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UN experts have called on the Nigerian government to immediately and unconditionally release Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, convicted of blasphemy for writing a song and sharing it on a social messaging service. Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death by hanging in August 2020...

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal and called for an alignment of purpose and structures in West Africa to effectively address the challenges facing the region. During a meeting with the Senegalese President at...

The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Dapo Abiodun administration of evading responsibility and failing to address the deteriorating infrastructure surrounding the Wole Soyinka Railway Station in Abeokuta. In a statement by the party's...

Isaac Albert, Professor of African History, Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo State, denounced the poor welfare conditions of Nigerian teachers, stating that as a teacher for almost 20 years, he still You are...

President Bola Tinubu says his administration is committed to unlocking the human and natural resource potential of Ogoniland, while ensuring the environmental and economic security of Nigerian communities. The President stated this on Wednesday in the House of Representatives during...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is calling on the Nigerian government to abandon its plan to access money from the country's pension taxpayers and other related funds to develop critical infrastructure. Atiku made the call on Wednesday after the government...

The police have arrested a man who allegedly detonated a bomb that killed a worshipper and injured 24 others in a mosque in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident occurred early Wednesday morning when the worshippers were...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has released the results of additional 36,540 candidates who sat the recently concluded 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) The total results released now now stands at 1,879,437, according to a Tuesday statement...

Dancer and singer Korra Obidi is facing backlash from fans as she plans a vacation to Hawaii after fans donated over $50,000, which translates to over N75 million, via GoFundMe, to support her with legal fees for a child...

The immediate past governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has responded to an allegation that his administration diverted N10 billion earmarked for an airport project in the state. Mr Ikpeazu served as a two-term governor of the state under the...