May 02, 2023
Nigeria: Current Upgrading of Nigeria's Military Will Make It a Force of Global Reckoning - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has explained that the current repositioning of the military, through training, networking and equipping, will turn it into a force of global reckoning. Read more »
Nigeria: Contrary to Reports, I Was Never Arrested in London - Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday clarified that contrary to recent speculations and reports, he was neither… Read more »
April 30, 2023
Nigeria: Court Rejects Committee's Proposal to Merge Jukun-Kona Ruling Houses
A Taraba State High Court sitting in Jalingo has quashed the recommendation of the Fidelis Kaigama Committee set up to review the gazette of the state government on the ruling… Read more »
Nigeria: Who Will Rescue Benue Communities From Herdsmen?
In view of the alleged partisanship on the part of some security agents in tackling the herdsmen perpetrating the ongoing mass killings in Benue State, Ejiofor Alike writes that… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Bows to Pressure, Reapproves Use of Eagle Square for May Day Rally
The federal government has reapproved the use of Eagle Square in Abuja by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for the annual May Day rally in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)… Read more »
April 27, 2023
Nigeria: NUJ President Advises Journalists Against Propagating Fake News
President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo, has charged journalists in the country to guide against propagating fake news. Read more »
Nigeria: Yomi Oketope - Gaming Is One of Most Regulated Businesses in Nigeria
The GAMING WEEK Team recently engaged Yomi Oketope, Managing Director, Sax Innovative Network Limited, owners of the 9Jackpot casino brand. Oketope, the president of the… Read more »
Nigeria: National Assembly, Police, DSS Petitioned Over Alleged Certificate Forgery By Sylva
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has called on the National Assembly, Nigeria Police Force and… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Spent $195m to Fight Piracy in Gulf of Guinea in 2021 - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that Nigeria would continue to deploy resources towards combating piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. Buhari stated this yesterday in Accra, during… Read more »
Nigeria: How Builder Impersonated UK Institute, Scammed Government, Investors in Award Racketeering
It came well packaged with juicy promises of attaining the exalted inner ring membership reserved for those who have reached the apogee of professional performance, which, unknown… Read more »
April 24, 2023
Nigeria: Horrific Tale of Southern Kaduna Crises
Sunday Ehigiator chronicles the age-long killings in Southern Kaduna which have claimed thousands of lives, defiling every reasonable effort targeted at ending the needless… Read more »
April 21, 2023
Nigeria: Addressing Insecurity At Nigerian Airports
For several years there have been incidents of Nigerians hiding in the wheel-well or other parts of aircraft to escape from the country. The continuous record of these incidents is… Read more »
April 20, 2023
Nigeria: Police Arrest Suspected Cattle Rustler Causing Herders, Farmers' Crisis in Benue
The Benue State Police Command has arrested some hoodlums who are suspected to be involved in causing crises between herdsmen and farmers in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmakers Threaten to Arrest AGF, Finance Minister for Shunning U.S.$2.4 Billion Crude Oil Sales Probe
The House of Representatives may issue warrant of arrest on the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami and the Minister of Finance,… Read more »
Nigeria: In Three Months, Bandits Killed 214 People, Abducted 746 in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government has disclosed that 214 people were killed while 746 others were abducted by bandits from January to March 2023. Read more »
April 19, 2023
Nigeria: Court Nullifies Buhari's Removal of Ararume As NNPC Ltd Chairman
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, set aside the removal of Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian… Read more »
April 17, 2023
Nigeria: Scores Feared Killed As Gunmen Invade Plateau Community
Unconfirmed number of persons were on Sunday night killed, when armed men invaded a community in Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State. Read more »
Nigeria: More Proactive Measures Needed to Combat Ilegal Fishing in Nigeria
Experts in the maritime sector have called for more proactive measures to combat the negative effect of Illegal Unreported Unregulated (IUU) fishing activities affecting the… Read more »
Nigeria: Army Holds Rivers Community Hostage, Burn Houses As Residents Flee for Safety
Some indigenes and residents of Rundele in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State have fled the community following the invasion of soldiers over attack on their men deployed… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Nigeria: U.S. Court Order of $460,000 Forfeiture Against Me Not Enforceable - Tinubu
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, yesterday, told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) it lacked necessary jurisdiction to enforce a purported decision of a United… Read more »
April 12, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Drags Seplat's CEO, Others to Court Over Alleged Breach of Immigration Law
The federal government has instituted legal action against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Seplat Energy PLC; Mr. Roger Brown as well as the oil firm for allegedly breaching… Read more »
Nigeria: No Act of Infraction Substantial Enough to Nullify 2023 Presidential Poll - INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, came out strongly to defend the election of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola… Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmakers Summon Finance Minister, AGF, Others Over Whistleblower Policy, U.S.$2.4 Billion Illegal Crude Oil Sale
Members of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating alleged loss of over $2.4 billion in revenue from illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil export from… Read more »
Nigeria: Despite Court Order, AMCON Denies Arik Air Founder, Arumemi-Ikhide Entry to Company's Premises
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) yesterday denied the Founder and Chairman of Arik Air Limited, Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide access to the company's head office at the… Read more »
April 11, 2023
Nigeria: Ijaw Youths Threaten Showdown With SPDC Over Alleged Violation of Nigerian Content Policy
The umbrella body of Ijaw Youths worldwide, the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), has threatened to shut down the exploration activities of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)… Read more »