September 27, 2023
Nigeria: Lagos Seals Another Market Over Environmental Infractions, Arrests Three
During the enforcement process, a KAI operative was stabbed, the agency said. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Ranked Sixth in World for Organised Crime
Nigeria has an increase of 0.13 points from the 2021 index. Read more »
September 26, 2023
Nigeria: Impeachment - Lawmakers Vow to Continue Proceedings Against Deputy Governor Despite Court Order
The House says its decision is guided by the provisions of Section 188(2) (b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). Read more »
Nigeria: Police Release Woman Arrested Over Social Media Comment On Tomato Paste
Many Nigerians, including Amnesty International Nigeria, had condemned the woman's arrest. Read more »
Nigeria: Egbetokun Presents N1.3bn Cheques to Families of Deceased Police Officers
Mr Egbetokun said the cheques were for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 policy years under the Group Life Assurance policy of the police. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps to Probe Operations of Fertility Clinics in Nigeria
The lawmakers noted that there are cases of unethical and exploitative practices in egg procurement and surrogacy by fertility hospitals and clinics. Read more »
Nigeria: 'How Abducted University Students Were Moved to Dreaded Zamfara Forest'
The police said rescue operation is ongoing. Read more »
Nigeria: Amnesty Demands Release of Woman Arrested Over Comment On Tomato Paste
The woman's arrest was instigated by the manufacturer of the tomato paste, Erisco Foods Limited, who accused her of intentionally making the post "to mislead our esteemed customers… Read more »
Nigeria: Meet Nine New Court of Appeal Justices
The nine new Justices of the Court of Appeal swell the rank of the judges of the court to 81. Read more »
Nigeria: It's Victory for All, Sanwo-Olu Reacts to Tribunal's Judgement
Mr Sanwo-Olu says the tribunal judgement means that the "voice of Lagosians has been upheld". Read more »
September 25, 2023
Nigeria: Survivor Recounts How Boko Haram Kidnapped 110 Female Pupils From Dapchi School
A pupil abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents said she still dreams of the chaos and the flying bullets. Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara University Abduction - More Students Rescued As Amnesty International Calls for Investigation
The number of rescued students stands at 13. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Demands Immediate Rescue of Abducted Female Varsity Students in Zamfara
The students were abducted by suspected bandits on Friday. Read more »
Nigeria: Fire Guts Supreme Court Judge's Chambers
Witnesses confirmed that the fire started in the chambers of a justice on the third floor of the sprawling complex of the Supreme Court. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap Benue Commissioner
The commissioner was kidnapped in his residence Read more »
September 24, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu Directs Security Agencies to Rescue Remaining Female Students Abducted At Nigerian University
Mr Tinubu said there was no moral justification for such a heinous act against innocent victims whose only "offence" was their pursuit of quality education. Read more »
Nigeria: How Nigeria's Courts Became 'The Lost Hope of the Common Man'
When Ogbonnaya Ukeje died in Lagos two days after Christmas Day in 1981, Bode Rhodes-Vivour was a 30 year-old lawyer making his way up the rungs of public service in the Ministry… Read more »
Nigeria: Auditor-General's Office Spotlights Irregular Payments to Officials At Law Reform Commission
The auditor-general's revelation highlights how public funds easily leak into private pockets through seemingly legitimate channels. Read more »
Benin: 34 Die As Fuel Depot Explodes in Benin Republic
"Unfortunately we have 34 deaths including two babies. Their bodies are charred because the cause of the fire is smuggled fuel," Alarabiya quoted him as saying. Read more »
September 22, 2023
Nigeria: Gunmen Release Kidnapped Catholic Priest
It is unclear if a ransom was paid or not. Read more »
September 21, 2023
Nigeria: Tribunal Judgement - Kano Residents Lament 24-Hour Curfew
The police announced the 24-hour curfew to prevent a possible breakdown of law and order following the tribunal judgement. Read more »
Nigeria: Late Afrobeats Star MohBad's Body Exhumed for Autopsy
An autopsy that will determine the cause of death of the body of the Afrobeats star will be conducted. Read more »
Nigeria: More Pregnant Girls Rescued From Suspected Child Traffickers in South-East
The youngest among them is 14 years old, from Imo State. Read more »
Africa: Tinubu Urges UN to Back Africa Against Smugglers Stealing Continent's Mineral Resources
The UN Secretary-General assured President Tinubu of the fullest support of the UN system for ECOWAS in light of the series of military coups which have occurred in the West… Read more »
Nigeria: Can Laments Incessant Kidnapping in Taraba
There has been an increase in reported cases of abductions in the state in recent weeks. Read more »