China has contributed $1 million to Nigeria to assist communities devastated by recent catastrophic floods throughout the nation. The donation was formalized on Wednesday in Abuja through a signing ceremony between the Chinese government and Nigeria’s Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). At the […]
The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has entered into an accord with a UK-based enterprise to facilitate the hosting of the Africa Defence and Security Exhibition (AFRIDEX 2026) in Lagos. AFRIDEX, heralded as Africa’s foremost defence and security showcase, will convene global leaders, innovators, and policymakers to deliberate on strategies for bolstering security […]
The Anambra State House of Assembly has taken a major step toward formalizing the age-long Igbo apprenticeship system, popularly known as Igba Boi, with the introduction of the Anambra State Igbo Apprenticeship Bill 2024. The bill, which was presented for public hearing at the Legislative Complex in Awka, seeks to establish a legal framework […]
Political tension heightened in Enugu on Tuesday as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flags were reportedly removed from the Enugu State Government House, just hours after Governor Peter Mbah held a closed-door meeting with some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC). Eyewitnesses told reporters that the PDP flags, which had […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has sharply criticized Governor Ademola Adeleke for dragging the Federal Government to the Supreme Court over the alleged withholding of local government allocations. Governor Adeleke, who recently refiled a case at the apex court after withdrawing a similar suit weeks ago, is seeking the release of […]
A gunman opened fire during a morning Mass at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, killing two children and injuring 17 others, most of them students. The victims, an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old, were fatally shot while seated in the pews. Seventeen others, including 14 children and […]
Former Super Eagles captain and coach, Sunday Oliseh, has delivered a damning verdict on the state of Nigerian football, declaring that “football is dead in Nigeria” due to poor structures, mismanagement, and the neglect of ex-international players who once brought glory to the nation. Oliseh, who played for Nigeria at the 1994 World […]
A provincial court in Equatorial Guinea has sentenced senior government official Baltasar Ebang Engonga to eight years in prison after finding him guilty of embezzling state funds, a case that has gripped the nation following his involvement in a widely circulated sex tape scandal. The Bioko provincial tribunal convicted Engonga on charges of […]
The ongoing supremacy tussle between two of Yorubaland’s foremost monarchs — the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade — has once again thrown the spotlight on the limits of traditional authority in Nigeria. The disagreement, which erupted over the conferment of a Yoruba-wide chieftaincy title, has […]
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is facing a serious academic crisis as over 239 first-class lecturers have resigned over the past seven years due to poor remuneration and unsatisfactory working conditions, former Vice-Chancellor Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has revealed. Professor Ogundipe, who served as UNILAG’s vice-chancellor until recently, stated that the mass resignation represents a growing […]
