Attack on Protesters: DSS embarrassing Nigeria, says Soyinka
Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, says the Department of State Services (DSS) is increasingly becoming a fascist organization and an embarrassment to Nigeria. The DSS has refused to comply with a court order for Sowore’s release. The agency said it received the court order for his release, but that no one had come to receive […]
For officiating wedding, SARS arrests Sharia Court judge
Officials of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Kaduna State, have reportedly arrested a Sharia Court judge, Murtala Nasir, for officiating a wedding. Also arrested along with the judge were a former Chairman of Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited (PAN), Alhaji Sani Dauda, who is the father of the bride, and his son, Shehu Dauda. New Telegraph […]
Atiku’s in-law instructed me to take $140,000 to Obasanjo – Witness
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday opened its case against Abdullahi Babalele, son-in-law of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, accused of laundering $140,000 in the build-up to the 2019 general elections. The Punch reports that the trial began before Justice C.J. Aneke at the Federal High Court in Lagos with the testimony of one […]
Public Safety: NAFDAC issues alert on contaminated raspberries from China
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Monday alerted the public on frozen raspberries contaminated with Norovirus from China. According to the public alert posted on the agency’s website and Twitter handle (@NafdacAgency), Norovirus is a highly infectious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. It read in part: “The contamination of […]
Kogi: Thugs beat party chairman in the presence of Governor, IGP, as peace parley fails
The peace building efforts by stakeholders ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Kogi State has suffered a major set back, as political thugs allegedly belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC) stormed venue of the parley, dragged out the state Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Muktar Atimah and gave him a resounding beating. […]
Edo: Police foil armed robbery attack on the Central Bank of Nigeria
Operatives of the Edo Police Command, Tuesday evening foiled an audacious attempt by armed robbers to raid the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Benin the state capital. The robbers had attempted to break into the CBN when a bullion van carrying cash to an unknown commercial bank was about leaving the CBN premises. The […]
How ICPC is ridding corruption in constituency projects delivery
The birth of the Fourth Republic in Nigeria in 1999 pushed forward the ever increasing need for government to be closer to the people. It also opened up the door for inclusive government where the citizenry would directly participate in the governance process. Such participations are not limited to casting of votes for representatives of […]
#FreeSowore Protest: DSS batter journalist, others
Richard Oludare, a journalist with The Guardian newspaper was Tuesday brutally attacked and beaten to stupor by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). Oludare who had come to carry out his legitimate duty of covering the protest march by the #FreeSowore campaigners at the head office of the DSS was attacked as the […]
Ex-PPMC boss, Haruna Momoh to forfeit N2.4bn, properties to FG, says ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has started moves to recover N2.4 billion and some landed properties, alleged to have been illegally acquired and linked to a former Managing Director of the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), Mr. Haruna Momoh. Already, ICPC had secured an interim forfeiture order from a […]