Why I quit PDP - Fani-Kayode (Video)
Former Minister in Nigeria - Femi Fani-Kayode speaks on why he quit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
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Lawal Daura gets sack as 'belated birthday present'
In what some have jokingly described as a 'belated birthday present' - having attained his 65th birthday last Sunday, the Director General of Nigeria's Department of State Services (DSS) - Mr. Lawal Musa Daura, has been sacked by Acting President Read more
Archbishop Benjamin urges Diaspora Nigerians to support ABP
Presidential candidate of one of Nigeria's newly registered political parties - the All Blending Party (ABP), Archbishop Samson Benjamin, has called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to support ABP's quest for a better and all-inclusive country. Read more
Combating crime in Nigeria with EVA
An App that combats some of Nigeria's security challenges through Biometrics and Background Checks, has been launched. Electronic Verification Application (EVA) is an employee identification system that helps employers verify the identity of their Read more
New Nigeria High Commissioner meets the Queen
Nigeria’s newly appointed High Commissioner to the Court of St. James’ in the United Kingdom – H.E. Mr George Adesola Oguntade CFR, CON, has presented his Letter of Credentials and had audience with Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Read more
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Cholera poses grave risks to pregnant women in conflict-affected Nigeria
Yana, 25, was three months pregnant when she fell sick with cholera just days ago. “I was already suffering, but then I started bleeding, and the baby is gone now,” she told UNFPA in one of the tent wards for cholera patients at a displacement camp Read more
Northeast Nigeria youths to benefit from $2m grant
Young people aged 16 - 24 from Yola, northeast Nigeria are to benefit from a new partnership launched between the Citi Foundation and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) which will provide refugees, young people displaced within their own Read more
Air Force pilot gets national burial
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has given a heroic burial to its late Instructor Pilot, Group Captain Adanu Gabriel Ochai, who lost his life in an air mishap involving a NAF Air Beetle aircraft last month in Kaduna. Ochai was laid to rest at the Read more
Nigeria's former Justice Minister Onagoruwa is dead
Nigeria's former Attorney-General and Justice Minister - Prince Dr. Olu Onagoruwa is dead. The Prince from Odogbolu in Nigeria's Ogun State died earlier this morning, months after celebrating his 80th birthday. Read more
Boko Haram: Down but far from out
While we must give kudos to the military and the Nigerian government for improving security in the northeast, it is safe to say the conflict is far from over. There is still some way to go. Read more
Nigeria wakes up to its growing vigilante problem
Musa*, a CJTF leader based in Maiduguri, has been pleading with his government contacts to provide jobs and support to his men once they decide to leave the CJTF. “You have taught them how to use arms. You have taught them how to fight. To not help Read more
Dipo Famakinwa's death is "a huge loss"
As Nigerians at home and abroad mourn the death of Dipo Famakinwa - the pioneer Director-General of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, (DAWN) Commission; there is a consensus among many, that his passing is a huge loss, especially to the Read more
Buhari returns to work on Monday
President Muhammadu Buhari will return to work on Monday according to his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity - Femi Adesina. Read more
British court stops sale of Nigerian government property in London over $5m debt
The English Commercial Court has ruled against the forced sale of one of Nigeria's choice properties in London to recover a debt of $5million and a further N4.71million awarded as costs (excluding interest) arising from a dispute with an Israeli Read more
Diezani challenges EFCC to show proof
With regards to the various news reports published in both the online and print media, insidiously inferring that I was indicted by Italian prosecutors for, as they put it, ‘sharing in the Loot’ of the $1.3bn OPL 245 oil block deal that involved Read more
Diezani denies stealing $153.3m
I am now forced to respond because it is clear that the EFCC is taking advantage of my silence to try me by media and to convict me in the eyes of the public on false reports. Read more
Nigerian Air Force test fires locally weaponised aircraft
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully test fired another locally weaponised Alpha Jet aircraft acquired from overseas without weapon delivery capability. Read more
Nigerian govt selects Zuriel to promote education
13 Year old Nigerian-American activist - Zuriel Oduwole has been chosen by the Nigerian government to work as part of a committee seeking to promote education for girls in the northern part of the country. Read more
Two years after Chibok
As the world observes the sorrowful milestone of the 2nd anniversary of the kidnap of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, northeast Nigeria; a UNICEF report reveals that the number of children involved in ‘suicide’ attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Read more
Buhari: "We'll deal with pipeline vandals like Boko Haram"
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned vandals and saboteurs blowing up oil and gas installations in Nigeria to desist immediately or face the same drastic action being taken against Boko Haram by the Armed Forces. Read more
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Parents of missing Nigeria schoolgirls hope 2nd year memorial reminds world
Nigerian officials gave permission on Tuesday for a memorial event at a school in northeast Nigeria from where Islamist rebels abducted 276 girls two years ago with parents hoping this would remind the world their daughters are still missing. Read more