July 17, 2023
Nigeria: Don't Cancel My Election Over 25% in Federal Capital - President Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, have told the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja, to dismiss the petition of the Labour Party (LP) and… Read more »
July 15, 2023
Nigeria: House of Representatives Seek End to Killings in Zamfara
The House of Representatives has stressed the need to halt the continuous killings in Zamfara State, calling on the armed forces and other security agencies to urgently flush out… Read more »
July 12, 2023
Nigeria: U.S. Court Sentences Woodberry to 8 Years in Prison for Fraud
A Nigerian fraudster, Jacob Olalekan Ponle, also known as Woodberry, has been handed eight-year and three-month jail sentence by a federal judge in the United States for… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Orders Clampdown On Illegal Sale of 'Laughing Gas'
Chairman/chief executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Marwa (rtd), has directed all commands and formations of the agency to clamp down… Read more »
July 11, 2023
Nigeria: Court Hands Over Police Lawyer to EFCC for Filing Criminal Charges Against Stella Oduah
There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, when a Judge of the Court, Justice James Omotosho, handed a Police lawyer, Ibrahim Mohammed, to the Economic… Read more »
July 10, 2023
Nigeria: 20 Die in Lagos-Badagry Road Crash
No fewer than 20 persons said to have chartered an 18-seater bus from the Yaba area of Lagos to attend a group party in the Republic of Benin have died in an auto crash in Badagry… Read more »
July 08, 2023
Nigeria: 'Amina' Reminds Nigeria of Her Kidnapped Girls, Its Responsibility to Them
A play Amina which highlights the plight of the girlchild, reminded Nigeria of the many girlchild students of Chibok, Dapchi, and Bethel Baptist High School who have spent years in… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: Troops Kill Terrorist Cammander, 5 Others Crossing Into Nigeria From Cameroon
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said its troops on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 neutralized a notorious Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist commander… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Nigeria: UK Based Investigator Urges Tinubu to Recover Stolen Funds
A United Kingdom based International Investigator Evangelist Victor Uwajeh has advised President Bola Tinubu to ensure the recovery of stolen funds by Politically Exposed Persons… Read more »
July 04, 2023
Nigeria: Still On the Menace of Baby Factories
Curiously, and in spite of efforts by security and other agencies of government to combat the onslaught of criminal- minded Nigerians with the devious intention to turn baby-making… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Nigeria: Fake JAMB Scorer - Innoson Boss Disappointed, Vows to Probe Incident
Founder of Innoson Motors, Chief Innocent Chukwuma, has described as very unfortunate the revelation by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) that Miss Ejikeme Joy… Read more »
Nigeria: Army, Enugu Community Differ On Alleged Killings By Soldiers
Tension has enveloped Eke community of Enugu State over alleged killings by soldiers. Read more »
June 29, 2023
Nigeria: Zamfara Bandit Kingpin, Dogo Gudali, Killed By Explosive Planted By Followers
A notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, Dogo Gudali, has been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by members of his terrorist group. Read more »
June 27, 2023
Nigeria: Check Torture of Detainees, Justice Ministry Tells Security Agencies
The solicitor-general of the federation (SGF) and permanent secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Beatrice Jeddy-Agba, has tasked the director-general of the Department of State… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Nigeria: World Drug Day - Helping the Hooked
Drug abuse and misuse will, for a long time, remain a challenge to the world. And this in spite of efforts by countries to eradicate or at least control its impact in the lives of… Read more »
June 21, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian-American, 69, Declared Wanted for Heroin Trafficking
The United States Department of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has declared Nigerian-American, Oluwasheun Akorede wanted for drug trafficking. Read more »
June 20, 2023
Nigeria: Fake News, Threat to Nigeria's Stability - ICPC Chair
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, said fake news is capable of threatening the stability of… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Rescue 9 Sex Slaves, Arrest Proprietor in Anambra
Nine female sex slaves have been rescued in Anambra State by the operatives of the state police command. Read more »
June 19, 2023
Nigeria: We Have Not Declared Matawalle Wanted, Says EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has not declared the former governor of Zamfara State wanted as it was reported in some national daily on Sunday. Read more »
June 17, 2023
Africa: Globalising African Voices On Illicit Financial Flows, Asset Recovery
It's a known fact that African economies have in the last two decades, lost between trillions of dollars to illicit financial flows that's nearly equal to the entire continent's… Read more »
Nigeria: Military, Asari Dokubo On Warpath Over Allegations of Oil Theft
It appeared yesterday that the Nigerian military may be lurching towards an angry showdown with former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, over his allegations that 99… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Air - EFCC Invites Sirika for Questioning
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited the immediate-past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over the investigation into the Nigeria Air project. Read more »
June 14, 2023
Nigeria: DSS Quizzes Suspended EFCC Chairman, Bawa
The Department of State Services (DSS) has quizzed the suspended chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa for questioning. Read more »
June 10, 2023
Nigeria: Bandits Kill 13 Vigilante Members, Abduct 30 in Niger
No fewer than 13 members of the vigilante corps have been killed while 30 others were abducted by bandits in Niger State. Read more »
Nigeria: 70 Captured By Kidnappers in My Constituency - Niger Senator
The senator representing Niger East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sani Musa, has condemned the insecurity in his constituency, saying no fewer than 20 lives had… Read more »