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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a Boko Haram member, Alkali Yarima, also known as La’ari, to death by hanging for participating in the attacks on…
Venezuela Quake Death Toll Rises To 235 As Search For Survivors Continues
Desperate Venezuelans raced Thursday to find and rescue loved ones trapped alive beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings after two major earthquakes that killed at least 235 people. Buildings…
Death toll in Lagos building collapse hits eight
At least eight people have died, and 26 others have been rescued after a three-storey building collapsed in the Alakija area of Lagos State on Thursday. The Lagos State…
Group petitions police over alleged plan to defy court order in Imo community
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), has petitioned the Imo State Police Command to stop a planned town union election in Ofekata Orodo Autonomous Community, Mbaitoli…
State Police, Security and Liberty: Why Nigeria Must Not Decentralize Abuse
By Okechukwu Nwanguma President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a nationwide security emergency and his call for constitutional amendments to enable states that desire State Police to establish them…
CBN directs banks to freeze accounts of customers linked to terrorism financing
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions to freeze accounts of customers accused of terrorism financing. In a circular signed by Olubunmi Ayodele-Oni,…
Venezuela earthquakes kill at least 164, nearly 1,000 injured
A twin earthquake that was Venezuela’s largest in over a century has killed at least 164 people and destroyed multiple buildings near the capital, where residents searched Thursday for…
Fake nurse caught filming newborns in Anambra clinic, rescued from mob
The Anambra State Police Command says it has launched a full-scale investigation into an alleged child trafficking ring following the rescue of a 37-year-old female suspect from an angry…
One dead, 10 rescued as three-storey building collapses in Lagos
A three-storey shopping complex collapsed in the Alakija area of Lagos State on Thursday, leaving one person dead, 10 others rescued, and an unspecified number feared trapped beneath the…
At Least 32 Dead, Over 700 Injured As Twin Quakes Hit Venezuela
Powerful twin earthquakes have killed 32 people and injured more than 700, the nation’s interim president said Thursday, after the massive shocks collapsed entire buildings and sent people running…
State police will protect persecuted Nigerian Christians – US lawmaker
A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has welcomed the Nigerian Senate’s passage of the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to establish state police, saying the reform would help states better…
Former governor Uduaghan is alive – Delta govt
The Delta state government has dismissed as untrue reports by some online newspapers that former governor Emmanuel Uduaghan had passed on. Media aide to governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta…
Oil Prices Crash To $72 Pre-War Level
Oil prices dropped to $72 per barrel on Thursday from about $120 per barrel, their lowest level since the US-Iran conflict began in February. Brent crude futures for August…
LPPC suspends Ozekhome’s SAN rank over disciplinary probe
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee has suspended the Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank of constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, pending the determination of disciplinary proceedings against him. The decision…
enate Passes Bill To Establish State Police
The Senate has passed a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of state police services across the federation. More to follow….
