The Osun State House of Assembly on Monday passed the Osun State Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps Bill 2020 for first reading after it was presented by the Speaker, Timothy Owoeye.
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Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, who issued the arrest warrant at the sitting, refused to accept his lawyer’s explanation that the defendant was ill and on admission in London
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, said on Monday that the commission had secured 1,266 convictions from January 2019 till date.
A Federal Court in Lagos on Monday granted leave to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to introduce a new witness in the ongoing N2.2 billion fraud trial against Ayo Fayose and a firm, Spotless Investment Limited.
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a female suspect in possession of a dry human hand.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, decorated the soldiers during a visit to their camp on Sunday as part of his operational visit to troops in the North East
Governor Aminiu Masari of Katsina State has cautioned communities in the state against taking the law into their hands, following insecurity challenges in the state.
Police operatives from Oke Odo Police Station have arrested 33-year-old Yusuf Akintadewo, an alleged car snatcher and recovered two stolen vehicles from him.
The Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants, inaugurated by the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has arrested the leader of Aiye Confraternity, Sikiru Samuel.
The Coalition for Democracy and Development has charged Nigerians to support the country’s Service Chiefs in the fight against terrorism amidst conspiracy by disgruntled politicians.
Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
Prominent Ogun State politician, Hon. Ibrahim Oyegunle, narrowly escaped during a gun attack in Ibogun area of the state at the weekend.
A 33-year-old Nigerian, Nnamdi Nwosu, has been declared wanted by two United States Government agencies: Department of Justice and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, for a $10 million business email compromise scam, for which six other Nigerians had been jailed.
The Borno State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 21-year-old uspected burglar (name withheld) for allegedly stealing 100 books at religious places of worship in Maiduguri.
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has visited Niger Republic to discuss the modalities for the safe and dignified repatriation of 120,000 Nigerian refugees.
The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Abia State, Nnamdi Nwannukwu, said the command impounded two trucks allegedly laden with large quantities of crude oil.
Alhaji Jibrin Giza, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works in Nasarawa State, was in the early hours of Sunday abducted by yet to be identified gunmen.
The local sources said the herdsmen allegedly accompanied by unidentified army personnel, started the attacks on Thursday and were unrelenting as at Saturday
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre in collaboration with the Anambra State Police Command with support from Open Society Justice Initiative have concluded plans to ensure that citizens and policemen become aware of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law in Anambra State.
The Borno State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has started interrogating a couple and their two children over what they know about 10,522 kilograms of compressed Cannabis Sativa, aka Indian hemp, concealed in a warehouse in Maiduguri, the State Capital.