•The kidnapped Akwa Ibom NYSC members in Zamfara The abductors of eight fresh graduates from Akwa Ibom State in Zamfara State, on August 2023, are demanding N50 million as ransom to release the remaining victim, Bassey Daniel. The mother of the victim, Mrs. Margaret Daniel, disclosed this in a chat with our correspondent in her […]
•Britain national flag, The Union Jack Thousands of prisoners are to be released early in September to prevent overcrowding crisis and the “collapse” of the prison system, the UK’s new justice minister, Shabana Mahmood, announced today. Mahmood said failure to do so risked the “total breakdown of law and order”, with just 700 places left [&hel...
•Babajide Sanwo Olu Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, has approved the release of 56 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state. A statement by the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner For Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, yesterday, said the governor also ap...
•Tinubu and Nnamdi Kanu Pressure is being intensified on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the separatist group, who has been in the custody of the federal government since June 2021. Sources within the government indicated that Kanu may be rele...
•Nnamdi Kanu and his lawyers For quite a while, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has been detained and the continued detention has been a basis for widespread debate and controversy in Nigeria. Several leaders from the Southeastern region have been urging the federal government to release Kanu, including the [&...
•Obi and Tinubu Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has called for the release of the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, other freedom fighters and EndSARS protesters. Obi, who spoke to journalists yesterday in Onitsha, Anambra State, called on leaders to double th...
•Tinubu and Nnamdi Kanu Some members of the House of Representatives have urged President Bola Tinubu to invoke Section 174 of the 1999 constitution, and Section 107 (1) of Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, for release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The lawmaker representing Ideato...
•Binance chief Tigran Gambaryan in court Members of the United States House of Representatives, French Hill and Chrissy Houlahan have called for the release of Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, who is currently detained in Nigeria and facing charges of tax evasion as well as other financial crimes. The call by the lawmakers followed their v...
Hundreds of protesters including journalists, activists, leaders of civil society organisations, today stormed Force Headquarters, Abuja, to protest against continued detention of a journalist with Foundation of Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Daniel Ojukwu. The angry protesters, led by the country Director of Accountability Lab Nigeria, Frida...
•Tinubu In a rare and unusual circumstance, the presidency did not release any picture of President Bola Tinubu’s return trip to Nigeria after two weeks abroad. Since Tinubu took charge of the country a year ago, his aides and presidency officials have consistently released pictures and videos of his arrival and departure from Nnamdi Azikiwe [...

