Renowned writer, Chimamanda Adichie, has described reports of being appointed a visiting professor at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) as entirely false. Naija News reports that some online publications had claimed that the vice-chancellor (VC) of UNN, Prof. Simon Read more…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of deliberately delaying the implementation of full local government autonomy despite the judgment of the Supreme Court. Atiku, in a personally signed statement made available to Naija News on Wednesday, Read more…
Former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has been granted bail by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Judicial Division. Naija News reports that Malami was granted bail on Monday by Justice Bello Read more…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate posting and redeployment of dozens of Assistant Commissioners of Police and two Superintendents of Police across the country. The Nigeria Police Force announced the nationwide postings on Tuesday, with Read more…
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has granted a pardon to Sunday Jackson, a farmer who was sentenced to death by the Supreme Court for killing a herder in what was described as self-defence. The pardon was signed on Monday under Read more…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has constituted a reconciliation committee for the All Progressives Congress in Benue State, appointing the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, as chairman. Other members of the committee are the Governor of Yobe State, Read more…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has opened up about his conversation with President Bola Tinubu over his appeal to help organise the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State. Naija News reports that Makinde made the claim on Tuesday during Read more…
Six members of the House of Representatives from Rivers State on Tuesday, announced their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers who defected blamed the leadership challenges in the PDP for their Read more…
The Nigeria Police Force has released Adenike Atanda, the wife of a senior investigative reporter with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, alongside her nine-month-old baby, following their reported detention in the Owutu area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. FIJ disclosed that Read more…
The United States has been carrying out intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, signalling heightened security cooperation between both countries, according to flight tracking data and US officials cited by Reuters. The exclusive report published on Read more…