December 27, 2022
Nigeria: Buhari Condemns Killing of Omobolanle Raheem By Policeman in Lagos
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned condemned the "heinous and senseless" killing of a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Omobolanle Raheem, in Lagos by on-duty… Read more »
December 24, 2022
Nigeria: Oil Spills - Shell Set to Pay $16M Compensation to Niger Delta Farmers
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) yesterday announced that it would pay €15 million to farmers in three Niger Delta communities as compensation for damages to their… Read more »
December 27, 2022
Nigeria: Bandits Attack Community, Kill One, Abduct 45 in Kaduna
One person was reportedly killed while 45 others were said to have been abducted in an attack by bandits on Angwan Aku community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Read more »
December 19, 2022
Nigeria: Court Sentences Okupe to 2 Years Imprisonment With Option of N13m Fine
Justice Ijeoma Ojuwku of the Federal High Court Abuja, has sentenced, Dr Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Public Affairs to former President Goodluck… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Nigeria: Whistle Blowing Policy Has Lost Steam, Govt Declares
The federal government has assessed its six-year old Whistle Blowing Policy with a declaration that the policy has not performed up to expectation. Read more »
Nigeria: Advertising Regulation - Govt Tackles Skit Makers, Influencers
Less than two months after the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) filed a suit against Meta Platforms Incorporated, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp,… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Nigeria: Sale of Forfeited Assets By EFCC Opens in Abuja, Benin, Port Harcourt
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday said the ongoing sale of forfeited assets by the commission through public auction, which began on December 6, 2022,… Read more »
December 04, 2022
Nigeria: Terrorists Invade Mosque, Shoot Imam, Abduct 18 Worshippers in Katsina
No fewer than 18 worshippers were abducted by gunmen suspected to be terrorists on Saturday evening in a mosque in Maigamji village in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina… Read more »
November 30, 2022
Nigeria: 90% of Die-Hard Boko Haram Fighters Dead, Govt Declares
The Borno State Government, yesterday, said 90 per cent of die-hard Boko Haram insurgents were dead just as it attributed the mass surrender of members of the sect to the death of… Read more »
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
Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt Read more »
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 »