May 07
Nigeria: Senate Adjusts Sitting Arrangement, Reallocates Seats to Ranking Lawmakers
The senators, upon resumption of plenary last Tuesday, complained that the seats allocated to them in the renovated chamber did not befit their status as ranking lawmakers. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmaker Criticises Renovation of Senate Chamber
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, said the chamber was poorly renovated despite the billions of naira expended on it. Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - Nigerian Lawmaker Asks Government to Hire Foreign Mercenaries
Mr Jaha said the nation's security agencies have failed to end violent insurgents, despite the allocation of N19 trillion to security-related agencies. Read more »
Nigeria: Binance CEO Expresses Concern Over Detention of Top Official By Nigerian Govt
The Binance CEO claimed that the detained employee did not go to Nigeria as a 'decision-maker,' nor a 'negotiator Read more »
Nigeria: Police Confirm One Dead As Kidnappers Abduct Travellers On Sagamu-Benin Expressway
The police could not specifically say the number of people abducted, saying that the hoodlums killed one of the travellers yet to be identified. Read more »
May 06
Nigeria: Court Announces Date to Hear Cleric's Appeal Challenging Death Sentence
An Upper Shari'a Court on 15 December 2022, sentenced the cleric to death by hanging for blasphemy. Read more »
Nigeria: Why We Raided Enugu Community - Police
The latest development is happening less than a week after suspected herders invaded Nimbo, a community in the same Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area, killing at least four persons. Read more »
Nigeria: Ranking Senators' Protests, Reintroduction of Peace Corps Bill, Others Top Stories At Senate
Senators returned to permanent chamber after two years of renovation. Read more »
May 05
Nigeria: Information Minister Speaks On Harassment, Detention of Journalists, Says Issues Are Being Resolved
The minister said the Tinubu administration is determined to ensure that the work of journalists "will continue unhindered and interrupted". Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Speak On Detained Journalist, Relocate Him
Mr Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has been held incommunicado at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti in Lagos… Read more »
April 30
Nigeria: Court Rejects Obasanjo's Request to Relist N1 Billion Defamation Suit Against Punch
"The claimant is clearly under a mistaken belief that this suit already dismissed can fall under the category of a struck-out suit," the court said of Mr Obasanjo's request for… Read more »
May 02
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Court-Martials 12 Personnel Over Kaduna Bombing
About 85 civilians were on 3 December, 2023, mistakenly killed in military drone attacks in Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Read more »
Nigeria: NHRC Receives 268 Cases of Alleged Rights Violations in 4 Months in Kaduna
NHRC says most of the cases are linked to domestic violence, forced marriage, parental issues, unlawful arrests and detention, as well as issues around entitlements and inheritance Read more »
May 01
Nigeria: Police Arrest Four Suspects Over Killing of Rival Cult Member
The police said the suspects confessed to being members of Black Axe confraternity. Read more »
April 29
Nigeria: Attorney-General Adoke and the Burden of Freedom
It is difficult to escape the conclusion that in part of the book, at least, Adoke was - to put it rather mildly - less than economical with the truth. Read more »
April 30
Nigeria: Terrorism Trial - Detained Miyetti Allah Leader Seeks Bail
Mr Bodejo, a leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, who is held in the custody of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) in Abuja, faces terrorism charges, including establishing an… Read more »
Nigeria: Sixteen Suspects Arrested Over Killing of Police Operative
The slain inspector is the second police operative to be killed in the state within a week. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity, Electricity Tariff Hikes, Others May Engage Lawmakers' Attention As NASS Reconvenes Today
The lawmakers adjourned plenary sessions on 20 March for Easter and Eid-el-Fitr break. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Nigerian Singer, Demand $200,000 Ransom
"...You have seven days to pay $200,000 for your artiste, or we will send out his head". Read more »
April 29
Nigeria: Nass to Consider Role for Traditional Rulers in Constitution - Reps Deputy Speaker
The deputy speaker said traditional rulers must have security of office, not guaranteed by the local government chairmen, governors or the president but by the constitution. Read more »
Nigeria: Tackling Insecurity and the North's Illegal Firearms Market
PREMIUM TIMES believes that it is therefore incumbent on NSA Ribadu to develop a new security paradigm that will reverse this ugly landscape. Read more »
April 26
Nigeria: Contract Scandal - ICPC Detains TETFund Director
ICPC initially invited three senior TETFUND officials but detained only one. Read more »
April 25
Nigeria: 119 Inmates Escape As Rainstorm Destroys Custodial Centre in Niger, 10 Recaptured
NCoS enjoined the public to look out for the fleeing inmates and report any suspicious movement to the nearest security agency Read more »
Nigeria: Inmates Escape As Rainstorm Destroys Nigerian Correctional Centre
A storm during a heavy rainfall destroyed parts of the old Suleja custodial centre around 9 p.m., allowing many inmates to escape from the facility Read more »
April 24
Nigeria: Kaduna APC Chieftain Sues SSS Over Alleged Illegal Detention
Mr Galadima was arrested on 14 April following her criticism of Governor Uba Sani Read more »