Suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) Terrorists have murdered 17 persons in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe state when two dozen fighters dressed in military-like uniforms sneaked on foot into the community on Wednesday. Geidam, which is the hometown of the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali-Baba and located 177 kilometres away from Damaturu, the state capital, shares a border with the Niger Republic and Damasak.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has arrested one Peter Nwachukwu, a husband of the late Nigerian gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu over alleged domestic violence that claimed the life of the singer. The command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh confirmed the arrest on Sunday night. The late mother of four children and indigene of Abia State reportedly died on Friday at an Abuja hospital. Udeh while confirming the situation, said Nwachukwu was arrested on Sunday after the younger brother to the deceased reported a case of “culpable homicide against one Mr. Peter Nwachukwu who is a husband to the deceased.”
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has today Okayed the repatriation of the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya by the Nigerian Government. Nnamdi Kanu had last month filed a suit of N50billion before the high court alleging that the process followed by the Nigerian Government to bring him into the country violates the international standard of extradition. Justice Binta Nyako dismissed Kanu's claim in his suit, saying what the government did was the right thing because there was ‘a surviving bench warrant” for the IPOB leader's arrest and that is what the government did to parade him for jumping bail.
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday issued a ruling on the terrorism charges against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The presiding judge, Justice Binta Nyako struck out 8 of the 15-count charge bordering on treasonable felony and terrorism filed by the Federal Government against Kanu.
The Federal Government has uncovered over 1,500 workers who joined the Federal Civil Service with fake appointment letters. The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan announced this during a National Policy Dialogue on Tuesday in Abuja, vowing to delist them from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS).
Security operatives attached to the Dangote Refinery located in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos State foiled an attempted attack on the facility by suspected vandals. This was made known on Tuesday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin.
