The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has instructed police officers to cease wearing dark glasses while in uniform. This directive, effective immediately, was communicated through a wireless message dated Tuesday, January 21, 2025, and sent to all zonal and state commands within the police force. The wireless message was identified as CB:4001/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOL.121/104, was…
Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, has revealed that a senior police officer has summoned him for questioning regarding a video he recorded during an altercation with police officers on the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Access Road in Lagos. The video shows police officers stationed on the road, alleged to be extorting money…
Olubunmi Kuku, managing director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has said she would resign if all her efforts to transform the airport system fails. Kuku said this while speaking on Television Continental Morning show on Thursday evening. The FAAN MD who said she had stepped on toes and would step on more…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, made an order proscribing the Lakurawa sect. The court also proscribed other similar groups in parts of Nigeria, especially in the North-West and North Central regions of the country. Justice James Omotosho made the declaration while delivering a ruling in a motion ex parte originating summons filed…
Jeremiah Useni, a former minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), is dead. Useni, a retired army officer, died on Thursday at the age of 82 after a protracted illness. Gyang Bere, director of press and Public Affairs to Caleb Mutfwang, the governor of Plateau, confirmed his passing in a statement late Thursday. Mutfwang described…
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has condemned the murder of its member, Mr Chinedu Nwowu, by unknown assailants. Barrister Nwowu was murdered in cold blood on Wednesday evening, in Mgbidi, Imo State. Meanwhile, courts in Mgbidi, Oguta, and Omumma areas of Imo State were closed on Thursday following the tragic killing. Nwowu was shot while…
Farasime Village, located at the Owode Apa border in Badagry West, Lagos State, has descended into chaos following a violent clash between Nigerian Navy personnel and local youths. According to Punch, the confrontation erupted early Thursday morning when naval officers launched an operation to apprehend smugglers transporting Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol,…
By Prof. Mike Ozekhome Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Esq., is a vibrant and dynamic young man whose depth and breadth of knowledge in the law are remarkable. I have chosen to celebrate you through this short tribute on the remarkable occasion of your 50th birthday. I celebrate a man whose entire life epitomizes courage, resilience, audacity, bravery,…
President Bola Tinubu has once again bypassed the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) by unilaterally appointing Dr. Mainasara Umar Kogo as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Kogo’s latest appointment by Tinubu was communicated in a letter dated January 20, 2025, signed by Senator George Akume, the…
Popular Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky has taken the internet by storm as he announces plans to tie the knot in an elaborate ceremony. Taking to his Instagram page, he promised that his wedding would be an extravagant affair and would feature a range of high-end events in various international locations. According to Bobrisky,…
