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Michael Olumide Alabi Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Alagbon, Lagos, has strengthened its partnership with the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) following a courtesy visit by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the FCID Annex, AIG Simeon U. Akpanudom, aimed at enhancing security collaboration and improving…

Michael Olumide Nigeria and Egypt are set to strengthen their collaboration in the fight against illicit drug trafficking and substance abuse, with plans to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enhance intelligence sharing, joint operations, training, and institutional cooperation between the two countries. The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of…

Nkem Ukaegbu, Umuahia Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD Nigeria) has renewed its call for an independent federal investigation into the disappearance of five engineers attached to NELAN Consulting Limited, describing the unresolved case as a major test of Nigeria’s commitment to justice, accountability and the rule of…

Michael Olumide Alabi Fresh official records and growing support from civil society groups and stakeholders have contradicted allegations of corruption and abuse of office levelled against the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone 2, Lagos, Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, over his handling of the investigation into the murder of two Ajiran…

Folami Olamide Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has rejected an application by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, seeking a lengthy adjournment in his ongoing trial over alleged defamatory comments against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Justice Mohammed Garba Umar, in a ruling delivered on…

Folami Olamide Federal Government has secured another major victory in its anti-corruption campaign as the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, ordered the forfeiture of additional properties linked to former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, following his conviction for corruption and money laundering. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling delivered,…

Stanley Ihedigbo National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a series of major anti-narcotics breakthroughs, arresting a South African woman who allegedly used her three-year-old son as a cover to smuggle heroin into Nigeria, intercepting an alleged drug courier who excreted 100 wraps of methamphetamine, and seizing cannabis valued…

Michael Olumide Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Oyo State Chapter, has announced that it has filed a Notice of Appeal and a Motion for Stay of Execution following the Court of Appeal judgment on the hijab controversy involving the International School, University of Ibadan (ISI), warning the school management against implementing…

Nkem Ukaegbu, Umuahia Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD), Nigeria, has commended the Abia State Government for qualifying for the US$500,000 World Bank-backed HOPE Governance Performance Grant, describing the achievement as a strong endorsement of the state’s commitment to transparency, accountability and sound public financial management. In a…

Folami Olamide A Rivers State family has instituted a ₦10 billion lawsuit against the government over the alleged wrongful detention of their relative, Gospel Kinamee, who they claim spent 18 years in prison without trial after disappearing from home as a teenager. The case has ignited fresh concerns about prolonged…