June 14
Nigeria: SERAP Sues NNPCL Over 'Failure to Account for ₦5.9bn Rebranding Cost'
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) "over its failure to account for… Read more »
June 15
Nigeria: Teargassing Sowore, Others Red Flag for Nigeria's Democracy - Deji Adeyanju
Human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has said that the alleged teargassing of Omoyele Sowore and other protesters on Democracy Day by security agents during a protest is… Read more »
Nigeria: Okpebholo Condemns Edo Kidnapping, Orders Police Probe
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has condemned the kidnapping incident at the "Vegetable Market" area of the Airport Road, Benin, describing it as unacceptable and a direct attack on… Read more »
June 12
Nigeria: Banditry, Kidnapping Threaten Democracy, Kalejaye Warns Tinubu
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Asiwaju Kunle Kalejaye, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on banditry, kidnapping and all forms of… Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - Ogun Police Crack Down On Vehicles With Concealed, Fake Number Plates
The Ogun State Police Command has commenced a statewide enforcement operation against vehicles operating with covered, obscured, defaced, concealed, unauthorised, fake, or no… Read more »
Nigeria: 13,000 Terrorists Neutralised in One Year - Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says more than 13,000 terrorists had been neutralised in the past year as part of intensified efforts to combat insecurity across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: State Police - Reps Pass Bill, Scales Second Reading in Senate
Abuja -- The House of Representatives, yesterday, overwhelmingly voted in favour of a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across the country, marking a… Read more »
Nigeria: Crime Has No Ethnicity, Let Us Not Assign Blame or Point Fingers - Tinubu
ABUJA -- President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to avoid ethnic profiling and blame games in the fight against insecurity, insisting that crime has no ethnicity and the country… Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits, Kidnappers, Sponsors of Terror - Surrender or Face Full Force of State, Tinubu Warns
ABUJA -- President Bola Tinubu has issued a stern warning to bandits, kidnappers and sponsors of terrorism across the country, urging them to surrender or face the full force of… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Approves 50,000 Police Recruits, Hopeful On Abducted Pupils' Return
ABUJA -- President Bola Tinubu has announced plans to recruit more than 50,000 new police officers and thousands of military personnel as part of measures to strengthen security… Read more »
June 11
Nigeria: NDLEA Raids Kano Hotspots, Arrests 73, Seizes 'Suck and Die', Others
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, has arrested 73 suspects and recovered various illicit drugs during a one-day intelligence-led operation… Read more »
Nigeria: June 12 - Democracy Not Delivering for Nigerians, ADC Says
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Thursday said Nigeria's democracy was failing to deliver security, economic relief and accountable governance, arguing that many Nigerians… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Foil Deadly Bandit Assault in Sokoto, Kill Three
Security operatives in Sokoto State have foiled a major bandit attack on Bodinga community in Bodinga Local Government Area, neutralising three suspected bandits and recovering an… Read more »
Nigeria: 'They Vowed to Shoot Remaining Africans' - - Nigerians Recount Ordeal in South Africa
A group of Nigerian returnees from South Africa have recounted harrowing experiences of alleged xenophobia, extortion, discrimination and intimidation, urging fellow Nigerians… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Foil Plot to Kidnap Chinese National in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has foiled a planned kidnapping of a Chinese national and arrested two suspected conspirators allegedly involved in a plot to demand a ransom of N50… Read more »
Nigeria: Drug Abuse, Internal Collaboration Fueling Insecurity in Edo - Commissioner
THE Edo State government on Wednesday said drug abuse among young people and collaboration from some residents and indigenes of some communities were factors fuelling crimes like… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Stops Alleged Demolition At Ogombo Estate, Restrains Bank, Developer
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Epe has restrained Multi-Purpose Infrastructure Development Construction Limited and Abbey Mortgage Bank Limited, alongside seven other… Read more »
Nigeria: Customs Intensifies Anti-Smuggling Operations Against Vegetable Oil Imports
....Vows to Protect Local Producers, Investments Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, Ethiopia Sign Prisoner Transfer Agreement for Jailed Nigerians
The Federal Government has signed a Transfer of Sentenced Persons Agreement with Ethiopia, paving the way for the repatriation of more than 100 Nigerians currently serving prison… Read more »
Nigeria: Keyamo Orders Probe, Grounds Aircraft After Unauthorized Landing Near Asaba
The Federal Government has grounded a private aircraft and suspended its operator's permit following a dramatic incident in which the aircraft made an emergency landing on a road… Read more »
Nigeria: Dickson, Kwankwaso Hold Reconciliation Talks to Strengthen NDC Ahead of 2027
ABUJA - National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has held a marathon meeting with former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa… Read more »
Nigeria: South Africa Slams 5-Yr Ban On 268 Nigerian Returnees Over Illegal Stay
South African government has slammed a five-year travel ban on the 268 Nigerians cleared for repatriation after declaring them illegal residents. Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Kill Vice Principal, 2 Others in Kogi, Edo Shuts Schools
Almost a month after terrorists attacked three schools in Oyo State, abducting no fewer than 40 pupils, alongside teachers, they again struck at Iluke Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local… Read more »
June 10
Nigeria: Army, DSS Uncover IPOB/ESN Arms Cache in Enugu Piggery
Troops of the 82 Division Garrison operating under Sector 1 of Operation UDO KA, in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, Enugu State Command,… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Orders Kyari's Arrest Over N210tn Audit Queries
...Ex-NNPCL CFO Denies Missing Funds Read more »
