HURIWA Says Indiscipline Within Nigerian Army Alarming As Over 500 Court-martialled in 3 Years
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Sunday, raises the alarm over growing indiscipline within the Nigerian Army as over 500 soldiers and military officers have been court-martialled in the last 32 months, especially in…
Rights Group To President Buhari: Respect International Community, Free Nnamdi Kanu Forthwith
*As HURIWA Lauds Federal High Court over Judgment on Attempt on Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer’s Life by Security Forces The Federal High Court Sitting in Awka, Anambra State, Per: Honourable Justice H. A. Nganjiwa of Court No. 1, this week, delivered…
Alleged N109bn Fraud: Court Remands Ex-Accountant General Ahmed Idris in Prison
Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama Abuja, remanded the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris and his co-defendants: Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the determination of their bail applications. The trio were arraigned…
N109bn Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Former Accountant General, Ahmed Idris, Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, July 22, 2022, arraigned a former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris before Justice A.O. Adeyemi Ajayi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja. He was docked alongside three…
Two Jailed for Multi-million Naira Internet Fraud in Jigawa
The Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of the duo of Olalekan Adekola Adeojo and Theophilus Ehoghcho Opanachi to six and five months imprisonment respectively before Justice Husaina Adamu…
$700 Scam: Court Remands Gospel Light in Prison
Justice S. I. Mark of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has ordered the remand of an internet fraud suspect, Nwosu Gospel Light, in the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre, pending the determination of his bail application….
Court Convicts “Yahoo Boy” over $69,000 personation Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of one Augustus Kelvin Gboamaeze before Justice M. Zubairu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Kurudu, Abuja on a four-count charge bordering on cheating by impersonation. Count one…
Trouble For Tinubu, Peter Obi As PDP Moves Against APC And Labour Party Over Shettima, Baba-Ahmed
Trouble may be looming for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flagbearer, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, over the substitution of their running mates. This may be the case as…
Africa Anti-corruption Day: Buhari Seeks Int’l Anti-Corruption Court To Try Offenders
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the African Ant-Corruption Champion, has called for the establishment of an International Anti-Corruption Court to try offenders. He also urged African leaders to intensify the fight against corruption, and create more disincentives for pilfering of…
Baba Ijesha Convicted, Jailed 16 Years For Assaulting Minor
The Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sitting in the Ikeja area has convicted and sentenced Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha to 16 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo,…
ECOWAS Court’s Verdict On Twitter Ban: Rights Group Carpets Buhari over Action
*Seeks N1 Million Worth of Data as Compensation for Each Twitter User in Nigeria The decision today by the ECOWAS Court of Justice that the recent ban of a USA based prominent social media platform called twitter by President Muhammadu…
