The cost of living has become a pressing issue that affects millions of citizens in our beloved nation due to the rise in the general prices of goods and services. Recently, the nation has been grappling with inflationary pressures which have far-reaching consequences for individuals and families across various socioeconomic strata. From increased costs of living to diminished purchasing power, Read More
Manchester United star Marcus Rashford’s brother, Dane Rashford, has been arrested and is set to appear in court following allegations of domestic violence in the United States. According to police records, Dane was arrested on 20 October in Florida’s Miami Beach and appeared in court the following day where the bond for his release ahead of his pre-trial hearing was Read More
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested 10 suspects including three blind men for alleged drug trafficking, while about N13 billion illicit drugs were seized from them. The agency’s Director for Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi revealed this in a statement released on Sunday, following the operations at three different locations in Lagos. It said, “No Read More
Guinea’s ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was recaptured and returned to prison on Saturday, hours after an apparent jailbreak led by a heavily armed commando, the army and his lawyer said. At least two other former officials on trial alongside Camara over a 2009 massacre during his presidency were taken in the earlier operation that sparked heavy gunfire in the capital Read More
The Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of businessman Cletus Ibeto who failed to appear in court for his arraignment over an alleged N4.8bn fraud. A statement by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media and Publicity, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, said Justice I.O. Ijelu gave the warrant on Friday. The Read More
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspects, Sunday Osagie and Ayodele Adeolu, for allegedly robbing a skitmaker, Ekwutousi Philo. The Rapid Response Squad unit of the Lagos Police Command disclosed this in a statement shared on its Facebook page on Tuesday. According to the statement, Philo made a video that went viral on October 20, alleging Read More
Gender-based violence (GBV) is present in every society around the world and takes many forms. As a violation of human rights, we have a moral imperative to stop all forms of violence against women and girls. In crisis, whether conflict or natural disaster, the risk of GBV increases, thus our collective need to act to prevent GBV before it happens Read More
Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus, has reportedly arrested an online content creator, identified as Oge. Recall that the content creator had accused the actress of organising ladies for All Progressives Congress (APC) cheiftains. She accused the movie star of being a professional pimp who links girls to top politicians all over Nigeria. “Eniola Badmus is a Professional Pimp, she connects Small Read More
Benue state governor Hyacinth Alia has said he didn’t order the arrest and detention of some local government chairmen as claimed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP had Thursday at a press conference accused the governor of directing the arrest of four chairmen – Michael Uba from Guma; James Oche from Ado; Alfred Atera of Katsina Ala, and Read More
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the arrest of Afrobeat star Seun Kuti for slapping a policeman. A statement by Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Saturday revealed that the IGP ordered the Lagos state commissioner of police to arrest the singer. “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR has ordered the Commissioner of Police, Read More
It was a horrifying moment as a fanatic shooter walked up to a politician and his brother in India and shot them in the head. In the shocking scenes from the state of Uttar Pradesh, Atiq Ahmad, was shot dead live on TV as he stopped to speak to journalists. According to Mail Online, Ahmad, who had over 100 criminal cases Read More
The media adviser to Labour Party (LP) presidential flagbearer, Peter Obi, Valentine Obienyem, has raised the alarm over alleged plot to arrest and prosecute him on treasonable charges. In a statement Sunday night, Obienyem, said Obi media team discovered that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was tracking and reviewing Obi’s telephone conversations in the last three years to check if he, at Read More
Video has captured moment Nigerian police arrested relationship expert, Blessing Okoro better known as Blessing CEO.
The Nigeria Police Force has condemned the unruly conduct of Nigerian Singer, Habeeb Okikiola also known as Portable, in a viral video making the rounds in the social media, stating that he may face prosecution as conduct was punishable under the law. This is as the Ogun State Police Command has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the singer to report Read More
The Ogun state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has commiserated with the government and people of Nigeria as well as the military, friends and associates of the Chief of General Staff, Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya, on the passing of the soldier-statesman. Gen. Diya served as Chief of the General Staff (de facto Vice President of Nigeria) under military from 1994 until Read More
Former Imo state deputy governor, Gerald Irona, has become a free man, nine days after he was sent to prison in Owerri. His Special Adviser on Media, Walter Duru, who disclosed this on Friday, said a federal high court in Abuja issued the order of his release on Thursday. “He was released on Thursday, after a competent federal high court Read More
An Ijaw youth activist, Comrade Collins Trueman Opumie, has dragged the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), the authorities of the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force to the state High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, over his illegal arrest and detention in an underground detention facilities in Abuja for 730 days. Comrade Opumie, in the Read More
Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (PDP Cross River North), has challenged the Police in Cross River state to be professional in their conduct by not colluding in anyway with members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in their cheap blackmail against him. Jarigbe who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the National Assembly election conducted penultimate Saturday, defeated Read More
Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves was arrested Friday after being accused of sexually abusing a woman in Spain. The alleged act took place on Dec. 31 at a night club in Barcelona, police told The Associated Press. Alves will now go before a judge, who will decide on the charges. The charge of sexual abuse in Spain can mean anything Read More
In the last couple of weeks, Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna state has been thrown into a bewildering dilemma – the arrest of one Shehu Umar Ciroman Baraya (emir’s servant or Bawan Sarki) by the police for alleged sodomising a minor as well as the arrest of Sama’ila Abubakar Rimini Tsiwa (Dogari) for allegedly gang-raping a would-be bride have not gone Read More
Contrary to news making the rounds the Department of State Services (DSS) has said its opeartives did not invade the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) or arrested the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The Service had earlier sought an order of the court to arrest Emefiele but it was rejected. Media reports, Monday, had it that DSS operatives had invaded the Read More
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, Tuesday, urged the Department of State Services (DSS), to urgently halt their alleged grand plot to harass, humiliate, arrest and illegally force the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, out of office. Frank who was reacting to allegations to that effect made Read More
Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs and Children’s Welfare has rescued a 13-year-old girl (name withheld) who was allegedly impregnated by her guardian, Sunday Muoghalu. The girl, according to the Publicity Secretary of the ministry, Miss Chidinma Ikeanyionwu, who was recently delivered of the baby, was put in a family way at their place of residence at Agu-Oye Umudioka in Read More
Nigerian social media users have reacted to the news of the arrest and detention of Nigerian singer, Oladapo Oyebanji, known as D’banj. Blueprint had reported that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC), on Tuesday arrested the pop singer over alleged fraud. Reacting to his arrest, Nigerians on various platforms expressed their opinions. For Wisdom Micheal, “It Read More
The Police have arrested four suspects for attempted armed robbery at the Minna residence of Senator Mohammed Sani Musa. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, stated this Sunday in a statement issued in Minna. He dismissed online reports of assassination attempt on the Lawmaker adding, “the command to respond to an online publication Read More
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