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Xenophobia: "Our artistes' gigs are being cancelled across Africa" - South Africa's Minister of Justice

Nigeria, June 15 -- The South African government has spoken out about the damaging effects of ongoing xenophobic attacks on its creative industry and other sectors. The country's Minister of Justice ... Read More


Police arrest suspected drug dealer in Akwa Ibom

Nigeria, June 15 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested two suspects over the theft and unlawful possession of a stolen tricycle. In a separate raid, operatives recovered suspected hard drugs... Read More


JUST IN: Kwankwaso's son emerges Kano NDC governorship running mate

Nigeria, June 15 -- Mustapha Kwankwaso, the eldest son of former Kano State Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate of the NDC, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has emerged as the running mate to the state's NDC gov... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: How General Rabe Abubakar's body was recovered after death in captivity

Nigeria, June 15 -- Contradictory accounts have deepened the controversy over how the remains of Rabe Abubakar were recovered, even as family members have questioned the credibility of the official ca... Read More


Sultan on why citizens must hold leaders to account over insecurity

Nigeria, June 15 -- The Chairman of the Northern Traditional Rulers' Council (NTRC) and Sultan of Sokoto, Sa'ad Abubakar, has urged citizens to identify their priorities and communicate them to their ... Read More


2027: ADC names Amaechi as Atiku's running mate

Nigeria, June 15 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced former Rivers State Governor and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as the running mate to its presidential cand... Read More


When conscience finds its voice, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria, June 15 -- Every nation eventually reaches a point where silence stops being prudence and becomes complicity. There are moments when patience can no longer disguise decay, when restraint begi... Read More


House reshuffles committee leaders after minority caucus changes

Nigeria, June 15 -- The House of Representatives has reshuffled the leadership of several standing committees following recent changes to its minority caucus leadership. Speaker Abbas Tajudeen disclo... Read More


Court orders deregistration of ADC, Accord, three other parties

Nigeria, June 15 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political partie... Read More


2027: Atiku picks Amaechi as running mate

Nigeria, June 15 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has picked former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as its vice presidential candidate in the 2027 election. This was announced in ... Read More