Category: Metro
Jones Abiri to get N10.5m compensation for 2years unlawful detention
The Federal High Court has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to pay the sum of N10.5 million as compensation to journalist, Jones Abiri, [...]
Prove your integrity by arresting Tinubu for tax fraud – PDP tasks EFCC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prove the strength of its integrity by investi [...]
Ibrahim Gaidam signs bill to jail rapists, homosexuals
Yobe State governor, Ibrahim Gaidam has signed into law the State Penal Code Amendment Law 2018, which prescribed punishment for rape, kidnapping and [...]
”Check people’s bank account balances and get dismissed” – IGP warns F-SARS
The Inspector General of Police has warned men of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, F-SARS to desist from checking the bank accounts details of [...]
Presidency denies N29bn contract scam indicting chief of staff, Abba Kyari
The presidency has reacted with dismay to an allegation published by Punch Newspaper that the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, collected N [...]
IGP Ibrahim Idris disbands STS over raid of Clark’s house
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the immediate disbandment of the IGP Special Tactical Squad, STS and the redeployment of a [...]
Edwin Clark wants full investigation, says sack of officers not enough
The convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark has called for full investigation into the invasion of his Abuja home by police operative [...]
Police dismiss officers who invaded Edwin Clark’s house
Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), has approved the dismissal of three of the four police officers who searched the Abuja residence of [...]
Panic over Abuja tremors but FEMA says ‘no likelihood of earthquake’
The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says the residents of Abuja have nothing to fear over the earth shaking recorded in some areas. The Mpape a [...]
IGP warns FSARS not to detain suspects beyond 48hrs or risk dismissal
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has told the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad, FSARS across the country to respect people’s rights o [...]