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EFCC arrests Kannywood actress Samha Inuwa over alleged naira abuse

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Kannywood actress Samha Inuwa over alleged abuse of the Nigerian currency. In a statement issued on Tuesday, EFCC's... Read More


Police arrest 24-year-old at Lagos airport over alleged N48.5m romance scam

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- The Airport Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Precious Onudhona, over his alleged involvement in a N48.5 million romance and online fraud scheme. In a statement posted... Read More


Lagos Assembly orders immediate halt to Makoko demolitions amid protests against govt's actions

Nigeria, Feb. 3 -- The Lagos State House of Assembly has ordered an immediate halt to ongoing demolitions in water front community Makoko, following protests by residents and advocacy groups last Tues... Read More


Lagos govt confiscates 65 motorcycles in restricted areas - Official

Nigeria, Feb. 3 -- Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, has announced the confiscation of 65 commercial motorcycles in Ikoyi during the enforcement of the state's ban on mot... Read More


Lagos govt announces $10m Makoko Water City plan amid tension over mass demolition

Nigeria, Feb. 3 -- The Lagos State Government has announced plans to invest about $10 million in regenerating Makoko, the sprawling waterfront community, even as residents and civil society groups dec... Read More


Demolitions: Activists call for probe into police crackdown on Lagos protest

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- Rights groups and activists on Monday demanded an immediate investigation into the crackdown on peaceful protesters and called for the removal of Lagos State Commissioner of Police,... Read More


REPORTER'S DIARY: How Lagos police's brutality against protesters, journalists put my life in danger

Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- Leaving home that Wednesday morning to cover a protest in Lagos, it never occurred to me that I could go so close to losing my life. Yet that was exactly what happened. On 28 Janua... Read More


Supreme Court strikes out N1.4bn award against Mobil, ends 29-year-old legal battle

Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday brought to a close a 29 years long dispute by dismissing an appeal challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal, Calabar Division, on a jurisdictio... Read More


Prosecution witness links $2.045m, property documents recovered from lawyer to Emefiele

Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- A prosecution witness said at the FCT High Court in Abuja on Friday that some title documents and the sun of $2 million recovered from a lawyer belonged to former Central Bank of N... Read More


Demolitions: Court grants bail to Lagos protest leaders

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- A magistrate's court in Yaba, Lagos State,has granted bail to Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Soweto, and Dele Frank, leaders of Wednesday's protest against demolitions at the Lag... Read More