The Kano Hisbah Board has explained why it treats the rich and the poor differently while enforcing some of its rules. A director of the Islamic police, Aliyu Kibiya gave the explanation while featuring on a Freedom Radio programme. Kibiya said it is against the tenets of Islam to publicly criticize a leader. He said; “Although we…
A man who was battered to death in a suspected homophobic attack inside a cemetery has been pictured for the first time. Ranjith Kakanamalage was attacked and left for dead in Tower Hamlets, East London, on August 16. The 50-year-old, also known as Roy, was a gay man who had lived in the area…
Government officials have been warned by the presidency against betrayal of trust. Permanent Secretary of the State House, Tijjani Umar gave the warning at the inauguration of the State House Anti- Corruption and Transparency Unit on Thursday August Umar. Umar was quoted saying by the State House Deputy Director (Information), Abiodun Oladunjoye, that the presidency…
Men and women have been banned from meeting in public places at night by Chairman of Rano LGA of Kano state. Habibu Faragai, the LGA information officer said Chairman of the council Dahiru Muhammad announced the new law on Wednesday August 26 at a security committee meeting attended by residents and traditional leaders. Premium Times…
Governor Samuel Ortom has described the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the worst when it comes to security issues. The Benue state Governor who appeared as a guest on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday August 24, criticized the President’s open grazing policy and also claimed that it is very clear that he wants to…
Six out of 136 abducted students of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya, Tegina, Niger state, have reportedly died in captivity. The students and three teachers were kidnapped on May 30 from the Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger. Sadly, 6 of them have died after getting sick while in captivity. Abubakar Alhassan, the…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 22-year-old alleged female spy, Gloria Okolie, in connection to the attacks on security formations, INEC offices and other critical national infrastructures in the South-East which saw the death of security operatives. Reports on the arrest of Okolie surfaced following outcry by rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, who claimed…
Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a police officer identified as Ismail Dogara, in Kaduna state. It was gathered that ASP Dogara was brutally attacked by the assailants on his way home in Zaria in the early hours of Monday, August 16. The officer was rushed to a hospital where he passed…
Five children were killed when a disused grenade they were playing with exploded in Ngala, a community in Borno state on Friday, August 13. According to militiamen in the community, the grenade exploded in the hands of the children while they were playing with it. “The five children picked up the explosive while herding in…
A trigger-happy policeman, Sergeant Adamu Garba, who allegedly shot and killed a young man in Osogbo, state capital of Osun, has been dismissed from the service of the Nigeria Police Force. Adamu with Force No. 467549, was tried in accordance to the Force’s laid down disciplinary procedure by undergoing an orderly trial, which pronounced…
