August 07, 2022
Nigeria: Lagos Introduces Whistle-Blower Initiative to Curb Fraud, Revenue Leakages
The Lagos State Government has launched a whistle-blower initiative against fraudulent activities, and leakages to ensure transparency and accountability in the state. Read more »
August 10, 2022
Nigeria: Residents Scamper for Safety As Bandits Strike Katsina Metropolis
Residents of Sabon Gida, Makudawa Quarters, Shola Quarters and Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Katsina Staff Quarters scampered for safety yesterday as bandits approached the area… Read more »
August 09, 2022
Nigeria: How Bandits Invaded Burial Ceremony, Abducted Mourners, Stole Cooked Food
Locals in Gidna and Gidan-Dogo villages in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State have said they will never forget the day bandits attacked their communities and abducted many villagers. Read more »
Nigeria: Confusion As Security Men Patrol Orozo Area of FCT
There was confusion on Monday morning in Orozo area of the FCT as residents scampered when security agents blocked the main road in the community and turned back vehicles. Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Kill FIRS Boss, Abduct 3 Others in Niger Attack
Chase woman into Mosque, abduct imam Read more »
Nigeria: 'Unsafe Abortions Contributing to High Maternal Mortality Rate in Nigeria'
Ipas Nigeria Health Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has identified unsafe abortions as one of the factors contributing to the high maternal mortality rate in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Count Me Out of Pyrates' Video Mocking Tinubu - Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has distanced himself from a video showing members of the Pyrates Confraternity mocking the presidential candidate of the All Progressives… Read more »
Nigeria: Lawyers Examine Impediments to Execution of Judgments
For 23 years, a Lagos-based lawyer has been frustrating the enforcement of a Supreme Court judgment delivered since April 1999 on a disputed land. Read more »
Nigeria: 2 Vigilantes Arraigned for Stealing Alcoholic Drinks
Two vigilance group members were on Monday docked in a magistrates' court in Ile-Ife, Osun for allegedly stealing alcoholic drinks. Read more »
Nigeria: Okada Ban Will Not Resolve Security Challenges
On July 21, 2022, Nigeria's National Security Council (NSC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, rose from its meeting with a plan to ban the use of motorcycles, popularly… Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Security Operative, Abduct Ogun Woman At Bar
Gunmen have reportedly killed an officer of the Ogun State owned security outfit, So-Safe Corps, Sofolahan Olanrewaju, at Soyoye in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Man Who Raped Neighbour's 7-Year-Old Daughter Arraigned
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a 27-year-old man before an Ebute-Metta magistrates' court for defiling his neighbour's seven-year-old daughter. Read more »
Nigeria: Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto - Once Peaceful Cities Now Plagued By Banditry
Peace used to be the sweetest ingredient enjoyed by both the young and old in the cities of Katsina, Zamfara and Sokoto. People carried out their activities without any fear, but… Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Summon NPA, Terminal Operator Over N44 Billion Debt 'Owed' FG
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is investigating a $68.473 million (N44 billion) owed to the federal government by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Restore Normalcy After FCT Task Force, Motorcycle Operators Clash
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it has restored normalcy in Gosa Market area after a clash between Task Force and motorcycle operators in the area. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Re-Arrest Jos Prison Escapee
The police in Plateau State have re-arrested Mohammed Ibrahim, one of the inmates who escaped from the Jos Custodial Centre. Read more »
Nigeria: Client Hijack - Olanipekun's Law Partner Quits Practice
A lawyer involved in the controversial letter soliciting for the brief from an oil company to be transferred to the law firm of Wole Olanipekun (SAN) has announced exit from legal… Read more »
Nigeria: Cleaner Bags 8 Months for Stealing Laptops, Cash
A Dei-Dei area court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a 32-year-old cleaner, Peter Calistus, to eight months imprisonment for stealing four laptops, cash and a ring. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Losing Trillions On Recovered Assets - Auctioneers' President
The president of the Nigeria Association of Auctioneers (NAA), Alhaji Aliyu Mohammed Kiliya, has said the federal government is losing trillions of naira on recovered assets and… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Nigeria: Oil Theft - Nigeria Loses 400,000 Barrels Daily - Govt
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Timipre Sylva, has said that the country loses 400,000 barrels of crude daily via oil theft. Read more »
August 09, 2022
Nigeria: Teenager Attempts Suicide Over N4,000 Debt in Kano
A 15-year-old boy identified as Hamza Yahaya has attempted suicide by entrapping himself inside the upper level of Kofar Nassarawa Bridge in Kano over a N4,000 debt. Read more »
August 08, 2022
Nigeria: Regulatory Commission Dares Buhari, Rejects Sale of Exxonmobil's Assets
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has rejected President Muhammadu Buhari's assent to the acquisition of ExxonMobil's assets by Seplat Energy.... Read more »
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Seeks Nigeria's Advice On Anti-Terror War
The government of Burkina Faso has sought Nigeria's advice how to fight terrorism. Read more »
August 07, 2022
Nigeria: Outcry As 16 Nigerians Killed Abroad in 2 Years Await Justice
Cases of the murder of Nigerians in foreign lands continue to occur intermittently. Daily Trust on Sunday looks into the recent case and others that remain unresolved. Read more »
August 04, 2022
Nigeria: Train Attack - Lack of Govt Support Made Me Quit Negotiation for Victims' Release - Tukur Mamu
A publisher and media consultant to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, Tukur Mamu, has identified lack of support from the government as one of the reasons he withdrew from negotiation for the… Read more »