Twenty prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) abducted by gunmen along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State have been rescued, seven days after they were taken captive. Another report said one civilian was also rescued alongside the 20 prospective corps members. The victims were rescued on Wednesday in a joint operation involving the military, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies. A security source told TheCable that...

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah in commemoration of the Nigeria’s 66th independence anniversary has approved the pardon, release, and commutation of sentences of 13 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Centres, Enugu State. The pardon is in exercise of his power of Prerogative of Mercy under Section 212 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and in consultation with the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, Enugu State. This is contained in a statement...

The Lagos State Police Command has identified and arrested Inspector Osumah Frank, the officer seen in a viral video making political and ethnic remarks about Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi and the Igbo people. The command said disciplinary proceedings had commenced against Frank in line with the established regulations of the Nigeria Police Force. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this in a statement issued on...