Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has filed a $5,000,000 (Five Million US Dollars) lawsuit before a Lagos High Court against the United States-based organisation, Meta Platforms Inc., over an alleged invasion of his privacy. In the originating motion brought pursuant to Section 37 of the 1999 Constitution (as…
The Nigerian Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has stopped the retirement of all senior police officers who have either exceeded 35 years in service or are above the age of 60. This followed a directive from the Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidency, multiple sources told SaharaReporters on Wednesday night. Egbetokun had earlier in a letter…
Destiny Ekhorutomwen, a TikToker arrested and detained by the Nigerian police for cyberbullying and cyberstalking, has applied for bail variation. Ekhorutomwem, 38, was arrested on January 8, 2025, in Benin City, Edo State, and transferred to Abuja on Friday, January 10, where he was given bail conditions that have been described by many people including…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced its ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, from N950 to N890 per litre. The development was announced in a statement issued on Saturday night by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina. According to the statement, the strategic adjustment was a…
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has announced that the Nigeria Police Force will hold him in custody until further notice. This followed his refusal to accept their bail conditions, which he described as “illegal”. SaharaReporters learnt that Sowore will be taken to the police office located at Abattoir, which was formerly used by the defunct…
“The only factor that has been impacting us has been the rising dollar or rising bond yields, which saw some pullback into the Trump inauguration,” says Rohit Srivastava, Founder, Strike Money Analytics & Indiacharts.We have seen, of course, India Vix rise sharply just ahead of the budget. The higher levels are getting sold into. Is…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered an immediate and thorough investigation of the Head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), AIG Idowu Owohunwa, AIG Abdul Yari, and five other senior police officers who allegedly engaged in the unethical practice of backdating their history records. This was contained in a memo sent to…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered an immediate and thorough investigation of the Head of INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), AIG Idowu Owohunwa, AIG Abdul Yari, and five other senior police officers who allegedly engaged in the unethical practice of backdating their history records. This was contained in a memo sent to…
In a wireless message sent to state police commands across the country from the Force Headquarters, Abuja, the police threatened to hold supervising officers responsible for any missing firearms. The Nigeria Police Force has commenced a monthly audit of ammunition as it decried the increasing loss of firearms to hoodlums across the country. The…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to human rights activist, Olamide Thomas, in the sum of 10 million naira, with stringent conditions. The ruling was delivered on Monday, with Thomas required to provide one surety in the same amount. The case involves Thomas facing charges against the Inspector General of Police, Kayode…
