January 29
Nigeria: Seven Suspected Traffickers Arrested While Negotiating Sale of Day-Old Baby
Troops of the Nigerian Army and NAPTIP arrested seven suspected traffickers in Calabar during negotiations to sell a day-old baby for N3 million. The suspects were handed over for… Read more »
January 28
Nigeria: Demolitions - Coalition, Activists Condemn Lagos Police, Lawmakers Over Crackdown On Protesters, Journalists
PREMIUM TIMES observed that the protest remained peaceful from the point of assembly until security operatives moved in to disperse the crowd shortly after 1 p.m. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Writes Reps, Seeks Expansion of Appellate, High Courts to Tackle Case Backlogs, Modernise Justice Delivery
The proposed amendments would increase the number of Court of Appeal justices from 70 to 110 and Federal High Court judges from 70 to 90, introduce virtual proceedings, clarify… Read more »
Nigeria: Convicted Ex-Pension Boss Maina Threatens to Sue Premium Times for Calling Him Pension Thief
In a letter on Monday, Mr Maina's lawyer, Emmanuel Ekwe, claimed the publication contains defamatory statements and threatened legal action within seven days unless the story is… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Open Fire On Peaceful Lagos Protesters, Journalists
Peaceful protesters demanding entry into the Lagos State House of Assembly in Alausa were met with gunfire and aggressive police action on Wednesday, leaving several residents… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest Two Dismissed Army Officers for Alleged Robbery, Recover Exhibits
The police said the two robbery suspects were dismissed from the Nigerian Army as corporals. Read more »
Nigeria: Popular Nigerian Blogger Loses Appeal, Ordered to Pay £100,000 Damages to Daniel Olukoya, Wife
A United Kingdom High Court of Appeal made the ruling Read more »
January 27
Nigeria: Court Remands Former North East Development Commission Official Over N2.2bn Fraud Charges
The judge issued the remand order after the EFCC arraigned the ex-NEDC official on N2.2 billion fraud charges. Read more »
January 28
Nigeria: Groups Target 1.4 Million Vulnerable People in Borno, Adamawa, With New Social Protection Project
The project was unveiled on Tuesday in Abuja at the opening of a two-day external grant workshop under the Social and Economic Participation of Returnees, Internally Displaced… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Sentences Three to Death By Hanging for Armed Robbery in Ekiti
The prosecution accused the three men of robbing different victims on 29 March 2022 at Ado-Ekiti, while armed with guns and cutlasses. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Orders Forfeiture of N1bn Bombardier Jet to Nigerian Govt Over Unpaid Customs Duty
The judge said the respondents failed to present any evidence of customs duty payment for the importation of the Bombardier Jet into Nigeria in 2015. Read more »
January 27
Nigeria: Lagos Residents to Protest Demolitions After Police Reject Notification Letter
Organisers said the protest will commence at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, at Ikeja Underbridge, with organisers insisting the protest will go ahead despite the police stance. Read more »
Nigeria: Appeal Court Halts Delivery of Judgement On Gov Aiyedatiwa's Eligibility to Re-Contest in 2028
The Federal High Court had fixed 28 January to determine whether Mr Aiyedatiwa is eligible to contest again, having been sworn in twice for the office. Read more »
Nigeria: Judge Quits Malami's N212.8 Billion Assets Forfeiture Case, CJ to Reassign File
The judge earlier issued an order of interim forfeiture of the N212.8 billion worth of landed assets traced to former AGF Malami in Abuja, Kano and Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State, on 7… Read more »
January 28
Nigeria: Tinubu Seeks Senate Confirmation of Oyewole As Supreme Court Justice
Mr Tinubu's letter to the Senate followed Mr Oyewole's earlier recommendation for elevation to the Supreme Court bench by the National Judicial Council (NJC). Read more »
Nigeria: How Diezani Alison-Madueke's 'Lavish' London Life Was Funded By Nigerian Oil Contractors - Prosecutor
The UK trial is expected to run for several weeks and could carry significant penalties if she is convicted. Read more »
January 27
Nigeria: Judicial Reforms - Tinubu Proposes Virtual Hearings, Increases Appeal Court Justices to 110
President Tinubu said the reforms are designed to improve professional efficiency and legal certainty in appellate practice in line with modern institutional standards. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Strikes Out Kanu's Application for Transfer From Sokoto Prison to Abuja
The court threw out the application for transfer of Mr Kanu's custody from Sokoto to Abuja after listening to Mr Kanu's legal aid council appointed lawyer on Tuesday. Read more »
January 26
Nigeria: CISLAC Urges National Assembly to Focus On Key Reforms As 2026 Session Begins
CISLAC described 2026 as a defining year for both the Bola Tinubu administration and the current legislature, noting that Nigerians now expect tangible results from policies and… Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Shoot Rivers' Traditional Ruler
The police have confirmed the attack. Read more »
Nigeria: Minister, AGF, NUPRC Ask Court to Dismiss Suit On Four Oil Fields
The suit seeks to block assigning, or allocating the oil fields in Yorla South in Rivers State. Read more »
January 27
Nigeria: Nigeria Customs - Value Tinkering, an Infringement On the Law of Fgn, By Tokunbo Olubodun
The NCS Act, 2023 precisely section 69 clearly stipulates that the primary basis for Customs value of goods shall be the transaction value which it defines as the price paid or… Read more »
Nigeria: 26 Street-Connected People Jailed, 115 Beggars Arrested in Lagos
The 26 street-connected people were jailed by a magistrate court in Oshodi, Lagos. Read more »
Nigeria: Tax Laws, Constitution Review, 2026 Budget, Others Top Agenda As NASS Resumes Plenary Today
The lawmakers proceeded on the Christmas and New Year recess on 23 December 2025. Read more »
January 26
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Kills Dozens of Terrorists, Arrests 100 Suspects - DHQ
DHQ said the military troops also rescued about 29 kidnapped victims in coordinated operations across the country in one week. Read more »
