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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Secretariat in Lokoja has been burnt down by suspected thugs in the early hours of Monday. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hakeem Busari who confirmed the attack said the police had commenced investigation on the incident. The party had earlier raised the alarm that there was an ongoing plan […]
The Federal Government Strategic Communication Team on border closure has alleged that a well-orchestrated international conspiracy against Nigeria was major the reason the country has become a dumping ground for all manner of imported goods, including expired foods. The team also listed conditions for reopening of the country’s land borders for goods importation from neighbouring […]
The warlord responsible for mass murder, rape and abduction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been sent to prison for 30 years – the longest sentence the International Criminal Court has ever given out, The Guardian reports. The punishment handed to Bosco Ntaganda, 46, on Thursday was immediately welcomed by human rights activists. […]
Nothing would have suggested to Mr. Bede Nkworji that Saturday, 2nd of November would be his last until some policemen allegedly conscripted to intimidate him came calling in the small hours of the morning. Nkworji had allegedly died at in the Imo state Police Command following injuries sustained in the hands of the policemen who […]
Eight lecturers of the Akwa Ibom State University have lost their jobs owing to their alleged indulgence in sexual harassment and related offences. The lecturers were also indicted for extortion and other unethical conducts inconsistent with the University community. These were disclosed by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Eno Ibanga, during a press […]
