The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested Nigerian entrepreneur, Obinwanne Okeke of conspiracy to commit fraud running into the sum of 12 million US dollars. This was disclosed in an affidavit made available to the press on Friday, August 15, by Marshall Ward, a special agent employed by the United States […]
The Leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, have since returned to Nigeria from India. The couple arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Friday by exactly 12:01pm. They returned to Nigeria barely four days after they travelled to India for medical treatment […]
THE Emir of Keffi, in Keffi local government Area of Nasarawa State, Shehu Chindo Yamusa 111, has called for total ban on street begging nationwide, saying “a situation where children are being used for begging under the guise of Almajiri system is not just condemnable, but should be banned in […]
Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, was on Wednesday interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N3billion contract scam and for alleged abuse of duty tour allowance, money laundering and stealing of government funds. According to the Nation after a four-day […]
Six suspects has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command has arrested for allegedly killing a fuel tanker driver, identified as Goni Mustapha, of the AGM Petroleum Nigeria Limited, Suleja. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Abubakar, confirmed the development in Minna on Tuesday. It was learnt that […]
THE suspected Taraba kidnap kingpin is a petty fish trader, painter, politician, polygamist with many children and a philanthropist. His wealth status might have been exergerated because of his generosity and profligate spending. He was reclusive until the last two years. His wealth, allegedly through kidnapping shot him into ‘prominence’. […]
The Nigerian Army, Defence Headquarters has ordered the 93 Battalion in Takum, Taraba State, to produce the fleeing kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Wadume, as it shows that its soldiers are not culpable in his escape after three policemen and a civilian were killed at a checkpoint in Ibi, last Tuesday. […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja High has granted the Department State Security, DSS, permission to detain publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, for 45 days. The DSS had filed a motion to the court to detain the convener of the proposed #RevolutionNow protest for 90 days, but the court only granted […]
Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna Kaduna High Court on Monday granted the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky leave to go to India for medical treatment. Police had early tightened security in the Kaduna metropolis ahead of the hearing of the bail application of the IMN leader and his […]
DSP Yakubu Sabo in a press statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna said that the Police will deal decisively with violators of the ban. The Command’s Public Relation Officer said there would be the massive deployment of personnel and urged the public to go about their normal businesses, but report […]
