March 18
Nigeria: Give Me Power to Spend Security Votes Like Governors, Wike Lobbies Lawmakers
Anti-corruption advocates have long argued that the security vote has become a conduit for siphoning. Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Release Seven Victims Kidnapped in Kaduna
Residents of the area told PREMIUM TIMES that the gunmen on Monday afternoon released seven captives. Read more »
Nigeria: Kaduna Community Under Siege As Bandits Kidnap Over 100 Residents
Residents said the latest abduction happened around 10 p.m. on Sunday with gunmen operating without restraint. Read more »
Nigeria: Defence Minister Speaks On Killing of Soldiers in Delta
"The tragic incident underscores the immense sacrifices made by our servicemen and women in the defence of our nation," the Minister of Defence said. Read more »
Nigeria: 183 Ex-Niger Delta Militants Sue Nigerian Govt, Presidential Amnesty Programme
The 183 ex-Niger Delta militants are challenging the stoppage of their monthly stipends the Nigerian government was paying them under the presidential amnesty scheme. Read more »
Nigeria: Alleged Terrorism Financing - Court Orders Binance to Release Data to EFCC
The interim order was granted to enable the anti-graft agency unravel the alleged money laundering and terrorism financing on Binance. Read more »
Nigeria: Setting Ablaze of Vigilante Operative, Abduction of Hospital Officials, Other Top Stories From South-East
This is a review of top events which occurred in Nigeria's south-east within the past week. Read more »
March 16
Nigeria: What We're Doing to Free Abducted PDP Chairman - Edo Govt, Police
"We have also increased surveillance and beefed-up security measures across the state to ensure that these criminal activities are quelled and culprits are brought to justice." Read more »
March 17
Nigeria: How Nigerian Lawmakers Padded 2024 Budget With Over N53 Billion Vague Projects
A review of the budget proposed by President Tinubu and the one eventually passed by the National Assembly show that the allegations of budget padding by Abdul Ningi are largely… Read more »
Nigeria: Abducted School Children May Become Bandits in Future, Group Warns
CPN said the welfare of the children should be paramount to the Nigerian government, pointing out that with the trend of kidnapping, it was glaring that there would be more… Read more »
March 14
Nigeria: Police Recover Remains of Slain Police Chief
The remains were recovered five months after he was beheaded by cultists. Read more »
Nigeria: Fresh Abduction in Kaduna, Sign That Impunity Reigns - Amnesty International
Amnesty International says nearly 700 people have been kidnapped in the last seven days in Nigeria Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Demand Ransom for Abducted Kaduna School Children
The terrorists contacted the residents asking for N1billion ransom Read more »
March 13
Nigeria: Tinubu Vows Not to Pay Ransom to Kidnappers of Kaduna Students, Others
In Kaduna, north-west Nigeria, over 200 students were kidnapped last week by yet-to-be-identified bandits. Read more »
March 12
Nigeria: Lawmaker Canvasses N100,000 Minimum Wage for Nigerian Workers
Kingsley Chinda said the current inflationary pressure is creating a cost of living crisis in the country. Read more »
March 13
Liberia: Witnesses Tell Court How Ulimo Brought Terror, Anarchy to Lofa County
The court heard how Ulimo had destroyed the county's referral hospital, raped and murdered dozens of citizens, including chopping open a schoolteacher's chest with an axe. Read more »
March 12
Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmakers Demand Urgent Rescue of 200 Abducted Pupils in Kaduna
Over 200 school children were abducted last Thursday from a public primary school and a secondary school in Kuriga town in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Invade University Teaching Hospital, Abduct Director, One Other
Gunmen, on Tuesday, attacked the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku Ozalla in Enugu State, Nigeria's South-east. Read more »
Nigeria: Binance - Relatives of Top Executives Detained in Nigeria Speak
The ordeal of Binance officials in Nigeria is coming months after the crypto exchange platform pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $4.3 billion to settle money laundering charges in… Read more »
Nigeria: Witness Provides Details of Contracts Allegedly Awarded 'Corruptly' By Emefiele
The witness said Mr Emefiele, as the CBN governor, awarded 45 contracts, conferring corrupt advantage on family members and associates. Read more »
March 11
Nigeria: Soldiers Arrest Benue Councillor for Illegal Possession of Firearm
Mr Ameh, 43, was apprehended by soldiers last Friday at Omusu, a rural community in Okpokwu Local Government Area in the Benue South Senatorial District. Read more »
March 12
Nigeria: Like First Lady, Nigerian Minister Recommends Capital Punishment for Another Crime
The officials believe the death penalty would eventually reduce the crime rate. Read more »
March 11
Nigeria: Emefiele Awarded Contracts to Wife, CBN Official's Firms, Investigator Tells Court
An investigator, while testifying on Monday, told the trial court that Mr Emefiele's wife's firm started enjoying contract patronage from the CBN after Mr Emefiele became the… Read more »
Nigeria: Killing of Four Police Operatives, Sealing of Enugu's Shoprite, Other Top Stories From South-East
This is a review of top events which occurred in Nigeria's south-east within the past week. Read more »
March 10
Nigeria: Terror in Kuriga - How Terrorists Kidnapped Over 200 Students in Nigerian Community
"Nearly two years, men including young boys haven't been sleeping in the night in Kuriga," Read more »