Nigeria: Bandits Abduct 30 in Kwara Church Attack

Fresh details have emerged on how bandits abducted over 30 persons in the attack on the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara… Read more »

Nigeria: Iswap Leader Bags 20-Year Jail Sentence

Hussaini Ismaila, one of the leaders of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) for alleged terrorism, has been convicted of… Read more »

Nigeria: Repented Bandits Release 45 Captives in Katsina

No fewer than 45 captives, including men, women and children, have been released and handed over to the Bakori Local Government authorities by armed bandits led by one of their… Read more »

Nigeria: Commander Joshua Wallace - A Leading Law Enforcement Voice

- In the summer heat of Chicago's 002nd District, crime rates were climbing and public trust was low. Commander Joshua Wallace stood at a crossroads familiar to many in law… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Man Kills Father, Stabs Sisters in US

A 27-year-old man, Chukwuebuka Eweni, has been taken into custody by New Orleans police after reportedly stabbing his father to death and injuring his two sisters in a domestic… Read more »

Cameroon: Nigeria Refuses to Hand Over Bakary to Cameroon

Nigeria declined a request from Cameroonian authorities to hand over opposition leader, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, when under the custody of Nigerian security officials in Yola, Adamawa… Read more »

Nigeria: No Amount of Reform Can Succeed If You Compromise Integrity - Tinubu to Judges

President Bola Tinubu on Monday urged judges to uphold the sanctity of their profession by safeguarding integrity, noting that the strength and honour of the judiciary lie in… Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku Condemns Kebbi Attack, Says 'Nigeria Can't Continue On This Path'

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the attack and abduction of 25 female students in Kebbi, and asked the Federal Government to immediately review the country's… Read more »

Nigeria: Boko Haram War - Zulum Asks Air Chief to Coordinate Major Operations in Lake Chad

Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has called for a coordinated military offensive involving the Army, Navy, and Air Force in the Lake Chad region. Read more »

Nigeria: Negotiation With Bandits - 'I Acted With Approval', Gumi Replies Critics

Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has dismissed renewed calls for his arrest, saying those pushing the demand are distorting his role in efforts to address banditry. Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Arrest Suspected Gunrunner, Recover Arms in Plateau

Troops of 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with Operation Enduring Peace, have arrested a suspected gunrunner at Jebu Miango community of Bassa Local Government… Read more »

Cameroon: How Nigeria Refused to Hand Over Biya's Rival to Cameroon - Report

Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary is currently under the watch of Nigerian security operatives in Yola, Adamawa State capital, according to a BBC report. Read more »

Nigeria: Again, Court Orders PDP Not to Hold Convention

A Federal High Court in Abuja has again ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to hold its proposed national convention. Read more »

Nigeria: Project 1m Barrels Initiative Aims to Revive Abandoned Oil Wells - NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has stated that Project One Million Barrels Initiative, launched in 2024, is to actively ramp up crude oil production… Read more »

Nigeria: Genocide Claim - Muric Asks Tinubu to Sack Amupitan

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called for the immediate removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, over his… Read more »

Nigeria: Presidency - Land-Grabbing, Banditry Responsible for Killings in North Central

The Presidency has blamed land-grabbing, banditry, and illegal mining as some of the reasons insecurity and communal crisis in the North-Central region has persisted. Read more »

Nigeria: 2 Killed As Katsina Communities Protest Over Bandits' Attacks

At least two persons died following a protest in the Danjanku, Dantashi, and Dayi communities of Malumfashi Local Government Area in Katsina State. Read more »

Nigeria: How Cabal in Buhari's Government Blocked Electoral Reforms - Amaechi

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that a powerful cabal within former President Muhammadu Buhari's administration frustrated efforts to implement… Read more »

Nigeria: Lawyers, CSO Knock Wike Over Altercation With Soldiers

Lawyers and a Civil Society Group have flayed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike over his altercation with a military officer over the demolition of a… Read more »

Nigeria: Again, EFCC Witness Says No Law Breached in Fund Withdrawals By Kogi Govt

An EFCC witness, Mshelia Arhyel Bata, in the alleged money laundering trial of former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi, on Monday, re-affirmed that fund withdrawals by the state… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Pushes for Ekweremadu's Transfer to Nigeria

The Federal Government is exploring the possibility of securing the transfer of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who is serving a nine-year sentence in a UK… Read more »

Nigeria: Dozens Killed As Boko Haram, ISWAP Fighters Clash in Lake Chad Region

A clash between Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) groups has claimed the lives of dozens of terrorists in the lake Chad region, Borno State. Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Gun Down Elderly Woman for Failing to Keep Up During Abduction in Kogi

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed an elderly woman, identified as Mrs Elizabeth Olorunshola, in Ilafin-Isanlu community, Yagba East Local Government Area of… Read more »

Nigeria: Army Destroys Illegal Refinery Sites, Arrests 14 Suspects in N/Delta

Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have arrested 14 suspected oil thieves, destroyed 14 illegal refining hubs and confiscated over 20,205 litres of stolen products across the… Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos APC Asks Obi to Forget 2027 Over Loss of Polling Unit in Anambra

The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised Peter Obi, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, to have a rethink about his 2027… Read more »