Don’t release Nnamdi Kanu, military behind oil theft ―Asari Dokubo tells Tinubu

Former Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Dokubo made the call after he visited President Tinubu in Aso Rock on Friday. He said Kanu should be made to face the law because releasing him will […]

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Fighting between military, paramilitary troops continues for third day in Sudan (Video, photos)

Residents in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday,  April 17 woke to the sounds of artillery and bombardment by warplanes, as intense fighting continued for a third day with death toll reaching 100, while hundred more are injured. Clashes first erupted on Saturday April 15, between the country’s military and the paramilitary group, Rapid Support […]

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State Judicial Panels can Indict Military and Police Officers, By Femi Falana

As a sequel to the #EndSARS protests last year, the National Economic Council advised all State Governments to institute judicial commissions of Enquiry to probe allegations of police brutality in the country. Based on the advice the Federal Government and 28 State Governors set up judicial commissions of inquiry to probe sundry allegations of police […]

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#EndSARS panels are illegal, as States can’t probe military and police ―Keyamo

Nigerian Minister of State for Labour and Employment, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, has faulted the judicial panel of inquiry set up to investigate cases of police brutality and SARS-related abuses across the country, saying it is illegal. While responding to a question about the position of the government specifically regarding a […]

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Military seizes power in Gabon, controls national radio station

The military in Gabon, on Monday, claims it has seized power from the President Ali Bongo-led government in the country. According to BBC, soldiers in the West African country said they launched a coup to restore democracy. Reports say, they took control of the national radio station in the early hours of Monday to read […]

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