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The police have arraigned Precious Chikwendu, the estranged wife of Femi Fani-Kayode, ex-aviation minister, before the federal high court in Abuja for alleged cybercrime. The ex-beauty queen was arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on cybercrime on Thursday. The mother of four, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. After …

Usman Alkali Baba, IGP The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered non uniformed policemen to stay away from stop and search duties at check points across the country. Muyiwa Adejobi, acting Force Public Relations Officer, announced the development in a statement on Friday. Adejobi said the …

MC Oluomo, Sanwo-Olu Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor has denied reports of the purported appointment of Musiliu Akinsanya, a.k.a MC Oluomo, as the general manager of Lagos State Transportation Parks and Garages Management Committee. Reports had emerged on Thursday that state government had appointed Oluomo to manage the parks, hours …

Tanko Al’Makura In what it yet another sign that the leadership crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC) may be far from over, leaders of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) yesterday met in Abuja to insist that the next national chairman of the ruling party must be Senator …

Court remands suspect for 30 days The Police on Friday, arraigned Andrew Nice, the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of 22-year-old Bus Rapid Transit passenger, Oluwabaise Ayanwole (Bamise), before a Yaba Magistrate Court. At the hearing of the case, Nice pleaded not guilty to the charges of rape and …

Umahi Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi State, on Wednesday tendered an apology to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over some derogatory remarks he made against justice Inyang Ekwo, the Abuja High Court judge who ordered his removal as governor. Umahi apologised while addressing members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) …

Damilola Titilayo Ayanwola, elder sister of the murdered lady on Lagos BRT, Bamise Ayanwola, has revealed how she died in pain. Countering the claim made by Lagos State Police Command, Damilola narrated that the private part of Bamise was cut while she was still alive. She spoke at a press …

Ukraine and Russia have opened a humanitarian corridor in the city of Sumy for the evacuation of Nigerian and other international students trapped in Sumy State University (SumDU). The ceasefire, which is already underway, started at 10am Tuesday and will end by 9pm tonight. It will allow civilians and all …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commenced an inspection of the pace of work currently ongoing on the Second Niger Bridge project The President, represented by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, was accompanied on the inspection by the Minister of Works Babatunde Fashola; Minister of Labour and Employment Dr Chris …

Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina State. The Management of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) Katsina State, says reports alleging a ban on Christian activities in the institution are fake news. Malam Habibu Garba-Matazu, the Director, Public Relations and Protocol of the University said this in a statement on Tuesday in …