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PSC PLANS EXPOSURE OF POLICE PERSONNEL TO FORENSIC AND DNA STUDIES
This is based on the Commission’s assessment that crimes and criminality have gone scientific and operate across national boundaries
Read More →YAMAL SCORES BRACE, AS SPAIN DEFEATS FRANCE IN NATIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS
Spain will now face Portugal in the Nations League final in Munich on Sunday.
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POLICE RECEIVE KNOCKS, AS STAKEHOLDERS REVIEW HUMAN RIGHTS, POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION IN LAGOS
The police have been criticised for failing to comply with the prohibition of media parade of suspects, arrest of suspects by proxy, prolonged detention of suspects and the requirement for recording of statements of accused persons.
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT SCANDAL: SENATE REFUTES CLAIM OF ALLEGED PLOT TO ARREST SENATOR NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN
The embattled Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan had used the global platform to draw attention to her plight, following her suspension from the Senate for six months, which she alleged was a ploy to cover up her sexual harassment allegation against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
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EDO COURTS JAIL 17 INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN BENIN CITY
They were prosecuted on a separate one-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, retention of proceeds of crime and possession of fraudulent documents.
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COURT JAILS MAN OVER N1.1M EMPLOYMENT FRAUD IN MAIDUGURI
EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, who confirmed the development in a statement, said the defendant accordingly pleaded guilty to the charge, while counsel to the defendant A. A. Yaro, prayed the court to temper justice with mercy.
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CAS CHARGES TROOPS TO SUSTAIN OPERATION AGAINST BANDITS IN KATSINA, SOKOTO
The CAS directive aligns with the NAF Civilian Harm Mitigation Action Plan and reinforces its commitment to precision air operations that prioritize civilian safety.
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FG SIGNS LANDMARK AVIATION AGREEMENT WITH CANADA
The BASA agreement is in the form of a code – share, which requires two or more airlines market and sell seats on flights operated by another airline.
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NDLEA ARREST INDIAN WOMAN WITH 72 PARCELS OF HEROINE DISGUISED AS CHOCOLATE AT KANO AIRPORT
42-year-old Indian woman, identified as Ms. Neetu Neetu, was arrested at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, Kano, for allegedly trafficking of cocaine.
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GOVERNOR ABIODUN VISITS OLUMO ROCK, PROMISES FACELIFT TO BOOST OGUN TOURISM POTENTIALS
He said "Olumo Rock, being our foremost tourist attraction, will receive the necessary uplift to attact more visitors, adding that “If we are not intentional about restoring, maintaining, and protecting our heritage sites, they risk deterioration.”
Read More →COURT ORDERS FORFEITURE OF UNDECLARED FOREIGN CURRENCIES RECOVERED FROM FRAUDSTER
Salisu was intercepted by Customs operatives during a routine check on Monday, July 7, 2025, at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano.
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DANGOTE NAMES REFINERY ROAD AFTER PRESIDENT TINUBU
He made the announcement at the commissioning of the access road to the Lekki Deep Seaport in Lagos.
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DANGOTE REFINERY SUSPENDS SALES OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN NAIRA
The company said its sales of petroleum products in Naira had so far exceeded the value of Naira-denominated crude oil received by the refinery.
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SEN NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN SUSPENSION: OBY EZEKWESILI WRITES SENATE, DEMANDS INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION AGAINST SENATE PRESIDENT
Reconstitute the Senate Ethics and Privileges Committee under a new Chairperson with the mandate to commence a Public Hearing on the resubmitted Petition on Sexual Harassment by the Senate President @Senator_Akpabio
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RIVERS STATE DESCENDS INTO EMERGENCY RULE, WITH GOV FUBARA SUSPENDED, IBOK ETE IBAS STEPS IN AS SOLE ADMINISTRATOR
President Tinubu also suspended the Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Ngozi Ordu, and all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
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HOMELAND CONSCIOUSNESS: GOVERNOR SOLUDO SEEKS SUPPORT OF ANAMBRA INDIGENES IN LAGOS FOR ONGOING TURNAROUND AS INVESTMENT DESTINATION
Governor Soludo shared the information while addressing a gathering of Anambra State indigenes in Lagos State, at an event tagged ‘Anambra Homeland Consciousness’, which was held in Amuwo Odofin Estate.
