The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the Benue governorship election, Titus Uba. The governorship election petition tribunal and the court of appeal in Abuja had affirmed the election of Hyacinth Alia as governor of Benue state. Not pleased with the judgments, Uba approached theContinue reading "Supreme Court upholds Alia’s election as Benue gov"
Nigerian Tweeps Ask Tinubu To Immediately Sack Poverty Alleviation Minister, Betta Edu Over Fraud Allegations
Nigerian netizens on X (formerly Twitter) have asked President Bola Tinubu to sack his Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu for spending public funds on flight tickets and airport taxis to move her team members from Abuja to Kogi State, even though the latter has no airport. Documents obtained by Some mediaContinue reading "Nigerian Tweeps Ask Tinubu To Immediately Sack Poverty Alleviation Minister, Betta Edu Over Fraud Allegations"
Nigerian Police Arrest Fake Doctor In Nasarawa State For Organ Trafficking, N21million Fraud
A man who paraded himself as a medical doctor, Igwe Gift Okechukwu, has been arrested by Nigeria Police Force for alleged criminal conspiracy, organ trafficking, fraud, cybercrime, stealing, impersonation, cheating and identity theft It was learnt that the fake doctor was arrested in Nasarawa State by operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, after defraudingContinue reading "Nigerian Police Arrest Fake Doctor In Nasarawa State For Organ Trafficking, N21million Fraud"
Nigerian Government Yet To Recapture Over 1400 Fleeing Inmates From Kuje, Imo Prisons Since 2021
No fewer than 1400 fleeing inmates from the Owerri Custodial Centre in Imo State and the Kuje Medium Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have yet to be recaptured after the jailbreaks. Two years after the attack on the Owerri custodial centre, 864 fleeing inmates have yet to be recaptured according to theContinue reading "Nigerian Government Yet To Recapture Over 1400 Fleeing Inmates From Kuje, Imo Prisons Since 2021"
Plateau Massacre: Angry Women Burn Down Bokkos Monarch’s House Over Victimisation By Army, Unlawful Arrests
The group said this happened while the council was still mourning the death of over 200 people residents who died during the terrorist attacks that happened around the Christmas period in the council. Some protesting women on Friday afternoon set ablaze the house of Michal Monday Adanchi, the District Head of Bokkos town in theContinue reading "Plateau Massacre: Angry Women Burn Down Bokkos Monarch’s House Over Victimisation By Army, Unlawful Arrests"
67-Year-Old Nigerian Arrested For Defiling 3 Girls In Adamawa.
The police command in Adamawa State has confirmed the arrest of a 67-year-old man, Mahmudu Adamu, who confessed to the security operatives (police) for defiling at least three underaged girls by sticking his fingers in their private parts in the southern part of Adamawa State, located in the Northeastern part of Nigeria. Adamu who isContinue reading "67-Year-Old Nigerian Arrested For Defiling 3 Girls In Adamawa."
Mobilisation: How undercover reporter breached our system to enrol twice —NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps Scheme, NYSC, has explained how the undercover reporter who had earlier been mobilised for the compulsory one-year programme in 2019 was able to be mobilised for the same programme in 2023. Speaking on a Channels Television programme yesterday, the Director of Public Affairs, NYSC, Mr Eddy Megwa, said the reporterContinue reading "Mobilisation: How undercover reporter breached our system to enrol twice —NYSC"
Security Operatives Going After Fake Degree Holders Should Start With Tinubu – Nigerians Tackle Education Minister
Mamman, who disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television’s programme, had noted that there was no timeframe for criminality, saying the time of the crime would not matter. As the controversy over fake certificates from Benin Republic universities continues to reverberate following an investigative report, Nigerians on X (formerly Twitter) have asked the Minister ofContinue reading "Security Operatives Going After Fake Degree Holders Should Start With Tinubu – Nigerians Tackle Education Minister"
Plateau Massacre: Fortified National Security Architecture, A Hoax! Philip Brandford Adams
The recent gory and gruesome attacks by gunmen on some communities of Bokkos and parts of Barkin-Ladi LGA of Plateau State which left dozens of innocent people with their families killed, injured, and displaced, has questioned the veracity and the reliability of the Tinubu-led administration. His recently reconstituted national security architecture was envisaged by manyContinue reading "Plateau Massacre: Fortified National Security Architecture, A Hoax! Philip Brandford Adams"
We Begged For Money Because Nigerian Government Didn’t Pay Us Salaries —Dismissed Constables Caught On Camera Demanding Money From Female Dutch Biker
The two special constables working with the Oyo State police command who were dismissed after being caught on camera demanding money from a female Dutch biker who was touring African countries have blamed the Nigerian government for their predicament. It was reported that the two constables who were caught in the viral video demanding aContinue reading "We Begged For Money Because Nigerian Government Didn’t Pay Us Salaries —Dismissed Constables Caught On Camera Demanding Money From Female Dutch Biker"
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