The younger brother of an Ogun motorcycle rider, Biola Olopade, has accused the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Magbon, Abeokuta, of arresting his brother, Aliyu Olopade, unlawfully and detaining him for two months without allowing him to see his family…
Police arrest four suspects for illegal adoption (Punch)
The Abia State Police Command has paraded four suspects for an alleged illegal adoption and sale of a baby in the state. It was gathered that one of the suspects, Anurika Collins, identified one Emmanuel Okwechukwu, who had been arrested…
Police arrest friends for extorting N1.5m from job seekers (Punch)
The Niger State Police Command has apprehended Elijah Olawale, 40, from Kwara State, and Timothy Oyewole, 25, of Ede in Osun State, for allegedly duping one Mr George Elada of the National Examination Council’s headquarters, Minna, and other job seekers…
Police detain lawyer for alleged fraud, shun demand for evidence (Punch)
A Lagos-based lawyer, Chibeze Azubike, is at daggers drawn with the police over what he described as unlawful detention and assault. The lawyer lamented that the police detained him for three days at the Lion Building Police Station on Lagos…
What Nigerian leaders are saying about detention of PremiumTimes reporter -Goddey Odin
Nigerian leaders have joined Amnesty International in condemning the arrest and detention of Samuel Ogundipe, a Premium Times reporter who has refused to reveal the source of a confidential piece of information used in writing a story. Ogundipe was arrested and detained Tuesday,…
The Night I met an Angel in Lagos – Toni Kan
So, last week I promised to tell you about the night I met an Angel in Lagos. An Angel in Lagos sounds like an oxymoron, abi, like a virgin in a labour room, that kind of thing but truth is…
Senator Dino Melaye, what is all this drama and red socks? – Viola Okolie
Dear Senator Dino Melaye, I do not even know where to start with this, but it is high time that Nigerians inform you that we have cottoned on to your tricks and are sick and tired of being labeled by…
In Lagos, it is a crime to be a young man – Hymar David
In Lagos, it is a crime to be a young man. As if being a Nigerian youth isn’t enough, you now have the misfortune of living in Lagos where the police like to drive their beat up Hilux trucks, roaming…
