•Man allegedly killed publicly by policemen in Delta The Delta State Police Command has issued a statement following a viral video circulating on social media which allegedly shows a police officer shooting a young man in Effurun, Delta State — an incident that has sparked widespread outrage and public concern. In its press release, the [&hel...
•Gunmen Gunmen abducted dozens, including children, on Sunday from Tajudeen Islamic Foundation and children’s home in Zariagi, a settlement at Kabba Junction, Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State, and along Akwando Road in the Kafancha LGA of Kaduna State. While pupils, the proprietor’s two wives and his two children were kidnapped from t...
•Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, Olugbenga Adepoju The Rivers State Police Command has defended the 10-day detention of a suspect, Mr. Clement Johnson, stating that the action was carried out in accordance with the law and backed by a valid court order. The Command was responding to a report by an Abuja-based online publication [...
•Abuja High Court Journalists were ordered out of Court 6 of the Federal High Court in Abuja, venue of the trial of six men accused, among others, of plotting to take over the government. Some journalists had arrived at the court a little after 8 am and secured seats thereafter on the last row, awaiting […]
A 31-year-old Nigerian man has been arrested for allegedly plotting to kidnap his aunt, the woman who raised him for a decade, police said yesterday. The suspect, identified as Chukwemeka Destiny, was apprehended by operatives of the Delta State Police Command after he paid ₦900,000 to individuals he believed were kidnappers, according to poli...
•Gunmen Gunmen have killed five people, including a traditional ruler, his wife, son and two others, in Olegabulu community in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident occurred last night when the assailants stormed the community around 8pm, reports The PUNCH. A local source from the community told our correspondent that four p...
The Kogi State High Court has awarded N1billion damages against the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, in a defamation suit filed by the immediate past governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Delivering judgement in the suit marked, “HCL/16/2023”, the court held...
•NIgerian Army uniform The Nigerian military has inaugurated a general court-martial to try 36 personnel accused of involvement in an alleged plot to overthrow the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The court-martial, constituted by the Defence Headquarters, was inaugurated today at the Scorpion Mess, Asokoro, Abuja, under heavy security...
•Late Ben Agir A serving corps member, identified as Ben Agir, has reportedly been beaten to death by members of a local vigilante group in Buruku Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State. Agir, who was said to be serving in Gombe State and had only a few weeks left before his final clearance, had […]
•Femi Falana Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), to exercise his powers under Section 174 of the Constitution by terminating what he described as the “illegal charge” preferred against the 36 alleged coup plotters before the General Court M...

