36 states, FCT to establish panels on police killings

Thirty six states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory administration have resolved to set up judicial panels of inquiry to investigate complaints of police killings and brutality in…

Reps consider restructuring, state police, LG autonomy

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, inaugurated its Special Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution to work on bills calling for restructuring of the governance structures, decentralisation of…

NYSC orientation camps reopen Nov, corpers, staff for COVID-19 test

The National Youth Service Corps, on Thursday, announced that its 37 orientation camps across the country would reopen on November 10 after months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

INEC gives date for 2023 presidential election

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said the next presidential election will hold on the second Saturday of February 2023. It also called for laws to allow electronic voting, stricter…

Three arrested for gang-raping Ogun 16-year-old, filming crime

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three men for the alleged gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl. The police said the suspects also filmed the act to threaten the victim.…

Court jails two Internet fraudsters in Ibadan

The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced one Bolaji Salami to prison for fraud. Salami was prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and…

You can’t control minerals, FG tells states

The Federal Government on Thursday told state governments that they could not control the mineral deposits in their various domains. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, said this…

CAN faults Onochie’s INEC nomination, says it’s executive recklessness

The Christian Association of Nigeria has faulted the nomination of a presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a national commissioner of the South-South in the Independent National Electoral Commission, describing it…

Ban on protests: FCT minister, Bello, under fire

 Lawyers, Aisha Yesufu, others hit Bello, threaten legal action against ban #EndSARS protesters,  human rights organisations and lawyers on Thursday took a swipe at the Minister of the Federal Capital…

American firm acquires Nigerian start-up, Paystack, for $200m

Stripe, is acquiring Paystack, a technology company based in Lagos for  $200m. This alliance will allow the two companies to accelerate online and offline commerce across Africa,  Paystack’s Co-founder and…