The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has issued a strong warning to officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) against unlawful and prolonged detentions, stressing the need to uphold the fundamental rights of individuals in police custody.   In a statement released on Sunday, the IGP reminded officers that respecting the legally stipulated…

Claim: Unidentified thugs invaded Rivers State Assembly and abducted the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule amid a process to impeach the state Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Verdict: Misleading. Full Text: A Facebook page claimed that thugs invaded Rivers State Assembly and abducted the Speaker of the House, Amaewhule during the process of impeaching the state…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over what it describes as “the unlawful suspension of democratically elected Governor, Deputy Governor, and Members of the House of Assembly of Rivers State while exercising his constitutional powers to proclaim a State of Emergency in the state.” The suit…

Security operatives have commenced a rescue operation for a kidnapped official of the Defence Headquarters, Lt. Cynthia Akor, and two others in the Federal Capital Territory.   Gunmen abducted Akor, a Nigerian Navy officer attached to the Defence Headquarters, along with two others from their residence in the Mpape area of the FCT on Friday…