Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has warned Nigerians against mob justice, saying anyone who kills a suspected criminal outside the law is guilty of murder. Disu stressed that Nigeria operates under the rule of law and urged citizens to allow security agencies and the courts to handle allegations of crime. He said mob action violates suspects’ rights to life, dignity and fair hearing, adding that social media posts, videos or […]

President Bola Tinubu has ordered an immediate rescue operation following the mass abduction of worshippers in Niger State. Tinubu also condemned the attack and assured the families of the victims that the Federal Government would work to secure their safe return. The President directed the Armed Forces, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services and other security and intelligence agencies to launch a coordinated rescue operation. The abduction reportedly occurred […]

The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has suspended Professor Ifeanyi Odinye of the Department of Chinese Studies for three months over alleged sexual molestation of a female student. The suspension, approved by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Ugochukwu Anyaehie, followed the preliminary report of a six-member investigative panel set up to examine the incident. Odinye will receive half salary during the suspension. The university’s Public Relations Officer, Aloysius Attah, said […]

President Bola Tinubu has urged Muslims across Nigeria to use this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebration to reflect on the virtues of Prophet Muhammad, including devotion, perseverance, tolerance, humility and selflessness. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu said the celebration should go beyond festivities and serve as a period of prayer and reflection. The President urged religious leaders to pray for an end to […]