The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has dismissed claims that persons arrested in connection with the killing of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto state in May 2022, have been released. The 200-level Home Economics student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was stoned and burnt to death on May 12, 2022, by irate youths including some people believed to be her classmates over allegations of blasphemy. Many Nigerians are of the opinions that the …
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Nine police officers have been dismissed over their roles in the botched strike by rank and file of the institution. The police officers’ dismissal was approved by Inspector-General (IG) Alkali Usman and they comprised of two inspectors, five sergeants and two constables. They are: AP/No. 245800 – Inspector Nanoll Lamak; AP/NP 287568 – Inspector Amos Nagurah; F/No. 271367 – Sergeant Onoja Onuche; F/No. 442680 – Sergeant Franklin Agughalau; and F/No. 495378 – Sergeant Emmanuel Isah. Others are F/No. 508168 – …
US President, Donald Trump, has reacted to a Federal Appeals court judgement ordering the charges against his former aide Michael Flynn to be dropped. Michael Flynn is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who was the 25th National Security Advisor for the first 22 days of the Trump administration until his forced resignation. …
The Federal Government of Nigeria has thrown its weight behind the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, following calls by the United States of America for an independent investigation against him. Recall that while Adesina was cleared of allegations of embezzlement, preferential treatment of Nigerians in senior appointments and promoting people accused or found guilty of fraud and corruption by an ethics committee of the bank, US Treasury Department dismissed it and also wrote a letter urging …