The Nigeria police force (NPF) has applied to withdraw the suit challenging the legality of the judicial panels set up to probe allegations of brutality and human rights abuses against the force. In a suit marked FHC/ ABJ/CS/1492/2020 and filed by O.M Atoyebi, police counsel, the force had argued that the establishment of panels of…
A suspected thief was burnt to death by an angry mob in Ibadan, Oyo State capital for allegedly snatching a motorcycle from an ‘Okada man.’ The incident happened around 7:20 am on Friday, December 4, at the Mile 110 roundabout end of the MKO Abiola Way, Ring-Road, Ibadan. According to an eyewitness, angry youths chased the…
The three children who were found dead inside a car at Ugwu Ogede in Itchi, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of in Enugu State, have been buried. Recall that bodies of the three children were found in a car parked at the home of a retired police officer on Monday, November 23. The victims identified…
Some persons who happen to be victims of the shooting at the Lekki toll gate have stormed the Lagos panel. According to The Nation, 15 protesters who suffered gunshot wounds during the #EndSARS protests in Lagos have visited the Lagos State Court of Arbitration and Mediation in Lekki, venue of the Lagos State Judicial Panel…
The Federal Government on Thursday said that the proposed 4th Mainland Bridge project in Lagos State would boost economic growth and enhance international trade. The Minister for Environment, Dr Mahmood Abubakar, said this during an “Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Stakeholders scoping workshop with the Federal Ministry of Environment” in Lagos. Abubakar said that construction…
Mumbai Police Special Squad on Thursday, December 3, busted a drug peddling network, arrested three Nigerian nationals, and seized about 220 grams of cocaine worth over Rs 22 lakhs ($29,833.32) The three Nigerians were arrested from Malad and Royal Palm areas of Mumbai by the special Squad of Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone XI along…
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Friday condemned in strong terms the killing of not fewer than 43 rice farmers in Borno State by unknown persons suspected to be terrorists. CAN called on the security agencies to stop the unending mass killings by the criminals who now operate with impunity all…
Arik Air on Friday announced the retrenchment of 300 workers. The airline said the action was due to the adverse effect of coronavirus. The statement on the sack was titled, “Arik Air management declares 300 staff redundant”. It assured that a redundancy package would be provided for the affected staff. Arik Air explained that the…
The Federal Government has approved charges on the new Lagos-Ibadan rail standard gauge which would begin operations by January, 2021. The Minister Of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, Made The Disclosure During The Inauguration Of The Governing Council Of The Chartered Institute Of Transport Administration Of Nigeria (CIOTA) In Abuja On Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria…
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja has ordered the remand of Abdulrasheed Maina at Kuje Correctional Centre pending the conclusion of his trial. Maina who was extradited from the Niger Republic to Nigeria on Thursday, December 3, was brought before the court this morning by a combined team of policemen and operatives of the Economic and Financial…