EXCLUSIVE: How Police Use IPOB Narrative To Bury Unsolved Killings, Cover Up Wrongful Arrests, Others In South-East Nigeria

In the last five years, a troubling pattern has emerged across Nigeria’s South-East. Violent crimes, political assassinations, communal killings, and controversial arrests are frequently and swiftly linked by security agencies to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), often before detailed investigations are concluded. However, interviews with…

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DSS rejects foreign funding for proposed security trust fund, warns of national security risks

DSS rejects foreign funding for proposed security trust fund, warns of national security risks

The Department of State Services (DSS) has cautioned lawmakers against allowing foreign organisations to contribute financially to a proposed Security Trust Fund for the agency, arguing that such arrangements could compromise intelligence operations, weaken institutional independence and expose sensitive national security activities to outside influence. The position was presented on Thursday during a public hearing…

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ADC Calls APC ‘Shameless’ For Celebrating Judges’ Quarters

ADC Calls APC ‘Shameless’ For Celebrating Judges’ Quarters

[mc4wp_form id=33047] … Says Gesture Undermines Judicial Independence The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has launched a scathing attack on the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing it of undermining judicial independence by celebrating the commissioning of residential quarters for judges. In a statement on Thursday by its spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party slammed the APC…

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