A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has outlawed the Special Task Force on Illegal Smuggling of Firearms established by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. The Court presided over…
The suspended and detained Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of alleged illegal possession of firearms before a…
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), on Monday, said it was worrisome and shameful that the Department of State Services (DSS) persistently fail to arrest…
Civil rights advocacy group on the aegis of ‘Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA)’, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, stressed the urgent need for Mujahid Asari Dokubo, former Niger…
Confession indicates bandits heading to Zamfara, not Jos BY AHMED TUKUR, LAFIA – Less than 72 hours following the arrest of notorious bandit, Likita Abubakar in Nasarawa State, a lot…
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill which provides for 3 years jail term or N3 million fine or both, as penalties for anyone caught illegally possessing or dealing in…
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has advocated for stiffer penalties against anyone caught in possession of firearm not legally procured in Nigeria. Lawan stressed…
…Directs CPs to identify, isolate, disarm, arrest and prosecute offenders BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – As part of preparations toward the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo States, the…
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA – The Nigerian Army General Court Martial (GOC), has sentenced Lance Corporal John Godwin serving in Operation LAFIYA DOLE to death for murder. The Court Martial,…