June 08, 2023
Nigeria: Federal Govt to Incur U.S.$4 Billion Liabilities As Senate Passes Police Pension Bill
The Senate has passed the Bill for the Establishment of a Police Pension Board, a move that will balloon the federal government's pension liabilities by N2 trillion, according to… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Nigeria: Accidental Airstrikes Kill 300 Innocent Nigerians in 7 Years - HRW
A report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has described as unacceptable Nigerian Military's delay in owning up to the killing and injuring dozens of civilians in its erroneous… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Nigeria: Police Arrest 3,619, Rescue 316 Kidnap Victims in 5 Months
The inspector-general of police, IGP Usman Baba said a total 3,619 arrests have been made while 316 kidnapped victims were rescued in the last five months. Read more »
June 06, 2023
Nigeria: Zamfara Killings As Dare's Baptism of Fire
The recent gruesome murder of 24 residents in two communities in Maradun local government area of Zamfara State, is no doubt a bad way of welcoming the new governor, Lawal Dauda… Read more »
June 02, 2023
Nigeria: Troops Arrest 65 Oil Thieves, Confiscate 186,000 Litres of Crude Oil
Troops deployed for Operations DELTA SAFE in the war against oil theft, illegal refineries and other criminal activities in the South-South region arrested 65 oil thieves and… Read more »
May 31, 2023
Nigeria: Suspected Oil Bunkerers Engage Security Operatives in Shootout in Delta
Tension has mounted in Oghior community, Udu local government area of Delta State as suspected oil bunkerers and security operatives drafted from Ovwian division were involved in a… Read more »
May 26, 2023
Nigeria: 3 Days to Go - Appeal Court Fines Owuru N40m Over Suit Against Tinubu's Inauguration
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has slammed a fine of N40 million on a former presidential candidate, Chief Ambrose Owuru, for filing frivolous suit to stop the inauguration… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Nigeria: Court Threatens Arrest of Fani-Kayode Over Forgery Trial
Justice Olubumni Abike-Fadipe of the Lagos State Special Offences Court siting in Ikeja has threatened to order the arrest of former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode over his… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Nigeria: Court Hears Suit Against Tinubu's Inauguration May 18
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has fixed the May 18, 2023 to hear the suit filed by five residents of the Federal Capital Territory seeking to stop… Read more »
May 15, 2023
Nigeria: $800m Loan - SERAP Plans Legal Action Against World Bank
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says it will sue the World Bank if it fails to suspend the disbursement of the $800 million loan to the federal government… Read more »
May 13, 2023
Nigeria: Federal Govt to Stop Feeding of Prison Inmates
The federal government is to stop feeding of the over 75, 507 inmates in the 244 federal correctional facilities nationwide as from December 31, 2023, as state governments are… Read more »
May 10, 2023
Nigeria: Increasing Rate of Attacks By Hoodlums Causes Dread Among Katsina Residents
The rising cases of phone snatching in Katsina State have continued to cause restlessness and panic among residents of the state. Residents are now forced to limit their movement… Read more »
May 07, 2023
Nigeria: Police Raid Kidnappers' Den, Rescue 58 Hostages in Kogi
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have rescued 58 kidnap victims held hostage at Udulu Forest in Gegu LGA of Kogi State, bordering Sardauna Forest in Nasarawa State and… Read more »
May 02, 2023
Nigeria: Organ Harvesting - Reps Write UK, Federal Govt, Demand Softlanding for Ekwerenmadus
The House of Representatives has urged the United Kingdom government, especially the parliament to intervene in the sentencing of former deputy president of the Nigerian Senate,… Read more »
May 01, 2023
Nigeria: SERAP to Court - INEC Must Probe Govs, Others Over Electoral Violence
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate… Read more »
April 29, 2023
Nigeria: NIWA Orders Suspension of Land Reclamation in Banana Island
The National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA has ordered the immediate suspension of all reclamation work around Banana Island were the building collapse occurred recently. Read more »
Nigeria: Judge Didn't Order Retrial of Fani-Kayode in Abuja Court - Lawyer
The Federal High Court did not order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to file fresh charges against former aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode and others. Read more »
April 26, 2023
Nigeria: Kidnapped Monarch - We Are Making Progress in Security - Kogi Govt
The Kogi State Government on Wednesday broke its silence over the kidnap of the Traditional Ruler of Aghara Bunu in Kabba/ Bunu Local Government Area, Chief David Obadofin, saying… Read more »
April 24, 2023
Nigeria: Troops Kill 42 Terrorists, Destroy 12 Camps in Borno, Zamfara
Troops of the 21-Armoured Brigade, Bama, of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) and 199 Special Forces Battalion in collaboration with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have killed 35 Boko… Read more »
Nigeria: Missing Crude Oil - SERAP Threatens to Sue Federal Govt
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to drag the federal government to court if it fails to investigate allegations that over 149 million barrels… Read more »
April 23, 2023
Nigeria: Serap Threatens to Sue Federal Govt If It Fails to Probe Missing Crude Oil
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has threatened to drag the federal government to court if it fails to investigate allegations that over 149 million barrels… Read more »
April 22, 2023
Nigeria: As Lawmakers in Katsina Tussle for Speaker's Seat
The outcome of the governorship and State House of Assembly elections in Katsina State have flared a new permutation that stirred political gladiators lobbying to be part of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Imo Begins Manhunt for Killers of 5 Policemen, Couple
The Imo State Police Command has said that it has launched manhunt for the killers of its five operatives and a couple at Okpala junction in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Resort to Self-Help As Gunmen Kill 1,930 People, Kidnap Over 500 in 4 Months
No fewer than 1,930 Nigerians have been killed by gunmen this year while 582 people have been kidnapped by non-state actors. Read more »
April 20, 2023
Nigeria: Court Orders Medical Observation of 'Obi-Dient' Who Caused Stir On Ibom Flight
A Magistrate's Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered that a member of the 'Obi-dient' political movement, Obiajulu Ujah, who caused a stir at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International… Read more »