Despite the warning issued on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Bola Tinubu, the Nigerien soldiers on Thursday morning took over power from President Mohamed Bazoum.President Bazoum had been in detention since the early hours of Wednesday when the soldiers first attempted the coup.Naijacrawl gathered that the soldiers announced the coup in a televised broadcast in the early hours of Thursday.About 10 senior officers...

Yesterday, the Federal Government received $9,261,920 grant from the Canadian government to support the scale-up of COVID-19 vaccine service among high-priority risk groups and to strengthen the health system in Nigeria.Speaking at the launch of the Canada Global Initiative for Vaccine grant in Abuja, the High Commissioner of Canada to Nigeria, Jamie Christoff, said the project was another example of Canada’s historical institutional relationship with the WHO to sup...

Police operatives have arrested one Meshack Sinuphro, who allegedly absconded with a Mercedes GLB 250 in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.Naijacrawl reports that the suspect, who disguised himself as a prospective buyer, absconded with the Benz while test-driving the vehicle belonging to a car dealer, Mohammed Manga, in Abuja last week.The N55 million-worth car was, however, recovered in Delta State on Tuesday after the police tracked it down and the suspect rep...