The Kebbi State Police Command has announced that its officer rejected a ₦1,060,000 bribe offered by suspects in the state. This was stated in a release signed by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, and made available to the media in the state on Tuesday. According to the statement, “On January 13, 2025, at about…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has sacked his Special Assistant on Forestry (Central Senatorial District), Adeboye Taofiq Ewenla, over a N30m bribery allegation levelled against him. Ewenla dismissal was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, who said the governor has also ordered a probe into…
Hoodlums in Ipetumodu, Osun State, ambushed a team of detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), leaving several officers and a vigilante injured. Sources said the incident occurred at about 12:30 a.m. on Saturday when SCID operatives, led by DPO Johnson Olajonrin, moved to arrest two principal murder suspects whose case had been taken…
The Nigerian Army has explained why civilians cannot use military uniforms in whatever guise. It said wearing military uniforms is a crime, which could attract jail terms. Army’s Chief of Civil-Military Affairs (CCMA), Major.-Gen. Gold Chibuisi, made the clarification on Saturday night during a media chat with Defence correspondents in Abuja. The CCMA noted that…
Senator Ali Ndume has said the loss of over 300 lives in 252 attacks within the last six months by the Boko Haram terrorists, BHT, in Borno State forced Governor Babagana Zulum to lead a delegation to seek help from the military high command. Ndume who spoke to journalists, in Abuja, yesterday, said the visit…
At least, 12 travelers from Basawa community of Zaria local government area of Kaduna state have been attacked and killed in Mangu local government area of Plateau state. 11 out the travelers who were injured in the attack, which happened on Friday, are currently receiving treatment in the hospital. Our correspondent reports that a group…
Nigerian businessman Pascal Chubuike Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has captured attention with his lavish gift of 47 cows to his childhood friend in honour of his late mother’s burial. In a video shared on his Instagram page, Cubana Chief Priest documented his visit to Ukpor, Anambra State, where he delivered the cows…
The Supreme Court has dismissed suit instituted by some state Attorneys General challenging the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act. The suit, which was initially instituted by attorneys general of 16 states, sought the scrapping of the anti-graft agency. While some states withdrew from the suit, some others asked to be…
The Government of Equatorial Guinea has restricted its citizens from downloading and sharing multimedia files using mobile data on WhatsApp. This decision was followed by the guidelines that the country’s government gave to telecommunications operators when it urged them to implement measures to restrict access to inappropriate content. The country’s Director General, National Financial Investigation…
The Senate has summoned the National Security Adviser, NSA , Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Adeola Ajayi; Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA, Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye, over alleged sponsorship of Boko Haram by…