Nigeria News

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has launched an investigation into the gruesome murder of a retired brigadier general of the Nigerian Army, Uwem Harold Udokwe. NATURENEX reports that General Udokwe was murdered by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers in the nation’s capital on Saturday. A statement issued by the Police Public Relations […]

Professor Usman Yusuf, former Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, has accused Northern governors of prioritizing religious pilgrimages over the welfare of starving children in their states. During an interview with Arise TV, Yusuf expressed outrage that while children are dying from malnutrition, governors are in Saudi Arabia, “telling God what I do not

The reason behind the murder of Isaih Olugbemi, a Nigerian-born boxer, who was shot dead numerous times in Odenton, Maryland, USA has been revealed. Olugbemi’s demise is connected with a confrontation he had with a white man named Nicholas Giroux. Giroux, the victim’s neighbour, was recognized as the suspect in a video the police got from surveillance footage.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Friday, June 21 that Israel and Lebanon should avoid escalating tensions to prevent miscalculation and result in another bloody Middle East war like what is happening in Gaza. Iran-backed militant group, Hezbollah has been firing rockets at Israel in solidarity with its Palestinian ally Hamas since the Gaza

An unidentified woman was on Friday, June 21,  allegedly caught with kidnapped children in Ojurowo, Folumo, in the Isale Eko area of Lagos Island, Lagos State. The woman was reported to have kidnapped the children from the Ijora area of the state and brought them to Isale Eko to sell them. Video from the scene

Ayra Starr has responded to comments about her posture. The singer is usually pictured with her butt pushed out. She took to X to give a sarcastic explanation for this, writing: “Guys I actually can’t stand straight. it’s not my fault My waist is bent from carrying afrobeats on my back this year.”

Singer Paul Okoye aka Rudeboy has sent a gentle reminder to his fellow men via his Instagram page today June 22. “A Man Produces 53 Litres Of Sperm In His Lifetime. Some Of You Have 2 Litres Left And You Are Still Asking For Phone Number.” the post read

Russia wants talks with the United States but says such conversations must be “comprehensive” and include the subject of Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Friday, June 21. “It is impossible to rip out any individual segments from the general complex of accumulated problems, and we will not do this,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said when

Roman Catholic Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, 83, who served as the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States from 2011 to 2016, was summoned to an extrajudicial trial at the Vatican for “the crime of schism” this week, he announced Thursday on X. “I have been summoned to the Palace of the Holy Office on June

According to the report from the Sun, the reinstated Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II has explained his decision not to challenge his removal, citing the challenges he would face under the leadership of a governor who openly disliked him. Given the governor’s animosity and the potential for ongoing harassment, he opted to prioritize

In a compelling interview featured on Arise TV, Femi Falana, SAN, a senior advocate of Nigeria, firmly stated that the President of Nigeria does not possess the constitutional authority to remove a sitting governor. Falana emphasized the clear distinction in the roles and powers outlined in the Nigerian Constitution regarding the removal of elected officials.

Kano crisis: I don’t care if I’m removed again –Sanusi Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has opened up on the controversies surrounding his removal by the past government as well as his reinstatement by the current administration in the state. In an interview with Saturday Sun, Emir Sanusi spoke on a wide range of issues

Lokoja, Kogi state – A human rights activist and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member, Usman Austin Okai, has said Yahaya Bello is hiding in the Kogi government house. NATURENEX reports that Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi state, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged fraud. The chairman of

The Kano state police commissioner, AIG Usaini Gumel, has given reasons why the police ignored Governor Abba Yusuf’s directive on the eviction of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. Recall that Yusuf had on Thursday night, June 21, through the state attorney general and commissioner of justice, Haruna Dederi, directed the CP to

The federal government has decided to sell three ageing presidential aircraft so as to gather funds to purchase a new one. NATURENEX reports that the decision will also reduce excessive spending on fleet maintenance for the aircraft which are currently unused. The latest development comes as the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and