BREAKING: NBA President Blasts Police, Begins Work On Release of Lekki Toll Gate Protesters

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said it had begun moves to secure the release of protesters who demonstrated at the Lekki toll gate as part of the #EndSARS Season 2 and #OccupyLekkiTollgate movement. NBA’s President Olumide Akpata condemned what he described as the

Suspected Ritualists Behead Imo Palm Wine Tapper, Harvest Genitals

By Damian Duruiheoma, Owerri A palm wine tapper in Ahaba village in Orodo Community in Mbaitoli council area of Imo State, Israel Iheanacho, has been beheaded by suspected ritualists in the area. Iheanacho’s headless body was found Thursday morning by villagers attending morning

NASS Approves N11bn Capital Budget For Police Trust Fund

By Tony Akowe, Abuja The Joint Police Affairs Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Thursday approved N11 billion as capital budget for the Nigerian Police Trust Fund for the year 2020. The capital component of the 2020 budget was

Prof Soyinka Disappointed Over Police Handling Of Herders’ Invasion Of His Home

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has offered insights into how cows trespassed into his premises on Wednesday. He also accused Ogun State Police Command of lying herdsmen didn’t trespass on his unfenced compound with their cattle. Soyinka spoke on Thursday on an Arise

Panic As Senior Police Officer Kills Self In Imo

A senior police identified as inspector Umoh at Owerri Area command police headquarters, has committed suicide by shooting self to death. NewsTrack Nigeria (NTN) investigation revealed that the incident occurred on Tuesday in the evening hours at the state capital, Owerri. NewsTrack Nigeria

Customs Invades Markets, Seizes 1,930 Bags Of Rice, Intercepts N708m Goods

By Oluwakemi Dauda The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Strike Force has invaded some warehouses and markets in the South-West region to seize smuggled foreign rice and other contrabands brought into the country. During the raid, findings revealed that 1,930

Open Grazing Old Fashion, Says Northern Governor

Herdsmen to be educated on ranching Senate: Herders-farmers conflict dangerous The days of open grazing by herdsmen are now numbered. Governors in the North on Tuesday described open grazing by herdsmen as obsolete. It should end, they declared. According to The Nation, this

Sunday Igboho Appoints spokesman, Decries Being Misquoted

Popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has refuted trending reports of civil war attributed to him. Igboho denied calling for any civil war in the interview he granted. He said: “This fight is not about civil war, it is about the

Imo CP Sues For Peace,  Interacts With Community Leaders, Hausa-Fulani Communities

The Commissioner of Police ,Imo state, CP NASIRU MOHAMMED Visited Okigwe Local government to interact with the stakeholders and Hausa/ Fulani communities in the Zone. The occasion which took place at the Divisional Police Hqrs Okigwe,on the 9th February,2021, had in attendance, the

FG Files Fresh Charges Against Stella Oduah, Chinese Firm, Others

By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja Senator’s absence stalls planned arraignment. Court adjourns till Feb 22 The Federal Government has initiated m ove for the prosecution of a former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, some of her aides, a Chinese firm and others over their alleged