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Five Drug Kingpins Get 21‑Year Jail Term Over Gabon‑Australia‑Linked Cocaine, Opioids

Five members of International Organised Criminal Groups (IOCG) recently arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been sentenced...

Kanu Forfeits Defence Rights, Court to Deliver Terrorism Judgment on Nov. 20

Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed November 20 for judgment in the terrorism charges brought by the federal...

Court Gives Kanu Till Nov 7 to Defend Terrorism Charges, Warns of Case Closure

Nnamdi Kanu’s trial on terrorism charges hit another impasse on Wednesday, November 5, after the Biafra nation agitator refused to open his defence....

Child Defilement: FCT Court Hands Life Jail Term to Teenage Teacher

Barely a week after the Senate approved life imprisonment as the penalty for child defilement, a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has...

Just In: Doctors in FCT Down Tools Indefinitely Effective Nov. 1

Effective midnight on Saturday, November 1, the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) of the FCTA will begin an indefinite strike. The action is...

Court sacks Zamfara Rep for defecting from PDP to APC

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Rep. Abubakar Gummi of Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency of Zamfara State in the House of Representatives...

Invitation to Akpabio a Senatorial Courtesy, Not Personal Favour – Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan

Sen Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP Kogi Central) has clarified that inviting Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other lawmakers to commission projects in Kogi aligns...

Kanu Files Fresh Motion to Dismiss All Charges, Citing Repealed Laws

The detained head of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a new application with the Federal High Court...

Transnational Kidnapping: FCT Police Rescue 23 Foreign Nationals, Arrest 14 suspects

In a major breakthrough against kidnapping and human trafficking, the FCT Police Command’s Scorpion Squad has arrested 14 suspected kidnappers and rescued 23...

Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan Bury the Hatchet? Senator Invites Senate President to Kogi Project Launch

Tensions between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) and Senate President Godswill Akpabio appear to have eased. Akpoti-Uduaghan underscored this improved relationship by...

Just In: Senate Confirms Bernard Doro As Minister

THE Senate has confirmed Dr. Bernard Doro as a minister in a brief screening session that lasted less than 30 minutes on Thursday....

FCT Minister’s Security Drive: 12 Police Stations 90% Complete

To combat the surge in kidnappings and killings that plagued the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between late 2023 and early 2024, the FCT...

New Naval Chief Assumes Office, Pledges to Combat Oil Theft

The new Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Idi Abbas, on Thursday, October 30, assumed office, pledging to intensify the fight against crude...

Just In: Fire Ravages Abuja Mall Store

A fire broke out at the Jabi Lake Mall, Abuja, in the early hours of Thursday, October 30, Persecondnews reports. The blaze, which...

Just In: Reps Approve Tinubu’s $2.35bln External Loan Request

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to secure a total of $2.347 billion from the international capital market....

Senate Confirms Shaibu As Chief Of Army Staff

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Maj.-Gen. Waheedi Shaibu as the new Chief of Army Staff, directing him to “take a bow” and assume...