Operatives of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigerian Police at the weekend stormed Osun Amotekun Corps headquarters in Osogbo, interrogating suspects illegally detained by the corps.

The investigating team was deployed by the Inspector-General of Police following a petition against the Amotekun Corps alleging extra-judicial killings at Akinlalu town, in Ife-North Local Government Area of the state.

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, and other prominent personalities in the Niger Delta have said the life of the late Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha symbolised the principles of federalism, resource control, justice and environmental rights. They said Chief Alamieyeseigha, who was the first civilian governor of […]

•Says brutal exploitation must stop By Davies Iheamnachor Human Rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has said the brutal exploitation of the Niger Delta people by the Federal Government must stop. Falana also called for accountability and justice for the people of Niger Delta, saying that if the region is well compensated that it would […]

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued nine kidnapped victims, including women and children, who were abducted months ago from Kushe Makaranta in Kagarko Local Government Area of the state. The victims were freed following sustained joint operations by the police, military, and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), according […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday challenged the Senate over the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), warning that Nigerians and the international community were watching how the confirmation would be handled.