•Olukoyede and Ganduje A Coalition of 30 anti-corruption Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called for the resignation of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, over his alleged failure to prosecute a former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, despite multiple petitions against him on mu...
•Trafficked teenage Nigerians in Ghana Cajoled by fake promises of high-paying professional jobs in Ghana, teenage girls and young men from Nigeria have continuously fallen prey to traffickers disguising as ‘agents’. Once in Ghana, the young men find themselves trapped as criminal gang members involved in nefarious activities while teenage gir...
•Embattled former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed November 1, 2024 to rule on the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the final forfeiture of the $2.045million, seven choice landed properties and shares involving former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Em...
•Justice Binta Nyako and Nnamdi Kanu The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho has directed that the case file in Nnamdi Kanu’s treason trial should be returned to Justice Binta Nyako to continue hearing the case. Justice Nyako recused herself from the case on September 24 after Kanu, the leader of […]
•Tigran Gambaryan appears in court in Wheelchair Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday refused the fresh bail application of the detained Binance Holdings Executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Gambaryan’s lawyer, Mark Mordi (SAN), previously argued on September 4 that his client’s health is “perilous,” reports The PUNCH. He s...
•Prison In commemoration of the World Day Against Death Penalty, the Advocates Sans Frontiers, ASF, France, otherwise known as Lawyers Without Borders, yesterday, expressed its concern over the swelling number of inmates awaiting execution in various prisons across the country. The organisation, through its Country Director, Ms. Angela Uzoma-I...
•Bandits The Chairman of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Alhaji Sharifu Kamarawa today, has told Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, that some communities in the council are still under the control of bandits. Receiving the minister at the local government secretariat, he said the bandits led by Kachalla Bello Tur...
Lagos State Taskforce on the Environment and Other Related Offences, popularly known as Task Force has narrated how one of its personnel, Inspector Saka Ganiu, was killed by a soldier. The Nigerian Army has already begun investigations into the incident, while the killer soldier has also been arrested, reports Nigerian Tribune. The deceased po...
The Joint Security Forces (JSF) has rescued six of the eleven sports reporters who were kidnapped by gunmen in Anambra State in the early hours of today, Thursday, October 10. The media crew was en route from Lagos to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to cover the Super Eagles match scheduled for tomorrow when the abduction […]
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has debunked reports claiming that the 10 Hilux vans donated to its Rivers State Command by Governor Siminalayi Fubara were linked to the recently concluded local government elections in the state. In a statement issued today, the Rivers State Commandant, Joachin Okafor, dismissed the allegations, d...

