June 11
Nigeria: Troops Uncover Suspected Ipob/Esn Safe House in Enugu, Recover Arms
Vanguard
Troops of Operation UDO KA have uncovered a suspected safe house belonging to members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Foil Plot to Kidnap Chinese National in Ogun
Vanguard
The Ogun State Police Command has foiled a planned kidnapping of a Chinese national and arrested two suspected conspirators allegedly involved in a plot to demand a ransom of N50… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S., Nigeria Say Joint Operations Killed More Than 200 Boko Haram, ISWAP Fighters
Shabelle
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the Nigerian military said they had carried out joint operations against Boko Haram and Islamic State-linked militants in… Read more »
Nigeria: Drug Abuse, Internal Collaboration Fueling Insecurity in Edo - Commissioner
Vanguard
THE Edo State government on Wednesday said drug abuse among young people and collaboration from some residents and indigenes of some communities were factors fuelling crimes like… Read more »
Nigeria: Tech Academy Partners Real Estate Firm to Empower Graduates With International Trade Certifications
Vanguard
8Over 40 youths receive CPD UK accreditation and Ministry of Labour trade test certificates Read more »
Nigeria: Prison Congestion - Judges Face Backlash Over Unjust Bail Conditions
Vanguard
As concerns mount over the country's rising prison population, judges and prosecuting agencies have been identified as part of the problem. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Air - EFCC Alleges Ex-Aviation Minister Rented Ethiopian Airlines Plane for Show
Leadership
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, presented an aircraft belonging to Ethiopian Airlines as the proposed… Read more »
Nigeria: Emir Sanusi Advocates Long-Term Social Investment Framework to Combat Poverty in North-West
Leadership
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Wednesday called on governments in the North-West to adopt a long-term social policy investment framework with protected funding for… Read more »
Nigeria: Ward Delineation - Tompolo, IYC Call On INEC to Do the Right Thing
Leadership
High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, (lNEC) to do the right thing over delineation of wards in the Warri… Read more »
Nigeria: Uzodimma Unveils 4 Million-Strong Grassroots Mobilisation Groups for Tinubu's Re-Election
Leadership
Governor of Imo State and Chairman of the Progressive Governors' Forum, Hope Uzodimma, has unveiled four million-strong grassroots mobilisation groups for the re-election of… Read more »
Nigeria: Oyedele Hails Innovation, Institutional Transformation As NRS Unveils Rev360 Platform to Boost Revenue Administration
This Day
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, yesterday hailed ongoing innovation and institutional transformation at the Nigeria Revenue Service… Read more »
Nigeria: Warri - Evacuate Illegal Occupiers From Olero Flow Station,Chevron Host Communities Tell Oborevwori
Vanguard
Leaders of Itsekiri Communities of Ebrohimi, Obaghoro, Tebu, Gbokoda, Aja - Amita, Udo and Jakpa, making up the Indigenous Communities of Olero Oil Field in Warri North Local… Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds Board Voluntary Repatriation Flight to Nigeria
GroundUp
Nigerian Consul-General says their citizens no longer feel safe in South Africa due to anti-immigrant violence in recent weeks Read more »
Nigeria: What Lagos Planned for Precious Seeds [analysis]
African Arguments
In December 2025, Lagos State bulldozers tore down Precious Seeds, a waterfront settlement in Oworonshoki. Esther Udoh had been driven out of the same site once before, by a fire… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Stops Alleged Demolition At Ogombo Estate, Restrains Bank, Developer
Vanguard
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Epe has restrained Multi-Purpose Infrastructure Development Construction Limited and Abbey Mortgage Bank Limited, alongside seven other… Read more »
Nigeria: Ebola Threat - Health Writers Seek Inclusion in Tinubu's Task Force, Hail N10bn Emergency Fund
Vanguard
The Health Writers Association of Nigeria, (HEWAN) on Wednesday urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to include health journalists in the newly established Presidential Task Force on… Read more »
Nigeria: Customs Intensifies Anti-Smuggling Operations Against Vegetable Oil Imports
Vanguard
....Vows to Protect Local Producers, Investments Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, Ethiopia Sign Prisoner Transfer Agreement for Jailed Nigerians
Vanguard
The Federal Government has signed a Transfer of Sentenced Persons Agreement with Ethiopia, paving the way for the repatriation of more than 100 Nigerians currently serving prison… Read more »
Nigeria: Keyamo Orders Probe, Grounds Aircraft After Unauthorized Landing Near Asaba
Vanguard
The Federal Government has grounded a private aircraft and suspended its operator's permit following a dramatic incident in which the aircraft made an emergency landing on a road… Read more »
Nigeria: INEC Fixes June 20 for Kebbi Assembly By-Election
Leadership
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 20, 2026, for the conduct of the bye-election for Zuru State Constituency in the Kebbi State House of Assembly. Read more »
Nigeria: Declare National Emergency Over Worsening Insecurity Now, Northern Elders Tell Govt
Leadership
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has called on the Federal Government to immediately declare a National Security Emergency, warning that Nigeria is facing an unprecedented security… Read more »
Nigeria: Poverty Alleviation - North-West Govs Unveil 6-Month Plan for Children, Women
Leadership
Governors of the seven North-West states have resolved to re-enrol at least 781,200 out-of-school children in formal schools within the next six months as part of a coordinated… Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt Tells Students to Embrace Vaccination
Leadership
Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has urged Nigerian students to adopt healthy lifestyles, proper hygiene, good nutrition and immunisation to protect their future and develop… Read more »
Nigeria: 131 Women Honoured As Ministry Moves Against 'Miracle' Exam Centres
Leadership
No fewer than 131 women education entrepreneurs from across Nigeria have been recognised for their contributions to basic and secondary education as the Federal Ministry of… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Bold Reforms Already Yielding Positive Results, Securing Nigeria's Future, Says Governor Inuwa Yahaya
This Day
The governor of Gombe State and secretary of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA), Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has mounted a strong defence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's… Read more »
