Jackson Must Die! Outrage as apex court upholds death penalty for farmer who killed knife-wielding herder in self-defence
.…As ruling ignites outcry over citizens’ right to self-defence Nigeria’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for Sunday Jackson, a farmer convicted of killing a Fulani herdsman in…
Ihekweme: Stopping over at Lokoja, thwarted the plot to assassinate me
Dr. Fabian Ihekweme, former Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in Imo State under Governor Hope Uzodinma, has alleged that there was a plot to assassinate him during his controversial arrest…
IWD 2025: IPC, ElectHER Ask Nigerian Government to Prioritize Women’s Rights
To commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025, the International Press Centre (IPC) and ElectHER have urged the Nigerian government and stakeholders to take decisive action in prioritizing the rights,…
Trump govt to take control of media access at White House
The White House announced Tuesday that it would decide which journalists get access to US President Donald Trump’s events, stripping the power from an independent association of media outlets…
Police officers brutalize, extort 150k from woman in Owerri — but PPRO promised to fish them out
The Imo State Police Command has promised to investigate allegations of extortion involving the sum of N150,000 from a woman by yet-to-be-identified officers of the command. In a press…
Ondo lawyer docked for alleged assault, defamation of Aiyedatiwa
A 53-year-old lawyer, Wale Odusola, has been docked before an Akure Magistrate’s Court, Ondo State, for alleged verballing and psychologically abusing Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on social media. Odusola was…
Uber Driver Left Disabled, After Police Extortion Attempt in Lagos
.….No compensation paid, as driver contemplates suicide Adoyi David, a family man and Uber driver, never imagined that a routine encounter with Lagos police officers on January 10, 2022, would…
CONFIRMED: Policemen from Ebonyi abducted Ohanaeze Youth President in Owerri over petition against him
The police command in Ebonyi State has confirmed that the Ohanaeze Youth President, Igboayaka Igboayaka is currently in its custody. Recall that on Sunday, CrimeFacts reported how gunmen whisked…
ABDUCTED! Is Igboayaka Walking The Path Of Nonsonkwa, Ihekweme?
The recent abduction of Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), by operatives of the Ebonyi State Police Command has drawn alarming parallels to the…
Lawyer writes foreign embassies, demands visa ban on police spokesperson Adejobi over alleged rights abuses
Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, and his law firm have petitioned the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union, asking them to impose a visa ban on…
Police rearrest Seaking, TikToker charged ‘for insulting’ Tinubu, in court
The Lagos state police command has rearrested Olumide Ogunsanwo, the TikToker better known as Seaking. In December, Seaking was arrested and remanded by the magistrate court over alleged…
Police arraign suspended Ogun monarch for assaulting 73-yr-old man
The Ogun State Police Command, on Tuesday, arraigned the suspended Olorile of Orile Ifo, Semiu Adewale Ogunjobi, for assaulting a 73-year-old man, Elder Abraham Areola. Read Also: Ogun govt…
How local vigilantes chained 71-year-old widow to a pole in Bayelsa
There was public outcry, weekend, following the viral video of a 71-year-old widow, Madam Sudinah Andrew, chained to a pole at the Market Square in Korokorosei Community in Southern…
DSS abducts fidelity bank worker, refuses to charge him to court, RULAAC kicks
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) on Monday condemned the indefinite and secret detention of Onyemaechi Fabian Chizaram, an employee of Fidelity Bank in Aba, Abia State,…
Repression: 60 days after, Imo ex-Commissioner, Ihekweme still in detention for criticizing Gov Uzodimma
Dr. Fabian Ihekweme, the former Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in the Imo State has now spent over sixty days (two months) in detention for criticizing the current governor of the…