June 28, 2023
Nigeria: Tension Over Whereabouts of Eight Kidnapped Oil Workers in Lagos
There was tension yesterday at the MRS Oil Nigeria Plc, over the whereabouts of eight of its employees who were kidnapped on Monday, June 26, 2023, at the Lagos Island backwater. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Rob Stranded Travellers On Benin-Akure Highway
Suspected armed robbers have reportedly attacked several travellers stranded on the Benin-Akure highway and the Ipele/Idoani/Isua/Kabba highway both in the Ose council area of Ondo… Read more »
Nigeria: Eid-El-Kabir - NSCDC Deploys 832 Personnel to Enhance Security in Enugu
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has deployed no fewer than 832 personnel to enhance security in Enugu State during the Eid-El-Kabir holiday. Read more »
June 27, 2023
Nigeria: Boko Haram Eliminates Own Top Leader, Others Over Attempt to Form Faction
Members of the Boko Haram sect, popularly known as 'Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād', terrorists group have eliminated one of its Amir Jaysh (Leader), Abou Hassana,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Seafarers Push for a Ban On Vessels Importation
·Seek extension of Tinubu's student loan to seafarers Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Raises Concern Over Drug Abuse As It Reaches Epidemic Proportions
The Federal Government says it is concerned that in spite of efforts to curb drug abuse, the menace has reached an epidemic proportion and thus requires concerted efforts by all to… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Nigeria: Four Injured in Lagos Gas Explosion
Four people have been injured as gas exploded in Lagos in the early hours of Monday. Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Intercepts 5,344kg Imported Skunk Consignments in Lekki, Lagos
...Recovers 834.2kg of same substance from 2 ladies, others; destroys 2.5 hectares of cannabis farm in Edo Read more »
June 22, 2023
Nigeria: Militants Planning to Attack Worship, Recreational Centres - DSS Warns
The Department of State Services, DSS has warned Nigerians of planned attacks on worship and recreational centres before and during Eid Kabir celebrations. Read more »
June 21, 2023
Nigeria: 5,147 Drug Offenders, 35 Barons Convicted - Marwa
Chairman of, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Buba Marwa, has said 5,147 drug offenders, including 35 drug barons, have been prosecuted and convicted in the past two… Read more »
Nigeria: Charly Boy Threatens to Sue Company Over Alleged Breach of Contract
Veteran entertainer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has threatened to sue Premier Records Limited over alleged violation of terms of agreement in musical contracts… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Nigeria: Peter Obi Is Asking for Non-Existent Documents in Petition Against Tinubu - INEC
Some documents requested by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) at the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi to be presented as exhibits at the Presidential Election Tribunal… Read more »
Nigeria: Breaking - Ex-Governor Ortom Presents Self to EFCC in Makurdi
Former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom Tuesday morning presented himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Makurdi for questioning. Read more »
Nigeria: Presidential Poll - How BVAS Machines Failed Us, INEC Officials Tell Court
...As APM declines to withdraw case against Tinubu Read more »
June 19, 2023
Nigeria: 'I Never Favoured Any Party in My 40 Yrs in Judiciary' - Justice Bulkachuwa
A former president of the court of appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, said she never favoured any party in her 40 years in the judicial service. Read more »
Nigeria: Emefiele - CSO Alleges Plot to Blackmail DSS
...calls for investigation Read more »
Nigeria: #EndSARS, One of the Most Successful Movements - Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has said the #EndSARS protest remained one of the most successful movements in Nigeria. Read more »
June 16, 2023
Nigeria: Attacks, Kidnapping - We're Under Siege, Ondo Community Raises Alarm
Leaders and residents of Ijagba Community, in Ose council area of Ondo State, yesterday, urged security agencies to tackle persistent attacks and kidnappings of the people of… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Nigeria: Tribunal Suspends 4 Pharmacists From Practice Over Violation of Ethical Standards
The Disciplinary Tribunal of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN, on Thursday, suspended four pharmacists from practice after they were found guilty in cases of ethical misconduct… Read more »
Nigeria: INEC Chairman Evading Service of Witness Summon, Obi Tells Court
...Stop looking for who to blame, INEC fires back Read more »
Nigeria: 12 Illegal Immigrants From Mali, Niger Republic in Police Net in Kano
The Police Command in Kano State has confirmed the arrest of 12 illegal immigrants from Mali and Niger Republic. Read more »
June 13, 2023
Nigeria: Subsidy - Nigerians Groaning, NBA Tells Tinubu
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately put measures in place to mitigate… Read more »
June 10, 2023
Nigeria: 9th Senate Valedictory - We Passed 500 Bills in 4 Years - Lawan
The 9th Senate had passed 500 Bills in four years, says the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. Read more »
June 11, 2023
Nigeria: Police Nab Wanted Bandits Informant in Abuja
...Recover 3 AK47 rifle, 32 live ammunition, 6 locally made firearms Read more »
June 08, 2023
Nigeria: Govt, Lagos Join Forces to Drive Tax Compliance
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Joint FIRS and LIRS Audit and… Read more »