DSS arrests syndicates selling new naira notes The Department of State Services on Monday said its officers have arrested an undisclosed number of persons involved in the sale of the new naira notes. The DSS, in a statement on Monday by its spokesman, Peter Afunanya, accused some commercial bank officials…
Why Fani-Kayode’s N4.6bn money laundering trial stalled The trial of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode and others over alleged N4.6bn, money laundering couldn’t continue on Wednesday, due to the absence of prosecution and defence counsels. The court had on the last adjourned date fixed January 25 for the continuation of…
UNIBEN lecturer petitions IG over alleged unlawful detention A lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Ishaq Osagie-Eweka, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba to investigate his unlawful arrest and detention by the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Dankwara. He…
Katsina police arrests 21-year-old enroute to submit kidnap targets’ names to terrorists The Katsina State Police Command has detained a 21-year-old man who was planning to join and submit the names of targets he intended to kidnap to a terrorist gang. The suspect, Yunusa Sani, was nabbed by the policemen…
Why Fani-Kayode’s N4.6bn money laundering trial stalled The trial of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode and others over alleged N4.6bn, money laundering couldn’t continue on Wednesday, due to the absence of prosecution and defence counsels. The court had on the last adjourned date fixed January 25 for the continuation of…
Prominent Cameroon journalist found dead after abduction The mutilated body of a prominent Cameroonian journalist was found on Sunday, June. 22, near Yaounde five days after he was abducted by unidentified assailants, the press union and a colleague said on Sunday. Martinez Zogo, the director of private radio station Amplitude…
Kano State Court Remands 8 Sharia Judges, 7 Others For Allegedly Stealing N99M A magistrate court in Kano State has ordered eight Sharia Court judges and seven Sharia Commission staff members to be remanded in prison custody over the allegation of diversion of N99 million belonging to orphans in the…
Auto crash: Ortom sympathises with PDP members, lawmakers Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has sympathised with members of the Peoples Democratic Party who were involved in a road accident on their way to Igumale in Ado Local Government Area for the ongoing statewide campaign rally. In a statement issued by…
Boko Haram kills 300 fighters planning to surrender Over 300 Boko Haram fighters and their families have been killed by their diehard commanders in the last year for attempting to surrender in Borno State. Military sources said that about 90,000 of the fighters had repented and surrendered across the state…
One shot dead, others injured during Edo PDP rally A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) campaign in Edo Central Senatorial District took a violent turn as one person was shot dead. The party’s campaign director Anselm Ojezua confirmed the incident, which occurred at Ward 7 in Ewu community, Esan Central Local Government…