November 01, 2022
Nigeria: Terror Alert - FCT Management Assures Residents of Their Safety
"Even before the issuance of the advisories (by the diplomatic missions) Nigerian security agencies have maintained and intensified surveillance within the FCT to ward off any… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Nigeria: Security Chiefs Update Buhari On Terror Alert, Travel Advisories
Some foreign missions in Nigeria recently warned their citizens of possible terror attacks in Nigeria, particularly in the capital, Abuja. Read more »
Nigeria: Kidnapped University Professor Released
The kidnappers had demanded a N50 million ransom Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Correctional Service Dismisses Nine Officers, Retires 25 Others
Mr Nababa assured the public that the service would not relent in ridding its workforce of bad eggs. Read more »
October 30, 2022
Nigeria: Another Association of Lawyers Emerges
Mr Ogbankwa said LSN was established to keep the legal practice in Nigeria in line with international best practices. Read more »
October 31, 2022
Nigeria: Buhari Calls Emergency Security Council Meeting
President Buhari had on Friday advised the nation's security establishments and Nigerians to continue to be vigilant, and not to panic. Read more »
October 30, 2022
Nigeria: Wife of Kidnapped University of Ibadan Professor Speaks
The distraught wife said that the news of the abduction of her husband on Friday evening was shocking and traumatic. Read more »
Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu - Political Solution Still Possible for Release - S/East Governors
The governors say they are monitoring the developments with respect to the case of Nnamdi Kanu viz-a-viz the Appeal Court rulings. A political solution is still possible in this… Read more »
Nigeria: Allow Judiciary to Perform Its Functions, Chief Justice Admonishes Politicians
Mr Ariwoola equally warned judicial officers to leave politics for politicians. Read more »
Nigeria: A Supreme Court of Crises?
In March 2017, columnist, Eric Teniola, began his article tracing the history of appointments to the Nigerian Supreme Court with the following lines: "[c]risis is not new to the… Read more »
October 28, 2022
Nigeria: Adeboye in Borno, Says Prayer Essential to End Boko Haram Insurgency
"There are problems that you cannot solve with just human ability, it takes God to get some of these bandits to get to surrender," Mr Adeboye says. Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Govt Concedes to House Detention Sentence for Allen Onyema's Alleged Fraud Conspirator
The trial judge in Atlanta is set to sentence Ms Mayfield who confessed to helping Mr Onyema, CEO or Air Peace, to move $20 million from Nigeria to US through a money laundering… Read more »
Nigeria: More Foreign Missions in Nigeria Raise Security Alarm
"The risks are so serious that you should have special reasons for visiting the area/country," Denmark added. Read more »
October 27, 2022
Nigeria: I Brought Shame Upon My Family - Allen Onyema's Alleged Fraud Conspirator
The alleged American conspirator said the shame she brought upon her family by helping Air Peace CEO, Allen Onyema, to facilitate the alleged $20 million fraud "was further… Read more »
Nigeria: Over 2,800 Persons Convicted of Cybercrime in 2022 - EFCC
EFCC says the convicted persons are mostly youth who should support the commission to rid the nation of cybercrimes and other criminal activities associated with cyberspace. Read more »
Nigeria: Fire Destroys N8 Billion Property in Cross River - Fire Service
"We have challenges of crowd invading the scene of fire incidents, which, in most times, deny us access." Read more »
Nigeria: Court Frees Four Youths Accused of Being IPOB Members
Their lawyer said the four were illegally arrested and detained briefly at a military facility before being charged in court. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Returning University Students, Travellers in Enugu
Police have confirmed the abduction but said they are working to free the victims. Read more »
October 26, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Criticises U.S. Over Travel Advisory, Says America Also Unsafe
"I want to reassure both citizens, non-Nigerians, Nigerians living in this country, that security agencies are on top of this matter," the minister said. Read more »
Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu - Another Court Rules Against Nigerian Govt
IPOB special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, broke the news, Wednesday afternoon. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Nigeria: Terrorists Attack Police Station, Block Zamfara Highway
Incessant attacks by terrorists have forced several residents of the community to flee to Gusau, the Zamfara State capital. Read more »
Nigeria: Air Peace CEO Onyema Paid Me $20,000 to Facilitate $20m Fraud - American
Ms Mayfield admitted in her court filing that she behaved "irrationally" by helping Air Peace CEO, Allen Onyema, to sign the fake documents to facilitate the $20 million bank… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Govt Deplores Security Alert On Nigeria By Foreign Embassies
The United States and the United Kingdom missions in Nigeria had, on Sunday, issued separate security advisories warning that terrorists may attack Abuja. Read more »
Nigeria: Appeal Court Speaks On Posting of Judges On Panel That Freed Nnamdi Kanu
Media reports on the recent reshuffling of judges of the Court of Appeal had focused only on the judges that sat on Nnamdi Kanu's case. Read more »
Nigeria: Notorious Arms Dealer, Wanted in Nigeria, Lands Multi-Million Dollar Deal in Senegal
In 2020, OCCRP revealed that a Nigerien government audit found Hima had brokered corrupt arms deals worth $240 million. Read more »