Court Strikes Out Suit Seeking Stay Of Execution Of Umahi’s Removal
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a motion on notice filed by Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, seeking to stay the execution of a judgment removing him from office as the state Governor. Justice Inyang Ekwo struck…
Two Arrested for Killing Okada Rider, Stealing His Motorcycle
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspects who snatched a motorcycle, popularly known as ‘okada’, and later killed the rider. The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday…
South East: HURIWA Charges Soludo On Restoration of Peace And Security
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Sunday, urged the newly sworn in Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, to use his new office to champion the campaign for the release of all illegally…
EFCC To Grill Ex-gov Obiano in Abuja
The interrogation of former Anambra governor Willie Obiano is about to begin in Abuja any moment from now, sources within the agency have said. A top official said on Friday that it was in order to get Obiano to speak…
EFCC On Vendetta Against Chief Whip Of Nigerian Senate for Political Reasons – Says HURIWA
Leading civil Rights Advocacy Group, Human Rights Writers Association Of NIGERIA (HURIWA) has while carpeting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) latest round of what it described as “forum shopping and targeted political persecution of the most senior South…
Alleged Treason: Agba Jalingo Returns To Take Fresh Plea Before Justice Ojukwu, March 21
By Agba Jalingo Fact file: It’s on record that this is the only case in Nigeria since the country was amalgamated in 1914, that an open court granted leave for secret trial and a “masquerade”, masked from head-to-toes, appeared from…
IPC Demands Immediate Investigation of Attacks on Punch Newspapers Journalists in Abuja
Concerned about the recent attacks on two Abuja based journalists of Punch Newspapers, the International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria, has called for immediate investigation of the attacks. The journalists, Amarachi Orjiude and Solomon Odeniyi, were attacked at a separate incidents…
How Lagos Police Defended Dispatch Rider Allegedly Caught With 10-month Baby in Courier Box
The Lagos State Police Command on Monday came to the defence of a dispatch rider, Williams Tadule, who was caught with a 10-month-old baby in his courier box. According to the police, the suspected child-trafficker got the consent of one…
Why Malami’s New Legal Advice Of “Sanctification” Of Abba Kyari Will Never Stand
By Ayo Ademiluyi Esq I am now seized of the news report of the new legal advice from the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami to the effect that the $1.1million Hushpuppi’s internet scam…
Police In Manhunt After Viral Video Of Dispatch Rider Who Boxed Stolen Baby in Courier Box
Following the viral video of the arrest of a dispatch rider who allegedly stole a baby in Lagos State, the state Police Command has gone after the suspect. As a result of the incident, there was a pandemonium after residents…
Gov. Wike Reveals What PDP Vowed To Do About Ebonyi Governorship Seat
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State on Saturday spoke on what the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is determined to do over Ebonyi State governorship seat following the defection of Governor David Nweze Umahi to the All Progressives Congress (APC)….
