November 29, 2022
Nigeria: 'Our Top Priority Is, Digitalising Lagos' Judiciary'
At a population of slightly over 20 million, Lagos State is unarguably the most populous city and the third largest economy in Africa, in addition to being quite cosmopolitan and… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Nigeria: Crisis in National Assembly Over Tambuwal's Appointment As Clerk
The National Assembly Service Commission's decision to appoint Sani Magaji Tambuwal as the successor of the outgoing Clerk to the National Assembly, Amos Olatunde Ojo has been said… Read more »
Nigeria: Inside Story of Lagos Building Collapse Where Regulators Mortgage Lives Cheaply
For years, buildings collapse, leading to hundreds of deaths has become a recurring and worrisome nightmare to citizens of Lagos State. In the first part of this undercover… Read more »
November 20, 2022
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Five Security Operatives in Enugu, Ebonyi
Gunmen yesterday killed five security operatives in Enugu and Ebonyi States, two incidents that aggravated security conditions in the South-east states. Read more »
November 19, 2022
Nigeria: U.S. Returns Another U.S.$20.6 Million Abacha Loot to Nigeria
The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) said it had transferred $20.6 million to the Nigerian government in accordance with an August 23 agreement between the governments to… Read more »
Nigeria: Killing of Alleged Witches in Borno
The Advocacy for Alleged is shocked by the killing of over 20 women for witchcraft by the Islamic jihadist group, Boko Haram, in Bornu, Northern Nigeria. According to media… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Africa: Group Calls for Intelligence Sharing to Tackle Insecurity in Africa
The Security Watch African Initiative (SWAI) has called for intelligence sharing and synergy amongst sub-regional bodies to check insecurity on the African continent. Read more »
November 04, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria and the Problem of Child Labour
That children matter is as easy to say as it is to understand because it is a truism bereft of any complications. It is further simplified by the fact that if the world is to have… Read more »
November 02, 2022
Nigeria: N800m Oil Drilling Pipes - Court Issues Bench Warrant Against Former Guber Aspirant
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November 01, 2022
Nigeria: Police Arsenal Boosted By 631 APCs, 895 Firearms, 3,000 Grenades, 75 GRPGs - Inspector-General
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, said yesterday that the federal government had significantly boosted the arsenal of the Nigeria… Read more »
Nigeria: $1.3m Fraud - EFCC Declares Kano APC Senatorial Candidate Missing Before Court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday told a Kano Federal High Court that the Kano Central Senatorial Candidate of the All Progressive Congress(APC)… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Not Under Any Heightened Sense of Insecurity - NSA
"I want to dispel any illusion about any heightened sense of insecurity. It is false; it is irresponsible for anybody to give that signal. We're working with our foreign partners… Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Ministers, Diplomats Ask Buhari to Institute Judicial Inquiry Into Oil Theft
A forum of former foreign affairs ministers and diplomats under the aegis of the Academy of International Affairs has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to set up a judicial… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Nigeria: Terror Threat - UK Warns Citizens Not to Travel to Abuja
The United Kingdom (UK) has warned its citizens against travelling to the nation's capital, Abuja. Read more »
Nigeria: Soludo Tasks NPC On Credible Census in 2023
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has tasked the National Population Commission (NPC) on the need to conduct a very credible census in 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: In Ambush of Vote Buyers, Ransom Takers, CBN Voids Naira Notes By End of January
In an apparent move to tackle vote-buying and control the amount of money in circulation, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday announced a redesign of the currency in the… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Nigeria: NDLEA Partners Group in Movie Series Against Drug, Substance Abuse
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has partnered the Campaign Against Drug and Substance Abuse (CADSA) in a movie series aimed at enlightening the public on the… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Nigeria: Judges Transfer - Panel On Nnamdi Kanu Not Targeted, Says A'court
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday stated that the transfer of 21 justices to various divisions in the country has nothing to do with the judgment of the court that… Read more »
October 24, 2022
Nigeria: U.S. Embassy Alerts On Terror Attacks in Abuja, Reduces Services, UK, Others Follow
The United States Embassy yesterday issued a security alert on elevated risk of terror attacks in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. Following US Embassy terror warning, the British High… Read more »
October 23, 2022
Nigeria: HURIWA Tasks Buhari, IG On Ending Menace of Gunmen
President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force, led by the Inspector General (IG) of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, have been tasked on finding quick and… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Issues Security Alert Over Elevated Risk of Terror Attacks in Abuja
The United States has issued security alert over elevated risk of attack on the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Read more »
October 21, 2022
Nigeria: Kyari - Convicted Drug Trafficker Narrates How Cocaine Was Smuggled Through Enugu Int'l Airport
The sixth prosecution witness in the trial of DCP Abba Kyari and four others, Mr Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwanne, yesterday, narrated how he and his colleagues brought cocaine from… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Nigeria: 2023 Polls - Immigration Service Urges Officers to Be Patriotic, Neutral
The Controller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Idris Isah Jere, has charged officers and men of the Service to be upright, steadfast and patriotic, neutral… Read more »
Nigeria: October 20, 2022 - a Time to Rethink the Discourse of Possibilities of the #EndSARS Movement
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Nigeria: Senate Summons Niger Delta Affairs Minister Over N480bn Fraud Allegations, NDDC Budgets
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions have summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Umana Okon Umana over allegations of non- performance and… Read more »