A 26-year-old barber who resides at Iyana Governor Road in Idi- Iroko community of Ogun State, has been arrested and charged with impersonation, stealing, obtaining by false pretences and threat to life after reportedly defrauding a London-based woman of N51m. Moses Olaitan was arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday June 17, over…
Yusuf Tanko Sununu, lawmaker representing Ngaski/Shanga/Yauri Federal Constituency of Kebbi State at the House of Representatives has confirmed the abductions of students and teachers of Government Girls’ College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State. Sununu who noted that the number of students and teachers abducted is yet to be confirmed while addressing newsmen at the national assembly, appealed…
Mike Ozekhome, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and constitutional lawyer has asked why the National Assembly is afraid of ‘referendum’ and ‘a people’s constitution’. The senior lawyer in an interview on Channels Television, recalled how he took on frontally the Deputy Senate President, Senator Omo-Agege on this issue penultimate Friday June 11 at the International Conference Centre.…
Police Spokesperson, Frank Mba has defended the use of tear gas on some June 12 protesters in Abuja. While a Channels Television correspondent who covered the protest in Abuja insisted that he did not observe any sign of violence from the protesters before the police disrupted their parade, Mba in an interview on same news platform…
Men of the Kano state police command have arrested a 13-year-old boy for killing two men suspected to be bandits in the state. The spokesperson of the state police command, Gambo Isah, who confirmed this to newsmen, said the boy simply identified as Mati, was once an errand boy to a bandits’ leader, Ardo Nashaware, who resides in…
A photo of a police officer shooting teargas at June12 protesters in Abuja has been shared online by Channels TV.
Men of the Lagos state police command this morning allegedly fired tear gas at protesters that gathered at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Lagos. The Nation reports that the protesters had converged at the park to demand for an end to bad governance and others when they were allegedly attacked by the police officers.
Governor Bello Matawalle has told residents of Zamfara state to defend themselves against bandit attacks. Speaking during a special prayer session to mark the second year anniversary of his administration, Matawalle said the directive became necessary to draw teams of agile youths that would be saddled with the responsibility of crushing criminals. He said;…
The Igbo Elders Council have accused security agencies of indiscriminately killing Igbo youths in the South-East, in the guise of fighting members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB and its security network, Eastern Security Network. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja today June 11, the chairman of the group and a former…
Agba Jalingo, a rights activist and newspaper publisher has been arrested by police in Calabar, Cross River State, ahead of the nationwide protest on June 12. Cross River Watch reported that Agba was arrested at the police headquarters in Calabar on Friday June 11, where he went to honour an invitation by the Commissioner of Police in the…
