By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has arrested and detained 24 personnel in connection with the death of 37 suspected illegal miners in Niger State, parading suspended Niger State Commandant, Commandant Subaru Siyaka Aniviye, and 23 other officers at the Corps Headquarters in Abuja. The Corps also ordered the […]

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — The Anambra State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Tochukwu Nweke, SAN, has explained that native doctor Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki, was released before completing his prison sentence because he had entered into a plea bargain with the state government. Nwangwu, who was serving an 11-month […]

Tension has gripped parts of Sokoto metropolis following the stabbing of controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Musa Ayuba Lukuwa, shortly after he conducted the Jumu’at prayer at his mosque in the Mabera area of the metropolis.

Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has joined the committee investigating the deaths of alleged gold miners in Minna, Niger State, vowing to expose any attempt to shield those responsible or suppress the truth.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confirmed the death of 48 persons following the consumption of locally prepared alcoholic and herbal concoctions in Ondo State, with 182 others critically ill.