Category: Metro
CBN gets court order to freeze accounts 0f 19 #EndSARS protesters
A federal high court in Abuja has granted the request of the Central Bank of Nigeria to freeze the accounts of 19 individuals and a public [...]
FRSC to carry guns – House of Reps
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) operatives will begin to carry guns to curtail the excesses of road users in Nigeria.
The Hous [...]
I was beaten, arrested in a pool of blood – Victim tells panel
A lawyer, Ekpagu Chikadibia-Christian says he was mercilessly beaten and arrested by police officers while trying to secure bail for a client. He na [...]
Awkuzu SARS killed my husband, asked me to remarry – Widow tells panel
In Anambra State, a widow of a victim of SARS, Chidinmma Edozieuno told the state judicial panel on police brutality that policemen attached to the [...]
Strange disease kills dozens in Enugu
The Enugu State government has confirmed many deaths from a yet unidentified disease in Ette Uno and Umuopu in Igbo-Eze North Local Government A [...]
Mysterious disease linked to yellow fever kills 22 in Delta
The Delta State government has conducted some tests to ascertain the mysterious deaths recorded in Ute-Okpu and Idumesa communities in Ika [...]
Amnesty raises alarm over threat to staff in Nigeria
Human rights group, Amnesty International has raised an alarm over threats to staff in Nigeria but said irrespective of the development, i [...]
#EndSARS: Police clampdown on protesters again in Abuja
The police in Abuja on Friday morning brutally dispersed some #ENDSARS protesters at the gate of National Assembly. The demonstrators gathered in [...]
Police shot, crippled me and prevented hospital from treating me – Petitioner
A victim of police brutality, Kamol Ganiu, told the Ogun state judicial panel of investigation how “unknown” police officers shot him in the leg and [...]
How policeman shot and killed my sister on NYSC passing-out day – Petitioner
Testifying before the Federal Government’s Independent Investigative Panel probing cases of police brutality in Abuja, a petitioner, Miss Chineye Ig [...]