A new opinion poll suggests that 87% of people in Nigeria support the legal ban on same-sex relations. That number is lower than five years ago, when 96% of Nigerians opposed relationships between same-sex couples. Gay rights activists, who commissioned … read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered Nigeria’s security agents to arrest his brother-in-law for allegedly extorting money from an unnamed businessman, a close confidante of the Nigerian leader told Sahara Reporters. He said the suspect, named Musa Yola, was the immediate … read more
The Agip oil company centre in Ebocha in Ogba Egbema Ndoni LGA in Rivers yesternight was hit by an explosion. VANGUARD reports that a citizen, Lukeson Oguchi, said the fire started at about 11pm after a loud explosion. The cause … read more
A name that is greater than any other footballer’s. Apparently saying Messi’s name repeatedly saved the life of an Argentine who was kidnapped in Nigeria. A 28-year-old Argentine Agricultural engineer, Santiago Lopez Menendez was kidnapped in Nigeria. The Argentine who … read more
President Muhammadu Buhari last week said that past officials of government who looted the treasury but felt that they had been forgiven their sins should perish such thoughts, insisting that all stolen monies would be recovered. At a meeting with … read more
The United States’ State Department has said that the Boko Haram sect has killed about 8,239 people since the insurgents started their attacks in Nigeria. It also stated that the sect killed the largest number of people in 2013 and … read more
Bakassi returnees in Cross River have called for permanent resettlement and intervention to improve their welfare. The leaders of the returnees expressed their wishes in interviews with the media in Akpabuyo, Cross River. The leaders are Etim Ene, Okon Etim … read more
At least five people have been killed and 10 others wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up near a leprosy hospital on the outskirts of the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, emergency services said. The blast occurred at around … read more
A heavily criticised campaign against female genital mutilation has won a top advertising award at Cannes. Ogilvy and Mather London created the advertisements to raise awareness about FGM – a crime where a girl or woman’s genitalia is cut for … read more
Nigeria has the highest number of persons serving jail terms for drug related offences worldwide, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said. Mr Iweajunwa Okechukwu, the NDLEA commander in Niger state disclosed this while celebrating the 2015 UN … read more