•Defence Headquarters The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), yesterday, raised the alarm over alleged plans by terrorist groups and their sponsors to blackmail the military in the coming days. The DHQ said the planned blackmail, which would commence any moment from now, is not unconnected to intense bombing and destruction of terrorists’ strongholds ...
The Nigerian Navy has raised alarm over the escalating issue of stowaways in Lagos waters, with a staggering 75 individuals arrested on merchant ships from August 2023 to April 2024. In a statement by Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, director of Information at Naval Headquarters, the Navy disclosed its grave concern regarding the trend. According...
•Embattled ex-Gov Yahaya Bello The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has placed former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello on watch list. The NIS called for Bello‘s arrest at any point of exit or entry into the country by security agencies. In a letter by an Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, D S Umar on behalf of the Comptroller-General, […]...
Anti-Corruption Civil Society Organisations have advised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission not to desecrate the courts in the course of carrying out its constitutional role of fighting corruption. The CSOs and human rights crusaders cautioned the EFCC and other anti-graft agencies against trampling on the rights of supposed suspects...
An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo today, Thursday, April 18, sentenced a 34-year-old businessman, Kola Adeyemi, and a battery charger, Wasiu Afolayan (36yrs) to death by hanging over armed robbery and murder. The prosecution counsel, Bewaji Adeniji from the Ministry of Justice, upon arraignment, dragged the two before Justice Ayo Oyeb...
•Obianuju Catherine Udeh, aka DJ Switch The Lagos State Police Command has tendered a public apology for a mix-up following the alleged arrest of a popular Nigerian disc jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, aka DJ Switch. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the apology via his X handle today, stating that the [&he...
•Man and woman using digital information to extort people Sextortion is a type of online blackmail where someone threatens to share private sexual images or videos of you with others if you don’t comply with their demands. This can be extremely distressing. However, it is important to know there are steps you can take and […]
•APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dragged Justice Usman Na’abba of the Kano State High Court before the National Judicial Council (NJC) for granting an ex parte order restraining the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, from further parading himself as the party’s leader. The restraining ...
•Rescued Chibok girl Lydia Simon and baby Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed in the North-East have announced the rescue of Lydia Simon, a Chibok girl who had been held captive by Boko Haram terrorists for several years. A statement from the Department of Army Public Relations said Lydia, who was on serial number 68 […]
Indigenes of Gwer West Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State yesterday took to the Makurdi-Naka Road to protest the gruesome murder of over 28 persons in three communities by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen, calling on Governor Hyacinth Alia to ensure total enforcement of the Benue anti-open grazing law. The governor has, however, express...

