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 »
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 »
October 26, 2006
Nigeria: Nigeria Has Failed - ICG
Nigeria's leadership has failed at every level and the country faces grave risks in the run-up to landmark elections next year, a non-government conflict prevention group said in a… Read more »