The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr. Sulaiman Balarabe, on Sunday said the Police have been tracking some individuals suspected to be the killers of a Catholic Priest, Rev.-Fr. Paul Ofu. He disclosed this on Sunday in an interview while speaking on the efforts of the Command to arrest the suspects. Ofu, who was […]

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has condemned the arrest of activist Omoyele Sowore. Sowore, a presidential candidate in the last election, was arrested on Saturday for calling for a revolution against poor governance. “Beyond the word ‘revolution, another much mis-used and misunderstood word, nothing that Sowore has uttered, written, or advocated suggests that he is embarking […]

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Sunday described the Saturday morning arrest of human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, by the Department of State Security, as “a terrorist midnight arrest.” He added that it was “a travesty and violation of the fundamental rights” of citizens to congregate and make public their concerns. Soyinka said Sowore, the […]

The State Security Service (SSS) on Sunday confirmed that its operatives arrested the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the last elections, Mr Omoyele Sowore. Sowore, who is also a social critic and publisher of Sahara Reporters, was violently arrested in Lagos at midnight on Saturday, and later moved to Abuja. SSS spokesperson, Peter […]

bars National Assembly from interfering or taking over The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has restrained the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki from issuing a fresh proclamation letter, as directed by the Nigerian Senate. It also restrained the Clerk of the National Assembly, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House […]

Former Vice President and opposition leader, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the arrest of two Nigerians by suspected state agents between Friday and Saturday in what appears to be a clampdown on critics of the government. The State Security Services, also known as DSS, has been identified as the agency responsible for the incarceration of two […]

– as Catholic priests protest killings of colleagues Enugu State Security Committee rose from an emergency meeting a an hour ago and resolved to immediately launch air surveillance of the Awgu sector of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway where bandits have launched ferocious attacks on motorists and villagers in their farms. State Commissioner of Police, Mr. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday dispatched a three-man delegation to condole the family of DCP Usman Umar who died during a clash between the Police and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, popularly called Shi’ites, in Abuja. Umar, before his death, was the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), at the Federal Capital Territory, Police […]

Governor Ugwuanyi summons emergency security meeting Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has summoned an emergency meeting of all heads of security agencies in the state. A statement on Friday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Ortuanya did not, however, state the reason for the emergency meeting. However, the meeting may not be […]