Nigeria: Defection - PDP Sues Oborevwori, Delta Attorney-General, APC, INEC

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ward 3/7, Ughelli North local government area, Delta state, Alex Akporute, has instituted an originating summons against m Governor… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Grants Govt's Plea to Reopen Terrorism Case Against Suspects Linked to Bello Turji

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application filed by the Federal Government to reopen a terrorism charge filed against five suspects linked to the notorious… Read more »

Nigeria: Residents Flee Kwara Community After Fresh Abduction Attempt As King Remains in Captivity

Residents of Bayagan Ile in the Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State are now fleeing the community in droves, following a fresh attempt by bandits to abduct residents… Read more »

Nigeria: NDLEA Nabs Female Drug Kingpin, Seizes 23.5kg Cocaine in Children's Room

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested Shodunke Yetunde Simbiat, a wanted leader of a drug syndicate, who had been in hiding since May 2024… Read more »

Nigeria: Not Criminalising Vote Buying, Disservice to Democracy - Peter Obi

The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has described the failure of the House of Representatives to criminalise… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Kill 17 Terrorists in Borno Communities

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), in collaboration with local vigilante elements, have disrupted a terrorist logistics operation and neutralized multiple insurgents during a… Read more »

Nigeria: Remaining 130 Abducted Niger Pupils Released

All the schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri community, Niger State, have now been released, following the freedom of the final group of 130 victims,… Read more »

Nigeria: Ondo Magistrates Begin Strike January Over Judicial Autonomy

The Coalition of Magistrates, Presidents of Grade 'A' Customary Courts and Legal Research Officers across Ondo State, are to withdraw their services with effect from January 5,… Read more »

Nigeria: Army Dismantles Bandit Enclaves, Kills Five in Sokoto-Zamfara Operation

SOKOTO--Troops of the 8 Division Garrison of the Nigerian Army have carried out a coordinated operation against armed bandit groups in parts of Sokoto and Zamfara States, resulting… Read more »

Nigeria: 2027 - Non-Indigenes Vow Robust Support for Delta Lawmaker

BOMADI--Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Political Movement of Non-Indigenes in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State has pledged strong support for the re-election… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Migrant Workers Still Trapped in Exploitation, ITUC Warns

Africa's migrant workers continue to face widespread exploitation, abuse and insecurity despite the existence of regional and global protection frameworks, the African Regional… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops of Operation Hadin Kai Decimate Terrorists' Commander, Others From Mandara Mountains

... Foiled infiltration attempt into Bitta of Borno Read more »

Nigeria: NBA Anti-Corruption Committee Marks Global Anti-Corruption Day 2025

The Nigerian Bar Association Anti-Corruption Committee (NBAA-CC) has said it stands in firm solidarity with the global community in commemorating Anti-Corruption Day on December 9,… Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity - Governors Vow to Strengthen Inter-Agency Coordination During Festive Period

The thirty-six state governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have pledged to strengthen interagency coordination, protect critical infrastructure, and… Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Amend Electoral Act, Strengthen INEC Powers, Defer Contentious Clause

The House of Representatives on Wednesday moved closer to overhauling Nigeria's electoral framework, approving and amending key clauses of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill aimed at… Read more »

Nigeria: Customs Intercepts Illicit Drugs, Other Contraband Worth Over N2.6bn in Ogun

The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted illicit drugs and other contraband items with a combined Duty Paid Value (DPV) of over ₦2.6 billion… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Rescue 20 Kidnapped Victims, Nab Suspects

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 11 kidnapped victims and recovered arms and other items in coordinated operations across the Northwest and North-Central. Read more »

Nigeria: Arrest, Prosecute Those Funding Insecurity, Labour Demands - Protests Across States

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterdays staged a nationwide protest over worsening insecurity in the country, insisting the federal government must urgently deploy "the full… Read more »

Nigeria: Four Killed, Women Captured, Tortured, Another Missing in Fresh Herders' Attacks On Benue Communities

At least four person have been reportedly killed, several women brutally tortured, and another declared missing following an attack by suspected armed herdsmen on Udei and Nzorov… Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Throws Out Ireti Kingibe's Motion, Says It Is Incurably Bad

***Accuses her of bundling many things in one Motion Read more »

Nigeria: NMDPRA Boss Visits Tinubu's Office Amid Dangote's Allegations of Sabotage, Corruption

ABUJA -- THE Chief Executive Officer, of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, Engr. Farouk Ahmed, on Wednesday evening paid a visit to the… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Arrest Social Media Influencer 'Peller' Over Alleged Attempted Suicide, Reckless Driving in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and detained a 20-year-old social media influencer, Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, over an alleged attempted suicide and… Read more »

Nigeria: Customs Intercept N2.28bn Undeclared Foreign Currencies At Lagos Airport

Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted undeclared foreign currencies worth about N2.28 billion from an Austrian… Read more »

Nigeria: Senator Buba Mourns Ex-CJN Tanko Muhammad, Hails Judicial Legacy

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Livestock and Animal Husbandry, Senator Shehu Umar Buba (APC, Bauchi South), has expressed deep sorrow over the death of former Chief Justice of… Read more »

Nigeria: Many Terrorists Killed, Logistics Hub Destroyed As NAF Conducts 'Precision Strikes' in Borno

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it's attack aircraft on Sunday successfully conducted a precision Air Interdiction (AI) mission at Dabar Masara, a known terrorist location in the… Read more »