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Nigeria’s legal community reacts as reports emerge Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has reportedly died in a Saudi Arabian hospital, sparking widespread reactions across Nigeria’s legal and political space. Reports i...
Diplomatic tensions rise as Nigerian personnel remain in custody Nigeria soldiers face life sentence Burkina Faso after a Nigerian Air Force C‑130 aircraft made an emergency landing in Bobo‑Dioulasso on December 8, 2025. Burkina Faso author...
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger deepen economic cooperation outside ECOWAS Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched a $895 million regional investment bank as part of efforts to strengthen economic cooperation and finance development project...
Diplomatic standoff intensifies after Nigerian Air Force aircraft grounded Nigeria-Burkina Faso Crisis: C-130 Intercepted, Soldiers Face Espionage Charges, France Alleged Involvement Nigeria faces a diplomatic crisis with Burkina Faso after...
Peter Obi demands independent probe after suspects allege officials supplied arms Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has said that Insecurity Persists Due to Leadership Failure in Niger...
Sunday worship service turns deadly in Yagba West community Bandits have attacked an ECWA church in Ejiba, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing one worshipper and abducting several others during a Sunday service, once aga...
Security forces eliminate key bandit leader in coordinated operation Security forces have shot dead notorious bandit leader Kachalla Na’Allah during a coordinated operation in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, marking a major break...
US lawmaker says Nigeria–US talks show progress on counterterrorism cooperation A United States congressman, Riley Moore, has said that the United States and Nigeria are close to establishing a strategic security framework aimed at tackling...
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has stated that the Lagos–Calabar Highway audit request is part of his commitment to full transparency on the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project. Recently, he issued a Lagos-Coastal Highway audit...
Court orders remand after ₦2.2bn fraud arraignment, adjourns bail hearing A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has ordered that former Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, be remanded in the Kuje Correctional...
Judge says EFCC violated due process in declaring Rabiu Tijjani wanted, orders immediate apology and ₦5m compensation A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has issued an EFCC Apology Order, directing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commi...
A heartbreaking tragedy struck Asaba, Delta State, on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 10, 2025, in the Asaba Sienna fire accident, when a fully loaded Toyota Sienna commercial vehicle suddenly went up in flames, killing 16 passengers,...