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Insecurity Claims 3,193 Nigerians in Eight Months

KEY POINTS 3,083 people were reportedly killed and 3,193 abducted between January and August 2026. August alone recorded an estimated 138 deaths and 180 abductions, with Plateau and Benue heavily affected. InterSociety also estimated that about 19,800 churches have been attacked or destroyed since...

September 8, 2026

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Family Raises Alarm Over EFCC Custody of Hospitalised Executive

KEY POINTS Immanuel's family alleges he is handcuffed to his LASUTH hospital bed despite doctors advising periodic movement. IMEDSI is demanding his restraints be removed and that he receive confidential medical, legal and family access. Immanuel, who pleaded not guilty to the EFCC's $1.5m...

September 8, 2026

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Nigerian Military Launches Major Operation Against Lakurawa, Other Terrorist Groups

KEY POINTS Military launches Operation CLEAN SWEEP IV. Lakurawa networks targeted across the North-West. ...

August 14, 2026

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Nigeria fails US fiscal transparency test for second year

Nigeria has failed the US fiscal transparency test for a second straight year, with the State Department citing a vague budget and weak audit oversight.

August 13, 2026

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SEC orders operators to freeze ISIS-linked accounts

Nigeria's SEC has ordered capital market operators to freeze assets linked to one Nigerian and three companies the US sanctioned over alleged ISIS financing.

August 13, 2026

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Wike Closes FCT Housing Committee Office

KEY POINTS Wike closes the old housing secretariat. New division takes over house sales. ...

August 13, 2026

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TIB Condemns Wanted Notice Against Lagos Activist

KEY POINTS TIB rejects the purported wanted notice. Ogunlami has opposed Oworonshoki demolitions. Group...

August 13, 2026

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Military Court Says Soldiers’ Frozen Bank Accounts Are Under Investigation

KEY POINTS Frozen accounts are still being investigated. CDS has been briefed repeatedly. Court...

August 13, 2026

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Security Forces Uncover Identities of Suspected Kidnappers Behind Enugu Catholic Church Attack

KEY POINTS Aliyu Mohammed, Usman Mohammed and Babuga Usman, with the latter reportedly killed...

August 12, 2026

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Police Declare Two Men Wanted as Woman Who Returned from Dubai Goes Missing in Lagos

KEY POINTS Chukwunyere Esther Chinaza, 26, has been missing in Lagos since June 22,...

August 12, 2026

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Ebonyi Assembly Caps Rent and Agent Fees

KEY POINTS Ebonyi caps estate agency fees at 2 per cent of transaction value. ...

August 12, 2026

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Troops Stop Herdsmen Attack in Benue, Recover AK-47

KEY POINTS Troops and police stopped an attack in Azege, Benue State. An AK-47...

August 12, 2026

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Visa processing shift won’t affect Abuja embassy operations, US says

The US Mission in Nigeria says moving routine visa processing from Abuja to a Lagos hub will not affect the Abuja embassy or valid visas.

August 11, 2026

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Visa applications from Nigerians to South Africa double despite xenophobia, envoy says

Visa applications from Nigerians to South Africa have almost doubled in recent months despite xenophobic attacks, the country's consul-general in Nigeria says.

August 11, 2026