April 15
Nigeria: NDLEA Warns Against New Illicit Drugs Mixture 'Combine'
NDLEA said "Combine" is a mixture of strains of canabis, colos, loud and opioids soaked in raw gin, saying there's no shorter route to death than taking it. Read more »
Nigeria: 19 Killed in Oyo-Ogbomoso Road Crash - FRSC
FRSC says the road crash occurred at about 07:45 a.m. was due to route violation, referred to in local parlance as 'One Way'. Read more »
Nigeria: Avoid Corrupt Politicians, Governor Nwifuru Advises New Supreme Court Judge
The judge was inaugurated alongside 10 other justices to the Supreme Court bench in February. Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorists Release Zamfara University Students Seven Months After Abduction
The released students spent over 200 days in the terrorists' camp following their abduction last September. Read more »
Nigeria: Betta Edu, Sadiya Farouq, Others Not Yet Cleared of Alleged Fraud - EFCC
EFCC clarified in a statement on Sunday that it "has not cleared anyone allegedly involved in the fraud at the humanitarian ministry. Read more »
Nigeria: After Bobrisky, More Celebrities to Face Trial for Naira Abuse - EFCC
Days after securing the conviction of Bobrisky, EFCC says some celebrities have been invited for investigations for naira abuse, and made useful statements. Read more »
April 14
Nigeria: Chibok Girls - 10 Years After Abduction, 91 Still Missing
The success of the Chibok abduction emboldened other terror groups to target schools and kidnap students. Read more »
Nigeria: 21 Chibok Girls Forced Into Motherhood, Some Returned to Their Abductors
"We have been married for eight years," Ms Grema, who escaped with her child, had said. "I first came out of the forest and then he followed me." Read more »
Nigeria: Soldier Who Killed Woman in Enugu Not Repentant Boko Haram Terrorist - Army
The army has never enlisted Boko Haram members to its strength. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Army Confirms Soldier's Murder of Woman in Enugu Barracks
The army said the soldier accused of the murder of the woman has been arrested. Read more »
Nigeria: NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians to Banned Soap
NAFDAC says the soap asked members of the public in possession of the soap to discontinue sale or use, and submit stock to its nearest office. Read more »
Nigeria: Chibok Girls - U.S. Pledges Support for Nigeria's Anti-Terrorism War, Victims' Families
Sunday marks a decade of the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Chibok in Borno State, North-east Nigeria, by Boko Haram terrorists. Read more »
April 13
Nigeria: We'll Continue Promoting Distance Learning to Improve Access to Education - Tinubu
Mr Tinubu gave the assurance at the 13th Convocation and Investiture of the third Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). Read more »
Nigeria: Ikeja Electric Announces Additional Band a Feeders
The company said the additional feeder brings its total from 51 to 85 Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Sustain Military Onslaught Against Bandits in Zamfara, Tinubu Assures Lawal
A statement by the spokesperson of the Zamfara governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said President Tinubu received some state governors and the leadership of the National Assembly in his… Read more »
Nigeria: APC Clears 16 Aspirants for Ondo Governorship Primary Election
The report of the screening committee of the APC says all the 16 aspirants "demonstrated a willingness to support the aspirant that emerged as the party's candidate for the… Read more »
April 12
Nigeria: UK Tribunal Imposes More Punishment On Nigerian Doctor Accused of Sex With Patient
The tribunal heard that the pair had consensual sexual intercourse in the hospital toilet cubicle and at her home. Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Uncover Secret Armoury in Delta, Arrest Three Suspects - Nigerian Army
The development came days after the Nigerian military annonced an operation for recovery of arms and ammunition carted away from 17 soldiers who were murdered in the state last… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Sentences Bobrisky to Six Months in Jail
The trial judge, Abimbola Awogboro, imposed the jail term on Bobrisky after earlier convicting him on 5 April. Read more »
April 11
Nigeria: Police Arrest 54 for Alleged Plot to Disrupt Kano Sallah Durbar
The police say the suspects wanted to disrupt the Eid celebrations at the palace of the Emir of Kano Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu to Declare Open Nigeria's Justice Sector Reforms Summit
The summit aims to address the myriads of problems plaguing the Nigerian justice sector. Read more »
Nigeria: NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Fake Anti-Bacteria Injection, Deadly Cough Syrup
Just as it warns against counterfeit Tandak injection, NAFDAC has also recalled a children's cough syrup after its laboratory analysis showed it contains toxic components. Read more »
Nigeria: Enugu Community Resorts to Invoking Deities Against Pro-Biafra Attacks, Killings
The community had witnessed frequent attacks and killings by the pro-Biafra gunmen. Read more »
April 10
Nigeria: Two Years After Judgement, Women Task Tinubu On 35% Affirmative Action
Since the ruling, governments at various levels have failed to implement the policy by not meeting the 35 per cent women inclusion quota. Read more »
Nigeria: Actor Jnr Pope Odonwodo Is Dead
The actor died on Tuesday. Read more »