June 19
Nigeria: Nuprc Extends Deadline for Pre-Qualification Documents Submission for Oil Block Licensing
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the extension of the deadline for the registration and submission of pre-qualification documents for the… Read more »
Nigeria: IPPIS Exposed 1,618 Workers With Fake, Illegal Employment Letters - Govt
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, has said that the verification exercises of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Cocaine Deal' - Court Denies Abba Kyari Bail
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant bail to the suspended DCP Abba Kyari and four other police officers charged with alleged drug trafficking. Read more »
Nigeria: Why We Target Assets of Drug Barons, Traffickers - Marwa
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, on Wednesday, justified the decision of the agency to go after the assets of drug barons… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Stolen' $6.2m - What Emefiele Told Us in Kuje Prison - Investigators
One of the investigators handling the case of $6,230,000 allegedly stolen from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on February 8, 2023, has revealed what Godwin Emefiele, immediate… Read more »
Africa: Nigeria, Africa to Witness Rise of Drug Abuse Among Youths - UNODC
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has raised an alarm that Nigeria and some African countries would witness 40% rise in the population of drug users especially… Read more »
Nigeria: How $6.2m Stolen From Central Bank Within 24 Hours Was Shared
The sum of $6,230,000 allegedly stolen from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on February 8, 2023, was shared and invested into real estate, according to court documents. Read more »
June 18
Nigeria: Man Allegedly Kills 6-Year-Old Daughter
The Delta State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man, Sankey Ovemureye, who allegedly killed his six-year-old daughter by smashing her head against a wall in Uviama New… Read more »
Nigeria: Husband Killing - Mother of 6 Regains Freedom After 9 Years in Prison
A 62-year-old housewife, Beatrice Safiu, has regained her freedom from prison nine years after she was sentenced to life in prison for killing her husband in Igere, Ihunusa Opic… Read more »
Nigeria: Winning War Against Insurgency, Other Crimes in Nigeria Through Local Content
The Nigeria's automotive was established in the 1950s aimed at producing both passenger vehicles and commercial trucks. This was made possible by likes of Federated Motors… Read more »
June 14
Nigeria: Lady Fakes Own Kidnap, Demands N5m Ransom From Parents
A 28-year-old lady, Ruth Livinus, had been arrested for allegedly faking her own kidnap and demanding N5 million as ransom from her parents. Read more »
June 18
Nigeria: Amid $12bn Loss to Cyberattacks, Financial Stakeholders Decry Rising Threats
Experts in the financial ecosystem have called for innovative solutions to check the increasing threats of cyberattacks in order to improve confidence in bank transactions. Read more »
Nigeria: Benue - 13 Suspects Arrested for Assaulting Security Operatives
Thirteen suspects have been arrested in two suburbs of Makurdi metropolis in Benue State for assaulting security operatives on duty. Read more »
Nigeria: Take War to Terrorists, Shehu of Borno Tells Security Agencies
The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji (Dr) Abubakar Umar-Ibn Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi, has told the military and other security agencies fighting insurgency in the North East to take the war… Read more »
June 16
Nigeria: 9 Nigerian Girls Trafficked to Ghana Arrive, Handed Over to NAPTIP
Nine teenage Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana have arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Read more »
June 14
Nigeria: A New Nigeria's People's Democratic Constitution a Must
June 12 is a special day in Nigeria's annual calendar because it is the day we commemorate the martyrdom of the father of Nigeria's current democracy, Chief Moshood Kashimawo… Read more »
Nigeria: 6 Men Selling SIM Cards to Kidnappers Arrested With 1100 Registered SIMs
The police in the FCT have arrested six suspects that allegedly specialise in selling registered SIM cards to kidnappers and other criminals in the nation's capital. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest 7 Robbers in Delta
The Delta State Police Command said it has arrested seven suspected armed robbers, John Dalami (25), Musa Suleiman (25), Abdullahi Jibril (20), Solomon Uchechukwu, (24), Yusuf Joda… Read more »
Nigeria: Court to Hear Suit Seeking Ganduje's Sack, June 26
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 26 to hear a suit seeking the removal of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. Read more »
Nigeria: Amusan, Ashe, Adeshina Arrive for AFN National Trials
World Record holder in the women's 100m hurdles, Tobiloba Amusan, is among the star athletes that have arrived Lagos for the 2024 AFN National Trials to be held from June 16-18 at… Read more »
Nigeria: Again, 2 Arrested With Stolen Sallah Rams in FCT Council
Barely 48 hours after two men were arrested with three stolen cows in the Abaji Cattle Market in Abaji Area Council of the FCT, two other men have also been arrested while… Read more »
Nigeria: 20 Robbers Arrested As Police Raid Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Detectives from Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State, have arrested 20 armed robbery suspects and recovered weapons. Read more »
June 13
Nigeria: Emirate Tussle - Ado Bayero Has Jurisdiction to Be Heard, Court Rules
A Federal High Court in Kano has declared that it has jurisdiction to hear and determine the case instituted by Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and Aminu Babba Danagundi, Sarkin Dawaki… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Ban Durbar in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has banned Durbar activities in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Extends DCP Kyari's Bail Over Mother's Death
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, has been granted five additional days of bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja over his mother's death. Read more »