By Kingsley Omonobi Abuja — The Nigeria Police Force has achieved a major breakthrough in its campaign against cybercrime, securing the conviction of 21 foreign nationals linked to a sophisticated internet fraud syndicate uncovered in Abuja in November 2024. Force […]
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly stormed the Green Legacy Hotel, located within the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. During the operation, some youths suspected of being […]
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has dismissed recent rumours of a shutdown, confirming it remains fully operational and continues to supply over 40 million litres of petrol daily. In a statement released on Friday, the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, […]
By Isa Isawade Niger State Governor Umar Bago and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) have been taken to court over alleged intimidation of Badeggi FM Radio, Minna. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors […]
Abeokuta, Ogun State — The body representing lawyers of Yoruba extraction, Egbe Amofin O’odua, has thrown its weight behind Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, as its consensus aspirant for the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election. The […]
The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Special Intervention Squad, Abayomi Shogunle, has outlined the reasons for the detention of 2023 African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. Speaking in Abuja on Friday while addressing demonstrators and journalists, […]
Key political stakeholders and pro-democracy advocates in Rivers State have denounced the scheduled August 30 local government elections in the state, calling it unconstitutional. In a statement on Friday addressed to President Bola Tinubu, the leaders described the proposed polls […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed commitment to enabling eligible inmates to vote in Nigerian elections, following a series of court judgments affirming their rights. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Friday when he received […]
By John Alechenu, Abuja The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has urged the Nigeria Police to immediately release Omoleye Sowore or charge him to court. Obi, in a post on his […]
By Hussaina Yakubu Twenty five suspects prosecuted over involvement in gender-based violence (GBV) perpetrators have been sentenced to death as part of efforts to curb the menace in Kaduna, the state government has said. Kaduna Commissioner for Human Services and […]