4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (347+ words) The Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has disclosed that it is investigating the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for data breach which led to the recent release of Emeka Ike's personal data by the media aide to the Federal Capital…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (328+ words) The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has tasked graduating recruits under the Nigerian Army's Restore Hope initiative to remain steadfast in the fight against banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminality threatening national security. The charge…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (487+ words) The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that Nigeria has reached a critical juncture in its fight against illicit drugs and must simultaneously confront long-standing drug-related challenges while adapting to emerging threats posed by synthetic substances,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (186+ words) Deji Elumoye, Alex Enumah, Linus Aleke in Abuja and Yemi Kosoko in Jos The Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, handed down 40-year prison sentences to Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, the mother and sister of notorious terrorism kingpin, Battujo,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (267+ words) Former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has criticised British law enforcement authorities following her acquittal on bribery charges, saying the 13-year investigation by the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency (NCA) devastated her life, reputation and career. Alison-Madueke, who…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (519+ words) Deji Elumoye, Alex Enumah, Linus Aleke in Abuja and Yemi Kosoko in Jos The Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, handed down 40-year prison sentences to Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, the mother and sister of notorious terrorism kingpin, Battujo,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (310+ words) Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have arrested a 20-year-old woman, Aisha Muktar Hassan, for allegedly killing her 97-year-old paternal grandmother, Hajiya Ummukhulsum Hassan, following a domestic altercation in Daura Local Government Area of the state. The incident, according…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (326+ words) Linus Aleke in Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the appointment of CSP Anietie Okokon Edem Iniedu, as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) of the Nigeria Police Force. The appointment was announced in a statement…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (543+ words) The appeal of state police therefore rests on a simple proposition: security works best when those responsible for maintaining order understand the terrain, know the communities, can gather intelligence quickly and are directly answerable to the people they protect. In…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (415+ words) Linus Aleke in Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the mother and sister of slain terrorist kingpin, Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo, to 40 years" imprisonment for terrorism-related offences following their arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS). The…...