South African authorities said Friday they will deport 71-year-old Janusz Walus, a white supremacist who has served three decades in prison for the 1993 killing of anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani. Walus, a Polish immigrant who acquired South African citizenship, gunned down Hani outside his home in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg in April 1993. The assassination…
The Nigerian military has strongly rejected allegations made by Amnesty International that over 10,000 civilians have died in military detention camps since the beginning of the Boko Haram insurgency. In a statement released sent to Africa Health Report on Friday, Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, condemned the claims as “spurious” and…
The Police Service Commission PSC on Friday approved the dismissal of 18 senior police officers. The officers comprised ten Assistant Superintendents, four Deputy Superintendents, two Chief Superintendents and one Superintendent. Similarly, PSC approved the reduction in ranks of 19 other senior Police Officers, one Assistant Commissioner of Police, one Chief Superintendent, two Superintendents, two Deputy…
The Nigerian troops of the Operation Delta Safe have saved the country from losing crude oil valued at an estimated sum over #57 bn (N57,052,218,551.00) only, since January. The Director, Defence Media Operations DMO, Major General Edward Buba disclosed this on Thursday, while briefing the press on the activities of military operations across the various…
At the resumed hearing of the case involving the immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed and his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu over alleged stealing and mismanagement of public funds to the tune of N5.78billion on Wednesday, the EFCC presented its first witness, Prosecution Witness 1, PW1, Abubakar Hassan, an assistant director of…
A Magistrate court sitting in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital has remanded human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, over an alleged case of defamation against the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola. Farotimi was arraigned by Ekiti State Police Command for publishing a book “Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System” where…
The Kogi State government has ordered the closure of Zango Market and banned roadside parking in Osara, following growing security concerns. This move comes after intelligence reports revealed that criminal elements have been using the market as a hideout, in collaboration with truck drivers who park along the roadside. The decision was announced in a…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced a ban on the use of tinted vehicle glasses in Abuja. The directive, aimed at combating the increasing cases of “one chance” and other criminal activities in the capital, requires all vehicle owners with tinted glasses to remove them immediately. In a video shared on Wednesday…
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) on Wednesday revealed details of a forensic investigation into a smuggling scandal involving new banknotes totalling N74,950,000. The funds, being transported on behalf of clients, were allegedly intercepted by a group of police officers who attempted to steal N43,160,000 from the total amount. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi,…
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a lodger, Gideon Ebukwe by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at Ok Winners Hotel, Igbosoro, Igode in the Sagamu Local Government area of the state. The police public relations officer Omolola Odutola confirmed the incident in a statement released to press men in Abeokuta, the state capital. The…
