Two suspected bandits met their end during a botched attempt to test Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at a camp associated with notorious extremist leader Bello Turji in Zamfara State. According to intelligence sources, the incident occurred in Barikin Daji Village and Dan Bagudu Hills, both in Talata Mafara Local Government Area. The mishap reportedly happened…
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reshuffled his cabinet, sacking the Secretary to the State Government, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Commissioner of Information and four other commissioners. According to his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa the development forms part of a major political decision to effect pragmatic political realignment of his administration….
The Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ONICCIMA) has urged the Anambra State Government to prosecute the culprits responsible for manhandling Mr. Okechukwu Akaneme. In a statement signed by its President, Sir Augustine Ibeme, the group reminded the state government that the three officials of Anambra Waste Management Authority who brutalized Mr. Akaneme…
A Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced a man, Bamidele Folorunsho, to 10 years imprisonment for indecent treatment and sexual assault of a minor by rubbing her anus and caressing her breasts with his hands. Justice Rahman Oshodi who handed down the verdict convicted Folorunsho of…
The federal government said security operatives have arrested 10 persons on INTERPOL’s watch list while entering Nigeria. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said this in Abuja when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Technology Innovation Complex. “In the last couple of days, there were 10 people who were on the…
Justice H.L Abba-Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Jabi, Abuja on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced one Praise Humphrey Igbo (a.k.a) Jessica Allen to one year imprisonment for fraud. He was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, on a one-count charge, bordering on internet crime, criminal impersonation, obtaining money under false…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday made an ex-parte order suspending the production and distribution of Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System, a book authored by human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi. The book, which has sparked widespread debate due to allegations of judicial manipulation, recently became a global bestseller in the politics category…
The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, said on Wednesday that the Kano Emirate is still oblivious of the reasons behind the blockade of the palace last week by security operatives. Police and Department of State Security (DSS) operatives had blocked the entrance to the Gidan Rumfa Palace, restraining free movement in and out….
A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has made his first visit to his Bagwai/Shanono Federal Constituency since his release from prison in October, describing his incarceration as a divine test that taught him important life lessons. Lawan, who was convicted in 2021 for accepting a $500,000 bribe from oil magnate Femi…
Kwaren Gamba community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State was thrown into pandemonium on Saturday as suspected bandits abducted a newlywed bride along with four bridesmaids shortly after the wedding ceremony. The incident was said to have occurred at Kwaren Gamba near Kuka Teke, a village known for repeated attacks by armed…
