Four South African Police officers accused of pulling off a R20 million jewelry heist at a Nigerian man’s house in Llandudno, Cape Town, have been sent to prison after their bail hearing was postponed to next week. The officers, who form part of the Operation Restore Unit and are stationed across Cape Town, are…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has condemned Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s recent outburst regarding the deployment of police officers ahead of the local government elections scheduled for Saturday. The police described the governor’s accusations against Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Egbetokun as baseless and unfounded. In a statement by Force Public Relations Officer,…
Three National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have been refunded N1 million, which was allegedly extorted by four police officers in the Surulere area of Lagos State. The officers reportedly demanded the money after the corps members were unable to provide a physical copy of their driver’s licence. The incident came to light after…
The Directorate of Road Traffic Services also known as VIO has been barred by a Federal High Court in Abuja from further stopping vehicles on the road, impounding or confiscating vehicles, and imposing fines on motorists. Justice Evelyn Maha issued the order in a judgment on a fundamental rights enforcement suit: FHC/ABJ/CS/1695/2023 filed by…
The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) popularly known as KAI on Wednesday, October 3, has secured the conviction of 12 Commercial Sex Workers (CSW) to eight months imprisonment for offences bordering on prostitution, breach of peace during a dislodgement operation led by the Corps Marshal of the Agency. The Corps Marshal, Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole…
The immediate past Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in charge of Operations, Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, on Wednesday told Justice Maryann Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Maitama, Abuja, that the apex bank under Godwin Emefiele leadership did not follow its laid down procedures for currency redesign….
Kalu Aja, a financial analyst and educator, says President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day speech was filled with inaccuracies and falsehoods, especially the economic parts. The statement comes as the President declared that N30 trillion ways and means advance incurred by the past administration had been cleared. However, Aja specifically faulted the claim by Tinubu’s administration…
The Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed the suspension of its senior officers allegedly linked to the Bobrisky bribery allegation scandal. Recall that the Civil Defence, Correctional Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) had last week announced the suspension of four of its officers linked to various corruption cases. Amongst the officers suspended include DCC…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Monday, September 30, raided some supermarkets and open shops in some parts of Abuja and seized counterfeit items worth N37 million. The agency said in a statement posted on its X handle on Tuesday that during the operation which was based on…
Social media personality and cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has slammed a lN1bn defamation lawsuit against internet activist and influencer, VeryDarkMan (VDM). The legal battle stems from VDM sharing a voice recording, which he alleged was that of Bobrisky claiming to have bribed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, with…