February 01
Nigeria: Find, Prosecute Ekiti Monarchs' Killers, Igboho Urges Govt, Security Agencies
Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Thursday, called on the Federal Government and security agencies to leave no stone unturned in… Read more »
Nigeria: Ekiti School Pupils Kidnap - Ondo Amotekun Deploys 100 Personnel, Parades 31 Suspects
To secure the release of six kidnapped schoolchildren, three teachers and their driver, Ondo State security outfit, codenamed, Amotekun, yesterday, deployed 100 of its personnel to… Read more »
Nigeria: Over 30 Feared Dead As Tanker Explodes in Imo Forest
Over 30 bodies were said to have burnt to ashes after a tanker suspected to be used by oil bunkers exploded in the forest of Obitti, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo… Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Battles Religious Sect Over N13bn Money Laundering for Terrorists
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, revealed yesterday why the war against insecurity has been protracted, disclosing that a powerful… Read more »
January 30
Nigeria: Govt Orders Probe of Contamination, Death of Aquatic Lives in Abia Community's Stream
The Abia State government has ordered a probe of the contamination and death of aquatic life in Aro Ajatakiri, Ajata-na-Igu Autonomous Community stream in Ikwuano Local Government… Read more »
Nigeria: Fish Out Killers of Two Ekiti Monarchs, Oyebanji Orders Security Agencies
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January 29
Nigeria: NDLEA Declares Ex-Miss Commonwealth Wanted Over Alleged Illicit Drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared an ex-beauty queen, Ms. Aderinoye Queen Christmas also known as Ms. Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye, wanted after she… Read more »
Nigeria: 6 Dead, Many Wounded As Delta Communities Clash Over Land Dispute
Pandemonium in riverine communities as Okoloba and Okuama communities in Bomadi and Ughelli South Local Government Areas of Delta State, yesterday, engaged in a shootout over land… Read more »
January 25
Nigeria: Plateau Killings - We Remain Neutral, Committed to Protecting Lives, Property - DHQ
** Says video circulating, spreading falsehoods about military personnel Read more »
Nigeria: Plateau - Over 30 Killed, Houses Burnt As Gunmen Defy Curfew
·Group alleges compromise by security agencies Read more »
January 24
Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer, Ejimakor Tackles Buhari On Fair Trial Confession
Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has reacted to the confession of former President Muhammadu Buhari, that bringing… Read more »
Nigeria: Victims of Nasarawa Air Strike Still Awaiting Justice One Year On - Amnesty International
One year after the air strike that killed 40 people in Rukubi in Doma area of Nasarawa State, Amnesty International Nigeria has said neither justice nor accountability had been… Read more »
January 22
Nigeria: 'Daddy, Don't Allow Them Kill Us', Father of Abducted Girls Recounts Daughters' Plight in Captivity
Mansur Al-Kadriyar, the father of six girls abducted in the Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has recounted his ordeal while in captivity. Read more »
January 23
Nigeria: 16 Sacked Plateau Lawmakers Shelve Sitting As Security Agents Take Over Premises
Jos - The 16 members of the Plateau State House of Assembly sacked by the Court of Appeal made good their promise to resume plenary today but the attempt was thwarted by… Read more »
January 18
Nigeria: Kidnapping - 'We'll Make Abuja Hot for You, Criminals Warned'
·Says enough is enough ·Slams informants: 'you won't sleep well again' Read more »
Nigeria: Breach of Contract - Court Dismisses Davido's Preliminary Objection
A Delta State High Court sitting in Effurun has dismissed the preliminary objection by Nigerian-American singer, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido and his company,… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Illegal Miners' Explosives Caused Ibadan Blast'
Following the explosion that rocked major parts of Ibadan, on Tuesday, one of the survivors, Alhaji Mohammed Musa, who lives close to the epicentre, said it was foreigners, who… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Govt Is Probing 107 Universities, Affiliated Institutions - Investigation
The Federal Government has begun the probe of about 107 universities, mainly private ones, which were set up in the country in the last 15 years. Read more »
Nigeria: 700 Lagos Buildings Sealed in 2023 for Flouting Laws
THE Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, LASPPPA, yesterday, disclosed that the 700 buildings sealed in 2023 for flouting the relevant state's laws. Read more »
January 16
Nigeria: 'Don't Succumb to Pressure,' Nasarawa Women Beg Supreme Court Judges
Ahead of today's Supreme Court hearing of the Nasarawa State governorship election, a cross section of women, yesterday, stormed the streets of Nasarawa, pleading with the Supreme… Read more »
Nigeria: Abuja Becoming One of World's Scariest Cities - Security Expert
A security expert, Bulama Bukarti said Abuja is becoming one of the scariest cities in the world with the recent spate of kidnapping, one-chance robberies and other criminal… Read more »
January 10
Nigeria: NNPC Records 157 Oil Theft Incidents in Niger Delta
Despite renewed efforts aimed at tackling oil theft, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), said it recorded 157 incidents within one week (December 30, 2023 and… Read more »
January 09
Nigeria: Alleged Sexual Harassment - Court Remands Suspended Unical Prof in Prison
A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja yesterday, ordered that Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, UniCal, charged with alleged… Read more »
January 08
Nigeria: Supreme Court Reserves Judgement in Ebonyi Governor Election Appeal
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the Ebonyi State governorship election appeal for a later date. Read more »
January 07
Nigeria: Dangote Gives Updates On EFCC's Raid of Its Headquaters
Contrary to speculations in some sections of the media that the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), carted some documents away from its head office,… Read more »