In Northern Nigeria, a storm of poverty, insecurity, and kidnapping is leading to a cycle of despair. The recent removal of fuel subsidies has certainly exacerbated the issue of kidnapping a… Read More

In the troubled Northern Nigeria, conflict rages like a wildfire, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Years of Insurgency have scarred the land and its people, leaving a legacy of lo… Read More

In less than a month, armed bandits have abducted 24 female students at Federal University Gusau, Zamfara state on 22nd September, 2023. Another 5 female students were kidnapped on 4th Octob… Read More

The United States has warned its citizens to reconsider travelling to Nigeria and other countries, due to increased risk of crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed gangs. In an… Read More

More than 600 people, mostly children, have died of diphtheria in Nigeria since the current outbreak began in December 2022, officials say.With 14,000 suspected cases, this outbreak is far w… Read More

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists ambushed military vehicles escorting motorists along Gwoza- Limankara-Uvaha road in Gwoza local government area of Borno State, killing one soldier a… Read More

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted that roughly 15 states across the country will receive severe rains in the next three days. From Friday, October 6th, through Sunday, October… Read More

Caravan trade Islam From the VIIIth century onwards, Islam spread to sub-Saharan Africa via trade networks. From this set of exchanges and circulations, three distinct geographical areas eme… Read More

The United States has issued a travel advisory to its citizens, urging them to reconsider travelling to Nigeria due to increased risk of crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed… Read More

Alaba Rago, a densely populated Lagos slum has always been in the news for various wrong reasons. However, beyond the not-too-pleasant pedigree of this filth-ridden community, is a boom… Read More

Edu flags off Distribution of Relief non-food Materials To Over 900 Households In Shwari IDP camps In MaiduguriThe Minister for  Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta… Read More

Yoruba have a solemn way of expressing disgust with vacuity. Wherever elders look forward, in huge expectation, that a respected person would utter words of knowledge – ogbon but… Read More

Confronting the reality of Boko Haram resurgence » By Ochereome Nnanna I READ an interesting article by one Sani Dikko in the Vanguard edition of January 9, 2019 entitled: “Bo… Read More

Live current news website partially based on daily Nigerian newspapers with a small searchable archive. Find out the best info about NewsNow Nigeria. Nollywood, long known for low-budget soa… Read More

Tribune OnlineGov Inuwa congratulates Zulum on 54th birthday The Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has felicitated Borno St… Read More

When death became ubiquitous and cheap as air, afflicting the young and the old in their scores, Yoruba of old said it had become three-for-a-penny. There was what they called iyo olo&r… Read More

The leader of the military junta in Niger Republic, General Abdourahmane Tchiani, is said to have indicated interest in dialoguing with the leaders of the Economic Community of West Afric… Read More

VerseNews NigeriaTribunal: Anxiety As Nigerians Await Judgement Day As the five judges who heard the election petitions filed by the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji… Read More

Tempers were said to have ascended on Saturday as representatives talked about the solicitation made by President Bola Tinubu on the need to send troops to Niger Republic to uphold the goal… Read More

‘KaZoHa’, the Abuja Safe House, at its launch in late 2019. Mubarak Bala is standing on the far left; Amina Ahmed is in blue, third from the left. Image: Humanist Mutual Aid Netw… Read More

1. AbiaAbia is an acronym from the four main groups of people in the state as at the time it was formed in 1991: Aba Bende Isuikwuato Afikpo.2. AdamawaAdamawa was named after a warrior, Modi… Read More

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) spokesperson, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said that no Nigerian leader would be worse than the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari. Reflecting on eight… Read More