NSCIA Condemns Opposition to Sharia Panels in Southern Nigeria
Pat Stevens/ The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has strongly criticised the growing resistance against the establishment of…
Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Break Away from ECOWAS
Pat Stevens/ Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso—three of the poorest nations in West Africa—have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community…
Police Withdraw Defamation Case Against Dele Farotimi
Pat Stevens/ The Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn its defamation case against outspoken lawyer and author Dele Farotimi. The case,…
Video: Chaos Erupts at PDP Secretariat as Leadership Tussle Sparks Violent Clash
Pat Stevens/ Tempers flared and chaos reigned at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat today as a violent confrontation…
Afenifere Appoints Dele Farotimi as Organising Secretary Amid Legal Storm
Segun Atanda/ The Pa Ayo Adebanjo-led faction of Afenifere, the influential pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group, has named fiery lawyer and activist,…
Alaafin Issues Cease-and-Desist Order Over Unauthorised Coronation Committee
Segun Atanda/ In a strongly-worded letter issued on his official letterhead, Oba Abimbola Owoade I, the Alaafin of Oyo, has…
Panic in Kano as Max Air Plane Suffers Nose Gear Failure Upon Landing
Malik Yahya/ A Max Air Boeing 737-4D7 carrying passengers from Lagos narrowly avoided disaster yesterday night, when its nose landing…
Cows Destroy 5 Hectares Rice Farm in Ogun
Segun Atanda/ A five-hectare rice farm in Ilupeju Ibaro Village, Abeokuta, Ogun State, was devastated by a herd of cows…
EFCC Officer Found Dead in Lagos
Segun Atanda/ An officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), identified as Remedy Yange, was discovered dead at…