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Nigerian Army probes alleged extrajudicial killing in Maiduguri

Nigeria, March 27 -- The Headquarters Theatre Command of Operation Hadin Kai, a joint task force in the North-east, said it is investigating allegations that troops shot and killed a civilian, Abdulra... Read More


Nigeria Army arrests suspects, rescues kidnap victim in North-central operations

Nigeria, March 27 -- Troops of Nigerian Army's Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have arrested several suspects, recovered an AK-47 rifle and ammunition, and rescued a kidnapped woman in Nasarawa and Benu... Read More


Dangote Refinery cuts petrol gantry price to N1,200

Nigeria, March 27 -- Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced its gantry price for petrol to N1,200 per litre and its coastal price to N1,153 per litre, amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East that con... Read More


APC Convention: Nigerian govt restricts movement around Eagles Square; civil servants to work from home

Nigeria, March 27 -- The Nigerian government has restricted vehicular movement in and around Eagles Square, the venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention scheduled for Friday and Saturda... Read More


Nigerian governor orders workers' suspension for lateness

Nigeria, March 27 -- Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has ordered the suspension of civil servants who did not show up at work on time on Thursday. Mr Soludo made the remark on Thursday durin... Read More


NCC introduces platform to regulate recycling of phone numbers, SIM fraud

Nigeria, March 27 -- The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced the Telecoms Identity Risk Management System (TIRMS) platform to regulate the re-assignment of dormant mobile phone num... Read More


Gunmen kill woman in Rivers

Nigeria, March 27 -- Gunmen have killed a woman in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria's South-south. Police spokesperson in Rivers State, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement on Thursday, said the vic... Read More


2027: Battle looms in Gombe as governor backs agitation to end Danjuma Goje's long Senate career

Nigeria, March 27 -- Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Yahaya has backed a demand by stakeholders from Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area to produce the next senator for Gombe Central District in 2027, a... Read More


Lagos CP Tijani Fatai vows tougher fight against crime, warns officers against brutality

Nigeria, March 27 -- Newly appointed Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, has warned his officers against brutality and unprofessional conduct while pledging a tougher, intelligence-drive... Read More


Kemi Badenoch says UK should've voted against UN resolution condemning slavery, demanding reparations

Nigeria, March 27 -- The leader of the UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, says Britain should have voted against the UN resolution, which described slavery as the greatest crime against humanity an... Read More