France’s president on Tuesday visited a nightclub founded by legendary Nigerian Afrobeat star Fela Kuti which has a reputation as a hedonistic haven filled with frenetic music, scantily clad podium dancers and the stench of marijuana smoke. Emmanuel Macron arrived … read more
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has blamed fake news on the social media for fuelling the inter-community clashes in parts of Nigeria. At least 1,800 people have since January been killed in the clashes between farmers and herdsmen. “Fake pictures … read more
At least 2 000 police officers stationed in Boko Haram-hit northeast Nigeria on Monday demanded months of back pay in a angry protest marked by teargas and gunshots fired into the air. Members of the mobile police (MOPOL) units, who … read more
The Lagos state government says the fuel tanker involved in an explosion on Thursday was carrying “twice its pulling capacity”. Ladi Lawanson, the commissioner for transportation, made this known on Sunday at a news conference in Alausa, Ikeja. He said … read more
With more Nigerians displaced almost on a daily basis, the army of refugees displaced by conflicts is by no means a worrisome trend that places the nation at a bigger risk. AGBO-PAUL AUGUSTINE (Abuja) writes on the explosive growth of … read more
Barely 22 hours after a tanker exploded and killed no fewer than 10 persons at Otedola Bridge area of Ojodu-Berger, Lagos, another accident happened yesterday in the same vicinity between two commercial vehicles. No fewer than 10 persons sustained varying … read more
Josephine Iyamu’s case is the first successful prosecution of its kind in the UK. British nurse Josephine Iyamu, 51, has been convicted at Birmingham Crown Court of leading a gang which used “juju” rituals to trick Nigerian women into becoming … read more
A petrol tanker caught fire in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, killing at least nine people, officials say. More than 50 vehicles, including five buses, were set ablaze after the truck lost control and spilled its contents on a busy motorway … read more
While the UK prepares to leave one of the world’s largest trading blocs, Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, is declining to join one in the first place. Nigerian President Buhari is yet to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which … read more
At least 10 people were killed on Thursday in a fresh outbreak of violence in the central Nigeria state of Benue where there have been increasing herder-farmer clashes, police said Friday. “Eight dead bodies were found in the bush around … read more