By Stella Enenche, Abuja Gospel minister, Nathaniel Bassey, has called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to investigate and prosecute four persons whom he accused of criminal defamation and cyberstalking. Bassey's petition was submitted on April 1, 2024, through his lawyers, Peter Abraham, Uche Matthew, Gbenga Agunloye, and Anthony...
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has announced the release of Kuriga school children kidnapped almost three weeks ago. The Governor made the announcement in a statement he posted on his X handle on Sunday, March 24, 2024. TheFact Daily reports that about 280 Kuriga school children were kidnapped when unknown...
A Prosecution Witness, PW6, in the ongoing trial of the Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Emmanuella Eteta Ita, has told the Court how Ita siphoned and diverted large sums of money meant for Stakeholders’ assignments to her private school, Surestart School Ltd. The witness,...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two persons for allegedly selling and distributing illicit drug-laced chin-chin to school students and at social parties in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The anti-narcotics agency's spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, identified the suspects as 20-year-old hair...
Sixteen internet fraudsters have bagged different jail terms after Oyo and Ogun State High Courts in Ibadan and Abeokuta respectively, found them guilty of internet fraud. Justices A.L. Akintola, O.A. Lajide and O.A. Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, Justice B.B. Adebowale of the Ogun State...
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have apprehended 15 youngsters, members of the dreaded Shila gang, known for terrorizing and dispossessing individuals of their belongings. According to a statement on Wednesday by the Command Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, the boys, aged between 13 and 20, were arrested...
The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Benneth Igwe, has led a team to Wuse Market, the scene of chaos that broke out yesterday, and swiftly restored order. The team visited the market on Tuesday, 12 March 2024, following reports of civil unrest the same day. TheFact Daily recalls that chaos...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has vowed to rescue all the 287 students abducted by terrorists from a school in Kuriga, Kaduna State last week. The Police Chief made the vow on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, when he undertook a visit to the State for a firsthand assessment...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has decried former Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano's "delay tactics" in the ongoing case of money laundering charges brought against him. Lead prosecution counsel, Sylvanus Tahir, SAN, on Thursday, March 7, 2024, accused Obiano's defence team of allegedly evading prosecution’s service of a...
Bandits have reportedly attacked a government primary school at Kuriga community of Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna State, abducting scores of pupils. Although police authorities and the Kaduna State government are yet to confirm the incident, TheFact Daily that the bandits invaded the school at 8:30am on Thursday and...