2023 election: Nigeria Police acquire new weapons and armored vehicles

21 Jan 2023

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring internal security prior to, during, and after the 2023 election. The security agency promised to protect voters and other civilians across the country. Usman Baba, the Inspector General of Police, gave the assurance on Friday in Abuja. The IGP examined riot weapons, armored personnel […]

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The bill to increase the allowance for corps members has been stalled

21 Jan 2023

The House of Representatives has failed to reach an agreement on a bill that would increase members’ transportation and lodging allowances. After a lengthy debate, lawmakers voted to withdraw the bill sponsored by Eta Ebora during plenary on Tuesday. The bill proposes raising the N150 transportation allowance to N20,000 and the N200 lodging allowance to […]

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Court dismisses Tinubu’s disqualification over the Muslim-Muslim suit

19 Jan 2023

On Wednesday, Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a suit attempting to disqualify the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Ahmed Tinubu for their Muslim-Muslim presidential candidacy in the 2023 election. The claim filed by an Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Osigwe Ahmed Momoh, was dismissed by the Judge due […]

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PDP plans to sue attorneys in court for unlicensed legal representation

19 Jan 2023

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has voiced concerns that certain lawyers appear in court without legal papers or authorization to represent the party on a regular basis. Furthermore, the party stated that it will not hesitate to take tough actions in the aftermath of the infractions. It even revealed that the unnamed lawyers had […]

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POLICEMAN OPENS FIRE ON TRADERS

19 Jan 2023

There was pandemonium at Alaba Rago Market in the Ojo area of Lagos on Tuesday morning when policemen attached to Okokomaiko Division who had gone to effect arrest of a suspect opened fire on a trader. Trouble as gathered started when the police officers came under heavy attack from a large number of traders who […]

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Nnamdi Kanu sues AGF Abubakar Malami N20 billion for defamation

18 Jan 2023

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has sued the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, over an alleged defamatory publication Through his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu accused the AGF of defaming him by claiming he jumped bail. He went on to demand N20bn for damages. Ejimakor, who shared copies of the […]

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Court sentence vulcanizer to death by hanging for stealing N57,000

18 Jan 2023

An Ikeja Special Offences Court presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada sentenced a 32-year-old vulcaniser, Chidozie Onyinchiz to death by hanging on Tuesday for robbing a nurse of N57,000. Justice Dada held that the prosecution had proved the three-count-charge of conspiracy, armed robbery and membership of an unlawful society against Onyinchiz. Dada said the convict’s […]

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NSCDC arrest man found with 23 pieces of fake 1000 CFA franc

18 Jan 2023

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa confirmed the arrest of a 37-year-old man for being in possession of 26 pieces of 1,000 fakeCFA franc. The Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Corps in the state, CSC Adamu Shehu,made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]

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Security Guard and three others sentence to death for robbery and murder

18 Jan 2023

A 54-year-old security guard, Owolabi Bashiru, and three others have been sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Jide Falola of an Osun State High Court, Osogbo, for armed robbery and murder. Other convicts are Hammed Rafiu (37), Rasidi Waidi (39), and Kayode Sunday (29). The convicts were arraigned on the 23rd of October 2019 […]

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