Human Rights Lawyer Inibehe Effiong Freed After 30 Days Imprisonment
After initial drama early Friday, jailed human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, who was remanded by the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Nma Ekaette Obot, has been freed after 30 days imprisonment. Effiong, who announced his release on Friday…
Court Slams N840m Judgement Against Sterling Bank, Others In Delta
A High Court sitting in Effurun in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State has awarded a total cost of over N840.8 million against Sterling Bank PLC and Mr Godwin Obali Nwekoyo. The duo were alleged to have unlawfully sealed…
Suspected Subsidy Scam: Reps Issues 7-Day Ultimatum To Finance Minister
The House of Representatives’ adhoc committee on subsidy regime has issued a one-week ultimatum to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed. This was made known by the Committee Chairman, Ibrahim Aliyu. The committee gave the…
Gombe Holds 1st Peace, Security Summit; Launches Operation ‘Hattara’
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya says the peace and security summit convened by his administration will provide an opportunity for security personnel, government officials and other strategic stakeholders in the maintenance of law and order to aggregate and explore…
Continuous Voter Registration: Peter Obi Group Drags INEC To Court
A group of Nigerians under the aegis of Peter Obi Support Network (POSN), has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its failure to comply with the constitutional provision that requires the commission to continue voter registration until at…
How Gunmen Attacked Ceramic Workers In Kogi, Killed Indian, Police Officers, 2 Others
No fewer than five persons have been reported dead after unknown gunmen attacked workers at a ceramic company, Royal West Africa Ceramics Company, in Ajaokuta, near Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. According to a statement by the police, the attack…
Suspected Bandits Kill Four Police Officers – Authorities Confirm
Four police officers have been killed in Imo state by suspected bandits in the early hours of Saturday, the police have confirmed. The officers were attached to the divisional police headquarters in Agwa community, Oguta local government area. Police spokesperson,…
EFCC Operatives, Justice Ministry Officials Trained on Cybercrime Investigation And Prosecution in Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in collaboration with the US Department of Justice, DoJ, on Thursday, August 4, 2022 concluded a 4-day training progranme on cybercrime and crypto-currency investigation for operatives of the Commission and staff of the…
How Government Could Have Defeated Boko Haram – Adebayo, SDP Presidential Candidate
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has spoken on how the government could have defeated Boko Haram insurgency in the country and ended insecurity. He noted that the leadership of the country would have…
Ivo LGA APC Chairmanship Candidate, Emmanuel Aja Fingered In Homicide Case
SunCity Africa Crime watch reports that the Chairmanship Candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Emmanuel Ajah for 2022 Ivo Local government election in Ebonyi State, has been indentified as one of the culprits in the murder of…
