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By: Sunday Ameh The crisis rocking Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, has intensified following the suspension of the Rector, Bursar, and Registrar by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori over alleged administrative and financial misconduct. The governor, in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Kingsley Emu, announced that the affected officials — Rector, Prof. Emmanuel…

By: Sunday Ameh A new report by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has revealed that more than 100 Nigerians were killed and at least 120 others abducted between August 10 and October 26, 2025, in a fresh wave of violence across the country, with the North-Central region emerging as…

By: Sunday Ameh Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday refused to open his defence in the terrorism case filed against him by the Federal Government, insisting that there is no valid charge under Nigerian law. At the resumed proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Kanu —…

By: Sunday Ameh At least four people have been confirmed dead in Douala, Cameroon’s largest city, following violent clashes between police officers and opposition protesters ahead of the official announcement of the country’s presidential election results. The unrest, which erupted on Sunday, saw hundreds of opposition supporters take to the streets, barricading major roads and…

By: Sunday Ameh Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration of transforming Nigeria into a “police state” characterized by fear, intimidation, and repression. Atiku warned that the country was sliding dangerously into dictatorship under the guise of enforcing law and order. In a statement released on Monday titled “A Nation…

By: Sunday Ameh Tragedy struck at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja as an awaiting trial inmate, identified simply as Bitrus, reportedly died overnight at the prison clinic where Nnamdi Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, is also receiving treatment. According to reports, the deceased inmate’s cause of death remains unclear. However, prison sources revealed that…

By: Sunday Ameh There was chaos on Monday morning at the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja as police officers fired teargas at residents, students, and journalists who had gathered ahead of the case involving human rights activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore. Eyewitnesses reported that heavily armed policemen stationed at the entrance of the…

By: Sunday Ameh The Lagos State Police Command has assured residents of their safety following reports of a planned protest by youths from the Oworonshoki area over recent demolition exercises. In a statement issued on Monday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, the police said adequate security measures have been put in place…

By: Sunday Ameh Several residents have been reportedly trapped and injured after a two-storey building collapsed in the Oyingbo area of Lagos in the early hours of Monday. According to a situation report released by the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, the incident occurred around midnight at 54 Cole…

By: Sunday Ameh Human rights lawyer, Temitope Temokun, has narrated in shocking detail how operatives of the Nigeria Police Force allegedly carried out what he described as a “state-sanctioned abduction” of pro-democracy activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, at the premises of the Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja. Speaking on Inside Sources on Channels…