The investigative panel established by Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to examine allegations that cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, served his six-month jail term in a private apartment rather than a custodial center has concluded that the claims are unfounded. Uju Agomoh, Executive Director and founder of Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) and…
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested 54-year-old Hamsatu Modu for trafficking 350 rounds of ammunition from Buni Yadi to Damaturu. According to the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, Modu, a resident of Morami village in Jakana, Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, was apprehended by officers at the ‘A’ Divisional Police Headquarters in…
Nigerian journalist Agba Jalingo has claimed that the antenatal department of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) instructed patients to purchase fuel, despite having already paid their medical bills.
Family and friends are seeking help regarding the “sudden and mysterious disappearance” of Yahya Faruq, a corps member serving at Mixed Secondary School in Ikuru Town, Rivers State. Yahya was last seen on Monday, October 14, 2024, after reporting for his shift at LDM Chinese Milling Company in Ikuru Town. Alarmingly, although he signed in…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a stern warning to Adeola Ajayi, Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), over his failure to comply with court-ordered visitations for Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Kanu, who has been in DSS custody since his 2021 re-arrest and…
Police in Sokoto State have arrested 18-year-old Abba Aliyu for allegedly abducting a two-year-old boy from his neighborhood in Badon Hanya. According to a statement from ASP Ahmad Rufai, the police successfully dismantled a kidnapping operation with Aliyu as the main suspect. Following reports of the abduction, the anti-kidnapping unit launched an intelligence-led operation, leading…
A drone attack targeted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea, Israel, on October 19, 2024. Fortunately, Netanyahu and his wife weren’t present, and no injuries were reported ¹. The attack involved three drones launched from Lebanon, with one striking a building in Caesarea, although it’s unclear if it was part of Netanyahu’s…
A record number of Nigerians and Ghanaians were deported to their home countries on one flight, with 44 people forcibly removed on Friday, October 18, the Home Office has confirmed. The Home Office said that the Nigeria and Ghana deportations were part of a “major surge” in immigration enforcement and returns, according to the Guardian UK. Since…
A 24-year-old man identified as Dada Opeyemi Adesonye, has allegedly committed suicide in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Adesonye was found hanging from a tree in the Afami area of Imasayi on Friday morning, October 18, 2024 by a worker near the scene. The spokesperson of the State Police Command,…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old man masquerading as a Police Special Constabulary and extorting unsuspicious members of the public. SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, October 18, 2024, said the suspect, Salisu Bala, confessed to being an illicit drug user. “Reports of public outcry were…
