Authorities of the Bayelsa State police command yesterday identified the faces behind the N6billion fraud in the wage bill of the State Civil Service with the arrest of a top management staff member of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) ...
The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the release of the Spaniard, Dr Joe Machimbarrena, a medical doctor working with Niger Foundation Hospital in Enugu, after almost three weeks in captivity. He was abandoned in a place called Thinkers Corner ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested 48 illicit drug dealers and impounded 106. 86 kilogrammes of hard drugs in the last three months. Similarly, the agency arrested 100 persons in connection with the consumption of illicit drugs withi...
An environmentalist, Dr. Kabir Abdulkadir, has added his voice to the growing number of people who believe that the Boko Haram insurgence and other security challenges in the Northern part of the country have more to do with issues other than religion....
The 14 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ohafia in Abia, has vowed to fish out the soldier who allegedly killed a civilian, Mr Chukwunonso Ifedi, in Aba. Chukwunonso, 35, was allegedly clubbed to death by a runaway soldier in a hotel on April 6 in Ab...
Officers of the Nigeria Police,Osun State Command have arrested a 20-year-old man, Tobi Ojo for allegedly beheading his closest friend,Jacob Afolabi for ritual purposes. LEADERSHIP gathered from the police that the killed Afolabi’s private part w...
Four military officers attached to the 23rd Army Brigade Command, Yola who were found guilty of maltreating a female suspect arrested in connection with arms deal have been sanctioned by the Command. Addressing newsmen yesterday at the Comm...
The Enugu State Police Command has assured that the Spaniard who was abducted in Enugu by unknown gunmen 15 days ago was still alive. Public Relations Officer of the command, Ebere Amaraizu gave the assurance while speaking with LEADERSHIP yesterday.Am...
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has described the conviction of former governor of Delta State, James Ibori in a London court as a landmark in the global fight against corruption. A statement by Mr Daniel Bekele, Africa Director at HRW in Lagos, sai...
All roads, last Saturday, led to the Yaba Fishing Lake in Abaji Area council in the FCT. It was the second edition of the FCT fishing competition in the Abuja gateway council and was expected to draw Nigerians and foreigners from all works of life. Ord...
An Ikeja Magistrates' Court on Wednesday fixed May 14 to begin the trial of 23 students of Police College charged with falsification of their educational qualifications. The students were first arraigned before the Magistrate, Mr Olufemi Isaacs, on...
Members of the State Security Service (SSS) in Kano on Tuesday shot dead a middle aged man at a check point close to the headquarters of the service office, for allegedly defying the normal check point protocol. The man identified as Zaharadeen Mu...
The drama in the pension probe notched up yesterday, as senate committee called on the police to investigate the involvement of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) in the pension scam. The police invitation was against the background o...
Yesterday, a London court convicted the former governor of Delta State and a chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Chief James Onanefe Ibori of corruption and multiple frauds and consequently jailed him 13 years. As many Nigerians app...
After taking a critical look at the current insecurity situation occasioned by the activities of Boko Haram in the country, a renowned clergyman, the Anglican bishop of Kaduna Diocese, Josiah Idowu-Fearon, yesterday told President Jonathan to expect mo...