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Alleged ₦19.4bn Fraud: Arraignment Of Sirika, Brother Stalled.
Meanwhile, The scheduled arraignment of Former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika; and his brother, Ahmad Sirika, for yet another case of contract fraud in the...
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...
Binance: Officials Charged With Money Laundering.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled the arraignment of Binance Holdings Limited and two of its officials – Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem...
Ekiti Killings: Ex-Convict, Two Others Nabbed.
The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Adeniran Akinwale, says an ex-convict, Omowaye Ayodele.And two other suspects – Ojo Temidayo and Busarí Lookman – have...
Kaduna State Imposes 24 Hour Curfew.
The Kaduna State Security Council has imposed a 24 hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria metropolitan cities.Following a review of the security situation...
Sudan Conflict: Civilians Fleeing Darfur’s El Geneina City On Foot Killed By...
An increasing number of Sudanese civilians fleeing El Geneina, a city in Darfur hit by repeated militia attacks, have been killed or shot at...
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...
Journalist Killed While Under Police Protection.
A Mexican journalist who reported on violent crime has been killed while under police protection.Unknown gunmen shot Alejandro Martínez as he was travelling in...
Police Arrest Five Suspected Kidnappers In Imo.
The Imo Police Command has arrested five suspected kidnapping syndicate responsible for terrorising residents in Obinze, Avu and environs as well as abduction of...
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...
Nigeria, France To Tackle Illegal Migration, Human Trafficking
France has expressed its commitment to strengthen existing relations with Nigeria, especially in tackling illegal migration and human trafficking.France Ambassador in charge of Migration...
Wike Provides Vehicles to Fight Crime in the FCT
In a bid to bolster security efforts in the nation’s capital, the FCT Minister, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, recently handed over 100 motorcycles to various...
Terrorists Killed Vigilante Leader, Raped Women, Set House Ablaze In Katsina
Terrorists has killed and set ablaze the house of a vigilante leader, Malam Nabanje, of Danmusa local government area, Katsina State.They stormed the community in large...
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...
Ex-Binance Chief Jailed For Four Months.
The founder of cryptocurrency firm Binance was sentenced to four months in US prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to money laundering charges, in...
Fake Degrees Certificates: FG Awaits Probe Report, Threatens To Arrest Culprits’.
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, said security agencies will go after individuals with fake university certificates in the country.According to the minister,...
US Opposes Algeria’s Proposed UN Resolution On Israel’s Rafah.
The United States have opposed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and an end to Israel’s military actions...
Tukur Mamu Seeks Transfer From DSS Custody To Kuje Prison
Alleged terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu, standing trial for terrorism offences has applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to transfer him out of...
Over 3,000 Inmates Await Execution In Nigeria — NCOS.
No fewer than 3,590 inmates across custodial centres in Nigeria are on execution row, the Nigeria Correctional Service has revealed.NCoS Public Relations Officer, Assistant...
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,...
