Category: Legal
Zamfara: Police free 15 kidnapped people
06 Jan 2023
According to the Zamfara State Police Command, its agents have freed 15 kidnap victims who were held captive by assailants on the state’s Gusau-Tsafe route. The Command’s spokesman, SP Shehu Mohammed, revealed this to reporters on Thursday during a press conference and stated that the abduction victims had been taken on Monday. “The kidnappers abandoned […]
Continue ReadingPolice arrest 61 suspected thugs in Kano
06 Jan 2023
The Kano State Police Command on Thursday said 61 suspected political thugs had been arrested in its efforts to rid the state of all forms of crimes and criminality, especially during political campaigns. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mamman Dauda, made the disclosure in a statement issued to newsmen by the Command’s […]
Continue ReadingSex scandal: Principal suspends six students
06 Jan 2023
The management of the Federal Government College, Ijaniki, Lagos State, has denied allegations of covering up some students caught absconding from school to lodge female classmates in a hotel for sex romps. The Principal, Mrs Tofunmi Akamo, who spoke to our correspondent on Wednesday, said the students, numbering six, were picked up from the hotel […]
Continue ReadingGunmen kill councilor and three others in Delta
06 Jan 2023
Gunmen suspected to be cultists killed a councillor, Bigha Grikpa and three others in Sapele town, Delta State Grikpa, the deputy leader of Warri North council, was shot dead by gunmen who stormed the Mission Road area of the town in the early hours of Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Other victims include Mathew Ekiopa, who […]
Continue ReadingZamfara: Police capture five alleged bandits, defeat one, and seize firearms
05 Jan 2023
On Wednesday, the Zamfara Police Command reported neutralizing one alleged bandit and detaining five others for kidnapping, livestock rustling, and possession of weapons and ammunition. SP Mohammed Shehu, a police public relations officer with the Zamfara State Command, released a statement on Facebook. Gusau, according to the police, successfully repulsed a bandit attack, and the […]
Continue ReadingEFCC secures 3785 convictions in 2022
05 Jan 2023
3,785 convictions were obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in total in 2022. Following an evaluation of the commission’s work throughout the previous year, the amount was confirmed on January 4. The breakdown reveals a 70.5% increase from its 2021 record (2,220 convictions). Additionally, it shows a 98.93% success rate in prosecution […]
Continue ReadingDSS arrest ISWAP commander and others connected to the Kogi bomb blast
05 Jan 2023
The Department of State Services on Wednesday announced the arrest of two men who carried out the deadly bombing which occurred on 29th December, 2022, near the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene, Kogi State during the visit of the President Muhammadu Buhari to commission some projects in the state. The DSS said […]
Continue ReadingSoldiers open fire at a passengers bus while fighting with Gunmen as stray bullets kill a final year medical student and others
05 Jan 2023
Lawless Nigerian Army Personnel Open Fire On Passengers’ Bus In Imo State, Kill Final-Year Medical Student, Others Some errant personnel of the Nigerian Army deployed to a checkpoint in Imo State have opened fire on a commercial bus conveying passengers from Owerri, Imo State, to Umuaka, SaharaReporters has gathered. The incident, it was learnt, occurred […]
Continue ReadingAppeal court overturns Judge dismissing NNPP State Assembly candidates in Rivers
04 Jan 2023
The Federal High Court’s decision to disqualify 14 New Nigeria Peoples Party candidates for the House of Assembly in Rivers State was overturned on Tuesday by the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, filed a lawsuit alleging that the NNPP candidates did not follow the Electoral Act in the conduct […]
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