October 04, 2022
Nigeria: My Regrets, Apologies Over My Fraudulent Schemes - Hushpuppi
Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, has expressed regrets for destroying his family name with greed and tenders apologies for his actions. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Agency Seeks Authority to Go After BBNaija, Crossdressers
The National Council for Art and Culture said it had warned bbnaija not to import the culture of nudity into Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Hears Audio Conversation Between Alleged Murderer, Security Guard - Ataga
The defence objected to the tendering of the recording as evidence Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Files Suit Against Facebook, Instagram Over Adverts
The government wants Meta to pay for what it calls unapproved advert materials. Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 12 People in Taraba Community
The attackers went to the community disguised as members of a local vigilante. Read more »
October 03, 2022
Nigeria: Bribery Allegation - Fani-Kayode Demands Arrest, Prosecution of Ayu, Others
Governor Nyesom Wike recently accused Mr Ayu of receiving N1 billion from an unnamed person in Lagos. Read more »
Nigeria: Again, U.S. Court Postpones Sentencing of Hushpuppi
Hushpuppi, in July 2021, pleadef guilty to the multi-million-dollar fraud charges slammed against him by the American government. Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Arrests Drug Baron, Recovers N9 Billion Worth of Tramadol - Official
The NDLEA said the billionaire, Ugochukwu Chukwukadibia, 52, was arrested in one of his six mansions in Lagos being used as a drug warehouse. Read more »
Nigeria: Helpless Communities Forced to Pay Taxes to Bandits
The investigation showed how citizens helplessly pay millions in cash to bandits in exchange for peace in communities with little to no government presence. Read more »
October 02, 2022
Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu Doesn't Authorise Tuesday Sit-At-Home - Lawyer
"Members of the general public are advised to go about their normal business activities on this said date." Read more »
Nigeria: Premium Times Uncovers New Financing Scheme By Insurgents
Premium Times has over the years provided rare insights into the country's protracted insurgency. Read more »
Nigeria: How Billion Naira Court Judgements Have Failed Police Brutality Victims
Many victims of police brutality live in despair despite obtaining billions of naira in court judgements that have yet to deliver justice or bring succour to them. Read more »
Nigeria: British Court Grants Nnamdi Kanu's Family Permission to Challenge UK Govt
The case was filed before the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division by Mr Kanu's brother, Kingsley. Read more »
September 30, 2022
Nigeria: Court to Resume Hearing On Nnamdi Kanu's Fundamental Rights Suit
The IPOB leader is asking the court to compel the Nigerian government to pay him N25 billion for the "physical, mental, emotional, psychological, property and other damages". Read more »
Nigeria: LAWMA Officials Retrieve Day-Old-Baby From Dumpster
The officials discovered the newly born baby wrapped in a polythene bag in Ikoyi Read more »
September 29, 2022
Nigeria: P&ID $9.6bn Judgement - Nigerian Court Orders Arrest of British National
The trial judge ordered the arrest of the British national, James Nolan, who faces multiple charges regarding the controversial P&ID $9.6 billion judgement following his… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Nigeria: Buhari Calls for Global Justice While Perpetrating Injustice in Nigeria
Injustice such as human rights abuses and disrespect for court orders characterise Mr Buhari's seven years as Nigeria's president. Read more »
September 27, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Senate Passes Bill to Increase Justices of Court of Appeal From 90 to 110
The bill seeks to amend the Court of Appeal Act, 2013. Read more »
Nigeria: Abuja #EndSARS Panel Indicts 72 Police Officers for Human Rights Violations
The #EndSARS panel in Abuja recommended the indicted police officers for various degrees of sanctions in different cases of rights violations including extra-judicial killings. Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Court Jails Suspended Ogun Governor's Aide, Abidemi Rufai, Five Years for Fraud
The suspended Ogun State governor's aide, Abidemi Rufai, pleaded guilty to the charges in May, admitting to have defrauded 12 US agencies of $600,000. Read more »
Nigeria: Controversy Trails Air Raid Targeting "Repentant" Terrorist, Bello Turji
Mr Turji is one of the deadliest terrorists in the North-west with hundreds of fighters under his command. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Terror Attack On Nigeria's Kuje Prison Was Successful
The attack on the Kuje prison reveals a lacuna in the general preparedness and armed reaction capacity of Nigeria's security services. Read more »
September 26, 2022
Nigeria: Lawyers Petition Senate Over Alleged Oil Theft in Niger Delta
The lawyers said about $15 million per month accruable to the federal government could potentially be lost due to the absence of a functional measurement system for exported crude… Read more »
Nigeria: Controversy Trails Suspension of Benue Top Official By Gov Ortom
Those close to Alex Adum claim that he was suspended for allegedly backing the presidential ambition of Atiku Abubakar of the PDP. Read more »
Nigeria: $278 Million Cocaine Haul: Sustaining NDLEA's Fight
With what Marwa and his men have achieved so far within their short time in office, they deserve improved institutional capacity building and financial support from government and… Read more »