Mr. Ifeanyi Okedinachi has called on the Inspector-General of Police and other relevant authorities to intervene in alleged beaten of Emeka, a 28-year-old man, to death in Asaba, Delta State, by operatives of the state command. Okedinachi, an elder to the late Emeka, called on the high command of police to ensure that thorough investigation…
The Jigawa State government led by Governor Umar Namadi spent N1.5 billion within three months on building and renovation of mosques and other religious structures, a copy of the state budget performance report obtained by SaharaReporters has revealed. The report titled “Jigawa State Third Quarter (July – September) 2024 Budget Performance” was posted on the…
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), said he pleaded with late Gen. Sani Abacha not to execute former President Olusegun Obasanjo for an alleged coup plot in 1995. Gowon said this at the maiden edition of the Interdenominational Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival organised by the Plateau Government. It took place in…
4A Roman Catholic priest, Anthony Odiong, connected to churches in Texas and Louisiana, is facing serious accusations of sexually assaulting women under his care. Reports say he also fathered two children from these alleged actions. During a bail hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors revealed shocking details about the case. They accused Odiong of abusing his role…
The Anambra State Police Command said on Saturday that it killed one suspect while others escaped with bullet wounds in a failed kidnap attempt by a gang suspected to be members of a secessionist group. In a statement over the weekend, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed that one suspect was…
Nigerian investigative journalist and founder of Foundation for Investigative Journalism, FIJ, Fisayo Soyombo, has reacted to his detention by the Nigerian Army 6 Division over alleged involvement in illegal oil bunkering. Recall that FIJ had raised that its founder was detained by the army in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The army in a statement issued…
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has cried out, alleging a grand plan by the former governor, Godwin Obaseki and some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and editors of leading newspapers, to discredit his victory in the 21 September governorship election. The allegation is contained in a statement on Saturday, by his Chief…
Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed a fundamental rights suit instituted against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju (a.k.a Bobrisky), alleging breach of his rights by the Commission and seeking N200million damages. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, Justice Owoeye held that Bobrisky’s…
The Nigerian Army has released investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo. One of Soyombo’s lawyers, Abimbola Ojenike, confirmed to our correspondent in a telephone interview that he was released shortly after 7 p.m. “He has just been released some minutes ago, and we are trying to find our way out of the cantonment. He is now free…
. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Gimba Ya’u, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), for allegedly diverting $65 million allocated for the construction of 962 residential units at the Goodluck Jonathan Legacy City in Kubwa, Abuja. Ya’u, alongside Bola Ogunsola, a…
