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*State Police, Security and Liberty: Why Nigeria Must Not Decentralise Abuse*

 By Okechukwu Nwanguma President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's declaration of a nationwide security emergency and his call for constitutional amendments to enable states that desire State...

*The Police Trust Fund: Rewarding Failure, Ignoring Accountability*

 By Okechukwu NwangumaThe Nigerian Senate's passage of the Police Trust Fund Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026, increasing the statutory allocation to the Nigeria...

FENRAD Demands Probe into Owaza Pipeline Explosion, Calls for Replacement of Oil Infrastructure

  The Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development (FENRAD) has called for an independent joint investigation into the recent crude oil pipeline explosion in...

Drama at Area M Police as IPO Allegedly Calls Activist “Imbecile” Over Child Defilement Case

 …It’s not true, says PPROJuliana FrancisA human rights activist has accused an Investigating Police Officer (IPO) attached to the Area M Police Command of...

Police Arrest Suspect With Human Hand, Weapons Along Lekki-Epe Expressway

 Police operatives in Lagos have arrested a 21-year-old man found in possession of a severed human hand, firearms, and several stolen items during a...

Troops Crush ISWAP Roadblock, Rescue 53 Hostages In Borno

 Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully dismantled a terrorist roadblock mounted by JAS/ISWAP insurgents along the Buratai–Kamuya road in the Biu Local Government...

Lagos Police Rule Out Terrorism in Mushin Explosion, Classify Incident as Mechanical Failure

The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed speculation that the June 22 explosion in the Mushin area of Lagos was caused by an improvised...

Ogun Police Arrests 3 Suspects Over Murder of Woman, Security Guard, Recovers Stolen Lexus

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of businesswoman Madam Olakitan Oyesiku and her security guard,...

Alleged N761.6m Fraud:  Court Adjourns Ruling on Defence Application in Nadabo Energy Case

Justice S. S. Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, June 25, 2026, adjourned proceedings in the ongoing...

Alleged $1.5m Fraud:   EFCC Presents Two Witnesses Against Defendant in Lagos

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  on Tuesday, 23 and Wednesday, 24 June, 2026, presented two prosecution witnesses, PW1, Babatunde Adebayo, and PW2,...

*Wanted Before Trial: The ECOWAS Court’s Rebuke of Nigeria’s Abuse of Wanted Notices*

 By Okechukwu NwangumaThe recent judgment of the ECOWAS Court of Justice in the case of Ogeche Njaka v. Federal Republic of Nigeria is a...

ECOWAS Court Orders Nigeria to Remove Wanted Notice, Award Woman ₦1m for Rights Violations

The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria to remove a...

IGP Disu Reinforces Security In Plateau State, Deploys AIG Morris To Bokkos Following Recent Attacks

 The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has deployed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 4, AIG Dankombo F. Morris,...

RULAAC Raises Alarm Over Alleged Planned Violation of Court Order in Imo Community, Petitions Police

 The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has called on the Imo State Police Command to intervene in what it described as...

ESN/IPOB Militia, Police Engage in Bloody Gunbattle in Anambra State, Leaving Two Killed

 Residents of Aguata, Anambra State, witnessed a tense confrontation as security forces engaged suspected members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the armed wing...

Alleged N109bn Fraud:  Court Adjourns Former AGF Idris Case till October 13 for Adoption of Final Written Address

  Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, adjourned the trial-within-trial in the alleged...

RULAAC Condemns Alleged DSS Courtroom Abduction of Sowore, Demands Investigation

  The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has strongly condemned the alleged forceful removal of human rights activist and former presidential candidate,...

Lagos Taskforce Issues 72-Hour Quit Notice to Illegal Traders, Occupants at Alaba Rago

The Lagos State Taskforce has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to street traders and illegal occupants operating along the Alaba Rago corridor of the Mile...

NDLEA Uncovers Another Industrial-Scale Clandestine Meth Laboratory In Oyo Forest

... Arrests Mexican, 4 others; recovers multi-billion-naira worth of illicit substances... We’ll find you in the cities, track you into the forests, and dismantle...

Lagos Residents Help Nab Suspected Police Impostor, Command Commends Vigilance

The Lagos State Police Command has commended residents for their vigilance and prompt reporting of suspicious activities following the arrest of a 22-year-old suspect...

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