In a significant boost to Nigeria’s national security, the federal government has announced the arrest of 10 suspects on INTERPOL’s watchlist. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo disclosed this in Abuja yesterday when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Technology Innovation Complex. “In the last ...
•Atiku and Tinubu Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the arrest of human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, by the police, alerting that the action is a grim reminder of the dark days of the military. In a post on social media today, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in […]
•Simon Ekpa The Monday sit-at-home has become more severe in the southeast despite the arrest of the alleged mastermind of the gunmen attacks, Simon Ekpa. A fierce gun battle erupted yesterday morning, November 25, between personnel of the Nigerian Army’s 14 Brigade, Ohafia, and unidentified gunmen in Mbata, Umuchima village, Isiala Ngwa North...
•Former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa Former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa made his first public appearance as he joined Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori at a service of songs held in honour of Mrs. Victoria Ossai Obielum, mother of renowned politician Godwill Obielum. Okowa was arrested on Monday, November 4, 2024, over an alleged N1.3 t...
•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...
The ban on street begging by the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike and the directive to pick the beggars off the streets commenced today with 15 beggars and 19 scavengers arrested across the nation’s capital. The operations that had a combined force of the Police, Military, DSS, NSCDC, and other paramilitary agencies were deployed in [&helli...
•Bobrisky The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has addressed the arrest of popular social media figure and convicted cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky. In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, NIS spokesperson Kenneth Udo confirmed the incident, revealing that Bobrisky was detained at Seme Border while attempting to leav...
•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...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) have arrested some suspected vote-buyers in the ongoing Edo governorship election. They were arrested in the Egor Local Government Area of the state around 10:00 am, reports Channels TV. EFCC officials left the location with three suspects – two males and a female. But some residents kicke...
•Former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello reportedly evaded arrest by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday, with the assistance of his successor, Governor Usman Ododo. The EFCC had laid siege to the Kogi State Government Lodge in Abuja in an attempt to apprehend Bello, ...
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