Cameroon: Cameroon Opposition Leader Flees As UN, France Warn Against Repression

Reports suggest that Cameroon's opposition leader, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, has fled his residence in the northern city of Garoua amid intensifying post-election protests, violent… Read more »

Nigeria: Village Head, Two Others Killed As Bandits Raid Sokoto Community

Bandits have attacked Kurawa village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing three persons, including the acting village head. Read more »

Nigeria: Wildlife Traffickers Risk 10-Year Jail Term, N12m Fine

Traffickers of ivory, pangolin scales, and other endangered wildlife in Nigeria now risk up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to N12 million if found guilty. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Charges Service Chiefs to Crush New Threats

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged new service chiefs to be up and doing and decisively deal with emerging new security threats. Read more »

Nigeria: Mob Lynches Suspected Motorcycle Thief in FCT

A suspected motorcycle thief has been reportedly lynched by a mob near Kayada-Sabo village in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT. Read more »

Nigeria: 2 Arrested for Allegedly Gang-Raping Hawker in FCT

Vigilantes have arrested two men, Rabiu Bala and Nasiru Shehu, for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old hawker in the Kusaki community of the Kuje Area Council in the FCT. Read more »

Nigeria: Suspected Killers of Fuel Attendant Arrested in Abuja

The FCT Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a "one chance" robbery syndicate allegedly responsible for the death of one Miss Grace Godwin, a 23-year-old fuel pump… Read more »

Nigeria: FG Withdraws Pardon for Maryam Sanda, Drug Dealers

The federal government has officially withdrawn the controversial pardon earlier granted to Maryam Sanda and several convicts of serious crimes, including drug traffickers,… Read more »

Nigeria: Organised Private Sector Rejects Nsitf Act Amendment

The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria (OPSN) has strongly opposed the proposed amendment to the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Act currently being considered by the… Read more »

Nigeria: President Tinubu, Listen to the Masses, and Release Nnamdi Kanu

Mr President, please, the time has come for you to sit back and take a reflective rethink over the unending cries of the masses of Nigerians, not just the Igbo-speaking people. Read more »

Nigeria: 15 People Rescued in Lagos Building Collapse

A two-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Monday in the Oyingbo area of Lagos, but swift rescue efforts saved 15 people trapped in the rubble. Read more »

Nigeria: Kanu Fails to Open Defence, Says No Case Against Him

Detained self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has shelved his earlier plan to call witnesses in his defence in his ongoing trial… Read more »

Nigeria: Five Teenagers Die in Gombe Boat Mishap

Five teenagers have died in a boat mishap on the Nafada River in Nafada Local Government Area of Gombe State. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Accused of Backing Hoodlums to Demolish Houses in Plateau Community

Residents of the Tudun Wada community in Shendam town in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State have accused police officers of leading hoodlums to destroy their houses in… Read more »

Nigeria: Scores Trapped As Two-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos

Tragedy struck in the early hours of Monday when a two-storey building collapsed in Lagos with several persons trapped under the rubbles. Read more »

Nigeria: Stop Treating Domestic Violence As a Family Matter - Police

The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Miller Dantawaye, has declared that the era of dismissing domestic violence as a "family matter" is over. Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Staff Kidnapped in Kogi

At least three staff of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are among the nine persons abducted at Amuna Ochikala in Ofu local government area of Kogi state . Read more »

Nigeria: Court Sacks Ebonyi LG Chairs, Councillors

The Federal High Court in Abakaliki has nullified the July 2024 local government elections in Ebonyi State, declaring the exercise unconstitutional and sacking all 13 council… Read more »

Nigeria: Many Feared Dead As Petrol Tanker Explodes in Niger

Many persons have been feared dead in a tanker explosion that occurred along the Essa axis of the Agaie-Bida Road in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, on Tuesday… Read more »

Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer, Brother, Others Sent to Kuje Prison Over Sowore-Led Protest

A magistrate's court in Kuje, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has remanded Prince Emeka Kalu and Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, and 10 others in Kuje prison. Read more »

Nigeria: How Terrorists Killed Commanding Officer, 5 Soldiers in Borno Ambush

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have launched a deadly ambush on security forces in Kashimiri village, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, killing the Commanding Officer of… Read more »

Nigeria: Kebbi Govt to Engage Security Consortium in Fight Against Banditry

Kebbi State Government and a private security consortium, G-Safety, are in talks on ways to explore areas of collaboration in fighting banditry in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Adamawa, Benue, Kogi, 4 Others Still At Risk of Flooding - Govt

The federal government on Thursday warned that some communities on the banks of the Rivers Niger and Benue may still experience localised flooding before this year's rainy season… Read more »

Nigeria: Amid Outrage, Govt Says Release of Maryam Sanda, 81 Others Not Yet Finalised

Neither Maryam Sanda nor any of the 81 other inmates granted Presidential Clemency has been released from detention, the Federal Government has clarified. Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Kill One, Rustle Cattle in Katsina

Bandits have killed one person and rustled dozens of cattle during attacks on several communities in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State. Read more »