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400 detainees rot in Kano prison with no case files, no records

Gumel expressed concerns over the vulnerability of detainees without legal representation and the potential impact on their rights within the criminal justice system. The Commissioner...

Trial of 20 former NUPENG leaders for attempted murder set for June 26

The union members were alleged to have attacked NUPENG President, General Secretary, and the newly elected National Chairman of the PTD branch of NUPENG. The...

Man arrested at Plateau bank over suspected explosive device

The police have the suspect in custody and are investigating the incident. Security personnel have captured an individual carrying a strapped-on explosive device at a...

Reno Omokri releases cryptic message 24hrs after Peter Obi’s visit to Atiku, others

Omokri noted that Tafawa Balewa, Shehu Shagari, Olusegun Obasanjo, the Musa Yar'adua, and Goodluck Jonathan never left their party. Renowned political critic and pundit Reno...

Kano NCS generates ₦40.8bn revenue in 4 months, records ₦10.6bn in April alone

Kano NCS generates ₦40.8bn revenue in 4 months, records ₦10.6bn in April alone The Kano Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it generated...

4 suspects charged to court for kidnapping UniAbuja lecturers, kids in 2021

The suspects complained that they were subjected to inhuman treatment without food and proper care. Four suspects allegedly involved in the kidnapping of University of...

₦19.4bn fraud: EFCC to arraign Hadi Sirika, brother, over another 8-count charge

The EFCC has alleged that Sirika committed offences under the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act of 2000. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

Kaduna NDLEA seizes 425kg of drugs, arrests 71 suspects in April

The agency dislodged 10 drug joints, secured seven convictions and arraigned six suspects within the period under review. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...

Dramatic scenes as DSS disrupts court proceedings, arrests defendants

Chaos ensued when operatives of the DSS unexpectedly arrived at the court premises and apprehended the suspects. An emerging report has confirmed that operatives of...

Rivers crisis: ‘Wike a mistake maker of the century’ – Charly Boy

Popular singer and activist, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, better known as Charly Boy, has described Nyesom Wike, Minister of the FCT, as the ‘mistake maker’...

Zamfara Govt verifies over 3,000 retirees, settles N2.3bn backlog of gratuities

The Zamfara State Government says it has verified 3,079 retirees in an effort to pay the backlog of gratuities owed by previous administrations. A statement...

Taraba: Ancestral claims dispute escalates Tiv-Jukun conflict

Tension has risen to boiling point in Taraba State as a dispute over ancestral claims has reignited longstanding conflict between the Tiv and Jukun...

Ohanaeze: Unfounded allegations won’t deter our pursuit of Igbo interest – Isiguzoro

The factional Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro has declared that no amount of propaganda and frivolous allegations would make him jettison the...

Katsina Gov swears in new Head of Service, retains former Reform Adviser

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has sworn in Alhaji Falalu Bawale as the state’s new Head of Service. The Katsina Governor also swore...

Solve hunger, economic problems or face protest bigger than EndSARS – Primate Ayodele warns Tinubu

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Tuesday asked President Bola Tinubu to solve hunger and electricity problems in the...

DSS storms Ogun court to arrest defendants

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday reportedly stormed a high court sitting in Ilaro, Ogun State and arrested two defendants. The...

Alleged fraud: EFCC files fresh charges against Sirika, brother

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed fresh charges against former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, his brother, Ahmad Sirika; and his...

Uzodimma orders arrest, detention of lmo traders chairman over alleged corruption

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has ordered the immediate arrest and detention of Mr Emmanuel Ezeanochie, Chairman of Imo State Amalgamated Traders Association...

Katsina: Governor Radda seeks sanctions against anti-party activities in Sabuwa-Kankara rerun election

Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has called for sanctions against members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) found guilty of anti-party activities...

Tribunal reserves judgment in Kogi gov election dispute

The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, has reserved judgment in the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and...

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