Lagos State police have raided the popular Fela Shrine and its environs in Ikeja, arresting several suspects for illegal drug peddling, hooliganism, and criminal activities. The police arrested at least 124 suspects alleged to have converted the area into hard drug markets and liquor- stands located on the road, causing serious environmental risks. The…
The Yobe State police command has warned that Boko Haram insurgents have planned to infiltrate the forthcoming #EndBadGovernance protest in August. The command’s spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, July 27 according to the News Agency of Nigeria. He said intelligence received by the command indicated that foreign mercenaries…
The Niger chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has urged Christians not to join the planned nationwide protest scheduled for Aug.1 to 10. This was contained in a message to Christians in the state signed by Bishop Bulus Yohanna, chairman of CAN, in the state. The message was read in the…
The Akwa Ibom State Command of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a woman, Blessing Ezekiel Ubengama and her husband, Joseph Richard Ufot, for criminal conspiracy, fraud and job scam involving about 7,000 victims running into tens of millions of naira in Uyo. The spokesperson of the corps in the state, SC…
The Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate for 2023, Peter Obi, has expressed his support for the nationwide protest scheduled for August 1. While speaking with newsmen after a courtesy visit to Abia state governor, Alex Otti, on Sunday, July 28, Obi said the Nigerian Constitution allows room for protests as it is the right…
