Category: News
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Retired police officers write IGP, say no going back on July 21 protest
The Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers Under Contributory Pension Scheme Kaduna and Thirty Five ( 35 ) Other Chapters Including FCT have formally notified the Inspector General of Police of the planned protest over poor retirement benefits. In a notice signed by the Chairman Association, CSP. Mannir M. Lawal Zaria obtained by SaharaReporters addressed…
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Court acquits ex-Gov Fayose of money laundering charges
The Federal High Court in Lagos has acquitted former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, of all money laundering charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a ruling, the court on Tuesday upheld a no-case submission by Fayose’s legal team, concluding that the EFCC had failed to present sufficient evidence…
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It’s shameful to seek treatment abroad—Adeyanju tackles Nigerian leaders
Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has criticized the federal government for its failure to establish a functional healthcare system. He described the consistent trend of medical tourism among Nigeria’s political leaders as shameful and indicative of a failure in leadership.
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JUST IN: Court strikes out money laundering charges against Fayose
A Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, of all charges in his long-standing money laundering case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
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‘Why Emir Sanusi did not attend Buhari’s burial’
A close associate of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, Muhammadu Dallatu, has opened up on the reason why the monarch did not attend the burial of late President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Facebook owners challenge FG’s N32.8m fine
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has prayed the Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja to dismiss, in its entirety, a suit filed by Meta Platforms, Inc. challenging the sanctions imposed on it.
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Fethullah terrorists have infiltrated Nigeria – Turkish govt warns
The Turkish government has warned that members of a terrorist group known as the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), exist in Nigeria, and also operate in other countries around the world.
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Former APC chairman gets ADC membership card
Chief John Odigie, the former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday obtained his membership card of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Benin City where he registered as a member.
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Speed Darlington drags FG to court, demands billions for declaring him ‘Wanted’
Darlington Achakpo, the controversial Nigerian singer, popularly called Speed Darlington, has filed a lawsuit against the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to court for declaring him wanted.
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JSF neutralises 2 gunmen, detain suspected IPOB member
The Anambra Joint Security Force (JSF) says it has neutralised two suspected gunmen and also detained a suspected member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The spokesman for the state Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka on Tuesday.