Crime Facts

Nigerian school suspends 25 girls over Marlians’ secret cult

No fewer than 25 Secondary School students have allegedly been suspended for belonging to “Marlians’ Female Secret Cult”, the mother of one of the students disclosed this in a social media outburst. Although the woman didn’t disclose the name of the school in the Friday Facebook post on Lailanews page, she however said the school […]

MRA to Kano: Abolish Committee on Media Conduct

…Says, it violates extant laws Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Kano State Government to discontinue its move to establish a committee to address alleged professional misconduct and abuse of privilege by media organizations in the State, describing it as an unwarranted and politically motivated effort to restrict media freedom. In a statement […]

France, five African States launch new anti-terrorism coalition for the Sahel region

The presidents of France, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Chad on Monday formulated a new framework for expanding military operations against Islamist terrorism in the Sahel region. The new framework – with greater contributions from France, the five African states, and several European countries – has become necessary because of the dramatic increase in […]

Why Amotekun may fail – Dr. Charles Omole

.“Amotekun can be made better if the Governors are genuinely serious about security” Looking beyond the euphoria of the new security initiative Amotekun, a lawyer and security consultant, Dr. Charles Omole has pointed out possible loophole to the structure, composition and operation of the security outfit. He also proffered recommendations to fix the said flaws. […]

UNIZIK graduate invents machine that converts ‘pure water’ nylon to fuel

A graduating student of Chemical Engineering from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Mr. Anthony Obikwelu, has taking his industry by storm with his recent innovation, design and manufacture of a machine that converts plastic and other waste materials into fuel. Obikwelu hereunder describes the working and funtionality of his machine. His words: “This machine produces petroleum […]