A Nigerian blogger on Thursday spent his fourth night in detention for writing a controversial blog post. Jamil Mabai, a blogger based in the Northwestern state of Katsina, was arrested by officers of the Nigerian Police Force on Monday in … read more
Nigeria has hunted down 700 000 firms that have never paid taxes as the country seeks new revenue sources to offset low oil prices that have pushed the economy into its first recession in more than 20 years, its tax … read more
An average of 15 people died daily in road accidents across Nigeria in 2015, official statistics show. The report by the Federal Road Safety Corps show that 5,440 Nigerians lost their lives in road accidents across the country in 2015. … read more
Doctors crowded around Abdullahi. One squeezed a drip and another prepared a plastic syringe. The young boy didn’t move. Only the shallow rise and fall of his chest indicated he was still alive. Fluid was injected to try to stabilise … read more
A special Nigerian police unit has used hangings, mock executions and other forms of torture to obtain confessions and bribes from criminal suspects and their families, Amnesty International said. Victims interviewed by the London-based human rights group said members of … read more
Lagos State in Nigeria is challenging an appeal court ruling legalizing the wearing of Muslim headscarves in schools, even as millions of children flock back to class from the summer vacation. Tajudeen Balogun, one of the attorneys for the Muslim … read more
The Nigerian Navy said on Monday that it had averted hijack an attack on `Hanze Kochi’, a marine tanker, and destroyed more illegal refineries. A statement signed by the Director of Information, Commodore Christian Ezekobe, in Abuja, said that operatives … read more
The kidnappers, who abducted four landlords around Lekki Gardens Estate, in the Isheri North area of Lagos State, have demanded N300m each to release their victims, Punch reports. The abductors were said to have called the family members of their … read more
Lagos state government said it would commence census of all private schools operating in the state effective from September 26, 2016 while all unregistered private schools in the state will be closed down. Lagos State deputy governor, Dr. Idiat Oluranti … read more
Six civilians were killed and three soldiers injured in a Monday attack on a military escort by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, according to an army spokesman, APA reports quoting Anadolu Agency. Sani Usman said “suspected elements … read more