SOLDIERS RESCUED 30 KIDNAPPED VICTIMS

04 Feb 2023

Soldiers of the One Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna, on Thursday, rescued 30 kidnap victims on the Kaduna-Birnin-Gwari Road, Kaduna State. The Acting Public Relations Officer of the division, Lt. Col. Musa Yahaya, who disclosed this in a statement, said the troops encountered the bandits while escorting the Chief of Defence Training and Operations, […]

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COURT TO HEAR SUIT SEEKING ATIKU’S PROSECUTION MARCH 7

03 Feb 2023

The Federal high court has fixed March 7 for hearing in the suit seeking the investigation and prosecution of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic party, Atiku Abubakar, over alleged offenses against the code of conduct for public officers, money laundering, criminal breach of trust and criminal misappropriation and conspiracy. The suit was instituted […]

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Tajudeen Olanrewaju Bakre wanted by the Lagos Police Department for possessing a pump-action rifle

03 Feb 2023

Tajudeen Bakare has been declared wanted by the Lagos State Police Command after videos of him wielding a pump action rifle and threatening public order in the Surulere area surfaced. In the video, the man known as Oba Ogboni is heard threatening transport union chieftain Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo on the streets.  […]

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Sharia court annuls Ganduje’s daughter’s 16-year marriage

03 Feb 2023

On Thursday, an Upper Shari’a Court in Kano State annulled the marriage of Asiya Ganduje and Inuwa Uba.  Asiya is Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s daughter.  According to the Judge, Malam Abdullahi Haliru, the marriage was terminated through Khul’i (divorce by Islamic means).  The judge ordered the plaintiff to return the N50,000 dowry paid by […]

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ICPC arrest woman for selling new notes

03 Feb 2023

ICPC has today, 1st of February 2023, arrested a woman, Omoseyin Oluwadarasimi Esther, with the Twitter handle of Lala, offering new naira notes for sale on social media. The arrest was as a result of intelligence received which led the ICPC operatives to seek out and promptly arrest the suspect. It is believed she is […]

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Islamic group demands justice for a woman who was allegedly raped inside a mosque

02 Feb 2023

The Muslim Right Concern, MURIC, demanded justice on Wednesday for a woman who was allegedly raped inside a worship center in Oyo State.  This was revealed in a statement by the country’s Oyo State Ambassador, Ibrahim Agunbiade.  MURIC, an Islamic organization, stated that it would do everything possible to ensure that the incident was not […]

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Alleged N6.9 billion fraud: Fayose’s EFCC trial resumes after the 2023 election

02 Feb 2023

Justice Chukujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, adjourned the trial of former Ekiti governor Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday to March 20. The politician and his company, Spotless Investment Limited, are being investigated for allegedly committing an N6.9 billion fraud.  On July 2, 2019, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-arrested […]

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GUNMEN ABDUCT CROSS RIVER COMMISSIONER FOR WOMEN AFFAIRS AND OTHERS

02 Feb 2023

Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday abducted Cross River state Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Gertrude Njar barely 72 hours after an aide to a federal lawmaker, Mr Kenneth Abang was also kidnapped along Calabar-Ikom federal highway. Finding showed that Mrs. Njar and another lady that was yet to be identified were abducted at […]

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TEACHER CHARGED TO COURT FOR IMPERSONATING DSS AND EXTORTION

02 Feb 2023

A teacher in Osogbo, Osun state capital, Olaleye Oluseyi, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Magistrate Court over alleged impersonation of operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS. He was also said to have obtained the sum of N112,000 from one Taiwo Victor on the pretence of helping the victim secure employment in the […]

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