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This little story says a lot about Nigeria. I was driving along Opebi Road, Lagos, when the traffic lights turned red at Salvation junction. The vehicles ahead of me kept moving nonetheless. I thought the lights were faulty but still decided to stop and watch. Then the drivers behind me started hooting as if […]

The Nigerian Army says the report that the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) abducted travellers along Mainok and Borgozo highway in Kaga LGA of Borno state is “false”. Reports had made the rounds earlier that ISWAP fighters had abducted an unspecified number of people along the highway on Saturday. However, […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the newly-inaugurated leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shown early signs that it is not different from its immediate past leadership. On Friday, Iyorchia Ayu was sworn in as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the removal of Uche Secondus. […]

Dennis Idahosa, lawmaker representing Ovia federal constituency, has asked residents of Edo to stone politicians who renege on their campaign promises. Idahosa spoke when he distributed motorcycles to 160 women and youths at Iguobazuwa, Ovia south-west LGA of Edo, on Saturday. He said with the standard that has been set in the […]

Dauda Bature, a pastor of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Nariya, Igabi LGA of Kaduna state, has been killed by bandits. Bature was abducted on his farm on November 8. His abductors were said to have demanded N5 million ransom, and after negotiations with his family, his wife reportedly delivered […]

Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has described Waziri Adio, former executive secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), as a shining light. Speaking on Saturday at the public presentation of ‘The Arc of the Possible,’ a memoir of Adio, el-Rufai said the author is an example for public servants to imitate.  […]

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, says the military operation in Zamfara is making his state “very vulnerable” to the activities of bandits. TheCable had reported that a total of 23 travellers were burnt to death when some gunmen opened fire on a bus in Sokoto on Monday. Following the killing, President Muhammadu Buhari dispatched […]

Less than a week after the resumption of flights, Emirates Airline has announced the suspension of operations between Nigeria and Dubai. In a travel notice on its website on Friday evening, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier said the suspension will start on Monday until when Nigeria and the Arab nation “solve […]