Nigeria: Alleged $4.5bn Fraud - Emefiele's Phone Forensic Test Stalled As EFCC, Defence Disagree

The forensic examination of a mobile phone central to the $4.5 billion alleged fraud trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has stalled, following… Read more »

Nigeria: Certificate Forgery Allegations - Why Minister, Geoffrey Nnaji, Resigned

Abuja--Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, has resigned, following allegations of certificate forgery levelled against him. Read more »

Nigeria: Federal Highway of Horror 2 - Motorists, Travellers in Anguish

A considerable number of federal roads in the South-East and northern parts of the country are certainly not in the best condition, although some have recently undergone a… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu's Minister Nnaji Resigns Amid Certificate Forgery Allegations

The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, has resigned following allegations of certificate forgery levelled against him. Read more »

Nigeria: Bill On Withdrawal of Convict's Passport for 10 Years Scales Second Reading

A the Bill to amend the Passport (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, Cap. P343 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, has scaled second reading in the Senate. Read more »

Nigeria: Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Resumes At Plenary Session

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP), representing Kogi Central, resumed plenary at the National Assembly on Tuesday. Read more »

Nigeria: FCT CP Orders Raid On Uncompleted Buildings Over Rising Robbery Cases

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, CP Ajao Adewale, has directed all Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) to immediately intensify patrols and carry out… Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna PDP Suspends Secretary Over Alleged Anti-Party Activities

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has suspended its State Secretary, Mr Sa'idu Adamu, over allegations of gross misconduct and anti-party activities. Read more »

Nigeria: Collapsed Roads Making Life Unbearable for Travellers - Investigation

...We're doing our best, says Work Ministry Read more »

Nigeria: Avoid Any Temptation of Examination Malpractice - Army Warns Officers

The Nigerian Army has warned its officers sitting for promotion examination to shun any temptation of malpractice, stating that anyone caught would be punished accordingly. Read more »

Nigeria: Proscription of IPOB in 2017 Marked Beginning of Mistrust, Violence, Alienation - Ejiofor

ONITSHA -- Human rights lawyer, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, KSC, has said that the 2017 proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a movement he described as peaceful at the… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Court President Seeks Member States' Cooperation to Enforce Judgements

ECOWAS Court President Justice Ricardo Gonçalves has appealed to the governments of ECOWAS member states to fully recognise the court's authority and cooperate with it in… Read more »

Nigeria: Oke-Ode Killings Trigger Calls for State of Emergency in Kwara

The Kwara South Youth Congress (KSYC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Kwara State following worsening insecurity in the region. Read more »

Nigeria: Get Ready to Receive More Opposition Governors Into APC, Akpabio Tells Tinubu

ABUJA -- Ahead of the 2027 presidential and general elections, Senate President Godswill Akpabio has urged President Bola Tinubu to prepare to welcome more state governors from… Read more »

Nigeria: Tribalism Has Left Nigeria With Third-Class Leaders - Catholic Cleric

LAGOS -- THE Vicar General, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Monsignor John Aniagwu, has decried the state of the nation, warning that Nigeria is "racing backwards" due to leadership… Read more »

Nigeria: Plateau Communities Raise Alarm Over Renewed Killings in Mangu

JOS-- The Mwaghavul Development Association, MDA, has raised alarm over renewed violent attacks on communities in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, describing the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Deported From U.S. Says Ghanaian Officials 'Dumped' Him in Togo

A Nigerian deported from the United States to Ghana has cried out that he was now stranded in Togo after being secretly transferred across the border along with five others by… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Man Faces 20 Year Jail Term Over Inheritance Fraud in U.S.

A Nigerian man has been extradited from Poland to the United States (U.S.) to face federal charges in an inheritance fraud scheme that prosecutors say defrauded elderly Americans… Read more »

Nigeria: 2027 - Obi, Amaechi, Ezekwesili, Others Demand Sweeping Electoral Reforms

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, prominent Nigerians and civil society leaders have called for comprehensive electoral reforms to strengthen the credibility of Nigeria's… Read more »

Nigeria: Combating Human Trafficking - Govt's Efforts Dogged By Corruption, Official Complicity - U.S. Report

...Says judicial corruption impedes prosecutions, convictions Read more »

Nigeria: Court Stops Pat Utomi From Forming Shadow Govt

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, barred Prof. Pat Utomi from establishing "a shadow government" in the country, describing the move as "unconstitutional and void." Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Kill 11 Forest Guards, One Community Head in Kwara

Eleven Forest Guards and a community head were shot dead in Okeode Ifelodun local government area of Kwara state by rampaging bandits who took the community by storm on Sunday. Read more »

Nigeria: Why We Oppose Nnamdi Kanu's Transfer to National Hospital, Govt Tells Court

ABUJA- The Federal Government, on Friday, gave reasons why it opposed request for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, to be transferred to… Read more »

Nigeria: Kebbi Governor Directs Security Agencies to Take Over Mining Sites in State

Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has directed security agencies to take over the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative, PAGMI, site in Yauri Local Government… Read more »

Nigeria: I Don't Bear Grudges Against Anybody - Jonathan

ABUJA - Former President Dr Goodluck Jonathan has said he bears no grudges against anyone over past actions against him, stressing that forgiveness and reconciliation are essential… Read more »