February 05
Nigeria: Opposition Condemns Senate's Rejection of Mandatory Electronic Transmission of Election Results
Major opposition political parties have jointly condemned the Senate's decision to reject the proposal for mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results from… Read more »
Nigeria: Limit Us Team to Intelligence, Capacity Building Roles, Experts, CSOs Tell Federal Govt
Security experts and Civil Society Organisations have asked the United States troops to limit engagement to intelligence support and the capacity of Nigerian troops to dislodge… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Rejects Mandatory E-Transmission of Election Results
The Senate yesterday rejected a proposed amendment to Clause 60, Subsection 3 of the Electoral Act 2022 which sought to make the electronic transmission of election results… Read more »
February 04
Nigeria: Kwara Attacks - 78 Corpses Given Mass Burial As 35 Persons Abducted
The grieving people of Woro community in Kaiama local government area of Kwara State have recovered the bodies of 78 victims of the attack launched on the rural community by armed… Read more »
Nigeria: Electoral Bill - Senate Retains Electronic Transmission, Alters Campaign, Nomination Deadlines
The Senate, on Wednesday, passed the Electoral Bill 2026 into law after hours of intense debate, rejecting a proposal to make real-time electronic transmission of election results… Read more »
Nigeria: Two Suspects Killed As Police Bust Kidnapping Ring in Rivers
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have neutralised two suspected kidnappers as they busted a kidnapping ring in Etche local government area of the state. Read more »
February 03
Nigeria: Lagos Warns Against Unauthorized Chieftaincy Titles, Threatens Imprisonment
The Lagos State Government has cautioned residents against assuming chieftaincy titles without official authorisation. Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. to Deport 79 Nigerians On 'Worst' Criminal List
The United States government, through its Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has announced plans to deport at least 79 convicted Nigerians listed on its so-called… Read more »
February 02
Nigeria: Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Files Counter-Affidavit At Supreme Court, Challenges Akpabio's Appeal
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a counter-affidavit before the Supreme Court of Nigeria in opposition to an appeal instituted by the President of the Senate, Senator… Read more »
February 01
Nigeria: Health Experts Seek Law to Make Births in Hospitals Mandatory
Health stakeholders in Bauchi State have advocated a legislation to compel pregnant women to attend antenatal care and be delivered of their babies in health facilities in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Adamawa Judicial Commission Appoints 20 High Court Judges
The Adamawa State Judicial Service Commission has appointed of 20 judges for High Courts, Sharia Court of Appeal and Customary Court of Appeal in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: LP Faults INEC Over Executive List, Eyes Victory At Appeal Court
The leadership of the Labour Party has again reiterated that the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja, as well as the removal of the names of its executive from the… Read more »
February 02
Nigeria: Federal Govt to Arraign Perpetrators of Benue Killings Monday
Some suspects arrested and strongly linked to the killings in Yelwata, a town in Benue State, will be arraigned on February 2 to answer for their crimes. Read more »
Nigeria: Senator Seeks Judicial Reforms On Conflicting Supreme Court Rulings
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator Neda Imasuen, has raised the alarm over what he described as "very disturbing" conflicting… Read more »
February 01
Nigeria: 80 of 177 Kidnapped Kaduna Worshippers Return Home After Escaping Abduction
The Village Head of Kurmin Wali, Ishaku Dan'azumi, has confirmed that at least 80 worshippers who escaped abduction during a bandit attack on the community in Kajuru Local… Read more »
January 30
Nigeria: Pastor Chris Okafor Recounts 58-Day Kidnap Ordeal, Credits Survival to God's Grace
The founder of Grace Nation International, Pastor Chris Okafor, has narrated his abduction by kidnappers alongside his personal assistant in 2012, describing the experience as a… Read more »
Nigeria: Police, NGOs to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in Kogi
The commissioner of police in Kogi State, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, has assured non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders that his men and officers will work with them… Read more »
January 29
Nigeria: Nigeria, Türkiye Engagement Shows Tinubu's Commitment to End Terrorism - Minister
The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), has said Nigeria's recent engagement with the Republic of Türkiye demonstrated President Bola Tinubu's commitment to… Read more »
January 28
Nigeria: Agency Unveils Crop Substitution Project for Illicit Cannabis Farmers
National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has unveiled the alternative development project, which will serve as a substitution project for the growers of illicit cannabis. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Family Seeks Sanwo-Olu, Police Intervention in Land Dispute
The Ogunnusi Oloko family of Arapagi-Oloko Village in Lagos State's Ibeju-Lekki area has appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to stop illegal land sales, protect genuine buyers… Read more »
Nigeria: Diezani Received £100,000 in Cash As Bribe - UK Prosecutor
The prosecutor, Alexandra Healy, in the ongoing trial of former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Tuesday told the Crown Court in Southwark, England, that the… Read more »
January 29
Nigeria: Nigeria Loses Billions Daily to Illegal Mining, Non-Oil Exports, Geosciences Society Warns
The Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) has expressed concern that the country continues to lose billions of naira daily to fraudulent activities of illegal miners… Read more »
January 28
Nigeria: NHRC Condemns Forced Evictions in Lagos, Raises Alarm Over Sit-At-Home Enforcement in Anambra
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned recent forced evictions and demolitions in Lagos State and raised concerns over the enforcement of the illegal sit-at-home… Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Minister Diezani Denies Bribery Charges in UK Court
Former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty to multiple bribery charges as her trial opened at Southwark Crown Court in London, with… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Rejects Nnamdi Kanu's Request for Transfer From Sokoto Prison
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has struck out a motion filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to be… Read more »
