The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has come under criticism for referring to the returned $311 million which was stolen by the late Gen. Sanni Abacha as ‘Abacha asset’. “I am happy to confirm that the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Monday 4th May 2020 received $311,797,866.11 of the Abacha assets repatriated from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey,” Mr. Malami stated in a tweet. However, the use of ‘Abacha loot’ by...

The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has censured the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, for proscribing two journalists from the Government House. The governor came under heavy criticism following the ban of two correspondents, The Sun newspaper, Chijioke Agwu, and the Vanguard Newspaper, Peter Okutu, from the State House or any government facility in the state. A statement signed by the CWPPF, the group said the governor’s  war against the media houses...

The management of The Sun Newspaper has condemned the arrest of its correspondent in Abakaliki, Mr. Chijioke Agwu, allegedly on the orders of Gov. Dave Umahi. A statement on Saturday in Enugu by the Head of The Sun, South East Bureau, Mr. Magnus Eze, described the situation as `unfortunate and suppression of press freedom’. Eze alleged that the governor did not want journalists to highlight the failures of his administration in the course of doing...

The police on Thursday said they had arrested four suspects over the murder of Mrs. Funke Olakurin, daughter of Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Leader of the PAN-Yoruba Social Cultural Organisation, Afenifere. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. He said the suspects were arrested on April 4 during a follow-up action on a case of high profile armed robbery and kidnap that occurred in Ogun. Mba said...