December 06, 2022
Nigeria: 5 Days After Abduction, Kidnappers of Ondo Monarch Reduce Ransom to N10m
Abductors of the Oloso of Oso Ajowa Akoko in Akoko North West Council area of Ondo State, Oba Omoola Jimoh, have reportedly reduced the ransom to N10 million. Read more »
December 04, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Loses U.S.$595 Million to Gas Flare in 10 Months
Despite Nigeria's dwindling revenue occasioned by massive oil theft, the country has continued to also suffer loss from its gas resources, as companies operating in the country's… Read more »
December 05, 2022
Nigeria: NDPHC - Vandals Destroy 6 Transmission Towers, Kill One in Rivers
Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC, Limited said yesterday that vandals have destroyed six electricity transmission towers connecting Afam to Onne in Rivers State, leaving… Read more »
December 02, 2022
Nigeria: Gunshots, Members Kick As New NYCN Leadership in Edo Resume Duties
There were sporadic gunshots yesterday at the Edo state secretariat of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) as the new leadership led by Sarah Igunbor officially took over… Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Intercept N15.5m Cash Being Moved From Katsina to Terrorists in Zamfara
Troops deployed under Operation Hadarin Daji have intercepted N15.5 million cash being moved from Daudawa village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State to terrorist… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Nigeria: Rescued Chibok Girls Cry Out - 'We Want to Return to School'
Thirteen of the rescued/escapee Chibok girls, now all mothers, have begged both the federal and Borno State governments to take them back to school like their colleagues, who they… Read more »
November 30, 2022
Nigeria: NDLEA Nabs Abia Drug Kingpin, Declares Another Wanted
-Seals hotels, mansions, bank accounts linked to them; recovers exotic vehicles Read more »
November 29, 2022
Nigeria: Terror War - Over 886 Hardened Boko Haram Fighters for Prosecution
Terror war: Over 886 hardened Boko Haram fighters for prosecution; FG issues travel advisory to Nigerians going to US, Europe are top stories published across all major newspapers… Read more »
November 27, 2022
Nigeria: Minister of Interior Says Govt Has Identified 100 High-Risk Boko Haram Financiers
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that the federal government has identified 100 high-risk financiers of Boko Haram. Read more »
West Africa: Illegal Pipelines, Oil Theft - SERAP Drags Buhari to Ecowas Court
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration over the failure to probe the operations of illegal oil pipelines… Read more »
November 26, 2022
Nigeria: Biafra - Activist Slams Simon Ekpa Over Threats On Ejiofor, Kanu's Lawyer
A human rights advocate, Mikar Ojokoro, has condemned alleged threats and defamatory comments against Ifeanyi Ejiofor, a legal counsel to the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra,… Read more »
November 25, 2022
Nigeria: Panic in Zamfara As Bandits Demand N60m As Peace Deal Levy
A 'compensation levy' of varying amounts has reportedly been imposed on some communities in Zurmi LGA of Zamfara State. Read more »
November 24, 2022
Nigeria: SON Approves Over 168 New Standards in Two Years
The Director-General of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim, has said that the agency has adopted 213 Nigerian Industrial Standards to check the… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Nigeria: Redesigned Naira Will Check Counterfeiting, Hoarding of Banknotes - Buhari
-Powerful persons resisted previous attempts to redesign naira--CBN Read more »
November 21, 2022
Nigeria: How Strict Adherence to Rule of Law Can Salvage 2023 Elections
*Full Federal High Court (Pre-election) Practice Direction Read more »
November 19, 2022
Nigeria: FG Blames Crude Oil Theft on Worsening Unemployment Situation
The Federal Government has attributed the menace of crude oil theft to the worsening unemployment situation in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Allow Court Determine Allegations Against Tinubu, Shun Blackmail - Lawyers
A group of lawyers under the auspices of Lawyers Network for Bola Ahmed Tinubu (LANBAT) have urged Nigerians to allow court to determine allegations against the APC Presidential… Read more »
Nigeria: UN Condemns Killing of Staff, Others at Military Base in Borno
The United Nations- Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) has condemned the killing of its staff and others at a Military Base in Damboa Local Government… Read more »
November 12, 2022
Nigeria: Buhari to Politicians - Call Your Thugs to Order or Else...
-INEC tracks 50 in 21 states -Moves to reprint 65,699 uncollected PVCs destroyed in Ogun Read more »
Nigeria: Davido Remains Heartbroken, Inconsolable, Days After His Son's Death
Twelve days after the death of his son Ifeanyi, pop star Davido has remained heartbroken and inconsolable, indicating that it will take him a long time to erase the ugly incident… Read more »
November 08, 2022
Nigeria: Over 600 Cases in Court Over Nomination of Candidates - INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said the commission has been joined in about 600 cases relating to the conduct of recent primaries and nomination of candidates… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Nigeria: Sylvester Oromoni - Ijaw Leaders in Lagos Urge Speedy Court Judgement, Alert On Implications
Ijaw leaders in Lagos have called for speedy court judgement of the case of Sylvester Oromoni who was a student of Dowen College, Lagos . Read more »
Nigeria: 10 Corpses - Edo Govt Orders Autopsy, Charges Police On Investigation
THE Edo State government, yesterday, ordered an autopsy into the 10 dead bodies found between Ibillo and Lampese along the Lagos- Abuja Highway in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area. Read more »
November 02, 2022
Nigeria: Lagos Govt Shuts 42 Illegal Health Facilities
At least 42 health facilities out of about 1040 in Lagos were shut down by the state Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA, between January to September… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Nigeria: 2022 Budget - Kaduna Govt Spends N181.6bn in 9 Months - Report
The Kaduna State Government has spent N181.6 billion from January to September, representing 64 per cent budget performance of the N279.6 billion revised budget for 2022. Read more »