A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting at Maitama, on Tuesday, remanded the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, in Kuje prison. Justice Maryann Anenih issued the remand order after she adjourned the defendant’s trial till February…
Soyinka sounds the alarm over witness safety in “Mambilla Scam” case
Nobel Laureate, Prof.Wole Soyinka issued a stark warning Wednesday, urging authorities to ensure the safety of Dr. Olu Agunloye, a key witness in the ongoing “Mambilla Scam” investigation. Agunloye, the former Minister of Power, was charged to court and subsequently…
Terrorism: APC complicit in Kuje Prison attack, PDP asserts
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the spate of insecurity and the audacity with which terrorists ravage the country unchallenged, under what the party terms a “rudderless” All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. According to the opposition party, the simultaneous…
Buhari visits Kuje prison after attack
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, visited the Kuje custodial center after Tuesday’s terrorist attack on the facility. The PUNCH reports that the terrorists attacked the centre and freed inmates including 64 of their members held in…
Orji Uzor Kalu released from Kuje Prison
Barely 24 hours after the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered his release, Senate Chief Whip, and former Abia State governor, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has regained freedom after six months incarceration. He stepped out of Kuje Correctional Centre…
Police arraign Chukwu for stealing neighbour’s ATM card (Nation)
Police on Tuesday arraigned a student, John Chukwu, 20, who allegedly stole an ATM card belonging to his neighbour and withdrew N150,000 in a Kuje Upper Area Court in the FCT. The police, charged Chukwu, who resides at Shadadi Area…