inaugural Africa Running Conference...

Nigeria’s Selective Justice and the Fear of Accountability, By Akinkunle Akintan Akinbinu

In recent weeks, several videos have surfaced online showing groups allegedly sponsored by the government under President Muhammadu Buhari posing as members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to justify tagging them as a terrorist...

Cleric laments spiritual weakness of Nigerian Church, calls for repentance

Living Waters Unlimited Church has called on Church leaders and believers to repent of greed, ambition, hypocrisy, and exploitation, and return to sound biblical doctrine and contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints. Arising...

Lagos APC says weak opposition threatening Nigeria’s democracy

By BEN OGBEMUDIA The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed concern over what it describes as the “deteriorating state” of Nigeria’s opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on...

Nigerian court orders TikTokers to marry after viral smooches

A court in Kano, the largest city in northern Nigeria’s socially conservative north, has ordered two TikTok celebrities to get married after they posted videos of themselves passionately kissing, officials told AFP on Tuesday. A magistrate court...

“We’ll hunt down enemies of Nigeria’s unity” – CDS Musa vows

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has issued a stern warning to those undermining Nigeria’s sovereignty, declaring that anyone acting against the unity of the nation will be considered an enemy of the state. Speaking on...

Nigeria’s mass deportation of 192 foreign cybercrime suspects exposes global fraud network

Nigeria’s mass deportation of 192 foreign cybercrime suspects exposes global fraud network Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched one of its largest cybercrime crackdowns in recent memory, culminating in the...

Facts contradict Vatican secretary’s claim that persecution in Nigeria ‘not a religious conflict’

The Holy See’s Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin this week suggested that the violence against Christians in Nigeria is not a matter of Islamists targeting Christians but merely a series of conflicts stemming from non-religious disputes....

Nigerian lady writes letter to Peter Obi, makes unusual request, people react to her post

A Nigerian lady has shared a post on X addressed to Peter Obi, a former presidential aspirant of the Labour Party In her post, she made a sincere appeal to him and urged him to inform his wife about it if he didn't like the idea she had presented...

Christian Genocide in Nigeria: 3 Million Believers Under Siege — A Call to Prayer

1 Across northern and central Nigeria, a silent tragedy is unfolding. More than three million Christians are caught in what faith leaders describe as an ongoing genocide — villages burned, churches destroyed, and families slaughtered or driven...

Nigerian Industrialist, Malinson Ukatu Bags Honorary Doctorate Degree

Kasim Sumaina in Abuja Renowned industrialist and Chairman of Nispo Porcelain Group, Sir Malinson Afam Ukatu, has been conferred with an honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration by Tansian University, Umunya, Anambra State, in...

A PARTNERSHIP FOR NIGERIAN FOOD SOVEREIGNTY

Nigeria’s current food insecurity is a crisis of logistics, post-harvest management, and border security, argues ADE ADEFEKO As the world marked World Food Day on October 16, 2025, under the theme “hand in hand for better foods and a better...

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency recovers ₦500bn, convicts 7,000 in latest corruption crackdown

President Bola Tinubu has praised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for what he described as “remarkable progress” in Nigeria’s anti-corruption fight, revealing that the agency has secured over 7,000 convictions and recovered...

Over 4 million Nigerians suffer from blindness — Sightsavers

More than 4.24 million Nigerians are currently living with blindness or some form of visual impairment, largely due to conditions that could be treated or entirely prevented, according to international NGO, Sightsavers. Speaking in Kano on Tuesday...

Terrorist Resurgence in Lake Chad Basin Leads to More Attacks Against Civilians, Military

Civilians in the Lake Chad basin are reporting more attacks by terrorists who loot their property and sometimes kidnap their female family members. The attacks have the hallmarks of a resurgence by the terrorist group Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna...

President Tinubu Pledges Support, Charges Judiciary to Intensify Anti-Corruption Fight

VP Shettima when he declared open the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and National Judicial Institute (NJI) Workshop for Justices and Judges in Abuja ** As EFCC records 7,000 convictions, recovers ₦500bn in 2 years President Bola...