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The charge, filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja under suit number CR/353/25, also lists retired Deputy Commissioner of Police Obo Ukam Obo and retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Simon Lough, SAN, as defendants.  The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has filed a 14-count criminal charge against several retired senior police officers — including former …

The directive was given in a move to contain growing public outrage over rising cases of custodial torture and mysterious deaths of citizens while in police custody.  The Nigeria Police Force has ordered the immediate nationwide training of its personnel on suspects’ constitutional rights and professional handling of criminal complaints. An internal police signal, which confirmed the directive, was obtained …

US President Donald Trump has accused China of violating a truce on tariffs struck earlier this month, a claim China has responded to with its own accusations of US wrongdoing. Washington and Beijing agreed to temporarily lower tit-for-tat tariffs after talks in Geneva. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to reduce reciprocal tariffs earlier this month …

• Says only alternative to reforms was fiscal collapse. • Reaffirms commitment to security, national development. • Highlights progress made amid rising cost of living President Bola Tinubu, in a nationwide broadcast to mark his second year in office on Thursday, declared that the economic reforms implemented by his administration have begun yielding positive results. The President stated that Nigeria …

Prosecutors have charged former Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele with alleged stealing and acquisition of multimillion dollars properties in Abuja. In the fresh eight counts filed at the Federal  High Court in Abuja, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Mr Emefiele of unlawfully acquiring the estate  and keeping possession of billions of naira in proxy accounts, while being the CBN governor. …

…Orders them to act in good conscience, not to betray oath of office The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has read the riot act to six newly sworn-in Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), ordering them to act in good conscience and not to betray their oath of office. Yakubu gave the directive in his remarks while …

Revelations have emerged that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) will primarily rely on CBT centres rather than schools for the conduct of their Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) in digital mode from next year, in line with the Federal Government’s directive. This revelation came during the virtual May edition of the education dialogue …

President Donald Trump’s administration can temporarily revoke the legal status of over 500,000 migrants living in the US, the US Supreme Court ruled on Friday. The ruling put on hold a previous federal judge’s order stopping the administration from ending the “parole” immigration programme, established by former President Joe Biden. The programme protected immigrants fleeing economic and political turmoil in …

CNN — North Korea has sent soldiers and millions of munitions, including missiles and rockets, to Russia over the past year, according to a new report by an international watchdog, which details the extent to which Pyongyang has helped Moscow “terrorize” Ukraine’s population over its three-year war. Two guards stand underneath portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin during …

Against his earlier pronouncement that he was not keen on returning to the Brick House (Government House), the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that he will soon return to his duty post. Fubara charged supporters, Rivers people, and Nigerians to thank President Bola Tinubu for his swift intervention to avert anarchy in the state, which was looming due …