July 28, 2022
Nigeria: Premium Times Reporter Released From Detention
The judge, who ordered the journalist's arrest, sent a human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, to prison for alleged contempt of court. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Owo Again, Many Injured
The Ondo State Police Command confirmed the incident, saying its operatives were on the ground to calm the situation. Read more »
July 27, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Trans-Niger Pipeline Runs Dry Due to Oil Theft - Report
A new report showed that Nigerian oil revenue underperformed due to significant shortfalls such as shut-ins resulting from pipeline vandalism and crude oil theft. Read more »
Nigeria: Judge Sends Human Rights Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, to Prison
Inibehe Effiong published details of his experience in court on social media. Read more »
Nigeria: Judge Orders Premium Times Reporter to Leave Court Before Sending Lawyer to Prison
"I have not done anything (wrong)," says the lawyer, Inibehe Effiong Read more »
Nigeria: Inside Story of How Nigeria Air Force Bombed Children Terrorised By Boko Haram in Niger
A PREMIUM TIMES investigation found that contrary to official denials, the military bombed a civilian community and killed six children. Read more »
July 26, 2022
Nigeria: Organ Harvesting - UK Court Grants Ekweremadu's Wife Bail, Retains Senator
A report says Mrs Ekweremadu was granted bail on stringent conditions over the alleged organ harvesting case filed against her and her husband. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Writes Senate, Seeks Confirmation of New CJN
Although Mr Buhari had appointed and sworn in Mr Ariwoola in acting capacity last month, it is mandatory that the appointment of the latter be confirmed by the Senate. Read more »
July 25, 2022
Nigeria: Evans - How Police Tortured Me to Sign Statement Implicating Me in Kidnapping - Dismissed Soldier
"I saw the corpse of three men on his phone, including the picture of Nwosu. I was forced to sign the papers because I was scared." Read more »
Nigeria: Train Attack - Gunmen Free More Hostages
The terrorists are still holding 39 hostages Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity - Nigerian Govt Shuts Unity School Amid Ongoing Exam
The ministry said it would communicate to the students how and when they would sit their papers they may miss as a result of the abrupt shutdown. Read more »
Nigeria: Panic As FGC Kwali Directs Parents to Evacuate Wards Over Fear of Terror Attack
The Chairman, Parent Teachers Association (PTA), Suleiman Idajili, said the decision followed a terrorist attack on a nearby village on Sunday morning. Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Plotting More Prison Attacks in Three States - Military Intel
The attacks are planned to be carried out successively, first, in Gusau, then Birnin Kebbi, and finally Katsina, the military told the correctional service Read more »
July 24, 2022
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Four Travellers, Abduct Many On Katsina's "Safest Road"
With over 17 security checkpoints and a military barrack, the 38 kilometres road has been described as the safest road in Katsina Read more »
Nigeria: Train Attack - Terrorist in New Video Claims to Be Boko Haram Member Who Escaped From Kuje Prison
Earlier this month, terrorists used explosives to breach the correctional facility in Kuje, freeing over 800 of the 994 inmates including Boko Haram detainees. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Train Attack - New Video Shows Terrorists Manhandling Captives
The Nigerian president in June ordered the security agencies to secure the release of the train passengers Read more »
July 22, 2022
Nigeria: Alleged N109bn Fraud - Court Sends Former Accountant-General Ahmed Idris, Others to Prison
The trial of former accountant-general, Ahmed Idris, and three others over 14 charges of N109billion fraud, began on Friday. Read more »
Nigeria: How to End Vote-Buying, Tribunals in Nigerian Elections - Mike Igini
Mike Igini discusses how Nigeria can overcome vote buying, improve the conduct of elections and reduce the intervention of the courts in the electoral process Read more »
July 21, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Records Drop in Sea Robberies, Piracy Attacks - Report
The report says that the first half of 2022 witnessed the least cases of piracy and vessel hijack globally. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Okays Dismissal of Official Who Tampered With INEC Database
It is suspected that the sacked official may have been working in the interest of some powerful politicians. Read more »
Nigeria: Alao-Akala's Farm Supervisor's Kidnappers Collected N5m, Cigarettes, Beer, Bread
Mr Bakare was kidnapped on Saturday at about 7.00 p.m, at the farm located at Jabata in Ogbomosho area of the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Kuje Prison Attack - Heads Will Roll As Buhari Receives Report Indicting Officials - Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who disclosed this Thursday, said the report identifies "all those whose action or inaction led to that unfortunate incident" of the Kuje… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt May Ban Motorcycles Nationwide Over Insecurity Worries
Mr Malami said the ban is being considered as part of efforts to curtail the activities of terrorists, who often use motorcycles. Read more »
May 21, 2019
Nigeria: Reps Move to Criminalise Use of Plastic Bags
The House of Representatives has adopted a report on a Bill for an Act to, among other things, prohibit the use, manufacture and importation of plastic bags for commercial and… Read more »
January 19, 2017
Nigeria: IDP Camp Bombing By Nigerian Air Force, Shocking, Unacceptable - PDP
Nigeria's major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that it is "shocked and totally dismayed" at the news of the accidental bombing of an Internally… Read more »