June 12, 2023
Nigeria: Parents Beg For Release Of 92 Chibok Girls
Parents of Chibok girls have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to help facilitate the release of 92 abducted girls still in Boko Haram's captivity. Read more »
June 09, 2023
Nigeria: Presidency, IGP Urged to Expose Killers of UI Professor
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan (UI) Chapter, has urged the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba to aid the Oyo State Police Command with… Read more »
Nigeria: Victims of NAF Airstrikes in Nasarawa Yet to Get Compensation
Almost six months after 38 herders were killed in the Nigerian Air Force airstrikes in Nasarawa State, the military authority has yet to compensate the victims. Read more »
June 08, 2023
Nigeria: Petrol, Rice, Used Clothes, Frozen Foods, Top List of Most Smuggled Items
Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol, bags of rice, vegetable oil, foreign poultry products, used cloths, tyres and woods are the most smuggled items in the Country's… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Nigeria: Victims of Police Brutality in Bayelsa Seek Implementation of EndSARS Report
Victims of police and other armed security agencies brutality in Bayelsa State have appealed to Governor Douye Diri to compensate them according to the EndSARS panel report. Read more »
June 04, 2023
Nigeria: Kano - Demolition of 'Illegal' Structures Raises Dust
There are mixed feelings about the demolition of structures "illegally" erected on public spaces in Kano State, which started Saturday. Read more »
June 01, 2023
Nigeria: 'I Was Forced to Sign Election Result Sheets', Atiku's Witness Tells Court
Retired Capt. Joe Agada, the first witness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, told the Presidential Election Petition… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Nigeria: We'll Improve Lives of Banditry Victims, Fight Ghost Workers - Katsina Gov
New Katsina State governor, Malam Dikko Umar Radda, has said his administration will do its best to improve the lives of victims of insecurity and give special support to women and… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Nigeria: 5 'Yoruba Nation Agitators' Arrested Over Attack On Radio Station
Police have confirmed the arrest of five suspected Yoruba nation agitators who disrupted broadcast activities at Amuludun FM in the early hours of Sunday. Read more »
May 26, 2023
Nigeria: Supreme Court to Decide, Shettima's 'Double Nomination' Today
The Supreme Court is expected to deliver judgement today in the appeal seeking the disqualification of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu and the vice president-elect, Kashim… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Nigeria: Efficient Judicial System Will Strengthen Confidence in Economy - Emefiele
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has said the importance of the judiciary to the economy is underscored by the fact that an efficient judicial… Read more »
Africa: Nigeria Must Participate in $3.6bn Cyber-Security Solutions Market - AU Chief
Nigeria must be part of the $3.6 billion market for cybersecurity solutions in Africa, the Chairman of the African Union Cybersecurity Expert Group, Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola has said. Read more »
May 24, 2023
Nigeria: Full List - CBN Revokes Licences of 139 Microfinance Banks, Others
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the licences of 139 microfinance banks in the country, as well as four primary mortgage banks and three finance companies. Read more »
Nigeria: Traders Protest Over Exploitation in Niger State
Traders in the popular IBB Central Market in Suleja LGA of Niger State have protested against alleged exploitation by authorities. Read more »
May 15, 2023
Nigeria: Seun Kuti Refuses to Write Statement, Spends First Night in Custody
Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, did not put down any statement on his first day in detention, according to sources. Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC, Security Arrest 6 Vandals With 700 Oil Barrels
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and its security partners have arrested six suspected oil vandals with 700 barrels of illegally extracted crude oil in Delta… Read more »
May 14, 2023
Nigeria: Shettima Commends Buratai's Fight Against Insurgency
Vice president-elect Sen Kashim Shettima has described former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (Rtd), as one of the most visible generals the country has ever had. Read more »
May 11, 2023
Nigeria: Bandits Fleeing Zamfara Military Operations Escaping to Kaduna - Residents
Residents of Kaduna villages have raised the alarm that bandits fleeing from military operations in Zamfara State are escaping to their areas to seek refuge in nearby forests. Read more »
May 05, 2023
Nigeria: I Was Forced to Marry 3 Boko Haram Militants - Rescued Chibok Girl
One of the two additional girls from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, rescued by the military, Hauwa Maltha, yesterday said that she was forced to marry three… Read more »
Nigeria: Trafficked Nigerian Women in Iraq Beg for Evacuation
The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Fatima Waziri-Azi, says Nigerian women working in Iraq are exploited in diverse… Read more »
April 27, 2023
Nigeria: Ponzi - Investors Urged to Expose Illegal Fund Managers
The Securities and Exchange Commission has urged members of the public to report any fund manager that is operating without the registration of the Commission in order to checkmate… Read more »
Nigeria: Building Collapse - Experts to Train Players On Best Practices
Worried by the frequent building collapses, construction experts have expressed their determination to carry out hands-on training for architects, builders, engineers and suppliers… Read more »
Nigeria: I Have No Drug Case, Dual Citizenship Scandal, Atiku Replies Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has accused the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of being unfit to contest for the office of… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Nigeria: 98 Chibok Schoolgirls Still in Captivity 9 Years After
Ninety eight of the 276 students kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, are still in captivity, nine years after their… Read more »
April 11, 2023
Nigeria: Leaked Audio - Obi Has More Questions to Answer - Govt
The Federal Government has said the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has more questions to answer on the leaked audio involving him and founder of Living Faith… Read more »