By Dare Akogun The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man suspected of attempting to kidnap a child in Ilorin, the state capital. In a statement released on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said…
By Kayode Adeoti A Kwara State Upper Area Court sitting in Ilorin has granted bail to controversial Nigerian singer, Badmus Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, following his arraignment over allegations of criminal defamation, cyberstalking, and public incitement. Portable was arraigned before…
By Dare Akogun The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the reported arrest and detention of the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) Mr. Fisayo Soyombo, by the 6th Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, with…
By Dare Akogun A Chief Superintendent of Police, Michael Abu, told a Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday that a mechanical fault was responsible for the loss of some video clips needed as evidence in the case against four journalists accused…
By Dare Akogun The Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) has commended the redeployment of Commissioner of Police, CP Tunji Disu, from Rivers State to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command in Abuja. In a statement issued and signed by the President…
By Toyeeb Omotayo The National Industrial Court has transferred the contentious case regarding the Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) election, initially slated for Abuja, to the Ibadan Judicial Division. The hearing is set to begin on October…
In Kwara State, the scourge of police extortion continues to plague the lives of okada riders and youths. The situation has become so dire that many are left wondering if the police are truly serving to protect or merely preying on the…
By Dare Akogun The Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria (CRAN) has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the sudden death of the Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Police Command, CP Abdulwaheed Ayilara. In a statement issued by its President, Olalekan Olabulo,…