How NDLEA Arrested Saudi-bound Widow, Tricycle Parts Seller, Others Over Illicit Drug
A 56-year-old widow and mother of four, Mrs. Ajisegiri Kehinde Sidika has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos over her attempt to traffic 400grams of cocaine…
Dont Fall Prey To Divisive Politicians – CNG Sensitises Borno People
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has intensified its activities to mobilize the North to resist divisive politicians who would seek to exploit the region’s religious and ethnic diversity for their self-serving purposes. Speaking…
Super TV Boss: How I Was Forced To Sign Confessional Statement– Ojukwu
Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged killer of Super TV chief executive officer, Usifo Ataga, yesterday, told Justice Yetunde Adesanya of the Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square that she was tortured and forced to sign her extrajudicial statements…
Okowa Connects Widening Poverty With Insecurity in Nigeria
Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has identified alarming poverty rate, inequitable distribution of wealth as root causes of protracting insecurity in Nigeria. Okowa stated this in his remarks as Chairman of…
HURIWA Condemns DSS, Ebubeagu Operatives in Abia, Ebonyi States over Attacks on Citizens
Advocating an immediate cessation of deployment of armed goons from the Ebonyi State vigilantes known as Ebubeagu to attacks on his political opponents of the Ebonyi State Governor, leading Civil Rights campaigner, Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has…
How Nigerian Military Killed 8 Defenseless Citizens At Umuona, Isuofia And Labeled Them “Unknown Gunmen” – Intersociety Reveals
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has said that no fewer than eight unarmed and defenseless citizens were gunned down by personnel of the Nigerian Military, comprising Nigerian Army and Nigerian Navy, at Umuona and…
Killings: Intersociety Releases Special Report On Military Siege And Terror, Raises Alarm Over Looming Massacre In South East
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) on Monday released a special report, alleging that 600 unarmed citizens were killed in the South East of Nigeria in just ten months and 14 days, warning that another…
National Carrier: Domestic Airlines Drag Buhari Government To Court Over Ethiopian Airline Deal
Nigeria’s domestic airlines have taken the Federal Government and its foreign technical partner and majority shareholders to court in the recently announced national carrier deal with the Ethiopian Airlines. About eight local airlines and their association took the government to…
Why Nigeria Doesn’t Have Efficient Police System — SDP Presidential Candidate
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo has given insights into reasons why Nigeria’s police system is inefficient, pledging that his administration will make Nigeria police system effective if elected president in 2023. Adebayo who…
2023: Rights Group Wants NSA Monguno Replaced, Demands Holistic Measures To End Attack On INEC Offices
Prominent civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Sunday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack and replace his National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno and replace him with a more competent hand to forestall more attacks…
Again, Soludo’s Hometown Under Gunmen Attack As Govt. Releases Emergency Numbers
The hometown of the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Isuofia, in Aguata Local Government Area of the state has again come under gunmen attack, leading to exchange of gun fire with security operatives. Responding to the attack,…
