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Reading Time: 2 minutesHaliru Nababa, the Controller-General of Corrections has reacted to reports that a disgraced Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, was attacked by co-inmates while asleep in one of its correctional facilities. He said Abba Kyari as one of the over 800 inmates in the location was secure. This was disclosed in…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOmoyele Sowore, human rights activist has taken a swipe at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Sowore, who is a presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Action Congress (AAC) described the APC and PDP as criminal and rogue parties that have…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Nigerian Government has filed charges against Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu. The 23 counts bordering on culpable homicide under Sections 104 and 379 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and Section 221 of the Penal Code, and the Violence Against Persons Prohibition…

Reading Time: 2 minutesNyesom Wike The Rivers State Governor and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, has criticised former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, who was a fellow presidential aspirant, saying he lacked integrity by leaving the party. Wike added that he had already told the Anambra State delegates not to “waste their…

Reading Time: 3 minutesp The Manager of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife Adeniyi Aderogba on Thursday described how the body of Timothy Adegoke was dumped in the bush on Ile-Ife-Ede Road. He said it happened between 11 pm and 12 midnight on November 7, 2021.  Adegoke, a postgraduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University, went missing after lodging…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of Oyo State-based journalist and Managing Director of Agidigbo 88.7FM, Ibadan, Oriyomi Hamzat. Hamzat was on Thursday morning arrested by officers of the State Intelligence Bureau, Ibadan, Oyo State and handed over to the Federal Intelligence Bureau (FIB) who subsequently took him to…

Reading Time: 3 minutes  The All Progressives Congress held governorship primaries across states in the country after weeks of political drama and campaigns. The primaries which had its share of political drama with some aspirants walking out and some condemning the process have produced winners in several states from Lagos and Ogun states where…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIbrahim Kashim, former Secretary to the State Government (SSG),  has clinched the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State. It was however gathered that Kashim who contested as a sole aspirant, may be holding the ticket for Governor Bala Mohammed to reclaim, in case the governor…

Reading Time: 2 minutes    President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday leave Abuja to participate in the African Union Extra-ordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. A statement by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, says that this year’s summit…

Reading Time: 2 minutesAbba Kyari Detained super cop and suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, has filed a motion requesting the court to revisit his bail application. The application for the review dated May 12th, 2022 was filed by his counsel, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN) at a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. He says…

Reading Time: 2 minutesAbba Kyari and six others have been brought back to court to answer to drug trafficking related offences brought against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The NDLEA had filed eight counts of hard drugs trafficking against Mr Kyari, who is also wanted in the United States for…

Reading Time: 3 minutes  Deji Adeyanju, Human rights activist has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent National Electoral Commission to put a stop to vote-buying plans by presidential aspirants of the two leading political parties in the country, the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party.. Adeyanju, in…