One of the suspects arrested for the abduction of Mrs Busayo Olaide—sister of former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu—and her twin sons, Paul and Peter, has confessed to the crime, revealing that the gang’s initial target was the former minister’s mother. In an interview with Nigerian Tribune from police custody, the suspect, Segun Balogun…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji. This comes following an application filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The court granted the request on Thursday after considering an ex parte motion submitted by the anti-corruption agency…
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, says there is no reason whatsoever for the ongoing incarceration of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking during an engagement with the Nigerian diaspora in Washington, D.C., the former Anambra State governor noted that he has long advocated against Kanu’s continued detention ‘’I have…
A Bulawayo High Court judge has strongly criticised a trial magistrate for sending a 21-year-old man to prison for having s3x with a 14-year-old girl, arguing that the age difference between the two was only slightly outside the legal “protected bracket.” Justices Munamato Mutevedzi and Ngoni Nduna ordered the immediate release of Mduduzi Ngwenya, overturning…
Men of the Ebonyi state police command have arrested one Nwali Nwibo for spreading false information claiming bandits and Fulani herdsmen had invaded Nguzu Edda Community in Edda Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the state command, SP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this in a statement released. According to Ukandu, the…
Nigerian inmates in Ethiopia are in a celebratory mood as the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia recently signed a Prisoner Transfer Agreement (PTA) for persons who have been sentenced in the country. The agreement facilitated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, will lead to the transfer…
Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, has died while being held by bandits, according to the Katsina State Government. Abubakar and his wife were kidnapped in May while travelling through Katsina State. On June 6, a video circulated online showing the retired general and his wife pleading with the state…
Youths in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, this morning took to the streets to protest the abduction of 45 students and teachers in Ogbomosho, Oyo state. The protesting youths carried a banner with the photos of the school principal and one of the teachers. The banner had on it ‘’Bring Back our children”, a message…
Major General Abubakar Rabe (rtd), who was abducted in Katsina State exactly two weeks ago, is de@d. Confirming his passing in a statement issued on Saturday, June 13, the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasiru Muazu, said the retired senior military officer d!ed from complications arising from diabetes and hypertension…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has obtained a warrant for the arrest of Uche Nnaji, a former minister of innovation, science and technology. A federal high court in Abuja granted the arrest order following an ex parte motion filed by the ICPC in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1160/2026. President Bola Tinubu had…
