Attack On Correspondent: PUNCH Petitions IGP, Demands Punishment Of Erring Officers
The management of PUNCH Nigeria Limited, publishers of PUNCH Newspaper, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on what it described as the barbaric attack on its correspondent,…
Itunu Babalola: FG, Family Reject Autopsy, Demand Justice
The federal government and the family of the late Itunu Babalola, the Nigerian lady who died in Côte d’Ivoire after she was wrongly jailed, have rejected the autopsy on the…
20 Years After, Family, Friends Demand Justice For Bola Ige
Twenty years after the murder of the late first Executive Governor of Oyo State and former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Bola Ige, the family…
Record 488 Journalists Imprisoned, 46 Killed In 2021- Report
There are currently 488 media professionals imprisoned around the world, the highest number since Reporters Without Borders began counting more than 25 years ago, the NGO announced Thursday. By contrast,…
Soldiers ‘assault’ police officer’s son who ran to them for help after escaping from kidnappers
A young man, Christian Konor Ehime, has been allegedly killed by soldiers attached to the railway checkpoint in Igbanke, Edo State. Konor is said to have been assaulted by the…
Kanu drags DSS to court, says his blood taken more than 21 times
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, dragged the Department of State Service, DSS, before the Federal High Court in Abuja, accusing it…
Force Headquarters Detains Journalist Over Story Exposing High-Level Police Corruption
Fisayo Soyombo, Founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), is currently being detained at the Force headquarters, Abuja, by the police. Soyombo was on a long trip on November…
Police Brutality In Imo: Resign For Failing Imo People, Activist Tells Uzodinma
An Imo State born human rights activist and author, Comrade Paul Ikechukwu Njoku, has blasted governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State over a widely reported police brutality and extortion in…
Stakeholders interrogate extortion, brutality in S’East
Stakeholders from different walks of life converged in Owerri, Imo State, over the weekend to brainstorm and seek end to human rights abuses, extortion and brutality by security operatives across…
Sylvester Oromoni: Police Begin Investigation Into Death Of Dowen College Student
The police in Lagos have announced that they have commenced an investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni jr, a 12-year-old student of Dowen college in the Lekki area Of…
Family Demands Justice As Nigerian ‘Wrongly Jailed’ In Côte D’Ivoire Laid To Rest
A Nigerian lady who died in Cote D’Ivoire prison, Ms Itunnu Babalola (Becky Paul), has been laid to rest at Sango cementry, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Representative of the…
Sanwo-Olu breaks silence on Lagos #EndSARS panel report
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, has spoken for the first time about the report of the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality. The report of the panel was leaked…
Adegboruwa to Keyamo: FG can’t declare #EndSARS panels illegal after setting them up
Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the federal government cannot declare judicial panels on police brutality illegal after setting them up. Adegboruwa said the #EndSARS panels were established…
[EXCLUSIVE] Alleged Terrorism Financing: Gang fights back, attempt to assassinate community leader, monarch in Imo
… As group indicts police operatives BY Ibe Pascal Arogorn With Police’s assistance, Oliver Osuagwu and Mr.Alex Eberendu, sponsors of a criminal gang in Itu community, Ezinihite Mbaise LGA in…
EndSARS Panel Was Illegal – Keyamo
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, has faulted the judicial panel of inquiry set up to investigate cases of police…