The Nigerian Army has confirmed that investigative journalist Fisayo Soyombo was arrested at an illegal oil bunkering site. The army’s statement came in response to public outcry over Soyombo’s detention. The Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) revealed on X (formerly Twitter) that Soyombo had been held in Army custody for the past three days. “The […]
The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has reportedly been holding the founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Fisayo Soyombo, in detention for three days. In a statement shared on its X handle, on Friday, November 29, FIJ described the detention as unjust and an attack on press […]
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a prominent Kano-based activist, Zubair Zubair. Zubair, who has been vocal in his criticisms of the Tinubu-led administration, was reportedly arrested in Kano and transported to Abuja. Speaking on the development, Barrister Harun Magashi, Zubair’s lawyer, revealed that the DSS had transferred his client to […]
Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has urged Nigerians to refrain from using social media to report the conduct of police officers and instead direct such complaints to the Police Complaints Response Unit. Speaking at the PPROs/Police Communication Experts’ Conference in Asaba, Delta State, on Monday, the IG emphasised that the use of social media […]
The Minister of State for Defense, Bello Matawalle, has dragged two northern journalists, Shu’aibu Mungadi and Tijjani Ramalan to court for alleged defamation and malicious reportage. Other respondents in the suit marked K/M2102/2024 before Justice Musa Ahmad of Kano State High Court, Bichi Division, include the employers of the two Journalists, Vision Media Services Ltd, […]
An Enugu State magistrate court has remanded in the Enugu Correctional Centre a woman, Mrs. Ada Ogbogu for allegedly breaking her three-year old stepson’s bone with a pestle. Arraigning the accused on Tuesday, the police told the court that Mrs. Ogbogu committed an act to cause grevious harm contrary to law, an offence that attracts […]
A police officer attached to the Otuocha Area Command in Anambra East Local Government Area, Anambra State, has shot and killed an unidentified male commercial bus driver. It was gathered that the officer shot the deceased during an altercation over the payment of a N100 bribe to the security operatives at a checkpoint in […]
The International Press Centre (IPC) has revealed that no fewer than 65 Nigerian journalists and two media organisations suffered various forms of attack between January and September 2024. This was contained in a new report by the IPC’s Safety and Protection of Journalists Hub (SPJ-Hub), released to reporters in Akure, on Saturday. The report, […]
The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, has ordered the arrest of an officer and his team for extorting money from commercial bus drivers. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Sunday. A 15-second video showed a policeman collecting money from commercial bus […]
The Kano state police command has arrested five members of the Nigeria Patriotic Front Movement (NPFM), the group championing the planned October 1 protest in Kano. However, virtually all shops in some parts of the state capital were closed in anticipation of the protest, as the owners’ intentions were to safeguard lives and property in […]
