October 24, 2023
Nigeria: Ribadu, IGP Egbetokun, Others to Speak On Organized Crime, Counterterrorism
The theme for the event scheduled to hold on 24-25th October is; Building Resilient Institutions to Counter Emerging Threats. Read more »
October 23, 2023
Nigeria: AGF, EFCC Laud UK Court's Judgement Dismissing P&ID $11 Billion Suit
Nigeria had moved to nullify the arbitral award of $9.6 billion made in 2017 in favour of P&ID but had ballooned to $11 billion for an alleged breach of a gas supply and… Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Court Dismisses APM's Appeal Against Tinubu
A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court chaired by John Okoro dismissed the appeal after APM lawyer, Chukwuma Machukwu-Ume, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, withdrew the suit. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Hails Nigeria's Victory in P&ID Case
President Tinubu said the judgement proved conclusively that nation states will no longer be held hostage by economic conspiracies between private firms and solitarily corrupt… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Wins As UK Court Dismisses $11 Billion P&ID Suit
The UK court upheld Nigeria's prayer on the ground that the ill-fated gas processing contract was obtained by fraud. Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Peter Obi's Appeal Against Tinubu
A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court headed by John Okoro made the announcement after taking arguments from lawyers to the parties on Monday. Read more »
Nigeria: Appeal Court Sacks Senate Minority Leader, Orders Rerun
The court said the Senate Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwon, was not validly nominated by the PDP for the 25 February senatorial election. Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Court Reserves Judgement On Atiku's Appeal Against Tinubu
A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court led by John Okoro adjourned the case for judgement after taking the arguments of lawyers to parties in the suit. Read more »
Nigeria: Presidential Election - Tight Security As Supreme Court Hears Atiku, Obi, APM's Appeals
At the entrance of the Supreme Court, hooded SSS operatives and mobile police officers were seen screening accredited lawyers, litigants and journalists. Read more »
Nigeria: Emefiele, Bawa and Urgency of the Rule of Law
Instructively, the rule of law is one of Tinubu's Eight Point Agenda. So far, the claim does not wash. Read more »
October 22, 2023
Nigeria: Yahaya Bello Escapes Assassination Attempt - Aide
"The Kogi state government wishes to inform the general public that there was an assassination attempt on the governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello..." Read more »
October 23, 2023
Nigeria: Supreme Court Hears Appeals Over Presidential Election
Atiku, Mr Obi and the APM all filed separate appeals to challenge the decision of the court which affirmed President Tinubu's election. Read more »
October 22, 2023
Nigeria: Pipeline Contract - Group Cautions Ex-Militants Against Sabotaging Tompolo
Some ex-militants in the region had criticised the recent extension of the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services led by Government Ekpemupolo,… Read more »
October 23, 2023
Nigeria: Zamfara Govt Releases Evidence of How Matawalle Allegedly Blew Billions of Naira On Uncompleted Project
Mr Matawalle, last Friday, denied the allegation of embezzling billions from the Zamfara cargo airport project but that denial seems to have opened the Pandora's box as the state… Read more »
October 22, 2023
Nigeria: Supreme Court Justices' Number Drops to All-Time Low
The number of Justices of the Supreme Court, currently 11, will drop to 10. as another justice of the court retires on 27 October. Read more »
October 21, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmakers Violate Country's Law in Purchase of Luxury Vehicles
Nigerian federal lawmakers have allocated themselves expensive luxury sport utility vehicles (SUVs). Read more »
October 19, 2023
Nigeria: Supreme Court Fixes Date for Atiku's, Obi's Appeals Challenging Tinubu's Election
The Supreme Court's registrar, on Thursday, issued the hearing notice for Atiku's, and Obi's appeals challenging President Tinubu's election. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Vow to Sanction Officers Who Extorted N100,000 From Traveller in Enugu
Some police operatives had allegedly told the man that it was illegal for him to own two SIM cards. Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Chief Judge Pardons 13 Inmates
The Kano State Chief Judge freed the inmates when she led other judges, magistrates, police prosecutors, other lawyers and court officials on a two-day visit to the correctional… Read more »
Nigeria: NAFDAC Destroys Fake, Expired Drugs, Food Worth N500 Million
NAFDAC says the exercise is carried out routinely all over Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Benue Communities, Kill Many
She said that another attack occurred in the Mbachohon community in Gwer-West Local Government of Benue. Read more »
October 18, 2023
Nigeria: Human Trafficking - NAPTIP Records 631 Convictions Since Inception - Director-General
NAPTIP said the number of convictions in 2022 was the highest since the agency's inception. The agency was established in July 2003, about 20 years ago. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Lost N2.9 Trillion Through Contract Fraud in Three Years
"I did a survey between 2018 and 2020 on 50 entities in Nigeria, both human and corporate entities. I picked just one scheme, one specie of fraud, which is called contract and… Read more »
Nigeria: Rural Farmers in Abuja Count Losses Amid Poor Mobile Telephony
Many rural dwellers including farmers on the fringes of Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, are paying steep prices as Nigeria's booming digital economy leaves them behind. Read more »
October 17, 2023
Nigeria: Alleged N5bn Fraud - Court Postpones Stella Oduah, CCECC Trial
The postponement adds to the delays the N5 billion money laundering trial of Ms Oduah, CCECC, and other defendants has suffered since it was filed in December 2020. Read more »