June 10
Nigeria: Lagos AG Asks Court to Discontinue EFCC's N1.35 Billion Fraud Case
The Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos will on July 1, 2024, rule on an application by the Attorney-General of Lagos State to discontinue alleged N1.35 billion fraud charges… Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Intercepts Shipment of USA, UK-Bound Opioids in Lady's Synthetic Hair
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI, have intercepted five different parcels containing illicit… Read more »
Nigeria: Group Applauds Imo APC Chairman for Upholding Transparency in Party Affairs
A foremost group of professionals and patriots from Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area has commended the leadership of the All Progressives Congress in the state for upholding… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu, Wike's Rapid Infrastructure Renewal Confuses Google Maps - Mayaki
The Country Director of the Coalition for Good Governance and Economic Justice in Africa, Mr. John Mayaki, has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Federal… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Brutality Claim During Akure Raid False' - EFCC Debunks Video Evidence
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied allegations of brutality during a recent sting operation in Akure, Ondo State. Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Foil Kidnap Attempt in Delta, Rescue Passengers
Troops of the Nigerian Army successfully thwarted a kidnap attempt by suspected terrorist group on the 46-kmUghelli-Patani Road in Delta on Sunday. Read more »
Nigeria: Biafra Components Free to Advance Individual Struggle - Igbo-Biafra Nationalists
The Igbo-Biafra Nationalists, IBN, on Monday, said the components that made up the pursuit for a Biafra republic, are now free to advance their struggle individually. Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - President, NASS to Determine Our Next Action - Labour
Organised Labour weekend said President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly, NASS, will determine its next line of action, following last Friday's stalemated negotiations on a… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Increment Must Reflect Inflation Rate, CSOs Tell Tinubu
A group of civil society organisations has urged President Bola Tinubu to increase workers' minimum wage to reflect the inflation rate. Read more »
Nigeria: Alleged N2.8bn Fraud - EFCC Opens Case Against Sirika, Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday in a Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Maitama opened its case of alleged N2.6 billion fraud against former… Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Otti Visits Another Family of Slain Soldiers in Aba
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, on Sunday visited the family of Cpl. Lucky Ikechukwu Ikpeama, one of the soldiers killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at Obikabia Junction,… Read more »
Nigeria: Hajj 2024 - Nigerian Pilgrim Allegedly Commits Suicide in Saudi Arabia
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Nigeria: Hajj - FG to Reduce Days Pilgrims Spend in Saudi - Arabi
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has adopted a strategy to reduce the number of days Nigerian pilgrims spend in Saudi Arabia during the pilgrimage. Read more »
Nigeria: Judicial Mercenaries - a Disgrace to the Legal Profession (2)
From Friday continues the narrative, using examples of some decided cases, of the harm brought to bear on the judiciary by some unscrupulous judges through their wrong use of… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest 27-Yr-Old Lady for Stabbing Partner to Death Over 'Yahoo Yahoo' Proceeds in Imo
The Imo state Police command has arrested a 27-year-old lady, Oluchi Nzemechi, from Uzoagba in Ikeduru Council Area of Imo state, for stabbing to death her partner, Kelechi… Read more »
June 09
Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct 30 in Nasarawa
No fewer than 30 occupants of two commercial vehicles have been reportedly abducted by people suspected to be kidnappers along Nasarawa-Keffi road in Nasarawa state. Read more »
Nigeria: Northern Group Knocks Obi's Comparison of Nigerian, South African Elections
The Northern Awareness Network (NAN) has tackled Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, over his comments. Read more »
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Chases Out Criminals From Egan Home Scheme, Handover to Allottees
On June 6, 2024, precisely on Thursday, Lagos residents in Alimosho area of Lagos State, witnessed yet another result of persistence and commitment as the administration of… Read more »
Nigeria: President Tinubu Approves New Leadership for National Council On Climate Change
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) in… Read more »
Nigeria: I Am Privileged to Have My Debut Solo Exhibition On Soyinka's Birthday - Adeyemi
All is set for Olalekan Adeyemi's debut solo art exhibition, AFÁRA OYIN, scheduled to open on 13 July 2024, and runs till July 26, 2024 at Thought Pyramid Art Centre, Norman… Read more »
Nigeria: Alliance Between Govt Bodies, Security Experts Will Check Cyberthreats - Expert
A cyber expert, Ms Adebola Folorunso has called for strategic alliance between government bodies and security experts in order to check cyberthreats in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Disarm Herders Now, We Can't Go to Farm Again, Igbo Women Beg Tinubu
Igbo women have called for the immediate disarming of violent herdsmen wreaking havoc in various agrarian communities in South East, lamenting that farmers are scared of going to… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Theft - NAF Destroys Illegal Oil Refining Sites Along Imo River Bank
The Nigerian Airforce said on Sunday that its Air Component of Operation Delta Safe, on Saturday 7 June 2024, successfully destroyed 2 Illegal Refining Sites (IRS) situated along… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Must Protect Nigerians, Killing Spree Mustn't Continue - Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi has called on the government to act and protect the lives of Nigerians, saying the killing spree in the country… Read more »
June 07
Africa: The African Sunset in South Africa
The loss of majority in parliament by the African National Congress, ANC in the May 29, 2024 South African elections was a sunset for the continent. It means that the unrepentant… Read more »