[This Day] Alhaji Karim Ayinla Babalola (KAB) Olowu (OON), who was part of Nigeria's first delegation to the 1950 British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games) and the 1952 Olympics Games is dead.

[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigerian Correctional Service Bill.

[Premium Times] Facebook says it will fight fake news on its platform using Yoruba and Igbo languages.

[African Arguments] Some findings show progress. Others paint a more complex picture.

[This Day] Experts in endocrinology and diabetes care have decried the high rate of foot ulcer and amputation among people living with diabetes in Nigeria, saying lack of awareness has played a major role.

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Nigeria will face Zimbabwe and Senegal in friendlies ahead of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations, the president of the Nigeria Football Federation announced on Wednesday. The Super Eagles, runners … The post Nigeria To Face Zimbabwe, Senegal ...

Madu becomes Minister of Municipal Affairs in Alberta, Canada  Madu Kaycee has been appointed and sworn in as the Minister of Municipal Affairs in Alberta, Canada, effective April 30. Madu, … The post Nigerian ‘Madu Kaycee’ Be...

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday launched the new buses under the Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) with free service on five routes, assuring that the development would redefine public transportation … The post Lagos Begins Test Run Of New B...

Mavin Records first lady, Tiwa Savage has gracefully taken her leave after 7 years. Producer and recording artist, Donjazzy who founded the company on May 8, 2012, took to his … The post Tiwa Savage Leaves Don Jazzy’s Mavin Records After...

Dangote Oil Refinery Company (DORC) says the 650,000 barrels per day refinery has been designed to process a variety of light and medium grades of crude and produce extremely clean … The post Dangote Refinery to save Nigeria from Dirty fuels w...

Two drivers working with Dangote Oil Refining Company Limited have been arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing iron rods worth N1 million from the company. The truck drivers, Ibrahim Madaki, 20, and Mohammed Nuru, 25 we...

Lawmaker representing Badagry constituency in the House of Representatives, Babatunde Hunpe, on Sunday urged residents to remain calm over ongoing Joint Border Security Exercise in the area. Hunpe made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency ...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has requested the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abukabar Malami (SAN), to develop and adopt public registers for corrupt state governors and other high-ranking pub...

One of the reported kidnap victims in Enugu last Thursday has been found by the operatives of the anti -kidnap team of the Enugu Police Command. According to the police spokesman, Superintendent Ebere Amaraizu, the “victim”, Kosisochukwu ...

Akoko residents in the Northern part of Ondo state have charged the state government to establish an agency that would be solely responsible for rural roads in the state. They noted that the call became necessary due to large volume of rural roads ne...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)—a developmental disorder that impairs one’s ability to communicate and interact—can be a great burden for parents of affected children, especially in parts of the world such as Kenya where information about this c...

In the heat of the lynching of Igbo citizens in Asia in 2013 over alleged criminality, I wrote an essay entitled, ‘The Igbo fallacy’. In it, I appealed to the Igbo to de-emphasise the culture of profligacy, decadent opulence and vanity wh...

On Sunday, August 18, 2019, Nigerians woke up to the news of how a former Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, a serving Senator, Ike Ekweremadu was molested, beaten, dragged, slapped and kicked, clothes torn by some Igbo residents in Germany for no j...

MY DEAR NDIGBO My attention has been drawn to a recorded speech made by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of IPOB, now streaming in the social media. The speech was ostensibly made in Germany ahead of a visit, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu and I were scheduled to make ...

After President Muhammadu Buhari released his ministerial list a couple of months ago, pundits went to town with speculations on what portfolio might be assigned to each of the Minister-designates. On August 21, 2019, the shadow chasing was over as M...