May 21
Nigeria: Customs Intercepts Trucks Load of Donkey Products, Others, Arrests 4
The Federal Operations Unit Zone ' B" of the Nigerian Customs has intercepted trucks load of illegal donkey meat and bones, hard drugs and other illegal goods with a Duty Paid… Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Mosque Fire - Tinubu Directs Law Enforcement Agencies to Prosecute Suspects
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the act of arson, which led to the death of worshippers at a mosque at Larabar Abasawa in Gezawa local government area of Kano State. Read more »
Nigeria: Navy Arrests 2 Suspects With 3,500 Litres of Petrol En Route Cameroon
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka, says it has arrested two suspected oil thieves carrying 3,500 litres of petrol in a wooden boat en route Cameroon. Read more »
May 22
Nigeria: Retired Police Officers Storm Nass, Protest Over Unpaid Pensions
RETIRED police officers, under the aegis of contributory pension scheme, yesterday stormed the National Assembly to protest several months of unpaid pensions by the federal… Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 40, Burn Houses in Plateau Community
Suspected bandits have reportedly killed over 40 persons after they attacked Zurak village in Bashar District of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. Read more »
May 19
Nigeria: Human Rights - Pushback Over Arrests of Journalists, Free Speech
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Nigeria: Battle for Iree Stool - One Town, Two Monarchs in Osun As Oyelakin Loses in Court
A High Court sitting in Osogbo has refused the prayer of the Osun State government to vacate the order preventing Governor Ademola Adeleke from issuing certificates, instruments… Read more »
May 21
Nigeria: Lagos Records High Domestic Violence Cases
Lagos State Government has recorded an all time high rate of domestic violence in the last one year. Read more »
May 20
Nigeria: Police Begin 24-Hour Bike Patrol On Third Mainland Bridge
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State have begun a 24-hour bike patrol on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Read more »
May 21
Nigeria: Kano Mosque Attack - Court Remands Principal Suspect
An Upper Shariah Court sitting in Kano, yesterday, ordered the remand of the principal suspect, Shafi'u Abubakar in connection of an arson attack on mosque in Gadan village, Gezawa… Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Abduct Pregnant Customs Officer's Wife, His 3 Children, Brother in Abuja
In a daring and brazen attack, bandits struck in Abuja, abducting the family of a senior Customs officer before noon time on Sunday. Read more »
May 20
Nigeria: EFCC Under Fire As Oba of Benin Alleges Bribery Cover-Ups
The Oba of Benin, Omo N' Omo N' Oba N' Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of complicity in corruption and crime. Read more »
Nigeria: 99 Panels Sat Over Election Petitions in 2023, Says Appeal Court President
The President of the Court of Appeal , Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, on Monday said 99 panels were set up to sit on election petitions in 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: 18 Makurdi Prison Inmates Granted Pardon By Benue Chief Judge
No fewer than 18 prison inmates at the Makurdi Medium Correctional Centre have been granted pardon while 15 others were given bail without strigent conditions by Justice Maurice… Read more »
Nigeria: Treason Charge - Why Govt Can't Try Me Again, Kanu Tells Court
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the fresh application the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, filed to… Read more »
Nigeria: State Police Will Deepen Internal Security - Senate Leader
The Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, on Monday said creating state police would deepen internal security if approved. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Discharges 3 of 7 Remanded Over Murder of Anambra Monarch
An Onitsha High Court No. 1 in Anambra state presided over. by Justice J. I. Nweze has discharged three of the seven accused persons earlier remanded for the kidnap and murder of… Read more »
Nigeria: 'You're a Terrorist', Nnamdi Kanu Blasts Govt's Lawyer in Court
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, caused a stir at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, after his fresh request to be released on… Read more »
Nigeria: State Police Bill Must Address Concerns of Abuse By Govs - Opeyemi Bamidele
The senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele said the bill seeking to establish the state police must address concerns of abuse by governors. Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Bring Perpetrators of Ogbe Killing to Justice - Kogi Govt
Governor Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State has vowed to bring the perpetrators of Ogbe killing to book and guarantee security in the area. Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Police Neutralise 2 Suspected Bandits, Recover 2 AK-47 Rifles
The Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives have killed two suspected bandits allegedly terrorising residents and recovered two AK-47 rifles from them. Read more »
May 14
Nigeria: Protesters Hit Kaduna Streets, Demand Rescue of Sharibu, Chibok Girls
The Christians Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria (CSW-N), a group, has staged a peaceful protest demanding the release from captivity of Leah Sharibu, Chibok girls and others who were… Read more »
Nigeria: 3,000 Inmates On Death Row and Death Sentence for Drug Traffickers
The Senate recently passed a bill seeking to prescribe death penalty for persons found guilty of trading or consuming hard drugs and narcotics. The bill titled: "National Drug Law… Read more »
Nigeria: Ogun Landlady, Husband On the Run After Throwing Tenant's Corpse Into Canal
Abeokuta--Operatives of Ogun State Police command have launched a manhunt for a landlady, Bola Abiodun, and her husband, Sunday, who fled their Temidire community home in Ifo Local… Read more »
May 16
Nigeria: 8 Worshippers Dead, 28 Hospitalised As Man Sets Mosque Ablaze in Kano
Not fewer than eight worshippers have been confirmed dead, following the early morning attack launched by an arsonist on a mosque where the worshippers were praying. Read more »