•Bobrisky The federal government investigative panel on popular cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, known also as Bobrisky submitted its reports to the Minister of Interior , Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo today. The panel, which was set up by the Minister three weeks ago, had the responsibility of investigating allegations that Bobrisky didn’t spend his tim...
•Babagana Zulum Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has said he is worried that some Boko Haram leaders serving jail terms might have escaped from the correctional centre in the state following a flood disaster that ravaged Maiduguri, the state capital. It was earlier reported how flood claimed lives and destroyed properties ...
A US jury has awarded $50 million in damages to a man who spent nearly 10 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder, his lawyers said yesterday. A federal jury in Chicago on Monday ruled in favor of Marcel Brown, 34, giving the largest award to a single wrongful-conviction plaintiff in US history, […]
•A pregnant woman There is outrage in Osun State following prolonged incarceration of a banker, Mrs. Awanat Ajayi, who is being held in the Ilesa Correctional Facility. The spokesperson of Osun Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, had recently disclosed the arrest of First Bank manager, Talabi Adeniyi over N650m fraud used for Proof of Fund (POF). ...
A 29-year-old man, Tobiloba Ogunbo, is to spend the next seven years in a correctional centre for being a member of a secret cult in Ogun State. Ogunbo was convicted and sentenced accordingly by an Ogun Special Cultism Court in Abeokuta yesterday, reports Saturday Tribune. The convict pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge bordering [&he...
•The protesters in court today Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters in prison. The judge, today, remanded nine male protesters in the Kuje prison while a female protester was remanded in Suleja, reports Channels TV. The court also fixed September 11 for trial and ruling on [&hellip...
•Hunger protesters The 10-day #EndBadGovernance protests may have ended, but the fallout will continue to be with us for some time to come. For instance, several protesters arrested in some states, mainly in the North, have been charged to court and remanded in prison pending their trial which may not commence anytime soon, going by […]...
•Hashiru Baku Hashiru Baku, alleged mastermind of the murder of late Brigadier General Harold Udokwere (rtd), has been arrested by the police. It was earlier reported how the general was killed by armed robbers who invaded his private residence at Sunshine Estate, Abuja, in the wee hours of June 21. Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police [&hel...
•Saleh Mamman A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, be remanded in Kuje prison in Abuja pending the consideration of his bail application. Justice James Omotosho issued the order today after the court resumed Mamman’s arraignment on money laundering charge which was earlier stepped down by [&h...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mrs. Tosin Comfort Olagunju be remanded in Suleja prison (Niger State) pending the hearing of her bail application scheduled for October 9. Justice Binta Nyako issued the order for Mrs. Olagunju’s remand in prison on […]

