Fugitive Suspect Arrested After 13-day Hunt Over Brother’s Killing In Rivers
A 13-day manhunt has ended with the arrest of a suspect accused of hacking his elder brother to death with a cutlass in Ofeh community, Eberi, in Omuma Local Council…
Seven-year-old girl abused by biological father, stepmother, group seeks Lagos govt intervention
A child rights advocacy organisation, Advocates for Children and Vulnerable Persons Network (ACVPN), has called on the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development to urgently intervene in the…
Coalition accused Atiku of bias over El-Rufai detention remarks
A civil society coalition, Kaduna Voices United (KVU), has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for comments concerning the detention and investigation of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Atiku…
EFCC declares 36-year-old man wanted for alleged fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared 36-year-old Samuel Okorie Chukwuemeka wanted over an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence. In a public notice issued on…
National threat: El-Rufai’s absence in court stalls DSS arraignment
The bid by the Department of the State Services, DSS, to arraign the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on…
IGP must be shielded from politics before state police can work – Justice Ahiakwo
A constitutional lawyer and public affairs commentator, Justice Osai Ahiakwo, has warned that without insulating the Inspector-General of Police from political pressure, any move toward state-controlled policing may fail to…
Peter Obi assassination attempt: Did attackers wear APC uniforms – Edo APC asked ADC
The Edo State government has denied having a hand in the assassination attempt made at the former Labour party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, former Governor of…
Nigerian lawyer-poet gets recognition
Nigerian public-interest lawyer and celebrated poet Karimot Odebode has been named the recipient of the 29th Global Love of Lives Award by Taiwan’s Chou Ta-Kuan Cultural and Educational Foundation, in…
Bayelsa gets new DG, Peter Akpe, eight things to know
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State nominated Pastor (Hon) Peter Pereotubo Akpe, his Chief of Staff at the Government House, as the state’s new Deputy Governor. The Bayelsa State House…
Tinubu appoints AIG Tunji Disu as Acting IGP
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspector General Of Police, Olatunji Disu, as the Acting Inspector General Of Police. Mr Olatunji Disu who is currently the…