July 22
Nigeria: Court to Commence Hearing On Contempt Charges Against Rogue Ohanaeze Ndigbo Leaders
An Enugu State High Court sitting in Enugu would today (Monday) commence hearing on the contempt of court charges brought against the leaders of a group parading as Ohanaeze Ndigbo… Read more »
Nigeria: Rights Groups Scrutinise Re-Enacted Mining Bill, Advocate 10 Percent Mining Revenue for Host Communities
Determined to see improvement in the environment and standards of living of host communities in mining communities, rights groups have urged the House of Representatives Committee… Read more »
July 12
Nigeria: It's Act of Gross Misconduct Paying LGs' Allocation Through States - Supreme Court
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court, yesterday, described as an act of gross misconduct, the payment of allocations to local governments through the states and immediately… Read more »
Nigeria: I Never Challenged My Late Husband Over Affair With Helen Prest, Ajayi Tells Court
One of the wives of the late Dr. Tosin Ajayi, Mrs Adenike Oluyemisi Ajayi, yesterday, told a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, that she never challenged or queried her husband, over his… Read more »
July 10
Nigeria: We Have Activated Process for Punishing Judges Who Give Misleading, Conflicting Orders - CJN
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Wednesday disclosed that machinery has been put in place to bring to book judges who are in the habit of issuing… Read more »
July 08
Nigeria: NDLEA Smashes Cocaine Syndicate, Arrests Couple, Recovers N2.1b Drugs in Lagos Raid
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided the Lagos base of alleged high-profile cocaine syndicate headed by a couple - Mmadu Agbakoba and Chinwe… Read more »
July 05
Nigeria: NDLEA Lekki Command Engages Port Corridor Against Drugs
Recently, officials of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Lekky Deep Seaport, Ibeju-Lekki, organised walk against drug trafficking to commemorate 2024… Read more »
July 04
Nigeria: With 800 Violent Attacks, 7,000 Deaths, Tuggar Calls for Joint Action Against Terror
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has called on members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take collective actions in addressing the… Read more »
July 03
Nigeria: FCT Traffic Service Arraigns 70 Rickety Vehicle Drivers, 120 Tricycle Operators Before Mobile Court
The FCT Directorate of Road Traffic Service (DRTS) has arraigned about 70 drivers of defective vehicles and 120 tricycle operators before the mobile court. Read more »
Nigeria: 15 Southeast Senators Meet AGF, Say Nnamdi Kanu's Release Will Reduce Tension, Insecurity
Southeast caucus of the Senate on Wednesday visited the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to negotiate for the release… Read more »
July 02
Nigeria: NAPTIP Promises More Bite in War Against Trafficking in Persons
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has promised to give more bite to its ongoing war on trafficking in persons by embracing data collection… Read more »
July 01
Nigeria: Nigeria Police Not Established to Succeed, Says Senate Leader
*Canvasses decentralised police model as antidote to insecurit Read more »
Nigeria: Court Slam EFCC N3m for Unlawfully Declaring Emefiele's Wife Wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has come under the sledgehammer of a Federal High Court in Lagos, for its unlawful declaration of Mrs Margaret Emefiele as a… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Dismisses Nnamdi Kanu's N1bn Rights Suit Against Govt
Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday dismissed the N1 billion fundamental rights suit brought by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People… Read more »
Nigeria: One Killed, Four Kidnapped As Militants Attack Abuja Communities
One person was feared killed and four others abducted in the early hours of yesterday by bandits in a raid on Guto, Piyawe, Tudun-Fulani and Sabon Gari communities in Bwari Area… Read more »
June 30
Nigeria: Suicide Bombers Attack Another Borno Town
Less than 24 hour after three suicide bomb attacks shook Gwoza in Southern Borno on Saturday, Boko Haram took on Monguno in the Northern part of the state with a bomb attack on… Read more »
Nigeria: Tears, Wailing As Boko Haram Suicide Bombers Return to Borno With Multiple Attacks
Tears flowed freely yesterday as suicide bombers attacked funeral and wedding ceremonies in Gwoza, Borno State, killing no fewer than 20 persons and inflicting injuries on over 100… Read more »
Nigeria: Are Kidnappers Threatening the Peace of Lagos?
Following a recent abduction of Fouani brothers in Lagos, Ejiofor Alike writes that security agencies should maintain a red alert to avert further threat to the state, which serves… Read more »
July 01
Nigeria: Oil Theft - Blame Big Players, Not Ijaw Youths, Senator Dickson Insists
Senator Seriake Dickson representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District in Bayelsa State, over the weekend, insisted that those behind incessant oil thefts in the Niger Delta were… Read more »
June 27
Nigeria: Minister Files N1bn Suit Against House Member Over Character Defamation
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye,has filed a suit against the Chairman, Women Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Kafilat Ogbara,as well as ARISE… Read more »
Nigeria: Ikuforiji - I Was Prosecuted Over Fake Petition, Now Vindicated
The former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Adeyemi Ikuforiji, yesterday described his last 12 and half years of ordeal over alleged money laundering case as… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest Alleged Culprits, Recovers Weapons, Stolen Items in Ekiti
The Ekiti State Police Command yesterday paraded 21 suspects in connection with various crimes, including armed robbery, murder, conspiracy, and cultism. Read more »
Nigeria: Let Nnamdi Kanu Go Home
Nnamdi Kanu was apprehended in Kenya in June 2021 by security agencies and brought home to face trial. Read more »
June 26
Nigeria: Dexdee Court Enters Benin Property Market
The real estate market in Benin City has gotten bolder with the introduction of an exquisite property known as the Dexdee Court that is located in the lush landscape of Ekae GRA in… Read more »
Nigeria: Family Alleges Forceful Arrest of Son, Army Links Arrest to Ipob Activities
The family of Obinna Obi yesterday alleged that the military forcefully whisked away their son to an unknown location. Obinna Obi, an architect, is the President General of Umuaku… Read more »