[Vanguard] The Senate said yesterday Nigeria is becoming a failed state on account of the insecurity situation in the country, which has culminated in high level insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, herdsmen attacks, and asked President Muhammadu Buhari...

[This Day] Former Nigerian Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has expressed gratitude to the United States, President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerians for supporting her bid to head the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

[Premium Times] Members of the community witnessed the October 20 shooting of peaceful protesters by Nigerian soldiers and had provided details of the incident

[Premium Times] The Milkmaid is a Hausa language-based thriller on insurgency, especially as it affects women and children in Sub-Saharan Africa.

[Premium Times] "The world must not short-change Africa on access to vaccines," Mr Adesina said.

[This Day] Katsina -- President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military service chiefs to be decisive in dealing with terrorists and ending the insurgency in the North-east without further delay.

[Premium Times] About 1,131 new COVID-19 infections were also detected on Wednesday bringing the total number of known cases in the country to 142,578.

[This Day] The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has hailed Blessing Okagbare for the award of the record for most appearances in the money-spinning World Athletics Diamond League achieved when she competed in the 100m event at the Weltklasse Dia...

[This Day] Abuja and Abeokuta -- Controversy yesterday trailed Tuesday's alleged grazing of cattle by a herdsman at the Abeokuta home of Noble Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka.

[Premium Times] Destruction of farmlands by cattle - and herders - is barely avoidable in Nigeria's outdated open grazing system and criminals are taking advantage.

[Daily Trust] The Kaduna State Government has said its newly commissioned Education Marshals are to remove all out-of-school children from roaming streets in the state, noting that they will operate in Zaria, Kafanchan and Kaduna.

[Daily Trust] Auwalu Daudawa, the bandits' leader behind the abduction of schoolboys in Kankara, Katsina State, said he agreed to surrender his guns to authorities after he learnt that armed banditry was fruitless and meaningless.

[Premium Times] The Nigerian police still routinely interfere in civil cases despite rebukes by the courts and clear provisions of the law.

[CFR] Nolan Quinn contributed to this post.

[Premium Times] The initial court order freezing the accounts of the activists was widely condemned as an attack on democracy.

[Leadership] The leader of one of the criminal groups behind the abduction of more than 300 of the Kankara boys in North-western Nigeria has surrendered to authorities in exchange for an amnesty agreement.

[Vanguard] Pandemonium broke out in the early hours on Thursday, at Obalende area of Lagos Island following violent clash betweens rival groups of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW.

[Vanguard] The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested 58 suspects in its effort to restore normalcy to the Agarawu, Ita Faaji, Igbosere and other areas on the Lagos Island.

[Premium Times] Mr Atere was kidnapped at about 6 a.m. on Tuesday along Ogundele/Madi road in Ilorin West Local Government Area.

[Premium Times] The police in Bayelsa State appeal for useful information from the public that could lead to the arrest of the kidnappers.

[This Day] The federal government's estimated fiscal deficit expanded to N620.49 billion in November 2020, compared with the N421.35 billion recorded in October 2020.

[This Day] The federal government has scheduled another talk with members of the non-teaching staff of universities.

[This Day] The House of Representatives has resolved to constitute an Ad-hoc Committee to investigate and recover monies, assets and dividends in some privatised public enterprises.

[This Day] Members of the organised private sector (OPS) have endorsed the construction of the railway line to run across some states in Nigeria and terminate at Maradi in Niger Republic.

[This Day] The authorities must do more to check the flu

[Daily Trust] The Federal Government yesterday described the petition against President Muhammadu Buhari's Ambassador-appointee, Ingekim Regina Ocheni, as frivolous and unfounded.

[Daily Trust] Truck drivers conveying food items, timber and other goods pass through a 93 checkpoint-hell through Taraba and Benue states to get to their destination, driving up food prices and subjecting the drivers to exploitation from corrupt law...

[Daily Trust] The House of Representatives spokesperson, Rep. Benjamin Okezie Kalu (APC, Abia) says Nigerian lawmakers are among the world's poorest.

[Daily Trust] The cold war between members of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and other health workers deepened on Wednesday when the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) asked the leadership of the senate to probe the February 1, 2021, public he...

[Daily Trust] The Arewa Youth Federation (AYF) has said that the incorruptible posture of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, was one of the reasons why there were sponsored opposition to his extension of tenure by Presiden...