Usman Sabo, a youth from Bauchi State, has reportedly been detained by police after criticizing Babangida Ishaq, popularly known as Maliya, the Chairman of Shira Local Government Area. According to Daily Trust, a family source revealed that Sabo was arrested by officers from the GRA Police Division on Friday following Facebook posts where he accused…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved a further extension of the grace period for enforcing the Tinted Glass Permit requirement for vehicles with tinted windows. The new enforcement deadline is now set for October 2, 2025. According to a statement from the Force spokesperson, DCP Muyiwa Adejobi, this decision follows…
Felix Ukpo, father of Boniface Ukpo, who is at the center of the UK organ trafficking case involving former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, has passed away. Boniface confirmed his father’s death on Monday, August 11, in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State. In March 2023, Mr. Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and medical doctor Obinna…
Security forces have successfully rescued the abducted family members of the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government (SSG), Malam Mohammed Abubakar Nakwada. The victims—Sadiya Nakwada, Aisha Nakwada, and Abubakar Dan Fulani—were kidnapped on July 27, 2025. Their release followed a joint operation conducted by the Zamfara State Police Command’s tactical teams and the Force Intelligence…
Zainab James, a U.S. Army officer born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1994 to a Jamaican mother, has launched a heartfelt search for her Nigerian father, believed to be Lateef Quadri. Zainab revealed that her father was not present at her birth but chose her name. She shared that her late mother, Claudine James—born December…
Human rights activist and 2023 African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, was released late Friday, August 8, after spending over 48 hours in police custody at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Sowore had been detained since Wednesday following an invitation from the Inspector-General of Police’s Monitoring Unit. Authorities said they were investigating two…
Renowned Fuji music icon, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 or KWAM1, has issued a formal apology following an incident at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. In a statement personally signed by the artist, KWAM1 extended his sincere apologies to the Presidency, the Ministry of Aviation, the Federal…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has disclosed that 53,460 inmates across the country are currently awaiting trial. This was revealed by the Comptroller General of the NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, during a visit to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja on Friday. Nwakuche noted that the total prison population nationwide stands at approximately…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has formally petitioned the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Inspector-General of Police to investigate and prosecute renowned musician King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (K1 De Ultimate) over an incident that occurred aboard a ValueJet flight on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. According to a statement from the NCAA, the incident…
In a strong commitment to community support and frontline welfare, Mate Energy Industries Limited, Mowe, Ogun State, has commissioned a borehole facility for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mowe Unit, as part of its 2025 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. The borehole was officially commissioned on August 5, 2025, by Sector Commander Akinwumi Fasakin,…
