The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has denied reports that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, suffered a medical emergency while being held by the agency. The commission said the claim was false and misleading. It reacted to an earlier statement from El-Rufai’s media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, who alleged that the…
The former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has accused state security agencies of taking steps it said were aimed at frustrating his right to fair hearing and weakening his ability to defend himself in court. In a statement issued on Friday, Malami’s media aide, Mohammed Bello Doka, said recent actions by the Economic…
Mele Kyari, a former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), is currently at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Kyari, who had earlier been placed on watchlist, arrived at the anti-graft agency’s headquarters in Abuja at about Wednesday, reports Daily Trust. Sources within the commission told…
RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore has announced his release from detention. He informed that the police authorities capitulated to the demands of the movement. Sowore announced his release from police detention on Friday night through his verified social media pages. He also went live on Facebook to speak to his supporters shortly after leaving detention. In…
The Commissioner of Police for Special Intervention Squad, CP Abayomi Shogunle, has explained why human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, is being detained by the Nigeria Police Force. Shogunle, while addressing protesters and the press in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, on Friday, said Sowore’s arrest and…
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has slammed the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and the Nigeria Police team over the arrest and detention of Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters. In a post shared on X, Atiku, a two-time presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) described Sowore’s arrest and detention by…
The Take It Back (TIB) Movement has vowed to launch a nationwide protest in response to the reported detention of its convener and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, by the Nigeria Police Force. Sowore was said to have arrived at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday afternoon, accompanied…
Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has voiced deep concern over the way Nigerians are treated abroad, citing a personal experience as an example of the country’s declining global image. Speaking during a celebration of his 60th birthday, Amaechi revealed that he was recently detained by authorities in Germany—not because he violated any law, but…
Nnandi Kanu Family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has accused southeast governors of deliberate refusal to meet with President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to resolve their son’s continuous detention. Prince Emmanuel Kanu, who spoke on behalf of the family, said they are left in surprise why the governors…
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has announced that the Nigeria Police Force will hold him in custody until further notice. This followed his refusal to accept their bail conditions, which he described as “illegal”. It was learnt that Sowore will be taken to the police office located at Abattoir, which was formerly used by the…
