October 14, 2022
Nigeria: Police Rescue 67-Year-Old Man Locked Up for 20 Years in Kaduna
The police command in Kaduna State said it has invited five persons to assist it in its investigation over the locking up of a 67-year-old man for 20 years in Kaduna. Read more »
October 13, 2022
Nigeria: Biafra Leader Was Discharged, Not Acquitted, Says Govt
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was discharged, but not acquitted, according to the Federal Government. Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Gun Down Security Guard, Abduct Lawmaker's Son in Sokoto
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed one Malam Bakwai, a vigilante official at Rimawa village in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto state. Read more »
Nigeria: CJN to Politicians - Stop Mounting Pressure On Judiciary
The new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, yesterday took the oath of office with advice to politicians in the country to stop mounting pressure on the… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest Woman Serving As Informant to Bandit Brothers in Zamfara
The police in Zamfara State have arrested a woman, Hauwa'u Usman, who serves as an informant to her younger brothers who are among bandits terrorising communities in Tsafe LGA. Read more »
October 12, 2022
Nigeria: Shell Nigeria Investigating Illegal Pipeline
'Shell Nigeria is investigating whether an illegal pipeline carried stolen crude to one of the company's offshore platforms as alleged by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company… Read more »
October 11, 2022
Nigeria: Amnesty Boss Warns Niger Delta Youths As Gunmen Attack Paramount Ruler
The Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu (rtd), has condemned the assassination attempt on the Pere of Tarakiri Kingdom in Patani LGA… Read more »
Nigeria: Market Demolition - Court Directs El-Rufai to Reinstate 4,600 Traders, Pay Compensation
The Kaduna State High Court presided over by Justice Edward Andow has asked the state government to reinstate 4,600 shop owners back to Kasuwan Bacci market and pay them… Read more »
October 09, 2022
Nigeria: Resurgence of Kidnapping Along Gusau-Funtua Highway Puts Travellers on Edge
Travellers plying the 100-kilometre Gusau-Funtua road linking Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi to Katsina and many other states, have been put on edge by the resurgence of abductions by… Read more »
October 08, 2022
Nigeria: 5 Years After, Benue's Anti-Open Grazing Law Still Raises Dust
Five years after the enactment of the Benue State anti-open grazing and ranches establishment law, farmers have shared their opinions, saying more hands are needed to fully… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Nigeria: 'Nigeria Air Recruitment Portal Cloned'
The management of Nigeria Air has raised alarm over a cloned recruitment portal acting as agent of the Nigeria Air and collecting applications from unsuspecting members of the… Read more »
Nigeria: IGP Commissions New Divisional Headquarters in Abuja Community
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali, on Tuesday, commissioned the ultra-modern Kurudu police divisional headquarters in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in… Read more »
Nigeria: CDD Urges Political Actors to Ensure Issues-Based Campaigns
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has urged all political actors to ensure issues-based campaigns for the success of the polls. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Ban Weapons At Political Campaigns
The Kaduna Police Command has warned all political parties against engaging non-state actors, the use of weapons, including Dane guns and other dangerous weapons during campaigns… Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Free Abuja Chief's Son After Collecting Solar Panel As Ransom
Bandits have set free the son of the Village Head of Tekpeshe in Gurdi Ward of Abaji Area Council in the FCT, Ibrahim Sarki, after his family bought a solar panel, drugs and… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Nigeria: NDLEA Recovers N8.8bn Tramadol From Another Billionaire Drug Baron
Operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered 13,451,466 pills of tramadol worth N8.86 billion from one of the mansions of a billionaire drug baron,… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Nigeria: NDLEA Uncovers 13 Million Tramadol Pills in Lekki Mansion
Operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered 13,451,466 pills of Tramadol 225mg worth N8.86bn in street value from one of the mansions of a billionaire… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Nigeria: Ethnic Profiling - Fulani Nomad Files N100m Suit Against 9 Media Outlets
A civil rights activist and academic has sued Attorney General of the Federation, National Orientation Agency (NOA), national human rights commission and nine media outfits as… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Nigeria: #EndSARS - Victims Groan As Ogun Fails to Implement Report One Year After
More than one year after the Judicial Panel of Investigation on Police Brutality and Extra-Judicial killings set up by the Ogun State submitted its report, Governor Dapo Abiodun… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Nigeria: Bayelsa High Court Introduces e-Affidavit Initiative
The Bayelsa High Court has introduced the E-Affidavit Initiative aimed at efficient and effective administration of justice and to block associated revenue leakages. Read more »
September 25, 2022
Nigeria: Passengers Burnt to Death Near Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos
It was a black Sunday in Lagos when a commercial bus caught fire, killing seven passengers while others were injured. Read more »
September 24, 2022
Nigeria: Police Intercept Buses Loaded With Live Cartridges, 3 Suspects Arrested
Operatives of Ikorodu Division of the Lagos State Police Command have intercepted two commercial buses loaded with large quantity of live cartridges, three dismantled motorcycles… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Nigeria: 20 'Repentant' Boko Haram Fighters Die of Cholera in Borno
No fewer than 25 persons including 20 surrendered Boko Haram fighters have died due to a cholera outbreak in the Hajj camp where about 12,000 surrenders are currently kept in… Read more »
Nigeria: DSS, CBN Clamp Down On Naira Notes' Vendors, Arrest 14 in Kano
A team of operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Nigeria: Court Denies Embattled Movie Star, Baba Ijesha, Bail
The Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, on Wednesday denied the bail of embattled actor, James Olarewaju, popularly known as Baba Ijesha. Read more »