Crime

Otu Condemns Attack On Obi’s Convoy, Police Command Arrests Perpetrator

By Dianabasi Effiong Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River says he is deeply saddened and concerned over Wednesday's attack on the convoy of the presidential candidate of Nigerian Democratic Congress...

Murder Investigation: Family Urges Police Authority Not To Compromise Probe

The family of late businessman, Mr Solomon Iwerebor, has cautioned the police against any attempt to compromise investigations...

Somalia and the ‘Bilateralisation’ of the War Against Al-Shabaab and ISIS

By Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Freddie Grounds Somalia’s campaign against Al-Shabaab is increasingly characterised by bilateral troop deployments, Somali-led ground...

Police Arrest Man For Allegedly Defiling 9-Year-Old Girl In Lagos

The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a 52-year-old man,Tomswell Feyi, for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl...

Guinea-Bissau: An Urgent Wake-up Call to ECOWAS and Int’l Community

By Paul Ejime Africa seldom makes international news headlines unless wars (and they must be bloody), military coups, humanitarian catastrophes, disease...
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Northern Nigeria: NDLEA Intercepts 2.3m Tablets Of Opioids

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in series of interdiction operations in the past week have intercepted over 2.3 million tablets of illicit pharmaceutical opioids and other psychoactive substances meant for distribution in seven Northern states of Borno, Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, Gombe and Nasarawa.

UNICEF condemns attack on displaced people in eastern DRC

UNICEF is horrified by an attack on a camp for displaced people in the early hours of 12 June 2023 in Ituri Province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Why Murtala Muhammed’s family advocates for victims’ rights legislation

Thirty years after their son's murder, the family of the late former Head of State, Gen. Murtala Muhammed, has expressed profound dissatisfaction with the prosecution of murder trials in Nigeria.

Bandits kill 2, set vehicle on fire in Katsina

Two persons suspected to be a driver and his assistant have died after bandits, armed with AK-47 rifles opened fire on their vehicle along Jibia-Batsari road in Katsina State.

How Binance executive slumps in Abuja Court

The trial of detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, at the Federal High Court in Abuja took a dramatic turn following the defendant’s collapse in...

ECOWAS Court deepens Cooperation with ICRC

Abuja, Nigeria - The ECOWAS Court of Justice and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) achieved a significant milestone on July 12,...
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