October 12, 2023
Nigeria: Impeachment - Ondo Chief Judge Declines Setting Up Probe Panel On Deputy Governor
Chief Judge of Ondo State, Olusegun Odusola cites an order of the Federal High Court for his refusal to set up the seven-person impeachment panel. Read more »
October 11, 2023
Nigeria: $150 Million Suit Against Google, GoDaddy.Com Stalled in Nigeria
Mr Peter, through his lawyer, Emmanuel Ekpenyong of Fred-Young & Evans LP, sued GoDaddy.Com LLC and Google LLC as 1st and 2nd defendants. Read more »
Nigeria: How Zamfara Journalist Was Allegedly Killed By His Nephew, Accomplice - Police
The veteran journalist's assailants planned to abduct him before deciding to kill him, the police in Zamfara State, say. Read more »
Nigeria: Suspected Bandits Kill Village Head, Kidnap Residents in Niger
"For now, we cannot give the exact number of people they took away. They also rustled many cattle, goats and sheep belonging to us." Read more »
Nigeria: Impeachment - Despite Setback in Court, Ondo Deputy Governor Keeps Fighting
Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has filed an appeal against the ruling of the Ondo State High Court declining jurisdiction on his suit Read more »
Nigeria: How Police Officer Masterminded Attack On My Convoy' - Apostle Suleman
Seven people, including three police operatives, were killed in a deadly attack on the cleric's convoy, in October last year. Read more »
Nigeria: Army General Jailed for Seven Years, to Refund Stolen N3bn
Umaru Mohammed, a major general, was court-martialled by the Nigerian Army and found guilty on 14 of the 18 count charges brought against him. Read more »
October 10, 2023
Nigeria: Senate Launches Probe Into Crude Oil Theft, Tasks Five Committees
The Senate resolved to invstigate the oil theft in the Niger Delta following adoption of a motion at plenary on Tuesday on 'Urgent need to investigate incessant and nefarious acts… Read more »
Nigeria: CJN, Others Pay Tributes to Deceased Supreme Court Judge Nweze
Mr Nweze, a Justice of the Supreme Court, aged 64, died aged on 29 July, in Abuja after a brief illness. Read more »
October 09, 2023
Nigeria: Katsina Police Arrest Over 1,000 Suspects in Three Months
The suspects were arrested in connection with 853 cases in Katsina State. Read more »
October 10, 2023
Nigeria: Security Operatives Kill 67 Kidnappers, Rescue 20 Victims in Bauchi
The suspected kidnappers were killed in the Lere communities in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area. Read more »
October 09, 2023
Nigeria: Police Officer Who Killed Lagos Lawyer Bolanle Raheem Must Die By Hanging - Court
The judge Ibironke Harrison on Monday found the police officer guilty of murder of Bolanle Raheem. Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Seeks Supreme Court's Approval to Present CSU Documents Against Tinubu
Atiku intends to use the Chicago State University (CSU) documents as proof of certificate forgery against Mr Tinubu at the Supreme Court. Read more »
October 08, 2023
Nigeria: Mohbad - Ikorodu Fight, Auxiliary Nurse, Anaphylactic Shock, Primeboy, Feyisayo Ogedengbe, Other Updates
With each passing moment, Mohbad's death continues to make headlines as the police delve into investigations and arrest of suspects. Read more »
October 06, 2023
Nigeria: Nurse Is Prime Suspect in Mohbad's Death - Police
On Friday, the Lagos State Police Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, at a press briefing, shared some recent findings in the investigation of Mohbad's death. Read more »
October 07, 2023
Nigeria: Impeachment - Ondo Deputy Governor Wants Akeredolu's Name Dropped From Suit
The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has asked the State High Court to drop Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as a defendant from his suit against the state House of… Read more »
Nigeria: How Nigerian Man Defrauds Women With Fake Marriage Proposals - Police
They said they have also arrested a man for stabbing his brother to death. Read more »
October 06, 2023
Nigeria: PDP Reacts to Tribunal Judgement Upholding Abia Governor's Election
The election court had also dismissed a petition filed by the All Progressives Congress candidate. Read more »
Nigeria: How Nigerian Professor Allegedly Forced Student to Have Oral Sex
Female students alleged that the professor deliberately failed them, sometimes repeatedly, in the course he was handling because they refused to give in to his sexual demands. Read more »
Nigeria: How Abuja's 'One Chance' Victim Was Attacked Before Her Death - Co-Passenger
She said one of the operators, a male, opened the door after moving around the town and pushed Ms Olorunfemi as she (Olorunfemi) was trying to get her balance, she fell from the… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Inaugurates Panel to Investigate Death of Abuja Robbery Victim
Ms Olorunfemi tragically died at the Maitama General Hospital where she was allegedly denied treatment for not providing a police report Read more »
Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu's Release Will Return Normalcy to South-East - Rep
"Clearly, his release will help in reducing crime and criminality, banditry, assassinations, and kidnapping prevalent in the South-east. thereby fostering the revitalisation of the… Read more »
October 06, 2023
Nigeria: Body of Missing Fulani Community Leader Found
The deceased was declared missing on 24 September, when he was said to be returning from a condolence visit to Mangu. Read more »
October 05, 2023
Nigeria: Mohbad - Singer Primeboy Turns Self in
Primeboy, a budding singer and Mohbad's childhood friend, was declared wanted on Wednesday. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Seeks Rescue of Abducted Corps Members, University Students, Summons Service Chiefs
The Senate urged the Nigerian military and other security agencies in the country to conduct special operations to dislodge bandits in the North-west and other parts of the… Read more »