No, the circumstances and atmosphere in which Yakubu formally vacated office this week at the expiration of his two-term tenure of ten years were markedly different from that in which Professor ...

In Niger State in June, villagers spoke of 70 lost; the state’s official report acknowledged fewer than 30. In Adamawa, fishermen counted 40 bodies pulled from the Benue, while federal records ...

Across Nigeria’s conflict zones, death, displacement, and despair are everywhere. Despite claims that Christians face extermination, data ...

ECOWAS should remain steadfast in maintaining its constitutional convergence principles and zero-tolerance for changes of government through non-constitutional means.

Depending on the context, the concept of pronatalism -- encouraging people to have children, or the promotion of childbearing -- can either be cause to celebrate the critical role of the ...

We have always been concerned about words. Words are powerful. They help us communicate events that unfold around us. They ...

Chief Modestus Umenzekwe is a chief of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview, he speaks on the APC-led ...

Turkey will soon deploy troops to help train Niger's military to counter militant groups as Ankara increasingly turns its focus to Africa, Middle East Eye understands. Sources familiar with the matter ...

Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead 22 villagers in western Niger, most attending a baptism ceremony, local media and other sources said Tuesday. The shootings happened on Monday in the Tillaberi region, ...

The Governor of Niger State, Umar Bago, has defended a new law requiring religious preachers to submit their sermons for approval before delivering them. Speaking on TVC’s Politics on Sunday, Bago ...

The military-led west African nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on Monday announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, branding it a " neo-colonial" imperialist tool. The ...