Nigeria drops bill that would have made voting compulsory
Abuja – Nigeria’s National Assembly has scrapped a bill that would have made voting mandatory, a statement from the... Read more
27 May, 2025
30 killed in central Nigeria attacks: local govt official
Jos – More than 30 people have been killed in separate attacks in recent days in central Nigeria, a... Read more
27 May, 2025
Jihadists kill four Nigerian troops in new base attack: sources
Maiduguri – Jihadists raid Tuesday on an army base in northeast Nigeria left at least four troops dead and others... Read more
14 May, 2025
5,000 Nigerians forced to flee by criminal gang leader
Kano – More than 5,000 residents from more than a dozen rural communities in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state have fled... Read more
13 May, 2025
Nigerian state bans petrol aiming to curb jihadist attacks
Kano – Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, the epicentre of the jihadist insurgency, on Saturday said it was banning... Read more
12 May, 2025
Fan violence casts shadow over Nigerian football league
Lagos – Minutes after the final whistle, Vincent Temitope, a forward with Nigerian football club Plateau United, was bleeding... Read more
12 May, 2025
African worshippers hope Pope Leo carries on Francis’s work
Abuja – Worshippers in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to Africa’s biggest Catholic populations, on Friday... Read more
9 May, 2025
Nigeria probing graft allegations against former oil execs
Lagos – Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has launched a probe into the former heads of the west African country’s state... Read more
6 May, 2025
Meta fighting Nigerian fines, warns could shut Facebook, Instagram
Lagos – Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations, reportedly threatening to cut... Read more
5 May, 2025
26 killed in Nigeria as truck hits IED: military source
Kano – At least 26 people were killed Monday when a truck drove over a roadside bomb in northeast... Read more
29 Apr, 2025
