The Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has reportedly moved Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, to the National Cybercrime Centre, in Abuja. This was disclosed to our correspondent via a telephone conversation on Sunday by the organisation’s founder, ‘Fisayo Soyombo. Ojukwu went missing on Wednesday, […]

  The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed that Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), was arrested by the national cybercrime centre in Abuja. The NPF national cybercrime centre is the police unit established to combat cybercrimes in the country. Ojukwu has been in custody since May 1 after he […]

  Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, has issued a caution to the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, regarding his public criticisms of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, regarding the Lagos-Calabar road project. In a statement signed by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Obi was advised to handle […]

  Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said the pressure from the political crisis in the state has been weathered sufficiently, giving way for his administration to provide focused leadership and governance. He said this when he hosted members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, led by its Chairman, Hon. Mike […]

  Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, says his ministry is working to resolve the issues around the detention of Daniel Ojukwu. On May 1, Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), was reported to have gone missing. His family and the management of FIJ later discovered that he was […]

  The United kingdom (UK) says only international students coming in for their Doctor of Philosophy.(PhD) studies were eligible to bring in dependents to the country. Dr. Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria made this known in an interview with the Newsmen on Sunday in Abuja. He said that, the educational system policy […]

  An international drug syndicate with networks in parts of Nigeria, South Africa and Thailand have been smashed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Also, no fewer than five members of the cartel were arrested in a two-week intelligence led operation in Lagos, Abia and Anambra states following the seizure of […]

  The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared illegal Regulations 126 and 127 of the Nigerian Police which allows for the dismissal of an unmarried policewomen who become pregnant during their service. The three-man panel of the court also asked the respondents, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Police Service Commission and […]

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disassociated itself from a circulating report in the media alleging the release of a list of 58 ex-governors, under investigation for corruption, to the tune of N2.18 trillion. In a press statement on Sunday, the EFCC clarified that it has not issued any such list nor discussed […]

  The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the governors of the 36 states of the Federation, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over their failure to account for, and publish the agreements of the N5.9 trillion and $4.6 billion loans obtained by their states and the […]