December 14, 2025
Nigeria: ADC Demands Transparency in Nigeria-France Digital Tax Deal
The ADC spokesperson urged FIRS to make full disclosure of the agreement or terminate the deal. Read more »
Nigeria: 11 Evacuated After Flybird Jet Crash-Lands At Kano Airport
"The flight crew followed all established operational and safety procedures, and the aircraft was brought to a safe stop," says Tracy Wilson, General Manager of Flybird Aircraft… Read more »
Nigeria: Unlicensed Gold Mining, Trade Leave Northern Ghana Exposed to Jnim Terrorists - Report
The report revealed that Ghanaian citizens are engaged in trade with JNIM, sometimes knowingly and at other times unknowingly. Read more »
Nigeria: Many Cattle Killed After Alleged Poisoning in Plateau Community - MACBAN
Ibrahim Babayo, state chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN), disclosed the incident Read more »
Nigeria: NDLEA Arrests Suspected Bandits' Drug Supplier in Niger, Seizes Codeine, Skunk Nationwide
NDLEA says suspect arrested three weeks after escaping during a raid on his home Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorist Bello Turji in New Video Narrates Relationship With Defence Minister
Mr Turji denied collecting money from Mr Matawalle during a peace dialogue. Read more »
Nigeria: Why We'll Proceed With Wednesday's Nationwide Protest - NLC
Mr Ajaero said the protest would demand decisive government action against insecurity. Read more »
Nigeria: SERAP Threatens Contempt Suit Against AGF Fagbemi Over 'Failure' to Enforce NDDC Judgment
The court also ordered Mr Fagbemi and the president "to publish and make available to the public the NDDC forensic audit report..." Read more »
Nigeria: Fresh X Spat Drags El-Rufai Sons Back Into Vulgar Online Exchanges
The El-Rufai sons, Bashir and Bello, have repeatedly sparked national debate over vulgar, threatening, and politically charged posts on X. Read more »
Nigeria: NPFL Roundup - Shooting Stars, Abia Warriors Secure Crucial Away Victories
Shooting Stars and Abia Warriors grabbed a maximum of three points in Kano and Owerri Read more »
Nigeria: FIRS Says MOU With France's DGFiP Didn't Undermine Nigerian Sovereignty
The statement stressed that "FIRS remains committed to transparency, professionalism, and partnerships that advance Nigeria's long-term economic development." Read more »
December 12, 2025
Benin: Benin Republic - Consequences of Making Opposition Politics Impossible, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Nigeria's decisive intervention in helping to stop the coup in Benin Republic was a good commitment to saving democracy for the country, and, maybe more important, for us. I have… Read more »
Nigeria: Fresh Crisis Looms in Rivers As Speaker Accuses Fubara of Dishonesty
There had been political crises in Rivers State, which were triggered by the feud between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister Read more »
Nigeria: Supreme Court Affirms Death Sentence for Maryam Sanda, After Tinubu Nearly Freed Her By Pardon
Abstract: The Supreme Court took a swipe at President Tinubu for seeking to pardon Maryam Sanda in a culpable homicide case, in respect of which an appeal was still pending. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Sends Ex-Minister Ngige to Prison Over N2.2 Billion Fraud Charges
Trial judge Maryam Hassan ordered Mr Ngige's remand in prison after EFCC arraigned him on eight counts of fraud and accepting bribes. Read more »
Nigeria: Katsina Man Kills Nursing Mother, 10-Month-Old Baby Over Paternity Dispute - Police
According to the police, the suspect lured the victims to the outskirts of Sheme village, where they were murdered, burnt, and dumped inside a nearby well. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Hold Tinubu Responsible If Any Lawmaker Gets Attacked,' Reps Member Faults Police Withdrawal Directive
On 23 November, President Tinubu ordered the immediate withdrawal of police officers assigned to VIPs across the country. The Special Protection Unit of the Nigeria Police Force… Read more »
Nigeria: Idoma Youths Protest Exclusion As US Congress Delegation Visits Only Tiv Communities in Benue
The US delegation, which met internally displaced persons (IDPs), religious leaders and traditional authorities in Tiv-dominated areas earlier in the week, did not extend its visit… Read more »
Nigeria: Ikpokpo Outlines Vision for Niger Delta Games
Mr Ikpokpo, who also chairs the Delta State Athletics Association, said the organisers are committed to improving the quality of the event. Read more »
Nigeria: Ex-Anambra Governor for Arraignment Today As EFCC Files Eight Charges
PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Ngige was arrested by the EFCC on Wednesday in Abuja and that the anti-graft agency would file charges against the politician on Thursday. Read more »
Nigeria: ICPC Denies Holding Amnesty International Staff Members Hostage in Abuja
ICPC said its operatives never attacked or invaded the office of Amnesty International in Abuja on Thursday. Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria, Benin Seek Ecowas Force Overhaul to Protect Democracy
Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, and his Beninese counterpart, Olushegun Bakari, made this known at a ministerial briefing in Abuja. Read more »
Nigeria: Bayelsa Deputy Governor Ewhrudjakpo Is Dead - Official
PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Ewhrudjakpo slumped on Thursday afternoon while he was working in his office, and was immediately rushed to a hospital in Yenagoa, the… Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorism Financing - Can Nigerian Senate Unmask Suspects?
Despite the recent resolution of the lawmakers to expose terrorism sponsors in the country, their antecedents and historical pattern of handling such matters raise doubts that they… Read more »
Nigeria: NCAA Steps in After Bird Strike Triggers Chaos At Abuja Airport
Over one hundred passengers were left stranded at Abuja's domestic airport after a bird strike forced flight cancellations, prompting the NCAA to oversee compensation and ensure… Read more »
