Monday, June 22, 2026

Nigerian authorities

August 7, 2025

Amnesty International condemns Sowore’s detention, demands his release

“Attempting to drag Sowore to a judicial process without recourse to his lawyer is a flagrant disregard for the rule of law,” said Amnesty International.

Omoyele Sowore arrested by police Credit: Vanguard
June 13, 2025

UK Court of Appeal upholds Nigeria’s victory in multibillion-dollar P&ID gas contract dispute

The latest ruling seals Nigeria’s resounding victory on the botched contract that would have drained its foreign assets.

P&ID and UK Court of Appeal
March 19, 2025

Dangote suspends sales of petroleum in Nigeria over naira-for-crude oil deal cancellation

The statement indicated, “As soon as we receive an allocation of naira-denominated crude cargoes from NNPC, we will promptly resume petroleum product sales in naira.’’

Crude oil
March 15, 2024
UN human rights chief Volker Turk
August 14, 2023

Sextortion: FBI extradites internet fraudsters, Ogoshi brothers, over suicide of American teenager

In May 2023, Samuel Ogoshi and Samson Ogoshi were charged in a four-count indictment.

OGOSHI BROTHERS AND FBI AGENTS
May 19, 2023

U.S. Embassy confirms rescue of two staff from Anambra attack

On Friday, the Embassy told journalists in Abuja via a statement that the victims were under the protection of the Nigerian authorities in Anambra.

U.S. EMBASSY
December 5, 2022

SSS won’t tolerate human rights advocacy; activists are bad for Nigeria: Bichi

Many Nigerians are victims of rights abuse, illegal arrests, torture, and abduction by the Yusuf Bichi-led secret police.

Director-General, SSS, Yusuf Bichi
November 10, 2022

Tinubu mistakenly shared flats with drug lords in Chicago: Festus Keyamo

The campaign spokesman said the candidate incidentally shared an address with notorious cocaine dealers in the 1990s.

Bola Tinubu [Credit: BAT]
November 3, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Federal government begins compilation of #EndSARS protesters on no-fly list

The interior ministry has started singling out key members of the historic #EndSARS movement for profiling, Peoples Gazette can report.

President Muhammadu Buhari