Just In: Army General Hassan Ahmed Murdered

A former Provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, and a Director at the Headquarters, Major General Hassan Ahmed has been killed in Abaji by suspected Bandits, Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu confirmed the death.
Also, the assailants kidnapped his sister, Safina Ahmed.

House of Assembly Passes Bill To Prohibit Media Parades of Suspects

The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a bill that prohibits the media parade of suspects by the police. This bill is an amendment to the Criminal Justice Law of the State. Several lawyers, human rights activists and civil society organisations have called for an end to media parade for suspects saying it does not protect the human rights of suspects.

Just In: ECOWAS Court Awards N30m Against FG For ill-treatment Of Agba Jalingo

The ECOWAS court of justice in Abuja has on Friday ordered the Federal Government to pay journalist and Publisher of CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo N30 million as compensation for “ill-treating and torturing him while in detention in Cross River State.” The judgment was following a suit brought by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the federal government and Cross River State government over prolonged, arbitrary detention, unfair persecution, and sham trial of Jalingo.

Sunday Igboho Insists On Yoruba Nation Rally Despite DSS Raid

Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has said the Yoruba Nation rally scheduled to hold on Saturday in Lagos will take place as planned despite the raid on his residence by personnel of the Department of States Services (DSS). However, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu has warned Igboho and other organizers against carrying out any rally in Lagos.