The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen. Christopher Musa, has refuted reports alleging that permission had been granted to France to establish an expeditionary military base in Nigeria. Musa condemned the insinuation... Read more »
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has begun enforcing its ban on alcoholic beverages sold in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml. The agency commenced the enforcement... Read more »
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family of Sheikh Muyideen Bello, a respected Muslim scholar and preacher, who... Read more »
Police officers have been advised to continue to put in their best while discharging their duties and avoid all acts of corruption that can affect their career and the image of the... Read more »
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has asked the Federal Government to revoke the airstrip licence given to the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, founded by Bishop... Read more »
A former Kano State Governor, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, and some elite members of the League of Northern Democrats, on Friday, announced that they have set up a technical committee to review the four... Read more »
Olufemi Oluyede, the chief of army staff (COAS), has reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigerian Army to ending the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno state. Oluyede spoke in Maiduguri on Friday during... Read more »
Afe Babalola, the senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says he took legal action against Dele Farotimi, a human rights advocate, to address the “falsity of his allegations and hold him account for... Read more »
The Nigeria Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Council, (NENYLC), on Friday, hailed the Federal Government for its action which has given a beacon of hope to the Ajaokuta Steel Company. The umbrella youths... Read more »
We are delighted to announce the successful completion of the Digital Skills Nigeria (DSN) Training 2.0, a groundbreaking initiative powered by the Enugu SME Agency, in collaboration with FCDO and Tech4Dev. This... Read more »
Police officers arrested for invading customary court in Imo to arrest a suspect Confirming the incident to newsmen, the command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, said “The situation has been addressed and is now... Read more »
A series of bomb blasts have rocked communities in the Dansadau District of Maru Local Government Area, Zamfara State. Eyewitnesses reported that at least two explosive devices, believed to have been planted... Read more »
New executive members of the Ebonyi State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN on Friday were elected at Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium Abakaliki. Declaring the winners, the Chairman... Read more »
Amnesty International has alleged that nothing less than 10, 000 have died in the custody of the Nigerian Army since the Boko Haram conflict began in the northeast. The organisation’s Country Director,... Read more »
On Friday morning, security operatives blocked the Kano Emir’s Palace and prevented Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II from attending a royal event in Bichi Local Government Area of Kano State. According to reports... Read more »
Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, has asked Nigerians to join a “nationwide/global protest” against the judiciary over the prosecution of Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist. In a post on X... Read more »
The family head of Okolie, Mr Lanre Oladehinde has cried out that his grandchild that was given birth to at Gbagada general hospital and pronounced dead was not the baby corpse brought... Read more »
Sheikh Muyideen Ajani Bello, Ibadan-born Islamic preacher, is dead Though details of his death were sketchy as at press time, Akelicious confirmed from the Facebook page of another preacher, Sheikh Taofeeq Akewugbagold. Read more »
Prominent actor, lawyer, and political activist, Kenneth Okonkwo, has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Dele Farotimi, a whistleblower and political activist, currently in detention. Okonkwo, in a statement, accused... Read more »
Prominent legal scholar and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Itse Sagay, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu’s administration against implementing economic policies recommended by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, arguing that such... Read more »