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For 21 years, the PDP and APC have led Nigeria astray – Attairu Jega

October 10, 2021

Professor Attairu Jega, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has claimed that the country's two major political parties have led Nigeria astray...

Nigeria

The EFCC nominee confirmed by the Senate ‘began school before he was born.’

KEx

October 7, 2021

One of the nominees for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) board, Yahaya Muhammad, is said to have started primary school before he was...

Nigeria

FG threatens to declare state of emergency in Anambra, says guber election must hold

KEx

October 7, 2021

The federal government has threatened to declare a state of emergency in Anambra to ensure that the November 6 governorship election in the state takes...

Nigeria

The Senate approves a revised MTEF that reduces the size of the 2022 budget by N60 billion.

KEx

October 7, 2021

The Senate has approved a revised medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) and fiscal strategy paper (FSP) for the fiscal year 2022. The MTEF and FSP are...

Nigeria

Stella Oduah purchased £6.7 million in London properties while serving as a minister, according to a report.

KEx

October 7, 2021

Stella Oduah, senator for Anambra North, allegedly purchased four London properties while serving as minister of aviation. This was revealed in the Pandora Papers project,...

Nigeria

BBNaija: Your funds have been transferred to South Africa – Omokri slams Nigerians for casting over a billion votes

KEx

October 7, 2021

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has chastised Nigerians, accusing them of placing too much emphasis on the outcome of Big...

Nigeria

Lagos and Oyo are the epicentres of drug abuse in Nigeria, according to NDLEA boss Marwa.

KEx

October 7, 2021

According to Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), drug abuse is most prevalent in the states of Oyo and Lagos....

Nigeria

EFCC: Lekki has become a centre of cybercrime.

KEx

September 4, 2021

According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Lagos neighbourhood of Lekki is the "new centre of internet-related fraud." According to the anti-graft...

Nigeria

The DSS has smashed Prof. Mohammed’s car windscreen, and ASUU has been summoned to court.

KEx

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to sue the Department of State Services (DSS) for destroying Prof. Abdulkadir Mohammed's automobile windscreen. The...

Nigeria

After seven years, a Nigerian schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram has been released.

KEx

August 8, 2021

One of the schoolgirls who was among the the first to be released meets Nigeria President Mohammadu Buhari in May 2016. Photo: AFP Borno state's...

COVID-19 Nigeria

Lagos takes the lead once more, as the NCDC reports new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria.

KEx

July 11, 2021

On Saturday, Nigeria reported additional COVID-19 cases, with Lagos State leading the way in infections. On Saturday, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported...

Nigeria

According to the ISWAP terrorist organisation, Nigeria’s Boko Haram commander is dead.

KEx

June 7, 2021

The terrorist organisation Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) stated in an audio clip obtained by Reuters on Sunday that Abubakar Shekau, the head of...

Nigeria United States

Biden ends deadlock over first African and first woman to lead WTO

KEx

February 6, 2021

The Biden administration has ended the deadlock over the next head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by expressing its "strong support" for Nigeria's ex-finance...

COVID-19 Nigeria Politics

Any malaria-like signs should be treated as COVID-19 – Sanwo-Olu

KEx

January 20, 2021

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Tuesday that any malaria-like signs should now be considered and handled as COVID-19 unless proved otherwise. The governor,...

Nigeria Politics

Purposed Impeachment Strategy against Diri: Bayelsa Assembly breaks the silence

KEx

January 20, 2021

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State The Bayelsa House of Assembly says that there is no intention of suing Gov. Douye Diri, describing rumours as...

Nigeria

Majority of Okada riders in Oyo are kidnappers’ agents- chairman of Amotecun

KEx

January 20, 2021

Col. Kunle Togun, chairman of the South-Western Security Network, code-named ‘Amotekun’ in Oyo State, reported that most of the Okada riders in the state are...

Nigeria

Police assaulted me after raping my six-year-old daughter – Petitioner

KEx

January 20, 2021

Members of Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry Mr. Okehielem Onyema, a petitioner at the Edo State judicial panel narrated on Tuesday how he was...

Nigeria

Envious second wife murders a 17-year-old girl her husband had agreed to marry in Kano (graphic)

KEx

January 20, 2021

The police in Kano state arrested a 20-year-old woman named Suwaiba Shuaibu for stabbing to death a 17-year-old girl, Aisha Kabir, whom her husband had...

Nigeria

Police arrest 7 kidnappers in Niger state, recover N3.2m cash

KEx

January 20, 2021

Spokesperson of the command, ASP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, January 18, said police operatives attached to the Anti-kidnapping unit...

COVID-19 Nigeria Politics

Yahaya Bello opposes the COVID-19 vaccine; claims it is intended to kill

KEx

January 20, 2021

The governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has wrongly alleged that Covid-19 vaccines are intended to harm people and has prevented their use. The spike...

Nigeria

Tension Grips People As A Woman Was Stormed At Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge

KEx

January 20, 2021

People have been advised to be careful when jogging on the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge as joggers are now getting attacked. This woman was attacked while...

Nigeria

Yetunde Souza, a lawyer in Lagos accused of stealing N50.2m to know her fate.

KEx

January 20, 2021

Lagos’ lawyer, Yetunde Souza, accused of robbing N50.2 million from Domino Stores and Ozone Cinemas, will soon know her fate. Justice Raliat Adebiyi of the...

Nigeria

Gunmen abduct the hereditary governor of Adamawa

KEx

January 20, 2021

Ardo Mustapha, Mayo-Farang District Head and Sarkin Noman Adamawa, allegedly abducted by unknown gunmen. The monarch was reportedly abducted at his home in Mayo-Farang, Mayo...

Nigeria Religion

Bishop Kukah has received a new designation from Pope Francis

KEx

January 20, 2021

Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has received a new nomination from Pope Francis, after being...

Nigeria

Deeper Life’s Anchor University Deputy VC, Fatokun abducted

KEx

January 20, 2021

Prof. Johnson Fatokun, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Anchor University, Lagos, was abducted by gunmen. Anchor University is a faith-based college operated by the Ministry of Deeper...

Nigeria Politics United States

2016 Wolexit vs Trump Presidency: Soyinka blasts Critics

KEx

January 20, 2021

Professor Wole Soyinka When the presidential elections were heated in the United States in 2016, Professor Wole Soyinka threatened that if the Republican Donald Trump...

Nigeria

Three people charred to death, cars razed, when petrol tanker exploded in Ogun.

KEx

January 20, 2021

Tanker explosion at the Ogun Three people were charred to death and several others injured when a petrol tanker exploded in Abeokuta, Ogun County,...

Nigeria

Armed bandit kidnaps ATBU professor in Kaduna, murders his young son.

KEx

January 20, 2021

Armed bandits attacked Wusasa on Sunday night, January 17, in the Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where they abducted Professor Aliyu Muhammad and...