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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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 more
13 Oct 2017 00:00 News
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 more
6 Sep 2017 00:00 News
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. more
21 Jul 2017 15:25 News
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. more
24 May 2017 00:00 News
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 more
10 May 2017 00:00 News
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 more
21 Apr 2017 16:00 News
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. more
10 Mar 2017 10:00 News
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 more
26 Jan 2017 00:00 News
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 more
25 Jan 2017 00:00 News
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. more
23 Jan 2017 00:00 News
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. more
20 Aug 2016 18:33 News
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. more
17 Jun 2016 00:00 News
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 more
15 Apr 2016 00:00 News
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. more
13 Apr 2016 00:00 News
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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. more
6 Apr 2016 00:00 News
Nigeria welcomes Swiss offer to repatriate $321m Abacha loot
Nigeria's Federal Government has welcomed an offer of the Swiss government to return $321m stolen funds from the Abacha loot, and is now developing a framework that will aid the repatriation of such stolen assets stashed abroad by those who have loot more
9 Mar 2016 00:00 News
Buhari hosts Zuma on State Visit
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma is currently on 2-day State Visit to Nigeria, at the invitation of Nigerian counterpart - President Muhammadu Buhari. more
8 Mar 2016 00:00 News
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Muhammadu Buhari: I haven't failed' against Boko Haram
Nine months after he came to power, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari received an official welcome from Qatar's Emir on Buhari's latest trip of many to boost Nigeria's standing abroad. more
7 Mar 2016 00:00 News
How a cancer of corruption steals Nigerian oil, weapons and lives
In Nigeria, where corruption is part of daily life, police officers routinely demand bribes, local government leaders pocket money meant for schools and the former national security advisor is accused of stealing billions from the military more
8 Dec 2015 00:00 News
Buhari unveils cabinet
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has announced his new cabinet of 36 Ministers almost six months after he was sworn in. more
11 Nov 2015 00:00 News