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Police officers in Lagos have arrested a couple who tried to sell their two-year-old son to go to Canada. State police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the news to reporters on Thursday in Lagos. He said the couple were arrested on Tuesday while trying to sell the child. Hundeyin said: “At 2.45pm on Tuesday, Isolo Divisional Police Officers received information that …

The Nigerian police have sacked Corporal Buba Adamu, for refusing a transfer to Katsina in 2015. Adamu, who was posted to the Cross River police command, was transferred to Katsina State but refused to report to his new office. Command spokesperson Irene Ugbo confirmed the development at a press conference on Thursday in Calabar. He said the dismissed police officer …

The Supreme Court has declared it unconstitutional for state governors to withhold funds intended for local government (LG) administrations. In a key judgment read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, it was said that the Supreme Court observed that the state government’s refusal to grant financial autonomy to local governments has lasted for over two decades. The Supreme Court held that local …

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has signed an Executive Order banning the movement of motorcycles at night in the state. The Governor’s Press Secretary, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said in a statement on Thursday in Gusau that the order restricts the movement of motorcycles in the state from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., daily. He added that the move was part …

Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu on Thursday signed into law the amended local government and chieftaincy bill and five other laws in the state. The amended law revokes the Sultan’s authority to appoint district and village heads in the state. Other laws are the Sokoto State Property Law, Zakkat and Waqf Law, and two other laws. The governor has been …

A member of a notorious kidnapping syndicate, Usmanu Garba, has been arrested while on his way to spend his share of N1.6 million ransom in Yobe State. The command spokesperson, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, who made the announcement in a statement, said the gang kidnapped a resident of Babaram Muktum, a Fulani settlement in Gujba LGA and collected a ransom of …

Gunmen on Wednesday killed a member of a local legal advocacy group, ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC) in Rivers State. Eyewitnesses told reporters on Thursday that the victim identified as Prince was responding to a call about a kidnapping case in Igwuruta community, Ikwerre local government area of ​​the state, when he was killed in an ambush attack. …

  Lecturers of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, took to the streets of the university town on Wednesday to protest the deplorable conditions at the state-run tertiary institution. Waving placards and banners with slogans such as “ASUU AAU Ekpoma FG/Edo Govt should pay all withheld salaries of ASUU members during the 2022 ASUU strike”, “ASUU AAU Ekpoma calls for …

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday remanded former Power Minister, Saleh Mamman, in Kuje prison pending consideration of his bail application. This follows the former minister’s indictment on 12 counts of money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Combating Commission (EFCC). He was charged with the alleged diversion of Rp33 billion in funds while …

The Nigerian military has uncovered plans for attacks on critical infrastructure in the country by rogue elements. Director of Defense Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said relevant agencies responsible for protecting the country’s critical infrastructure had been notified. Buba noted that several plans had been thwarted. ALSO READ: …