Michael Olumide Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Annex, Alagbon, Ikoyi, Lagos, has taken a significant step toward strengthening Nigeria’s response to emerging cyber-enabled financial crimes with the successful completion of a specialized training programme on Cryptocurrency…

Nigeria Police reaffirms commitment to community policing as AIG visits Oba of Lagos

Michael Olumide Nigeria Police Force has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening community-oriented policing as the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Lagos, AIG Simeon U. Akpanudom, paid a…

RULAAC raises alarm over alleged extrajudicial shooting, enforced disappearance in Imo community

Stanley Ihedigbo Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has escalated a petition to the Inspector-General of Police over what it describes as deeply troubling allegations of extrajudicial violence, torture, enforced disappearance, and illegal vigilante…

Legislative Council suspends Vice Chairman amid allegations of misconduct, absenteeism

Chinedum Ukaegbu Ezinihite Mbaise Legislative Council in Imo State has announced the indefinite suspension of the Vice Chairman of the council, Hon. Prince Matthew Igbokwe, following allegations of misconduct and other related concerns. According to the…

Police probe deepens as RULAAC flags suspected evidence interference in Igbokwe investigation

Stanley Ihedigbo Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has sounded the alarm over what it describes as credible indications of interference in the ongoing investigation of Mr. Igbokwe Prince Matthew Onyekaozuru, a serving Vice…

No end to Tiger Base impunity: A call to halt a dangerous drift

By Okechukwu Nwanguma There is a troubling pattern unfolding in Imo State – one that speaks to a deeper crisis within Nigeria’s law enforcement architecture. The Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command, notoriously known…

Judicial complicity, political collusion, shrinking democratic space in Nigeria

By Okechukwu Nwanguma The warning by Victor Umeh that some judges are being used to undermine democracy is not an isolated alarm—it is part of a broader and deeply troubling pattern. When situated alongside recent actions…

When lawmaking becomes a ritual of ignorance

Hon. Maureen Chinwe Gwacham By Okechukwu Nwanguma I watched, with a mix of shock and shame, a video from the floor of Nigeria’s House of Representatives. A female legislator representing Oyi/Ayamelum Federal Constituency in Anambra State…

Opinion: When loyalty silences truth

By Ifa Destiny In times of religious and ethnic crises, the true test of humanity is not found in what we say, but in what we choose to stand for. Sadly, these are also the moments…

Osinbajo to inaugurate Oxbow Lake Road as Diri reaffirms power project

Michael Olumide Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has urged residents to remain patient as the state’s independent power project approaches full operational takeoff, dismissing claims that the initiative has failed. The governor stated that the…

BAT: Now you have chosen to eat yourself up, who do you blame? III

By Prof. Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr. A government driven by sycophancy, debauchery, deceit, propaganda and hypocrisy will at best be mediocre, old-school, atavistic and bereft of the global fad, reality and challenge. BAT’s government and minders…