A Senior State Counsel in Jigawa State Ministry of Justice, Kabiru Abdullah Esq has issued a letter (dated October 16, 2023) to the Secretary of Dutse Emirate Council, Dutse Emir’s Palace with the title “Notification of arraignment of Umar Ibrahim (Village Head of DanGulam) on the offence of rape contrary to section 3 (1) (A and D) of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law 2021”. The Village Head was accused of raping and impregnating...

Without giving details on any specific threat, the United States last Friday warned its citizens in Nigeria of “elevated threats” to “major hotels” in the “larger cities” of the country. “The US Government is aware of credible information that there is an elevated threat to major hotels in Nigeria’s larger cities,” the US Department of State said. The alert, the State Department of State says, is to ensure that US nationals exercise vigilance when arranging...

The Anambra State Anti-Touting Squad (SASA) has arrested 632 suspected touts in different parts of the state after one week of its inauguration. The Director of Operations for the Squad, Mr. Solomon Onwuemene disclosed this to journalists in Awka. Mr. Onwuemene said that the suspected touts were arrested in Onitsha North and South, Ogbaru and Idemili North Local Government Areas. According to him, they recovered hard drugs like white cocaine, packets of tramadol, methamphetamine or...

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu enjoins the citizenry to remain supportive of the Police’s efforts to rid the state of unrepentant criminals. CP Uzuegbu made this call after the arrest of 7 male suspects; Okonkwo Sunday (a.k.a. “Oga Sunny”) aged 35; Nwankwoala Tochukwu (a.k.a. “TC Boy”), aged 25; Ogbu Mmaduabuchi, aged 18; Miracle Chukwu, aged 20; Nwali Chinedu, aged 23; Ananchonam Chinecherem (a.k.a. “Razor”), aged 18; and Nwamini Junior (a.k.a....

The former Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Kano State Government Agricultural Supply Company, (KASCO), Bala Muhammad Inuwa, his son, Bala Muhammad Inuwa junior, and an Incorporated Trustees of the Association of Compassionate Friends were arraigned in court on Thursday over N4 billion alleged fraud. The prosecution was a sequel to charges filed against them by the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), the Office of the Kano State Attorney General and...