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Influencer Breaks Spine Attempting Viral Nicki Minaj Challenge

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- Social media influencer Mariana Barutkina, 32, has suffered a serious spinal injury after attempting the dangerous viral Nicki Minaj challenge known as the "stiletto challenge." Th... Read More


Kaduna Christians Cry for Help, Alleges Emirate-Backed Land Theft

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- The Hausa Christian Development Initiative (HACDI) has accused a traditional ruler in Kaduna State of orchestrating a sustained campaign of land seizure, violence, and religious per... Read More


The Numbers Game: A Census Committee and the Vanishing Regions

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- It was meant to be just another presidential announcement-another file pushed across the desk, another headline buried in the papers. But if you know how to read between the lines, ... Read More


So Then, When and How Do We ''Divide'' Nigeria? (2)

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- In the political history of modern Nigeria, there have been five efforts at trying to divide Nigeria at different times and by different sections of the country. Two attempts were a... Read More


Corper Rebuilds Unsafe Bayelsa School After Emotional Visit

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- AnAnambra-born Corps Member, Brown-Ofoeme Ebubechukwu Prosper (BY/24B/2451), hascompleted the renovation of a dilapidated four-classroom blocks at Community Primary School, Swali in... Read More


Kemi Badenoch and the Arrow of God

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- In December 2024, Kemi Badenoch, the UK's Conservative Party star and a woman of Nigerian heritage, stirred a storm-not merely by criticizing Nigerian leadership for corruption, but... Read More


Renaming Of Streets In Lagos: Calling LG Chairmen To Order Before They Trigger Ethnic Crisis

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- According to an African proverb, "If the keg of palm-wine is not quickly snatched from the hands of an exuberant drunk, he may drink himself to stupor." Another similarly rich sayin... Read More


Nigeria's Maritime Sector Bleeds Over $500 Million Annually from Poor Vessel Leasing Practices

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- The News Chronicle(TNC) understands that an unofficial and poorly controlled vessel leasing system could be causing Nigeria's maritime industry to lose more than $500 million annual... Read More


Kano Governor Presents Job Letters to Over 1,000 New Agricultural Workers

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has presented employment letters to 1,038 newly recruited workers in agriculture related fields as part of efforts to boost the sector and reduce unemploym... Read More


Security Operatives Nab Five Cultists Over Rape, Robbery

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- Security operatives in Akwa Ibom have apprehended five individuals suspected of being members of a cult and involved in armed robbery, following a recent incident in Abak Local Gove... Read More