The Nigerian Correctional Services has disclosed that Idris Ogunleye, also known as Bobrisky, was not kept in the general cell because he has some special features that are feminine in nature. Micheal Benson, the NCoS official in charge of the Kirikiri Medium Security Facility, said this on Monday during the investigative hearing conducted by the House of Representatives. It would be recalled ...

The Osun State Government has sealed up the business premises of Segilola Resources Operating Limited. The decision to seal up the gold mining firm, as stated by Kolapo Alimi, the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment on Monday, follows a court order permitting the state to distrain the company for various flagrant tax violations and failure to fully disclose the employees ...

Tension has subsided for incumbent local government chairmen and 184 ward councillors in Abia State as the Labour Party (LP) has denied reports that they have been disqualified from contesting the November 2 local government election in the state. Some social media reports on Monday morning claimed that all 17 local government chairmen, popularly known in Abia as mayors, along with their deputies ...

The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday said Nigeria is on the brink of a one-party dictatorship. Atiku made the claim in his message to mark Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day celebration. The former Vice President charged all politicians of integrity to rise up and reclaim Nigeria’s democracy from oppression. According to Atiku: “Our ...

A Federal High Court in Rivers State has declared that there’s no going back on Rivers Local Government election on October 5th as scheduled. Justice I.P.C Igwe stated this while ruling on the suit BETWEEN: ACTION PEOPLES PARTY (APP) and RIVERS STATE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION, RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT, DEFENDANTS, GOVERNOR OF RIVERS STATE. He ruled that the Defendants are bound to make ...

Nineteen children trafficked from Kebbi State have been rescued from traffickers in Calabar, Cross River State. The children, whose ages range from 3 to 6 years, were reportedly being moved in batches from Kebbi to Calabar when officials of the National Agency for the Prohibiting of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) intercepted some of them. While addressing journalists at the Chambers of the ...