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Niger Government Issues 3 Month BBC Ban For Misinformation and Destabilisation
Niger’s Ministry of Communication, Posts, and Digital Economy has ordered the suspension of BBC broadcasting within the country for three months, accusing the...
Adamawa APC Sold Trucks of Palliative Rice, Fertilisers, Women Leader Alleges
The Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, Mrs Patricia Yakubu, has accused the state party leadership of diverting...
Nigeria’s Lookman Bags Man-of-the-Match Award Against Real Madrid, Poised to Win African POTY Award Next Week
In a thrilling Matchday 6 encounter of the 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League, Ademola Lookman stole the show with an electrifying performance against reigning...
Morocco, Portugal, Spain to Host 2030 FIFA World Cup, Saudi Arabia to Host 2034 Edition
In a decision announced at an Extraordinary FIFA Congress, Morocco, Portugal, and Spain have been chosen to co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup,...
Niger to Build 275 km Road to Boost Oil Corridor Development
Nigerien authorities have announced plans to build a 275-kilometre road project to serve its oil corridor areas. The road, with a budget of...
Oyo, Abuja Courts Ban Dele Farotimi’s Book Over Defamation Allegations
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja and an Oyo State High Court have issued separate orders restraining human rights activist and...
Over 40 Killed in Violent Clashes Between Teke and Yaka Communities in Western DRCongo
At least 40 people have died in renewed violence between the Teke and Yaka communities in the western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
ICYMI: Allied Cargo Plane Skids Off Runway in Abuja, Disrupts Flight Schedules
An Allied Air Cargo aircraft skids off Runway 22 at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Wednesday morning, causing significant flight delays...
The National Electricity Grid Has Suffered Another Collapse, Plunging The Country Into Darkness
This latest outage, which occurred on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 1:33 p.m., marks the highest number of grid failures recorded in a...
N2Trillion Debt: Black Out Imminent as NMDPRA Stops Gas Supply to GenCos
An electricity crisis looms as the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has directed gas producers to halt supplies to indebted...
Afe Babalola: Court Halts Sale of Dele Farotimi’s Book, “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System”
The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an ex-parte order stopping the production and distribution of the book Nigeria and Its Criminal...
10 Nigerians States Spent ₦14.7bn in Nine Months on Allowances, Refreshments Amid Crumbling Infrastructure
Ten Nigerian states, struggling with poor infrastructure, spent ₦14.7 billion (about $9,187,500) on refreshments, honourariums, and sitting allowances over nine months. A report...