March 28, 2023
Nigeria: Kogi Vs EFCC - Court Adjourns Ruling On Asset Forfeiture Till April 20
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday fixed April 20 to rule on a Kogi State Application seeking to vacate an interim order of court freezing 14 properties linked to… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Nigeria: One Killed, Many Declared Missing As Suspected Herdsmen Attack Edo Community
A popular driver and businessman, Mr. Omen Osesa has been reportedly killed while many were injured as suspected herdsmen invaded Sobe community in Owan Local Government Area of… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Nigeria: Abductors Demand N50m Ransom for INEC Officials Kidnapped in Kogi
The abductors of six ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kogi State have demanded N50 million before they would release their kidnap victims. Read more »
March 27, 2023
Nigeria: 51,828 Boko Haram Fighters, Family Members Surrender in 18 Months - Army Chief
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has disclosed that between July 2021 and May 2022, about 51,828 Boko Haram fighters and their family members had surrendered to the… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Nigeria: Expert Challenges Minister Over Claims of 12.99 Million Cyberattacks in Four Days
The claim by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, that Nigeria recorded 12.99 million cyberattacks in four days during the presidential election,… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Nigeria: Lagos Re-Arraigns Kidnap Kingpin, Evans, for Attempted Murder
Lagos State Government yesterday re-arraigned convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans, before a Lagos State High Court in Tafawa… Read more »
March 15, 2023
Nigeria: Debtor Must Pay All Debts Under Loan Contract - Supreme Court
The recent judgment of the Supreme Court, which ordered Honeywell Flour Mills Plc and two of its subsidiary companies to pay N5.5 billion unsettled debt to Ecobank Plc, has again… Read more »
March 13, 2023
Nigeria: Enugu Labour Party Calls for Audit of Guns Approved for Vigilance Groups
Labour Party (LP) candidate has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deploying thugs, arms for gubernatorial and state houses of assemblies elections, and has called for… Read more »
Nigeria: Appeal Court Reserves Judgment in Senator Adekele's Sacking Case
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday reserved its judgment in the appeal filed by Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, against his ordered removal from office. Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Scarcity - Arewa Forum Cautions Buhari Over Supreme Court Ruling
Amid the lingering naira scarcity and the attendant hardship on the citizens, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly disobeying the… Read more »
March 11, 2023
Nigeria: Atiku Writes INEC, Demands Immediate Compliance With Court Order on Poll
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar has written to the Chairman of Independent National Electoral… Read more »
Nigeria: Killing of 30 Borno Fishermen By ISWAP Deeply Shocking - UN
The United Nations has condemned the killing of no fewer than 30 fishermen in Mukdolo village, Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State, last Wednesday by fighters of the Islamic… Read more »
March 09, 2023
Nigeria: Defend Electorate, INEC Officials, IG Orders State CPs, As DSS Raises the Alarm Over Plans to Unleash Violence After Guber Polls
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered Commissioners of Police in the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory to protect the electorate, officials of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Many Feared Dead As Train Crushes Lagos Staff Bus
Many are feared dead as a train collided with a fully loaded high capacity bus belonging to Lagos State Government Staff in the PwD/Shogunle area of Ikeja, in Lagos State. Read more »
Nigeria: Despite Criticisms, 64.6% Voters Satisfied With Presidential, National Assembly Elections - NBA
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), in its interim report on the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, yesterday, said despite criticisms of the elections, about… Read more »
Nigeria: Yet Another Pipeline Explosion
The Rumuekpe tragedy is one too many Read more »
March 08, 2023
Nigeria: Unidentified Jet Kills Several Villagers in Niger
Several villagers are reported to have been killed when an unidentified fighter jet bombed Akere town in Wushishi local government area of Niger State Read more »
March 07, 2023
Nigeria: $42m Fraud - Court Orders Extradition of Wade, Two Other Foreigners
Justice Akintayo Aluko of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has issued a warrant for the arrest and extradition of three foreign nationals, Prem Garg, Devashish Garg and Marcus… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Nigeria: NPA Vows to End Illegal, Unlawful Access Into Nigerian Ports
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has stated that plans are underway to enforce and restrict Illegal and unlawful entries into the nation's seaports. Read more »
March 03, 2023
Nigeria: Six States Ask Supreme Court to Declare INEC's Pronouncement of Tinubu As President-Elect Null, Void, of No Effect
In what appears like a copy-cat replay of an ongoing suit over the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ban the use of some denomination of old currencies, six states of… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Nigeria: Processes, Outcome of Feb 25 Election Grossly Flawed, It Must Be Challenged - Atiku
Presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said that Saturday' presidential and National Assembly elections were grossly flawed and as such… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Nigeria: Glencore Fined $700m for Bribing Nigerian Officials, Others
A United States judge yesterday ordered Glencore Plc to pay $700 million in connection with its guilty plea over a decade-long scheme to bribe foreign officials across several… Read more »
February 21, 2023
Nigeria: Those Managing Nigeria's Oil Must Account for Crude Oil Theft - VP
Says addressing crude oil theft, sabotage major concern of govt Read more »
Nigeria: President Buhari Cannot Overrule the Supreme Court
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February 20, 2023
Nigeria: Landlords Cry Out to Sanwo Olu Over Illegal Demolition
Aggrieved Landlords in Ijegun area of Lagos State whose houses were demolished by the have cried out to the state Governo, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to help them unravel those behind the… Read more »