March 19
Nigeria: $6bn Mambilla Scandal - Court Dismisses Agunloye's Rights Violation Suit Against EFCC
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Read more »
Nigeria: Court Rejects Biafra Leader Nnamdi Kanu's Fresh Request for Bail
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed the fresh application the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, filed to be released… Read more »
March 18
Nigeria: Five to Die By Hanging for Murder of Rivers Vigilante Leader
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced five people to death by hanging or by lethal injection until they are confirmed dead. Read more »
Nigeria: Delta Gov Visits Troubled Community As Journalists Barred From Coverage
Following the killings of military officers and civilians in the Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has visited the… Read more »
Nigeria: Suicide Bomber Killed, Two Injured By Ied in Biu - Borno Police
The police in Borno confirmed on Monday that a suicide bomber injured two persons in Biu Local Government Area of the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Delta Killings, a National Calamity - Lawmaker
The lawmaker representing Bomadi Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Kenneth Oboro Preyor, has described the gruesome killing of soldiers on a peace and rescue… Read more »
Nigeria: Ijaw Youths Condemn Killings of Soldiers in Delta
The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Western Zone has condemned the killing of military personnel on a peace and rescue mission in Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area… Read more »
March 14
Nigeria: Court Remands Adeleke's Appointee Over Terrorism, Unlawful Killing
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State has remanded Governor Ademola Adeleke's appointee, Oyeyemi Olalekan in Ileaa Correctional Center over alleged acts of terrorism. Read more »
Nigeria: Allege Assault On Nursing Mother, Imo CP Orders Arrest of Officers
Owerri- The Imo state Police Commissioner, CP, Danjuma Aboki, on Thursday ordered the arrest, detention and investigation of officers suspected to have beaten a nursing mother,… Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi Gov Dispute - Supreme Court Okays Ajaka's Request to Inspect Poll Materials
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, gave the candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Murtala Ajaka, the nod to inspect materials that were used for the conduct of the last… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Investigate Death of Female Baker in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has begun an investigation into the death of a female baker, one Tina Ileogben, whose dead body was found in her room. Read more »
March 13
Nigeria: EFCC Nabs 45 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arrested 45 suspected internet fraudsters. Read more »
March 14
Nigeria: U.S. Has Offered to Assist Nigeria in Combating Kidnappings - Govt
The Federal Government said the United States and some other foreign countries have offered to assist Nigeria in combating kidnappings and other high-profile crimes. Read more »
March 12
Nigeria: 'We're Aware' - Adeleke Uncovers Plot to Abduct School Children, Attack Farms in Osun
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has uncovered plans to kidnap schoolchildren and disrupt farm activities in the state. Read more »
March 11
Nigeria: Kaduna Abduction - Bandits Moved Children Like 'Herd of Cows', How I Escaped - Student
One of the kidnapped students from Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State who escaped, Mustapha Abubakar, has narrated his ordeal in the hands of their… Read more »
March 08
Nigeria: Two to Die By Hanging for Kidnapping in Taraba
The Chief Judge of Taraba, Justice Joel Agya, on Friday sentenced Yusufa Adamu and Adamu Abdullahi to death by hanging for kidnapping Balkisu Kambe and Maryam Musa in Gashaka Local… Read more »
Nigeria: First Lady Canvasses Capital Punishment for Kidnappers
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on state governors and lawmakers to prescribe capital punishment for kidnapping. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Five Police Officers, 16 Others in Ebonyi, Benue
Gunmen have reportedly killed five police officers on Friday in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital. Read more »
Nigeria: Nans Calls for Immediate Rescue of Abducted Kaduna Students
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has expressed sadness at the abduction of over 200 students and teachers from a primary and secondary school in Kuriga, Birnin… Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Ensure Safe Return of All Abducted Students - Gov. Sani
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has pledged to get back all the students abducted by bandits in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of the state, on Thursday. Read more »
March 07
Nigeria: Emefiele - Documents Approving $6.2m for Election Observers Forged, Court Told
A forensic analyst has told a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama that the documents used to request the payment of $6.2 million for foreign election observers… Read more »
March 06
Nigeria: Alleged P&ID Bribery Scam - Court Strikes Out Grace Taiga's Case Following Her Death
An FCT high court on Wednesday, struck out the fraud case filed against Grace Taiga, a former Director of Legal Services in the Ministry of Petroleum following her death. Read more »
Nigeria: Man, 33, in Court for Allegedly Removing Neighbour's Scrotum
A 33-year-old man, Dominic Kenneth, who allegedly caused grievous harm to his neighbour by removing his scrotum, on Wednesday, appeared in an Ikorodu Magistrates' Court in Lagos. Read more »
March 05
Nigeria: Address Food Insecurity With Immediate Priority - IMF Urges Govt
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says addressing food insecurity should be an immediate priority for the Nigerian government. Read more »
Nigeria: Hardship - Mass Lootings Signal Looming Anarchy - PRP
In light of the increasing incidences of looting of warehouses and trucks carrying food supplies across the country, the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, has issued a stark warning… Read more »