15 people killed in fresh attack in Zamfara village
The Public Relations officer, Zamfara State police command, Muhammad Shehu, has confirmed that the attack which led to the death of 15 people in the village of Zakuna, was carried…
US Commission designates Nigeria as a “Country of particular concern”over spate of killings
Nigeria has been designated a country of particular concern , CPC by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, following the recent spate of killings. In its 2018 report…
We’ve Not Had A Democracy In Nigeria – Utomi
The founder of the Centre for Values in Leadership, Professor Pat Utomi, believes that Nigeria has yet to practice democracy, almost two decades after it returned to civil rule. He said this…
Number of Nigeria trained doctors working in UK ‘doubles’
The number of Nigerian doctors working in the UK has been sharply increasing, according to research by fact-checking organisation Africa Check. Last year, the number of Nigerian doctors registered…
Majority of illegal migrants to Canada in 2018 are Nigerians with U.S. visas
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer informs a migrant couple of the location of a legal border station, shortly before they illegally crossing from Champlain, N.Y., to Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, Monday,…
“I am saddened by how old politicians remain in governance to sideline youths” – I go dye
A popular comedian, Francis Agoda, popularly known as ‘I Go Dye’, has decried the dominance of ‘old politicians’ in Nigerian politics. The comedian barred his mind during a chat with…
Dokpesi seeks N500m as Minimum Damage from Lai Mohammed
RAYMOND Dokpesi, chairman of Africa Independent Television, AIT, has demanded a minimum of N500 million and a retraction from the minister of information, Lai Mohammed to avoid a N5 billion…
INSECURITY: Gunmen kill police officers in a raid on police station in Kogi
Gunmen have killed at least two police officers and a civilian in a raid on a police station in Kogi State, central Nigeria. The gunmen - said to number about…
Ekiti High Court sentence man to death for stealing 7 Bottles Of Beer & a pack of Cigarette
A man identified as Raji Babatunde has been sentenced to death by an Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti for stealing seven bottles of beer and one packet of…
#ReleaseZakzaky: Protesters block roads in Abuja
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, earlier today to protest against the continued detention of pro-Iranian Shia leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky. The crowd converged near…