April 10
Nigeria: Alleged Assault - Immigration Boss Orders Investigation
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has ordered investigation into an alleged assault of a journalist, Seun Falomo, and personnel of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Agency… Read more »
April 08
Nigeria: CP Orders Clampdown On Phone Thieves in Lagos
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Adegoke Fayoade, has ordered a clampdown on phone thieves in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Remands Emefiele in EFCC Custody Over Abuse of Office
A Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday remanded a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, in the custody of the Economic and… Read more »
Nigeria: Emefiele in Court for Fresh Arraignment
The immediate-past governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, is at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja to face charges of alleged abuse of office. Read more »
April 04
Nigeria: State Police Panacea to Criminality, Banditry - Ondo Amotekun Commander
The Chairman of Council of Amotekun Corps commanders in the South West, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye on Thursday said that the time has come for the governors in the region to be… Read more »
Nigeria: Dollar Bribery - Kano Govt Files Fresh Legal Suit Against Ganduje, Wife, Six Others
The Kano State government has filed a fresh suit against the former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat Umar and six others before a State high court. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Rescue Enugu Road Kidnap Victims
The Police Command in Enugu State has rescued, unhurt, persons abducted along the Eke/Ebe Road in Udi Local Government Area (LGA) of the state after a fierce gun battle with the… Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Arrests Bobrisky for Currency Mutilation, Naira Abuse
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested controversial celebrity cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, over currency mutilation and… Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-DSS Director Asks Govs to Act Fast On State Police
Former Assistant Director with the Department of State Services, DSS, Adams Abuh, has called on the 20 governors yet to support the creation of state police to expedite action. Read more »
April 03
Nigeria: Anguish As Bandits, Terrorists, Herders Kidnap 30 Children, Others in Katsina, Zamfara, Delta
Bandits, terrorists and herdsmen yesterday, wreaked havoc in some states of the country, kidnapping children and people at will. Read more »
April 02
Nigeria: Wanted Man, 80, Arrested After 27 Years On the Run
An 80-year-old man has been arrested at an airport after 27 years on the run, British police said on Tuesday. Read more »
Nigeria: Justice System - Many Languishing in Prisons for Minor Offences, NGO Tells FG
A non governmental organisation, Prestige Elite Club of Nigeria, has urged the Federal Government to expedite actions in improving the country's justice system, stressing that many… Read more »
April 01
Nigeria: Police Arrest Man for Allegedly Stabbing Elder Brother to Death in Bauchi
The Bauchi Command of the Nigeria Police has arrested one Isyaku Babale for allegedly killing his brother over an argument that ensued between them. Read more »
March 28
Nigeria: Man Jailed 18 Months for Stealing 48 Birds, Generator
An Abeokuta Magistrates' Court on Thursday sentenced a 26-year-old man, Hassan Gafar, to 18 months in prison for stealing 48 birds and a power generator. Read more »
Nigeria: FG to Arraign Binance, Two Others for Alleged Tax Evasion April 4
The Federal Government will, on April 4, arraigned Binance Holdings Limited and its two top officials; Tigran Gambaryan and fleeing Nadeem Anjarwalla, on allegations bordering on… Read more »
Nigeria: Okuama Killings - Army Declares Eight Persons Wanted
The Nigerian Army has declared Eight persons wanted in connection with the killing of 17 soldiers in the Okuama community in Delta state. Read more »
March 27
Nigeria: Reps Begin Investigation Into Alleged Certificate Racketeering By MDAs
The House of Representatives has begun investigation into alleged certificate racketeering by some officials of Federal Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies involved in… Read more »
Nigeria: Unemployment Fueling Rising Banditry, Kidnappings in Nigeria - Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said unemployment is fueling the rising spate of banditry and kidnappings in Nigeria. Read more »
March 25
Nigeria: NDLEA Busts Cocaine, Heroin, Meth Syndicates in Abuja, Lagos, Kano
...Arrests 4 kingpins Read more »
March 26
Nigeria: Kidnapped Edo PDP Chairman Regains Freedom
AFTER eleven days in the hands of his abductors, the Edo State Chairman of the People's Democratic Party, PDP Dr. Tony Azegbemi has been released. Read more »
March 25
Nigeria: Escape - NSA Launches Manhunt for Binance Official, Nadeem Anjarwalla
The Office of the National Security Adviser has called on the Nigerian public and the international community to provide information that can assist law enforcement agencies to… Read more »
March 22
Nigeria: Okuama - Killers of Soldiers Will Face Justice, Says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says that killers of military personnel in Delta community will face the full wrath of the law to curtail attacks on military and security infrastructure. Read more »
March 21
Nigeria: You Have No Right to Declare Anyone Terrorist Financier, Gumi Faults FG's List
Sheik Ahmad Gumi, renowned Islamic cleric, has condemned the list of 'terrorist financier' released by the federal government on Tuesday. Read more »
March 20
Nigeria: Delta, Bayelsa Killings - CDD Urges FG to Address Deteriorating Civil-Military Relations
Following the tragic attacks in Delta and Bayelsa States, resulting in the loss of 16 soldiers and the tragic deaths of 40 civilians, the Centre for Democracy and Development… Read more »
Nigeria: Lucky Escape in Nigerian Kidnapping Attack
Waking up to a gunman shining a light around his house, Nigerian Yusuf Thomas took his chance to escape when his would-be kidnapper told him to lie still and walked away to make a… Read more »