Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, today, ordered the Inspector General of Police to detain an Abuja based lawyer, Chinedu Evaristus till January 15, 2025. Evaristus is being prosecuted on a 9-count criminal charge over his involvement in an alleged fraud to the tune of N58 million, reports Daily Independent. ...
•Terrorists Residents and officials of government in Sokoto State have cried out over the presence of members of the Lakurawa sect in the state, saying they are making life unbearable for them. This is just as the military yesterday confirmed the presence of members of the group in communities in Sokoto and Kebbi states, reports […]
•The supects An armed robber has explained how he used a stick to kill a commercial motorcycle rider (okadaman) for his new bike in Ilorin, Kwara State. Peter Samuel, 38, leader of the three-man robbery gang paraded at the Kwara Police Command headquarters today, told journalists how he beheaded a commercial motorcyclist (okadaman), Rafiu Akan...
•Abdullahi Ganduje A coalition of 51 of anti-corruption groups has formally petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeking the immediate arrest and prosecution of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the former Governor of Kano State and current national chairman of the All Progressives Congress. The petition, dated November 4, 202...
•Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode The Catholic Diocese of Auchi announced today the release of Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode from his abductors. The Director of Communications for the Diocese, Rev. Fr. Peter Egielewa, in a statement, said that Oyode was freed at approximately 7:00 pm yesterday, Wednesday, November 6, 2024, in a village near Ajaokuta, Kogi [&hell...
•Terrorists The military high command has confirmed the presence of a new terrorists’ group known as ‘Lukarawas’ in Sokoto and Kebbi states, which it says has been exacerbating the security challenges in the Northwest. It also declared no fewer than nine terrorists’ commanders wrecking havocs in the Northeast region wanted, adding that no matt...
There are strong indications that some arrests have been made by the Bauchi State Police Command in connection with the discovery of the corpse of a 2-year-old girl in a mosque in Ningi, the headquarters of Ningi LGA. A reliable source in Ningi confirmed to our correspondent that the arrests were made following a thorough […]
•Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced that starting January 2025, all commercial buses in Abuja will be profiled by the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS). Wike, made the announcement during the FCT Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Programme in Garki, recently, where he...
Residents in GRA Phase 3, around Evergreen junction, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have apprehended a suspected female child trafficker who attempted to abduct a teenage girl in their neighbourhood. The mother of the teenage girl, Mrs. Comfort Etim, revealed that the suspect who engaged her 12-year-old daughter along the street, enquired about ...
•The victim A commercial driver is on the run after causing bodily injuries to an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority in the Mile 2 area of the state yesterday. The LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the incident in a statement yesterday. According to Taofiq, LASTMA operatives had accosted the driver for violati...