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INEC HALTS SENATOR NATASHA'S RECALL AS PETITION FAILS TO GAIN SUPPORT OF MORE THAN HALF KOGI WEST VOTERS
INEC said after the physical count of signatures and thumb-prints supplied by the petitioners, in line with the Regulations and Guidelines for Recall 2024, it was able to ascertain 208,132 voters, which represents 43.86% of the total 474,554 registered voters in Kogi Central Senatorial District.
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EFCC TARGETS PETER ODILI, AS SUPREME COURT CLEARS WAY FOR HEARING OF APPEAL AGAINST PERPETUAL INJUNCTION
The legal dispute began in 2007 when Odili, who served as Rivers State governor from 1999 to 2007, obtained an order of perpetual injunction from the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, barring the EFCC from investigating, arresting, or prosecuting him.
Read More →2ND WITNESS TESTIFIES IN TRIAL OF CHINESE NATIONALS FACING CYBERTERRORISM, INTERNET FRAUD CHARGES IN LAGOS
Justice OSIAGOR adjourned the matter till Friday, July 4, 2025, for further hearing.
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INEC PROCEEDS WITH RECALL OF KOGI CENTRAL SENATOR, AS PETITIONERS FULFILL WITH PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Committee on Information and Voter Education, Sam Olumekun, said the petitioners have now supplied the contact addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of their representatives, as required by law, INEC guidelines and regulations.
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STATE OF EMERGENCY, SUSPENSION OF ELECTED RIVERS STATE OFFICIALS UNFAIR, UNJUST, UNCONSTITUTIONAL – RIVERS ELDERS
The group said if there was any culprit who has inflamed the political atmosphere; to push it to this level, it is Chief Barrister Nyesom Wike, the Hon. Minister of Federal Capital Territory.
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FHC ADJOURNS TO APRIL 16 FOR JUDGMENT ON DEFECTION OF 27 RIVERS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
Justice EMMANUEL OBILE adjourned the matter filed by the Labour Party in Rivers State after counsel to the various parties adopted their final written addresses in respect of a fresh application by counsel to MARTIN AMAEWHULE and twenty-six others, KEN NJEMANZE.
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CONFUSION, AS RIVAL PDP FACTIONS CLAIM VICTORY IN SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT ON POSITION OF NATIONAL SECRETARY
Supporters of Senator Samuel Anyanwu are celebrating the Supreme Court judgment, while the NWC says it affirms its endorsement of SKE Ude Okoye as National Secretary.
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42 SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR RAPE, AS OGUN STATE POLICE COMMAND Q1 REPORT SHOWS REDUCTION IN CRIME TRENDS
The total number of suspects arrested during the period stands at 2,141; cases charged to court were 1,345, while cases that were successfully prosecuted are 1,530, out of which 62 convictions were secured.
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DR NWAEKE RESIGNS AS RIVERS STATE HOS, AS SOLE ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTS PROF WORIKA NEW SSG
The Chief of Staff to the Sole Administrator who made the announcement, said Dr Mrs Iyingi Brown was the Permanent Secretary Welfare, Office of the Head of Service, and she is to take charge as Interim Head of Service.
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PETITION FOR RECALL OF SENATOR NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN OF KOGI CENTRAL FAILS LEGAL REQUIREMENT
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, acknowledged that the petition was accompanied with six bags of documents said to be signatures of over half of the 474,554 registered voters in Kogi Central.
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SENATOR NATASHA DRAGS NIGERIAN SENATE PRESIDENT TO UN INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION OVER HER SUSPENSION
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan took the matter to the global stage, during her participation at the Women in Parliament Session during the Inter-Parliamentary Union Meeting (IPU) at the United Nations in New York.
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LEAVE RIVERS STATE JUDICIARY OUT OF YOUR POLITICAL CRISIS – NBA TELLS SPEAKER AMAEWHULE, OTHERS
All chairmen of eight NBA branches in Rivers State came together to declare their position at a media briefing in Port Harcourt. They referred to the resolution of the House inviting the DSS to investigate Justice Amadi for alleged age falsification.
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"I WAS JOLTED BY DECLARATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE" - SEN HENRY SERIAKE DICKSON
It is a sad day for all democrats. It's a sad day for Rivers State, and a sad day for our people. I urge everyone to put on their thinking caps. I urge our people to lift up their spirits as we will get over this together.
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EFCC RESUMES TRIAL OF FORMER NSA, SAMBO DASUKI, OVER N33.2B ARMS PROCUREMENT FRAUD
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), re-arraigned Dasuki and three others before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, over alleged 32-counts of dishonesty and breach of trust.
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