Ripples Nigeria News Updates

Nigerian Army troops have apprehended two suspects believed to be behind a string of violent crimes in communities across Plateau and Kaduna States, following a coordinated intelligence-driven operation. The arrests were made by personnel of the Nigerian Army’s 3 Division and Operation Safe Haven (OpSH), who carried out the mission… Read more »

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has acknowledged that although notable improvements have been made to the country’s airports—particularly Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA)—they still fall short of international benchmarks. Keyamo made the candid admission in response to a tweet by UK-based academic and career coach,… Read more »

In a stirring and emotional address from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV called for an end to global conflict and issued a heartfelt appeal for a ceasefire in Gaza, marking his second public appearance since ascending to the papacy. “Dear brothers and sisters, happy… Read more »

Barcelona have beaten rivals Real Madrid 4-3 in a thrilling La Liga encounter at the Camp Nou on Sunday. Barcelona closed in on the league title as they fought back from two goals down to beat Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick in the encounter but it was not… Read more »

A fresh wave of fear has swept across Isa Local Government Area in Sokoto State as notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, issued chilling threats that have led to mass displacement of residents, particularly in Bafarawa town. Eyewitnesses and local sources say Turji has also extended his warnings to nearby villages… Read more »

The Nigerian government has rescued 78 Nigerians who were victims of human traffickers in Cote D’Ivoire. The victims who were repatriated back arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, around 11:00 pm on Saturday, and comprised of 73 females, two males, and three babies and were received by the… Read more »

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso to “immediately disclose whether the bank has commenced the direct disbursement of allocations to the 774 local government councils in Nigeria from the Federation Account with the CBN and to… Read more »

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted a fuel tanker with a modified compartment used in concealing and transporting illicit drugs across the country. NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a post on X on Sunday, with a video of… Read more »

Google, the world’s largest search engine, has agreed to pay the state of Texas the sum of $1.4 billion to resolve cases involving privacy infractions, specifically the usage of biometric data without the required authorization. Texas’ Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI Act), which prohibits the acquisition of… Read more »

The Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and seven years prison sentence of one Onyekachi Nwosu, a former employee of Guaranty Trust Bank for his commission of over N50 million loan fraud. Nwosu was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a… Read more »