July 4 in Nigerian History: Ex-UN Peacekeepers Protest, NUPENG Strike Action
On July 4, 2008, hundreds of ex-Nigerian soldiers who served with the UN Mission in Liberia, UNMIL, took…
Inside Nigeria’s Online Hook-up Economy: How Some Female Vendors Use Sex To Survive
Couple of women who sell clothes, shoes, phones, beverages, perfumes, household items, and other goods through online platforms…
July 3 in Nigeria’s history: 1 killed at Sea, 12 Taken in Niger Delta, 8 Killed in Maiduguri Bomb Blast
On July 3, 2010, armed gunmen attacked two cargo vessels off the coast of Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta…
July 2 in Nigerian History: Ex-Ministers Charged in $165m Scandal, FG Signs $4.5bn Refineries MoU
On July 2, 2008, the Federal Government charged two former Ministers of Aviation before an Abuja High Court…
July 1 in Nigerian History: CBN’s First Banknotes Released
On July 1, 1959, the Central Bank of Nigeria released the country’s first indigenous banknotes, replacing the West…
June 30: Jonathan suspended Nigeria’s national football team, Super Eagles, for 2 years
On June 30, 2010, President Goodluck Jonathan suspended Nigeria’s national soccer team from all international competition for two…
JUNE 29 in Nigerian History: Macpherson Constitution was promulgated and signed in London
On June 29, 1951, the Nigeria (Constitution) Order in Council, the legal document which made Macpherson Constitution official…
NIMC Act 2026: 19 Things Nigerians Must Know About the New ID Law
President Bola Tinubu assented to the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, Act 2026 on Friday, June 26, 2026. …
June 28 in Nigerian History: Yar’adua declares assets, makes history as first sitting president to do so
On June 28, 2007, President Umar Musa Yar’Adua made public his assets declaration form, becoming the first sitting…
June 27: Two Suicide Bombers Killed Attempting Attack on Ramadan Vigil in Maiduguri
On June 27, 2014, two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers were killed while attempting to attack worshippers at…
June 26 in Nigerian History: Ritualists’ Den Found in Ikorodu, 123 Killed by Suspected Fulani Gunmen
On June 26, 2014, no fewer than 123 people who were killed during Fulani gunmen attacks in Sanga…
June 25 in Nigerian history: Yar’Adua Grants Amnesty to Niger Delta Militants
On June 25, 2008, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua proclaimed an unconditional presidential amnesty for all Niger Delta militants,…
How Insecurity Rewrote Sunday Igboho’s Story
Rising insecurity in southwest Nigeria has created space for non-state actors to step in — sometimes as partners…
June 24 in Nigerian history: Ibrahim Babangida annuls June 12 Poll
On June 24, 1993, General Ibrahim Babangida annulled the presidential election held, citing "irregularities" and halting the country's…
“Voter Apathy, Vote-Buying, Malpractice”: What Shaped Ekiti’s 2026 Governorship Poll
The June 20, 2026 Ekiti gubernatorial election has concluded. Eligible voters turned out and cast their ballots, with…