September 16, 2022
Nigeria: Terrorists Collect N14m, Canoe From Zamfara Communities As 'Protection Levy'
Terror gangs the area impose protection levies on resident to spare them from attacks. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Auctions 134 Vehicles Impounded for Traffic Offences
The state government sold over 100 confiscated vehicles. Read more »
September 15, 2022
Nigeria: CJN Laments Drop in Number of Supreme Court Judges, Senior Lawyers Fault Appointment Process
With Mr Aboki's exit, the number of judges on the Supreme Court bench dropped to 13 - falling short, by eight, of the 21 judges the Nigerian constitution provides as the full… Read more »
September 14, 2022
Nigeria: Why Demolition of Illegal Buildings in Abuja Will Continue - Official
The Chairman of the FCT Ministerial Task Team on City Sanitation says the massive influx of people to Abuja has created conditions for illegal developments and crime. Read more »
Nigeria: Suspected Killers of NSCDC Officer Arrested in Ekiti
An official said the suspects were saved from being lynched by angry youth. Read more »
September 13, 2022
Nigeria: Soldiers Rescue Kidnap Victims in Kaduna
The soldiers have intensified clearance operations in the troubled part of the state. Read more »
September 12, 2022
Nigeria: Ifeanyi Ubah Says SSS Officers Among Those Killed During Attack On His Convoy
It has not yet been made public how many people had been killed in the attack. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Takes ASUU to Court
A statement by the Ministry's spokesperson said the matter has been scheduled for mention on Monday. Read more »
September 11, 2022
Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Nigerian Senator's Convoy, Kill Police Officers, Others
The police confirmed the attack but said the casualty figures could not yet be ascertained. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Wife of Vigilante Leader in Enugu
The victim, Ogochukwu Onuh, was shot dead after her husband, simply known as Akada, reportedly escaped from the gunmen. Read more »
Nigeria: Resist Demand for Bribe By Officers, Police Commissioner Tells Lagosians
The police chief said anyone who offered a bribe to the police was as guilty as the police officer who received the bribe. Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Court Judges Drop to 13 As Another One Retires
With Abdu Aboki's retirement, the Supreme Court is back to where it was in February 2020, when the number of its justices, maintaining a streak of a downward trend, dropped to 13… Read more »
Nigeria: FBI Declares Nigerian Wanted Over Alleged $30 Million Fraud
The FBI asked the general public with knowledge of the Nigerian wanted for $30 million fraud to contact its local office. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Troops Kill Notorious Bandit Involved in NDA Attack, Emir's Kidnap - Official
"Corpses and weapons were recovered at the scene, while some of the terrorists eventually died from bullet wounds," a Kaduna official says. Read more »
September 09, 2022
Nigeria: Three Children Die in Jigawa Building Collapse
The building collapsed following heavy rain in the area. Read more »
September 08, 2022
Nigeria: Domestic Violence - Why Men Should Cook, Change Diapers - Official
"What we are saying is that it doesn't make you less a man if you are involved in house chores for the family." Read more »
Nigeria: Again, Gunmen Kill Three Police Officers in South-East
Police have confirmed the incident. Read more »
Nigeria: SSS Raids Tukur Mamu's Kaduna Residence, Office
The security operatives who raided his residence and office took phones and laptop computers. Read more »
Nigeria: Tribunal Dismisses Suit Against MultiChoice's Tariff Hike
The claimants had sued the consumer protection commission along with MultiChoice, operator of DSTV and GOTV in Nigeria, over the hike in the pay TV operator's prices. Read more »
Nigeria: How Broke Nigeria Lost U.S.$10 Billion to Crude Oil Theft in Seven Months
Between January and July, Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer, lost an average of 437,000 barrels of oil a day to criminals. Read more »
September 07, 2022
Nigeria: Kaduna Train Hostage Negotiator Arrested in Egypt
Mr Mamu was arrested on Tuesday and detained by Interpol at the Cairo International Airport, while awaiting a connecting flight to Saudi Arabia. Read more »
Nigeria: Owo Attack - Three Months After, Ondo Govt Donates to Victims
The government said it would continue to disburse funds to the victims as more funds are received Read more »
September 06, 2022
Nigeria: Tariff Hike - Tribunal Orders Multichoice to Produce Audited Financial Report
MultiChoice had disregarded a restraining order of the tribunal, going ahead to increase hike the tariffs of its products and services. Read more »
Nigeria: How 18 Passengers Were Abducted in Ondo - Official
The commissioner said the kidnappers are demanding between N3 million and N10 million ransom. Read more »
Nigeria: Reverse Ban On Open-Grazing, Miyetti Allah Begs Soludo
"Majority of us do not know any business other than the rearing of cattle." Read more »