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Barely a year to the 2027 general elections, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has thrown a direct challenge at two institutions meant to stand above partisan politics, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Nigeria Police Force of drifting toward the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The party’s grievance, set out on…
The death of Mary Habila, a young medical worker whose body was found in a room within the country home of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has hardened into an uneasy standoff, with the police and the minister pressing for a forensic autopsy that the deceased’s family has so far resisted,…
Security agencies have successfully rescued four individuals abducted during an attack on Government Secondary School, Opada-Olowa, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Kogi State Government confirmed the rescue of the school principal, Elder Daniel Iyanaa; a National Examinations Council (NECO) official, Mr Solomon Audu; and two candidates who were taken during…
The forgery trial of Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self styled Director General of a council the Presidency insists never existed, stalled again on Tuesday after the defendant failed to appear at the Federal High Court in Abuja, leaving prosecutors weighing an application for a bench warrant. Adeyemi was billed to take his plea…
Barely 72 hours after Nigeria exhaled over the rescue of dozens of pupils and teachers held for almost two months in Oyo State, the same fear crept back into the state’s rural belt. This time the target was a lone schoolmaster returning from his farm. Mathew Kolawole Owoade, the 60 year old headmaster of…
Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man at the centre of one of the most curious impersonation scandals to hit the seat of government in recent years, is scheduled to finally take his plea before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, July 14, as the police move to arraign him over an agency the Presidency…
Public anger continues to build in Delta State following the fatal shooting of 28-year-old musician Oghenemine Ogidi, as his mother calls for capital punishment against the police officers involved in the incident. Ogidi, popularly known as Mene or OG Millan, was shot on April 26, 2026, in Effurun by Assistant Superintendent of Police Nuhu…
Nigeria’s police leadership has moved to enforce internal accountability after approving the dismissal and prosecution of officers linked to the fatal shooting of a civilian in Delta State, a case that has drawn renewed scrutiny to rules governing the use of force. The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, authorised the disciplinary action following the conclusion…
The 2020 #EndSARS protests, which began as a decentralized call for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), encountered its most significant hurdle not in a communication gap, but in the rapid proliferation of disinformation. Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, provided this retrospective analysis during a forum at the…
Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu has authorised the immediate restructuring of the Police Monitoring Unit. This initiative serves to tighten internal discipline and sharpen operational effectiveness across all police commands and formations. The move aligns with the broader reform agenda of the force, placing a renewed emphasis on intelligence-led inspections and real-time oversight. Professionalism and…
