The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has conducted a series of successful operations resulting in significant drug seizures and arrests across Nigeria. Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy, shared this information in a statement on the organization’s social media platform and provided it to Africa Health Report (AHR) on Sunday. During…
An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 35-year-old man, Kabiru Lawal, to three months imprisonment for stealing goats and ram. The accused, who lives at Olomore area of Abeokuta, had pleaded guilty to the two-count charge of stealing and conversion preferred against him. The presiding Magistrate, Mrs V.B. William, convicted Lawal, following his…
Nigerian human rights group Global Rights has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC’s) violent crackdown on Akure clubs, with over 127 arrests. Responding to the incident in a statement tagged: ‘EFCC’s heavy-handed tactics in Akure sent to Africa Health Report on Thursday and signed by the Executive Director, Global Rights, Abiodun Baiyewu, the…
The Armed Forces of Nigeria has confirmed the arrest of over 100 suspects for the killing of soldiers and civilians on May 31, by suspected IPOB fighters at a military checkpoint in Obikabia Junction, Ogbor Hill, Obingwa LGA, Aba , where troops of Operation Udoka were deployed in Abia State. The arrests of persons were…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, said ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, who is accused of N80.2bn fraud, had ridiculed the Nigerian justice system by failing to present himself for trial in court. The EFCC acting Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Command, Mr Effa Okim, stated this during a familiarisation visit to the Delta…
The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, allegedly involved in a sexual harassment scandal, Adamu Ibrahim Lamuwa, has been suspended. A reliable source informed that Lamuwa was directed to ‘step aside’, while investigations into the allegation begins. It was learnt on Tuesday, as a source within the top echelon of the ministry informed…
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have abducted passengers along Maiduguri/Kano highway. Sources told the media that the insurgents struck between Garin Kuturu and Mannanari village near Auno, which is along Damaturu highway at about 5:50:pm on Monday. They reportedly blocked the highway before forcefully taking away some passengers. The incident left hundreds of travelers and commuters…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC) has convicted an officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Quadri Ismail Adeyinka for alleged passport fraud. This was confirmed in a statement on Sunday by the ICPC’s spokesperson, Demola Bakare. Adeyinka was arrested by the ICPC and brought before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie in a…
A marketing expert, Adia Sowho, has quit her position as the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for telecommunications giants – MTN Nigeria, in what sources believe was a controversial circumstance, sources said on Thursday. Sowho became the first female CMO of MTN Nigeria in August 2021. Her professional path began in 2001 after obtaining an engineering…
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the increasing sequence of abduction and arrest of journalists in the country by security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force, under the guise of enforcing the Cyber Security Act, and warned of the consequence of such illegal actions on press freedom. The professional body of media executives…
