September 06, 2023
Nigeria: Musician Seun Kuti Faces Charges Over Alleged Assault on Police Officer
The arraignment of the Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, over alleged assault on a police officer, has been fixed for September 27 before a Yaba Chief Magistrate's Court in Lagos… Read more »
September 05, 2023
Nigeria: Parties Optimistic As Tribunal Rules On Atiku, Obi's Petitions Tomorrow
Interested parties in the February 25 presidential election have said they are optimistic of getting a favourable judgement as the Presidential Election Petitions Court fixed… Read more »
August 27, 2023
Nigeria: South African Arrested With Drugs At Abuja Airport
A 29-year-old South African, Erasmus Jean-Pierre, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), while trying to export 2.6kgs of… Read more »
August 29, 2023
Nigeria: Motorists Decry U.S.$32 Sanction On Faded Number Plates
Motorists have condemned the N25,000 sanctions on faded vehicle number plates and the high cost of renewing vehicle particulars by the government. Read more »
August 24, 2023
Nigeria: NDDC, KPMG Sign Agreement On Corporate Governance
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on Wednesday signed an agreement with KPMG on corporate governance. Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Release 56 Abductees After 6 Months in Captivity
Bandits have released the remaining 56 farmers abducted in Adunu and adjoining communities in Paikoro LGA of Niger State after spending six months in captivity. Read more »
August 23, 2023
Nigeria: CP to IPOs, Prosecutors - You Must Equip Yourselves With Criminal Laws
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Idowu Owohunwa, on Tuesday urged Investigating Police Officers (IPO) to equip themselves with some aspects of the state criminal… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Arrest 39 Suspected Bandits, Robbers in Plateau
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) and Operation Hakorin Damisa IV have arrested 39 suspects in connection with banditry, kidnapping and armed robbery in Plateau State. Read more »
August 17, 2023
Nigeria: Fleeing Suspected IPOB Member Arrested in Lagos With Pistol, Bullets
A 32-year- old suspected member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Fabian Ndibuisi, has been arrested in Lagos. Read more »
August 16, 2023
Nigeria: Boko Haram 'Captures' ISWAP Commanders
Boko Haram fighters have reportedly captured 60 terrorists of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), including three key commanders of the sect. Read more »
August 15, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Files 20 Charges Against Emefiele, Seeks to Withdraw Firearms' Charge
The Federal Government has applied to withdraw the illegal possession of firearms charge it filed against suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the… Read more »
August 11, 2023
Nigeria: Oil Theft - 'Why FG Should Not Release Arrested Vessel'
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led-federal government should not release an oil vessel arrested on suspicion of oil theft, a private pipeline security contractor early this month,… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Nigeria: Bandits Exploit Damaged Bridge to Attack My Constituency - Kaduna Lawmaker
Bandits have taken advantage of a bridge damaged by erosion to carry out abductions and attacks on innocent villagers in the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Read more »
August 08, 2023
Nigeria: Customs On Red Alert As Nigeria Bans Transit Cargo to Niger
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a ban on transit cargo to neighbouring Niger Republic even as it placed customs officers manning its land borders on red alert. Read more »
August 03, 2023
Nigeria: 52 Libya-Bound Trafficked Victims Rescued in Kebbi
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Kebbi State has said it has intercepted, rescued and handed over 52 trafficked victims to the National Agency for Prohibition in… Read more »
July 30, 2023
Nigeria: Adamawa Looting - NEMA Beefs Up Security Around Kaduna Warehouses
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called on the Department of State Services (DSS), Police and the Nigerian Army to secure its warehouses in Kaduna State. Read more »
July 25, 2023
Nigeria: Amnesty Int'l Asks Lagos to Halt Mass Burial of 103 #EndSARS Victims
Amnesty International and some activists have challenged the Lagos State government to disclose the identities of the 103 #ENDSARS victims billed for mass burial. Read more »
July 15, 2023
South Africa: How British Airways Pilot Was Stabbed During Stopover in South Africa
A British Airways pilot was held at a gunpoint and stabbed while going for a run between flights in Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more »
Nigeria: Smuggling Has Drastically Reduced After Removal of Subsidy - Customs
The Kwara State Command of the Nigerian Customs Friday said smuggling of fuel and other commodities has drastically reduced after the removal of subsidy by President Bola Ahmed… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Intercepts 64,863kg 'Laughing Gas' Consignments From China, Nabs Suspects
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted over 64, 863.5kgs consignments of nitrous oxide, otherwise known as 'laughing gas' at the Apapa… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Orders Emefiele's Release 36 Days After Arrest
There is confusion over the status of the charges said to have been filed against the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, by the State… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Nigeria: Presidential Tribunal - Tinubu Tenders Us Varsity, Visa Documents
The Presidential Election Petition Court has admitted as exhibits President Bola Tinubu's documents of attendance at the Chicago State University, the United States. Read more »
July 04, 2023
Nigeria: Oil Theft - 9 Illegal Refining Sites Uncovered in Bayelsa
The pipeline contractors operating in Bayelsa State have uncovered a total of nine illegal refineries sites with a combined total daily production estimated to be more than one… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Nigeria: Police Assault - Why Seun Kuti's Trial Is Stalled
On May 15, a passer-by took a video of iconic afrobeat singer and ace saxophonist, Seun Kuti, slapping a uniformed police officer. The video which has since gone viral got the… Read more »
June 29, 2023
Nigeria: How Sokoto 'Famous' Butcher Was Killed Over Alleged Blasphemy
When Usman Buda was leaving home for his cow entrails business at the Sokoto Fish and Vegetable market, otherwise known as Kasuwan Dankure, little did he know that he was setting… Read more »