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INEC rejects PDP'S NEC notice over signature irregularity

Nigeria, June 18 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected a notice by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to convene its National Executive Committee (NEC) meetin... Read More


MSF scales up fight against Lassa fever in Ebonyi

Nigeria, June 18 -- Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has joined the fight against Lassa fever in Ebonyi State, South-east Nigeria, where repeated outbreaks of the... Read More


Israel-Iran War: Nigeria to evacuate citizens from Israel, Iran

Nigeria, June 18 -- The Nigerian government is set to evacuate Nigerians stranded in Iran and Israel as the war between both countries enters the sixth day. According to a statement issued by the Min... Read More


Uncle Sam at 90, By Mohammed Haruna

Nigeria, June 18 -- It seems like only yesterday, but it is about twenty years or so ago this month when I wrote a widely publicised and well received tribute to Prince Samson Oruru Amuka Pemu, aka Sa... Read More


79-year-old petitions Tinubu over alleged fraudulent sale of Abuja lands, police connivance

Nigeria, June 18 -- Colleen Yesufu, a 79-year-old woman, has petitioned President Bola Tinubu in an open letter, alleging fraudulent takeover and sale of her properties in Guzape and Katampe, Abuja. ... Read More


NAF deploys more aircraft to North-central to bolster peace efforts

Nigeria, June 18 -- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has deployed additional air assets under Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) in the North-central, where it recorded at least three accidental airstr... Read More


Nigerian military strikes insurgents' camp in Gwoza, hits ISWAP commander

Nigeria, June 18 -- Nigerian military jets have reportedly bombed a new camp of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Baikee Forest in the Sambisa axis of the Gwoza Local Government Ar... Read More


Niger State begins 2025 Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Week

Nigeria, June 18 -- The Niger State Government has flagged off the first round of the 2025 Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Week (MNCHW), in conjunction with the National Immunisation Plus Days (NI... Read More


Court re-schedules ex-senator Anyanwu's N550 million defamation suit against ex-Gov Ohakim

Nigeria, June 18 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Jabi, Abuja, on Tuesday re-scheduled the hearing of former Imo East Senator Chris Anyanwu's N550 million defamation suit against f... Read More


Nigerian banking sector stable - CBN

Nigeria, June 18 -- The Central Bank of Nigeria has reaffirmed the resilience of the country's banking sector, even as it introduced temporary restrictions on dividend payouts and other capital distri... Read More