Abacha loot recovery: Lawyers wade into dispute between US senator, EFCC

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission By Ikenna Anyanwu Senior Nigerian lawyers have weighed-in on recent altercation between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and Senator Charles Grassley, the Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Finance, expressing concern at the exchange of words. Grassley reportedly wrote a letter to the Chairman of the Money […]

Breaking: Police arrest suspected killers of Catholic Seminarian, Nnadi Michael

Nnadi Michael ———————– By Nwafor Sunday Killers of Nnadi Michael, Catholic Seminarian of the Catholic Good Shepherd Major Seminary at Gonin Gora, have been arrested, DCP FRANK MBA, Spokesperson of the force said on Sunday. Disclosing this in a statement sent to Vanguard, Frank said, Police Operatives have arrested a deadly criminal gang responsible for […]

Controversies over number of Nigerians that tested positive for coronavirus in China

The actual number of Nigerians infected by coronavirus in China, the outbreak centre of the global pandemic, is yet to be ascertained after conflicting figures from the Nigerian Government, Chinese authorities and a section of local media. The Nigerian Government on Friday disagreed with Chinese authorities over the claim that 72 Nigerians had been infected […]

Herbalist, wife nabbed for killing stepson for ritual purpose in Ogun

Suspects ———— By James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA – Men of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a herbalist, Lajuwon Ogunleye and two others for alleged conspiracy and murder of a seven-year-old boy, Pelumi Apalaya for ritual purpose in Abigi area of Ogun State. Other suspects arrested included the herbalist wife, who […]

Kano in grim harvests, too many VIPs drop dead in 24 hours

There are concerns in and out of Kano that the coronavirus pandemic may have been responsible for too many deaths of illustrious sons in the last 24 hours. Confirmation of this is for now impossible as the COVID-19 Testing Centre shut on Wednesday is yet to resume. But there is palpable concern at the rate […]

COVID-19: Can Africa Afford Lockdown? – By Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo

By Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo | NNP | April 24, 2020 –This piece summarizes my contribution to an African debate. From Johannesburg to Lagos, Cairo to Dakar, Kinshasa to Kigali, Nairobi to Accra, etc the debate on how Africa should respond to the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is raging. At an African regional policy platform, […]

Ondo 2020: Deputy Gov allegedly dumps Akeredolu as campaign materials emerge

The ongoing rift between the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Agboola Ajayi and his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu may have finally worsened following the campaign posters and jingles of the deputy governor which have surfaced on social media. The campaign messages, sponsored by Agboola Ajayi Grassroots Network, flooded social media, amidst the palpable fear and […]

Caution: Disturbing video: Sergeant shots and kills a female sergeant in Port-Harcourt

STATEMENT FROM RIVERS STATE POLICE COMMAND: The Rivers State Police Command regrets to announce the death of W/Sgt Lovender Elekwachi who until her untimely death was serving at Eneka Division and was posted to the Eneka roundabout on traffic duties. The late Woman Sergeant was shot while controlling traffic by Sergeant Bitrus Osaiah attached to […]

Lagos: Woman allegedly beats maid to death over indomie, hangs her to fake suicide

One Nene Steve, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command’s Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CID) for allegedly killing her maid, Joy Aboel. She allegedly beat Joy to death and then hung her to the ceiling to make it look like suicide. Commenting on the incident that occurred at 18, Ogundola Street in […]

Abba Kyari never made me Imo State Governor – Hope Uzodinma

The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has denied issuing a statement, which claimed the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, made him governor. Kyari, who died from complications of COVID-19 on Friday, was buried at Gudu Cemetery in Abuja on Saturday. However, reports emerged online that Uzodinma, in his condolence […]

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