A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Muhammad Sani to 20 years in prison for concealing information about an alleged notorious bandit, Danranmi, an act that authorities said enabled the suspect to evade arrest. Sani, a resident of Nabi Village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, was convicted on Counts One and…
Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man accused of forging government appointment letters and falsely presenting himself as the Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), has said he is not evading law enforcement but fears for his safety. Speaking on Channels Television’s current affairs programme on Monday,…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has called on the United Nations (UN) and other international human rights and accountability bodies to investigate the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area, saying Nigerians deserve a full and transparent account of the events surrounding the incident and the eventual rescue of the victims. In…
An American humanitarian worker who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been transferred to Germany for specialised medical treatment, German health authorities have confirmed. The patient arrived in Frankfurt overnight and was taken to the city’s university hospital, where they are receiving expert care in a high-security isolation unit. World Health…
The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has announced that it has uploaded the names of its presidential, vice-presidential and National Assembly candidates for the 2027 general elections to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination portal. The faction’s National Chairman, Abdulrahman…
