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SPECIAL REPORT: Nigeria's maritime university upgrade stalls as billions flow into repealed academy

Nigeria, May 18 -- On 16 February 2023, then President Muhammadu Buhari signed a law intended to upgrade one of Nigeria's most strategic training institutions. The law-University of Maritime Studies,... Read More


I don't want my death to be caused by a woman - Frank Edoho

Nigeria, May 18 -- Veteran Nigerian broadcaster and television host Frank Edoho has spoken about the emotional struggles many men endure in silence, saying he does not want his death to be attributed ... Read More


What Nigeria called chaos, Africa now calls a model, By Shuaib S. Agaka

Nigeria, May 18 -- For years, I have watched Nigeria's technology ecosystem exist inside a strange contradiction. International investors celebrated its energy, startups raised billions in funding, an... Read More


Social media and the new propaganda war in Nigeria, By Mukhtar Ya'u Madobi

Nigeria, May 18 -- The influence of digital spaces, particularly social media, in modern asymmetric warfare can no longer be ignored. In the 21st century, wars are no longer fought and won solely on c... Read More


D'Tigress star Murjanatu Musa completes historic double with French club

Nigeria, May 18 -- Nigerian forward Murjanatu Musa has crowned an outstanding debut campaign in France by helping Basket Landes win the French Ligue Feminine de Basketball title after a tense 53-50 vi... Read More


APC now running Akwa Ibom PDP, exco member of Wike-backed PDP faction laments

Nigeria, May 18 -- A member of the Akwa Ibom State Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Fabian Emmanuel, has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) now dictates int... Read More


Court grants social media influencer Justice Crack bail in cybercrime trial

Nigeria, May 18 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted bail to blogger and social media commentator, Justice Chidiebere, popularly known as Justice Crack, in the sum of N5 million. Mr C... Read More


2027: Farouk Lawan loses primary as Kano APC picks 20 Reps candidates by consensus

Nigeria, May 18 -- Farouk Lawan has lost his bid to return to the House of Representatives, after suffering a defeat in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Bagwai/Shanono Fede... Read More


For Nazir: Rest well, Suku Su, By Femi Fani-Kayode

Nigeria, May 18 -- My dearest brother, Prince Nazir Ado Ibrahim of the Royal House of the Attas in Ebiraland, Kogi State, has passed and it has hit me hard. We grew up together, shared an eventful an... Read More


Nigeria, US airstrikes against ISWAP continue - Defence Headquarters

Nigeria, May 18 -- Nigeria's Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says it has continued "coordinated" airstrikes in collaboration with United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), targeting Islamic State West Africa... Read More