News From Nigeria

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it was willing to resume oil exploration in the Lake Chad Basin. The exercise was suspended by the government in July 2017 after suspected members of Boko Haram attacked a team of geological engineers ...

The governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has expressed support for the attempt by the Nigeria government to regulate social media. He said he was “strongly” in support of the move.He spoke when he received the Inspector General of Police, ...

By Ramin Mazaheri for The Saker Blog and cross-posted with Press TV It’s Day 3 of the US Election Debacle and – as we’re still mid-debacle – it’s very possible that Donald Trump will be the only conservative casualty, because ...

On 3 November, US voters headed to the polls to vote in the 2020 presidential and congressional elections, but uncertainty remains over when the results will be known, given the record influx of mail-in ballots. US President Donald Trump and ...

• CBN places ‘post no debit’ restriction on pharmacist’s account • Lawyer accuses Nigeria Immigration Service of stopping her trip abroad • Federal Government’s panel gets 160 petitions, begins sitting today Eniola Akinkuotu and Adelani Adepegba There were strong indications ...

Dennis Naku,  Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has described the allegation that he ordered the army to kill Igbo people in Oyigbo as a “politically-motivated falsehood.” Wike, in a television programme on Monday in Port Harcourt, said ...

Armstrong Bakam, Bauchi The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has blamed a previous administration for being responsible for the continuous strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Although Adamu was not specific on which administration he was referring ...

A friend, who is also a devout, church-going Christian just talked with me a few minutes ago. He called from Nigeria. “What is wrong with these kids?” he asked me. “Why can’t they protest peacefully? What has their quarrel against ...

Many people, members and nonmembers, ask the University of Ifa to recommend reliable Babalawo in Nigeria and abroad. Many of them are scared because there are many frauds using Ifa to scam unsuspecting devotees. When in doubt, please contact the ...

…Furious gov goes after Igbo proscribed group, local collaborators with bounty…Inside story of the Oyigbo attack that killed security agents…Residents allege police, soldiers siege amid manhunt for assailants Before Wednesday, October 21 wave of violence that left three police stations, ...