Kogi gov poll : Bello, Wada, Abanida , 21 others make INEC final list
The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) has published the final list of 24 candidates and political parties that will contest the Nov. 16 governorship election in Kogi. The list…
Tanzania’s President suggests amnesty for those held on charges of financial crimes, others
Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli Tanzania’s president said on Sunday people held on charges of tax evasion, money laundering and other financial crimes should be freed if they confess and return…
52 candidates set to participate in Bayelsa gubernatorial election – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 52 political parties and its candidates are ready to participate in the Bayelsa governorship election on Nov. 16. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Akure court remands dismissed soldier over alleged rape
An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that a 33-year-old dismissed soldier, Sunday Awolola, who allegedly taped a student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), be remanded…
17 juveniles detained in 5 Lagos prisons between Jan., March 2019 – Report
A Quarterly Report by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice Criminal Information System (LCIS) has revealed that 9,044 inmates were detained in five prisons in the area between Jan. and…
Dutch Prosecutors Prepare Criminal Charges Against Shell Over Nigeria Oil Deal
Dutch prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against Royal Dutch Shell over its $1.3 billion acquisition of Nigerian offshore oilfield OPL 245 in 2011. Shell said in a statement on its…
LASG Captures Criminal Records of 14,636 Inmates in Q4, 2018, Theft Still The Most Prevailing Offence
The Lagos State government has captured criminal records of 14,636 inmates in the five Federal Prisons in the State through the Lagos Criminal Information System (LCIS) as at December…
SARS Reform: Stakeholders Call For Improved Welfare of Police…Seek Solution to Human Rights Violation
The Presidential Hearing on the Reform of SARS held its public sitting in Lagos on Tuesday with stakeholders calling on Federal Government to equip and improve the welfare of the…