The military has reacted to reports on the arrest of investigative journalist and founder of Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Fisayo Soyombo, who is currently…
When Micheal Chigozie got her ticket to a new life abroad, she was filled with hope. Her dream destination was Dubai, the most populous city…
Abdulwahab Salisu walked through a murky puddle; each footfall stuck firmly into the slippery soil. He stretched the dirt pan he held towards his fellow,…
Lagos, Nigeria – As a child growing up in Akodo-Ise, Kadiri Malik would pass a boulevard of coconut trees on his way down to the shore…
Darkness has descended upon towns and villages in many parts of Northern Nigeria following the disruption of two 330kV Ugwaji-Apir Double Circuit transmission lines, impacting…
Tigran Gambaryan was en route back to the United States on Thursday after the Nigerian government dropped the money laundering case against him. Photo courtesy…
“Why don’t you just get married?” This was what a doctor told Rahma Jamila Hassan when she complained about her inability to go to school…
Let’s build an avatar for the Nigerian worker. We’ll call her Zuri. She’s 23, works in banking, and, like countless others, feels the heavy strain…
Lagos, Nigeria – Mujanatu Musa’s one-roomed apartment – built mainly of rusty iron sheets – cuts a sorry sight in Ajegunle, a sprawling slum in…
The Nigerian government has deployed 2,000 water pumps to assist residents of Maiduguri, Borno state’s capital in North East Nigeria, evacuate water from their flooded…
At least 48 people were killed and 50 cattle were burned alive in a head on collision between a fuel tanker and another truck in…
Agbabiaka Bola, a Nigerian smuggled into Egypt by human traffickers in 2023, has been rescued by the Embassy of Nigeria in Cairo. Her return was…
After being hounded over her nationality and forced to drop out of the Miss South Africa contest, Chidimma Adetshina has been crowned beauty queen of…
Northwestern Nigeria, long bedevilled by terrorism locally referred to as banditry, now faces an emerging threat: the use of social media platforms, particularly TikTok, by…
Six officers of the Nigerian Army allegedly killed one Haliru Liman, a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in the Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State,…
The students were on their way to a convention in Benue State when they were kidnapped by gunmen.Twenty Nigerian medical students who were kidnapped on…
Twenty medical students, including a house officer, have been freed after being held captive for over a week. The group was kidnapped along the Otukpo-Enugu…
Dread has gripped Nigeria after 20 medical students – including a house officer – were abducted on Thursday, Aug 15. while travelling to Enugu, Southeast…
Protests against hunger, high prices and mismanagement of Nigeria's economy turned deadly with at least 13 people killed with Amnesty International accusing authorities of opening…
Musa Bulama, 48, used to harvest more than 30 bags of maize in previous years, but this year he cannot afford to buy seedlings to…