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Warri-Itakpe train services set to resume

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says the Warri-Itakpe Train Service (WITS) will resume operations on Wednesday, 29 October, following a "temporary suspension of train servic... Read More


Soldiers foil terror attack in Borno, kill 10 terrorists, recover weapons - Official

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- The Nigerian Army says the troops of a joint task force, Operation Hadin (OPHK) Kai, have thwarted an attack in Gamboru Ngala, killing 10 insurgents and recovering weapons. The sp... Read More


Terrorists kidnap nine passengers, injure three in separate attacks on Kogi-Kwara highway

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Terrorists, locally known as bandits, have kidnapped nine passengers and injured three other people, including a commercial driver, in separate attacks on a highway connecting Kogi... Read More


ISWAP claims recent attacks in North-east as Governor Zulum laments

Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, has claimed responsibility for the recet three attacks on military positions in Borno and Yobe st... Read More


Police arrest student activist days after criticising Niger governor over insecurity, propaganda

Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- The police have arrested Isah Mokwa, a student activist at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) in Lapai, Niger State. Mr Mokwa, a vocal critic of Governor Umar Bago, was ... Read More


JUST IN: Good news for Nigeria as country removed from FATF grey list

Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- Nigeria has been removed from the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), providing a boost for foreign remittances and foreign investments. The Paris-based FATF anno... Read More


UPDATED: Weeks after alleged coup plot, Tinubu changes military chiefs

Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- President Bola Tinubu has sacked Christopher Musa, an army general, as the Chief of Defence Staff and appointed Olufemi Oluyede, former army chief, as his replacement. The preside... Read More


INTERPOL uncovers how cryptocurrency fraud exploiting Nigerians, others, helped fund terrorism

Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has revealed how a cryptocurrency-based Ponzi scheme targeting Nigerians and other nationalities was used to finance terro... Read More


FCT police redeploy DPO over unprofessional conduct

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, Miller Dantawaye, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Ushafa back to the state h... Read More


Nigerian military confirms fierce battles, says terrorists used armed drones, RPGs

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The Nigerian Army says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), a joint task force, repelled multiple coordinated attacks by terrorists across the North-east joint operations area... Read More