November 08, 2022
Nigeria: 2023 - Police Distribute Uniforms, Anti-Riot Equipment to Personnel
The police said the anti-riot equipment distributed include bullet-proof vests with armoured plates, ballistic helmets, long and short-range tear gas for civil disorder management… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Poll Shows Kwara Governor Favourite to Win
The poll shows the incumbent governor is the favourite to win the governorship election Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Seizes N200 Million Worth of Hard Drugs Within 10 Months in Cross River
About 159 people were arrested within the period, according to the agency. Read more »
Nigeria: Hushpuppi Gets 11-Year Jail Term, To Pay U.S.$1.8 Million Restitution
Hushpuppi was jailed for conspiring to launder tens of millions of dollars through online scams. Read more »
November 07, 2022
Nigeria: Hushpuppi's Wife, Imams Write Judge As US Court Sentences Fraudster Today
The US district court in California is set to sentence Hushpuppi over fraud charges, today, Monday. Read more »
Nigeria: Video About Kano State Governor - Court Orders Flogging of Kannywood TikTok Skit Makers
A magistrate court in Kano on Monday ordered the flogging of two Kannywood TikTok skit makers, Mubarak Muhammad (Uniquepikin) and Nazifi Muhammad. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - CJN Warns Election Tribunal Judges Against Corruption
A total of 307 judges will be serving on Election Petitions Tribunals set up to adjudicate disputes that may arise from the 2023 elections. Read more »
Nigeria: ICPC Begins Process for Sale of Forfeited Assets
ICPC says a bid opening to select auctioneers" for the sale of the forfeited assets held in Abuja on Friday. Read more »
November 06, 2022
Nigeria: Minister Advocates Capital Punishment for Rape
She urged the judiciary to rise up to the occasion of rapid justice dispensation to eradicate rape. Read more »
Nigeria: Plumbing the Depths of the Crises in Nigeria's Supreme Court
Of the underlying issues that bedevil Nigeria's Supreme Court, therefore, the most pressing appears to be wellbeing in the court. Read more »
Nigeria: Man Sets Five Step-Children Ablaze in Ondo
A source said the suspect perpetrated the act because his wife denied him sex. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Govt Begins Impounding Unpainted Commercial Vehicles
"Any vehicle impounded will not be released until the needful is done in accordance with the law." Read more »
Nigeria: Still On the Crises in Nigeria's Supreme Court?
When he was appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1993, Yekini Olayiwola Adio had already been on the bench for 17 years. A graduate of the London School of… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu Appeals to Supreme Court Against Order Suspending His Release From Custody
The IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, appealed at the Supreme Court against the 28 October decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which stayed the execution of its earlier order issued… Read more »
Nigeria: FGM - Police Mobilise Against Perpetraors in Ekiti
In 2013, Ekiti had 72 percent prevalent rate, but in 2019 it reduced to 57.9 percent Read more »
Nigeria: NUJ Condemns Majority Leader for Alleged Assault On Reporter
The Majority Leader in the House of representatives Alhassan Doguwa allegedly assaulted the reporter of Leadership Newspaper, Abdullahi Yakubu, during a press conference at his… Read more »
Nigeria: Military Deactivates Over 70 Illegal Refineries in Two Weeks
Mr Danmadami said the troops of 'Operation Dakatar Da Barawo' also discovered and destroyed 11 illegal refineries with 107 metal storage tanks and five wooden boats. Read more »
November 02, 2022
Nigeria: EFCC Moves Kogi Assembly Candidate for Probe Over Alleged N1.4bn Bank Fraud
EFCC had said on Tuesday that it recovered N326 million and $140,500 cash from Ismaila Atumeyi, who is the Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the Nigerian Peoples Party… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Officers Major Perpetrators of Violence Against Journalists - Group
"Thugs and unknown gunmen followed closely the police in the number of attacks against journalists and media houses." Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Who Abducted 39 Children in Katsina, Demand N30 Million Ransom
The terrorists are now demanding N30 million as a ransom or direct access to the owner of the farm. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Former Akwa Ibom Govt Official
Police said a suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident. Read more »
November 01, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs Prayers From U.S., Not Terror Alert - Defence Minister
"I think what we need is prayers from the United States, not giving us information that will make our citizens to be either confused or not being able to take appropriate action." Read more »
Nigeria: Anti-Graft Agency Raids Black Market Forex Offices As Naira Falls Rapidly
Naira plunged rapidly between Monday and Tuesday to more than 840 in Abuja a week after the the Central Bank of Nigeria said it will replace higher notes. Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Declares Lagos Socialite Wanted
He was declared wanted after he failed to honour the agency's invitation for questioning. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Confirm Death of Davido's Son, Ifeanyi
The three-year-old reportedly drowned in the family's swimming pool in Lagos and was underwater for an unspecified period before he was spotted. Read more »