The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced three terrorists linked to the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to life imprisonment. Justice Salim Ibrahim convicted Abdulrazak Umar, also known as Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid; Yunusa Musa, alias Yunusa bin Musa; and Shamsu Adamu Sani, also known …
Domestic violence, child abuse among most reported cases The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it handled more than 600 cases of human rights violations in Borno State between January and July 2026, with domestic violence, child abuse and human trafficking accounting for a significant number of complaints. The NHRC State Coordinator, Jummai Mshelia, disclosed …
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja for time to seek subpoenas compelling the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, to testify in his ongoing trial over alleged …
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has disowned a fake recruitment advertisement circulating on social media and warned members of the public against falling victim to fraudsters. The Service also cautioned criminals behind the fake advert to desist from using its name to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians. In a statement issued on Thursday, the NCS urged members …
Lawmakers Demand inventory of seized assets worth trillions of naira The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Government to carry out a comprehensive audit and verification of all seized, forfeited and recovered assets in the custody of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) since 1999. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved …
Türkiye and Nigeria have launched the Türkiye–Nigeria Shipbuilding and Maritime Digital Exhibition and Forum 2026, a joint initiative aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in shipbuilding, maritime infrastructure, investment and skills development. The forum, which began on July 20, 2026, is supported by the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye, coordinated by …
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared his support for the Rivers Rainbow Coalition, a political movement made up of members of different political parties in the state and led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The governor announced his decision on Wednesday during the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction and …
Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has accompanied operatives of the Nigeria Police Force’s Special Tactical Squad, STS, on a raid of an alleged baby factory in Karshi, Abuja. The operation followed allegations that a seven-day-old baby had been sold at the facility. VDM documented the operation in videos shared …
The outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has commended the economic reforms of President Bola Tinubu administration, saying the measures, despite causing short-term hardship, would place the country on a stronger footing in the long term. Montgomery spoke on Tuesday during a farewell visit to the Revenue House in Abuja, where he described …
Thirty one companies have emerged winners in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission's (NUPRC) 2025 Licensing Round, with frontier basins capturing unprecedented investor attention for the first time in the nation's oil and gas history. The keenly contested bidding process, which concluded at the Transcorp Event Center in Abuja on Tuesday, saw 143 companies submit …
