July 31, 2023
Nigeria: Adamawa Government Relaxes Curfew, Says Over 100 Suspects Will Be Charged to Court
The curfew has been relaxed from 6 pm to 6 am. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Alert Nigerians On New Trick Used By Kidnappers
Kidnapping is one of the dominant crimes in several Nigerian cities. Read more »
Nigeria: Anti-Graft Agency Has the Most Inconclusive Cases Globally - Official
The official's lamentation comes on the heels of stalled EFCC's investigations and court cases involving several politically exposed persons. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Tackles Illegal Loan Apps Over Fraud, Cyber-Bullying
Online loan apps are the new fraudsters in Ghana, targeting low-income earners with intrusive ads for soft loans. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Reunite Trafficked Children With Family - Official
The police said they are investigating the incident. Read more »
Niger: Niger Coup - Apologists Attack French Embassy, Detained President Bazoum Meets Chad Leader
The coup in Niger has seen many Nigeriens hit the streets chanting "Down with France" as they wave Russia's flag. Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Court Judge Dies At 64
The jurist, until his death, ranked the fifth most senior among the 13 judges of the Supreme Court. Read more »
July 30, 2023
Nigeria: Adamawa Govt Imposes 24-Hour State Curfew After Looting
The looters ransacked government and private food storages and warehouses. Read more »
Nigeria: SSS Releases Nnamdi Kanu for Visit to His Doctors
The development followed a court order which said that the Nigerian Constitution entitles the detained IPOP leader to have access to his personal physicians. Read more »
Nigeria: Another Lawyer Confirms Nnamdi Kanu Declared End to Sit-At-Home in South-East
Simon Ekpa, who leads a faction of IPOB, has been declaring sit-at-home in the region, which he said was mainly to demand the release of Mr Kanu. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator to Probe Central Bank
The appointment is with immediate effect and Mr Obazee is to report directly to the President. Read more »
July 29, 2023
Nigeria: 'How Gunmen Abducted Me,' Anambra Native Doctor Speak After Release
The native doctor said he witnessed his abductors kill several people. Read more »
July 27, 2023
Nigeria: Court Rejects SSS' Request to Elongate Emefiele's Detention
SSS had quietly filed the application to enlongate Mr Emefiele's detention, in a desperate bid to legitimise its disobedience to an order of the Federal High Court in Lagos… Read more »
Nigeria: Zulum Orders Crackdown On Criminal Gang, 'Marlians'
Residents have accused the gang of extortion, robbery, and dealing in illicit drugs. Read more »
Nigeria: My Political Enemies Colluding With ICPC, SSS to Harass Me, Bulkachuwa Tells Court
The Federal High Court in Abuja fixed a date for judgement in the suit filed by Mr Bulkachuwa to have the court stop ICPC and SSS from probing him over his confession to… Read more »
Tunisia: Bodies of 901 Migrants Recovered Off Tunisia's Coast in Seven Months
The coast guard previously said it had stopped hundreds of boats heading for Italy this year and detained more than 3,000 people. Read more »
Nigeria: Abia Gov, Retired Judges Agree On Settlement of 16-Year-Old Outstanding Pensions, Gratuities
"Some of these judges are said to have died without receiving their benefits, while many have become sick and unable to afford proper medical care." Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Otti Kicks As Security Agencies Allegedly Attack Residents After Killing of Officers
The officers were killed when gunmen attacked the convoy of the Commissioner for Trade, Commerce and Investment in Abia on Tuesday evening. Read more »
July 26, 2023
Nigeria: Terrorists Abduct Farmers in Fresh North-West Attack
Farmers say they're now scared of going to their farms as attacks have increased. Read more »
Nigeria: APC Asks SSS, Police to Invite PDP Leaders Over Claims On 'Foiled' Terrorist Attack On Atiku
Some suspected Boko Haram terrorists were on Sunday arrested in Yola, the Adamawa State capital over a planned attack on Atiku, who was the PDP presidential candidate in the 25… Read more »
Nigeria: Enugu Govt Seals Two Banks, 107 Shops for Obeying IPOB's Sit-At-Home Order
"It is not a punitive but ownership culture, where all of us (should) come together to fight the menace of illegal sit-at-home." Read more »
July 25, 2023
Nigeria: Drama As Subordinates Accuse Commission Chairman of Lying to Parliament to Avoid Investigation
"She is in her office as we speak. I want to stress that the chairman of the Federal Character Commission, this is her usual excuse for various committees that invite her." Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Demands Investigation Into Attempted Attack On Atiku's Residence
The police in Adamawa State on Sunday arrested four people suspected to be members of the Boko Haram, over an alleged plot to attack Atiku's residence. Read more »
July 24, 2023
Nigeria: Police Arrest Suspected Boko Haram Members Over Alleged Plot to Attack Atiku
The suspects allegedly confessed to plotting an attack on Atiku and his organisations. Read more »
Nigeria: Amnesty International Demands Identities of #EndSARS Protesters Due for Mass Burial
Isa Sanusi, Amnesty International's director, says the planned mass burial of 103 Endsars victims must be stopped and an investigation into the killings be carried out to prosecute… Read more »