September 19, 2022
Nigeria: Buhari Congratulates NDLEA Chairman On Drug Bust
President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, congratulated the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), on the recent very successful… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA's N193bn-Worth Cocaine Seizure Higher Than Individual Budget of 7 States
The individual budgets of Osun, Yobe, Zamfara and four other states in the country are less than the worth of the latest cocaine seizure by operatives of the National Drug Law… Read more »
Nigeria: NBA to Meet Security Agencies' Heads Over Harassment of Lawyers
The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA- SPIDEL) Sunday decried what it called the continued harassment and intimidation of lawyers by… Read more »
Nigeria: Oba of Benin Cautions Communities Against Violence
The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, has advised multinational companies in Edo State to collaborate with their host communities in order to avoid conflicts. Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Intercepts 26,600 Bottles of 'Kuskura' in Kano, Arrests Producer
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a notable producer of a new psychoactive substance, popularly called "kuskura", with 26,600 bottles of the illicit… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Nigeria: Dozens Killed in ISWAP, Boko Haram Rival Clash in Borno
Another fierce rival battle broke out between late Abubakar Shekau Boko Haram faction and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Thursday that led to the killing of a… Read more »
September 02, 2022
Nigeria: Concerns As Kenya's Court Freezes Flutterwave Accounts Again
Information and Technology experts and other Nigerians have expressed concerns over the$3.3million frozen from a Nigerian financial technology company, Flutterwave's accounts by a… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Nigeria: 115 Killed, 73,379 Displaced As Floods Hit 22 States, FCT
The Presidency says since January, destructive floods have killed 115 persons, displaced 73,379 and injured 277 others in 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Read more »
August 28, 2022
Nigeria: Bandits Continue Onslaught in Katsina, Abduct Children, Gun Down Parents
Bandits have continued to make life a hell for residents of Katsina State, staging multiple attacks across the state in the last 72 hours. Read more »
August 25, 2022
Nigeria: 1 Stoned to Death, 10 Injured As Traditionalists, Other Worshipers Clash in Lagos
One person was killed at Oko-Oba area of Lagos State on Tuesday when some traditional 'Oro' worshipers and some faithful of another doctrine clashed. Read more »
August 19, 2022
Nigeria: 69 Abducted Victims Rescued in Bauchi's Bandits' Den
The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Bauchi State, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Nuhu Zaki, has said security agencies and vigilantes rescued 69 abducted victims… Read more »
August 15, 2022
Nigeria: Notorious Kidnapper, Wadume, Sentenced to Seven Years' Imprisonment
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, also known as Wadume, and two others, to seven years' imprisonment. Read more »
Nigeria: Clamp Down On Drug Abuse Will Help Address Insecurity in Nigeria
One of the non-combatants approaches to solving insecurity in Nigeria is drug law enforcement. According to the world drug report 2022, illicit drug economy flourishes where there… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Uncovers 442 Parcels of Meth in Smoked Fish
... As Ethiopia returnee excretes 77 wraps of cocaine Read more »
August 14, 2022
Nigeria: Despite 29 Presidential Orders, Security Forces Yet to Curb Attacks
SUB: Despite giving no fewer than 29 directives to security operatives in three years to end activities of terrorists, bandits and other sundry criminals, Nigerians... Read more »
August 13, 2022
Nigeria: Communal Crises Claim 287 Lives in Two Years
The horrors of the grave closed in on no fewer than 25 people during the armed communal fighting between Effium and Ezza Effium communities of Ohakwu Local Government Area in… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Nigeria: Kidnappers Targeting Women Arrested in Benue, Hideout Demolished
The Police in Benue State have arrested two suspected kidnappers who specialise in abducting females in Makurdi town and environs. Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity Stretching Resources - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the security challenges confronting the nation tend to stretch the deployment of security agencies, resources and national security apparatus. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Hijab Not an Obstacle to Female Muslims'
The Executive Director of Hijab Right Advocacy, Mutiat Orolu Balogun, has said the use of Hijab does not constitute an obstacle to female Muslimahs to achieve greater things in… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Nigeria: What Buhari Told Relatives of Abducted Train Passengers At Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari has said about 31 victims abducted from a Kaduna-bound train in March are still in captivity. Read more »
Nigeria: Documents Burnt As Fire Breaks Out At House of Reps
There was fire outbreak at the new wing of the House of Representatives on Thursday evening, Daily Trust reports. Read more »
Nigeria: $418m Paris Club Refund Deductions - Governors Have No Justification to Protest - Malami
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, Thursday, said the state governors operating under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors' Forum… Read more »
Nigeria: Diesel - Lagos Jails 83 Over Waste Disposal, to Hike Tariff By 50 Percent
Lagos State government plans to hike waste disposal tariff by 50 per cent from September following the rising cost of diesel and other challenges impeding the operations of waste… Read more »
August 10, 2022
Nigeria: NEMA Receives Eight Children, Others Repatriated From Sudan
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 13 Nigerians, including eight children, from Sudan. Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Release Children Abducted On Abuja-Kaduna Train
Four of the children who were abducted on a Kaduna-bound train in March have been released. Read more »