Nigeria: Nigerian Army Rescues 12 Abducted Teenage Girls in Borno State

The Nigerian Army has successfully rescued 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Mussa District of Askira/Uba Local Government Area. Read more »

Nigeria: DSS Denies Arresting Evangelist - Warns Against Misleading Social Media Claims

The Department of State Services (DSS) has expressed dismay over a false and misleading Facebook post alleging that it arrested Evangelist Ukpo Daniel for raising a false alarm in… Read more »

Nigeria: Lokpobiri - Era When Oil Licenses Were Treated As Souvenirs Over

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has declared that the era when oil licenses were treated as souvenirs is over in Nigeria, spotlighting… Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Kidnap Seven Mourners in Abuja, 24 Others in Niger Community

The growing climate of insecurity in Abuja, the nation's capital, intensified last night as seven mourners were kidnapped by bandits at the border community of Gidan Bijimi, a… Read more »

Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu - From Agitation to Life Imprisonment

After a ten-year intricate legal battle, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) which has been agitating for the actualisation of the state of Biafra,… Read more »

Nigeria: Surge in Kidnappings - Tinubu Orders 24-Hour Aerial Surveillance On Kwara, Kebbi, Niger Forests

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered a total air security surveillance around forests in Kwara State, following an upsurge in kidnappings and terrorist activities in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Seeks Sweeping Overhaul of Legal Profession, Sends New Regulatory Bill to Senate

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday sought a far-reaching transformation of Nigeria's legal profession as he transmitted the Legal Practitioners Bill 2025 to the Senate. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Confirm Shooting, Abduction of Residents in Another Kwara Community

The Kwara State Police Command has finally confirmed the shooting and abduction of some indigenes of Isapa town near Obbo-Ile in Ekiti Local Government Area of the state by… Read more »

Nigeria: I'm Happy All 24 Kebbi Schoolgirls Have Regained Freedom - Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has expressed happiness that all the 24 schoolgirls kidnapped Monday, last week in Manga, Kebbi State have regained their freedom. Read more »

Nigeria: Kidnapped Kebbi Schoolgirls Regain Freedom

The schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State have regained their freedom. Read more »

Nigeria: UK Refuses Request By Nigerian Govt for Ike Ekweremadus Transfer Home

The government of the United Kingdom, has turned down Nigerias request for the transfer of former Deputy Senate President (DSP), Ike Ekweremadu, currently serving jail term, to… Read more »

Nigeria: Ex-VP Atiku Abubakar Formally Joins ADC

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has formally registered with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a member. Read more »

Nigeria: Again, Bandits Strike in Kwara Community, Kidnap Pregnant Woman, 2 Nursing Mothers, 9 Others

Suspected bandits have invaded Isapa town in Ekiti local government area of Kwara state, abducting a pregnant woman, two nursing mothers and 9 other residents of the town. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Denies Nationwide Ban On Open Grazing, Clarifies Transition to Ranching

The Federal Government has dismissed reports claiming it has imposed a nationwide ban on open grazing, describing such publications as misleading and not reflective of current… Read more »

Nigeria: Pipeline Surveillance - Pinl to Partner NDLEA's Anti-Drug Campaign in Niger Delta

In line with its strategic engagement policy with relevant stakeholders in the fight against vandalism and oil theft in the Niger Delta, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited… Read more »

Nigeria: Chappal - Civil Matters Shouldn't Be Prosecuted Through Law Enforcement

In this interview with Emmanuel Addeh, Oluseun Awonuga (SAN), Head of the Litigation Practice Area at Babalakin & Co, the firm representing Chappal Energies, responds to… Read more »

Nigeria: $18bn - Govt Applauds BPP for Saving Nigeria From Huge Contract Frauds

The federal government has commended Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) for saving the country from losing trillions of naira to fraudulent contracts in the past year. Read more »

Nigeria: The Drama of Abductions and Impunity

Clearly, the most compelling, and confusing development in Nigeria in recent times is the recurring spate of abductions, the reign of impunity and the apparent failure of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Abducted 38 Eruku CAC Members Regain Freedom

Thirty-eight worshippers of Christ Apostolic Church(CAC) Oke Isegun in Eruku town in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, who were recently abducted in an attack by… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Convicts ISWAP Leader As DSS Intensifies Terrorism Prosecutions

The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted one of the leaders of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), Ismaila, popularly known as Mai Tangaran, on a four-count… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Convicts Kanu On Terrorism Charge, Intimidation of Nigerians

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has found detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, guilty of terrorism acts. Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Congress Holds Hearing On Insecurity, Seeks Ways to Help Nigeria Help Itself

The United States House Foreign Affairs Africa Sub-committee yesterday held a public hearing on religious persecution in Nigeria and President Donald Trump's recent redesignation… Read more »

Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu's Terrorism Trial Ends After 10 Years, Bags Life Imprisonment Verdict

The terrorism trial of leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, came to an end yesterday after 10 years, with the court… Read more »

Nigeria: Court to Deliver Judgment in Nnamdi Kanu's Case

The Federal High Court in Abuja will, this morning, deliver the judgment in the alleged terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu on live broadcast.  The court registrar confirmed the… Read more »

Nigeria: Biafra Leader Fails to Stop Judgment in Alleged Terrorism Trial

*As court orders his removal from courtroom over unruly conduct Read more »