Authorities in northern Afghanistan have arrested 14 individuals for playing musical instruments and singing during a private gathering, provincial police said on Saturday. This was a practice banned under the Taliban’s strict interpretation of Islamic law. The police said in a statement that on Thursday night in the capital of northern Takhar province, “fourteen individuals……
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of one Chima Hyginus Nkwocha, a.k.a “Young Billionaire,” for cheating by impersonation and money laundering. The commission in a statement on Wednesday night, January 8, 2025, said Nkwocha was jailed on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Nkwocha was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the…
The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has returned to the Labour House after honouring the invitation of the police. Ajaero reported at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday morning accompanied by human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, and others. His invitation by the police allegedly about an investigation bordering on…
Two Lagos State House of Assembly members, Lanre Afinni and Sylvester Ogunkelu are facing police interrogation over their alleged involvement in the crisis surrounding the removal of Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. According to reports, Ogunkelu has been detained, while Afinni was granted administrative bail on health grounds on Wednesday. The Lagos Assembly has been embroiled in…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued a stern warning to officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, urging them to shun intimidation and abuse of the citizens they are sworn to protect. He emphasized that the power vested in them must be used responsibly and in service to the nation. “Be reminded that the…
The Lagos police command says it has commenced an investigation into a viral video showing officers manhandling Mercy Attababa, a female student of Lagos State University (LASU), while attempting to arrest her. In a video posted on Facebook by Obi Franklin, some men, including armed police officers, were seen trying to force the student into…
Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has heard the evidence of a woman, Moriamo, who dragged her husband, Lere to court alleging that he was irresponsible, negligent of her welfare and that of their children, and is also in the habit of beating her and tearing her clothes to shreds. Moriamo told the…
Fuji musician, Alhaji Taye Adebisi, popularly known as Taye Currency, has recounted how he lost N10 million to an alleged Ponzi scheme operated by Crypto Bridge Exchange, popularly called CBEX. In a viral video circulating on social media, the singer recounted the ordeal during a stage performance. He disclosed that he was introduced to the…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Femi Falana, has asked the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party to demonstrate that they are not terrorist organisations, following a ruling by a Canadian Federal Court which described both parties as entities engaging in conduct amounting to terrorism under Canadian law. In a…
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says he will not again support Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers. Wike spoke on Friday during an interview on Channels Television. “I will never support Fubara again in my political life. I won’t do that. Everyone knows me,” he said. Wike said he laboured and sacrificed…