The Lagos State Police Command has announced the arrest of 4 Police Officers attached to its Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit for killing unarmed criminals who were arrested and already in their custody

The Policemen recognized as Inspector Fabiyi Omomayara, Sergeant Olaniyi Solomon, Sergeant Solomon Sunday and Corporal Aliyu Mukaila are both from the Iba Division Patrol team. That act of extrajudicial murders falls short of police professional standards and cannot be tolerated by the Command. CP Zubairu Muazu, the Commissioner of Police Lagos State, has ordered a […]

A man identified as Ojims Michael took to Facebook to share the sad story of how his in-law, a Uniport graduate was shot dead by policemen for no reason and wrote:

My in-law, a young man that grew up with my family and is so clean and stainless to the point the children in the house call him “hypo”, a uniport graduate, not a cultist, never looks for anyone’s trouble a boy  that’s supposed to go for youth service this September was gunned down last night […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has assigned portfolios to the 44 newly inaugurated ministers

The president retained himself as petroleum minister while former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva is to serve as minister of state. Also appointed is Godswill Akpabio as Niger Delta Minister, Adamu Adamu as Education minister, Isa Pantami; Communication and Rotimi Ameachi; Transportation. The President also created new ministries such as ministry of police affairs and […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Chioma Ejikeme as the Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, to replace Sharon Ikeazor, who will be inaugurated today as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

The President also approved replacements for other heads of Federal Government agencies that were recently appointed as ministers. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Tuesday stated that Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi is now Director General/CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency. According to […]

Former media aide and activist, Reno Omokri has taken to social media to mock Wole Soyinka, following the closure of a venue he intended to use for a symposium in Lagos, yesterday

The Nobel Laureate, alongside other notable Nigerians under the Coalition for Revolution (CORE) group, had planned to discuss the challenges of insecurity in Nigeria using the theme “  “Democracy, State Repression and the State of insecurity in Nigeria”. However, the venue of the event which was around the Oregun area of Lagos was sealed off […]

Suspected armed robbers on Tuesday attacked the convoy of Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, killing three policemen and a civilian

Akabe was on his way to Abuja on an official engagement when the convoy ran into the robbers who were operating few kilometres away from Akwanga at about 6pm. Police Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command, ASP Usman Samaila, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lafia. Samaila, however, did not give […]

Popular South African televangelist, Pastor Zabulon Buthelezi has been accused of impregnating the wife of a community leader and member of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC)

Popular South African televangelist, Pastor Zabulon Buthelezi has been accused of impregnating the wife of a community leader and member of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC).  Narrating how his wife denied him sex for 6 years while allegedly giving it to the televangelist on the side, the ZCC leader alleged that his wife of 20 years also abused him […]

After serving at the Redeemed Christian Church of God for 23 years, Bayo Akinjiyan, 55, has decried what he described as “man’s inhumanity to man and the travesty of justice” by the church he served “meritoriously” ex-RCCG pastor writes Adeboye open letter, demands unpaid fees

Published Jesusegun Alagbe Akinjiyan, who voluntarily resigned from the church in 2013 after rising to the position of an assistant provincial pastor at Lagos Province 25, said he could not fathom why an organisation he was once a part of for 23 years would treat him with “human indignity” and refuse to pay him what […]

Three lawyers who claimed to have witnessed EFCC’s raid on the Epe residence of former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday, alleged that they stopped the anti-graft officials from “planting foreign currency” in Ambode’s house

Samson Folarin . The lawyers — Fatai Adebanjo, Busari Olanrewaju and Samson Okuneye — in a joint statement on Tuesday, said operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission wanted to stop them (lawyers) from being a part of the search. They said the operatives allowed them into the house after they had engaged them […]

Oluwo of Iwoland, HRM Oba (Dr.) Adewale Akanbi, has declared readiness to lead a national protest against ritual killings and corruption in the country

He lamented the impotency of government at tackling ritual menace, stating that ritual killing is prevalence but deadlier than kidnapping. Oluwo stated protection of lives is the primary responsibility of the government, noting such can be credited until ritual killings is checkmated by the present administration. He equally vowed to declare an open protest against […]