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Fisayo Soyombo: Army Frees Investigative Reporter After Public Outcry.
The Nigerian Army has released investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo after the social media went agog with reports of his arrest in Port Harcourt.In a...
Ondo Guber Poll: DSS Arrests Alleged Vote Buyer With Bags Of...
Officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspected vote-buyer in the Ondo governorship election. The suspect was captured with two bags...
Vandals Again Attack TCN Towers, Disrupt Power Supply To Abuja.
Suspected vandals have attacked the 330kV Lokoja–Gwagwalada transmission line, disrupting power supply to Abuja.The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, stated that the incident occurred...
Lagos: Bus Driver Sets Vehicle, LASTMA Officials On Fire To Evade...
A bus driver has set himself and an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA, on fire while trying to evade arrest....
Alleged Espionage: Russian Engineer Jailed 16 Years Over Spying For Ukraine.
An engineer at a Russian tank manufacturer has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for high treason, after being found guilty of giving...
Attorney General Considers Dropping Charges Against ‘Hungry’ Minors
Meanwhile, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has commenced moves to drop the charges brought against the 32...
Renewed Kaduna Restoration Group Slams Trial Of Young Northern Protesters By...
The Renewed Kaduna Restoration Group, (RKRG), has condemned the detention and reported mistreatment of minors involved in the #EndBadGovernance protests.The Group made the call...
Court Grants Reps Member Ikwechegh ₦500,000 Bail.
A Kuje Magistrate Court has granted bail to a House of Representatives member for Aba North and South, Alex Ikwechegh, in the sum of ₦500,000...
Boko Haram Kills 40 Chadian Soldiers During Raid.
An attack by Boko Haram killed around 40 Chadian troops overnight near the Nigerian border, prompting an army operation to hunt down the militants,...
Police Dismiss, Arraign Killer Officer, Ozonwanji.
The Nigeria Police, on Monday, arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court, Police Inspector Joseph Ozonwanji, formerly of the Anti-Cultism Police Squad, Enugu, for the...
Drug War: NDLEA Officers Nab Suspect, Reject N10m Bribe.
Operatives of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, say they turned down a 10 million naira bribe offered to free one drug suspect,...
Human Trafficking: NiDCOM Rescues 17 Trafficked Nigerian Women In Ghana.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, says 17 Nigerian women trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and repatriated, while five suspected traffickers were arrested.In...
Human Right Abuse: Reps Member In Police Custody For Assaulting Bolt...
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has arrested a lawmaker for assaulting a driver in the nation’s capital.Police spokesperson for the Command, Josephine...
Ex-Lawmaker Regains Freedom After Serving Jail Term.
A former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Lawan has regained freedom after serving a five-year jail term for asking and taking 300...
Cybercrime: Nigeria Lost Over $500m In 2022 – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has raised the alarm over the dangers of cybercrime, saying Nigeria lost over 500 million dollars to the...
Benue: Hoodlums Attack PDP Factional Secretariat.
Hoodlums have attacked the factional Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Makurdi, benue state capital.Bede Bartholomew, media aide to Senator Gabriel Suswam,...
Redesigned Naira: Emefiele Violated Procedure, Ex-CBN Deputy Governor Insists.
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Edward Adamu, told the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja that Godwin Emefiele,...
Kano: Army General Detained Over Alleged Palliative Rice Diversion, Others.
A Nigerian Army General has been detained over the alleged diversion of palliative rice meant for soldiers and the sale of military equipment to...
Troops Dismantle 20 Illegal Refineries, Impound 22 Boats, Arms
Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in partnership with other securityagencies, have sustained their crackdown against economic sabotage in theNiger Delta dismantling 20 illegal...
Yahaya Bello Heads To Supreme Court.
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned the alleged money laundering case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...
