Prof. Emelonye said his position is based on over 20 years of experience working with more than 22 governments as a UN Senior Human Rights and Rule of Law Adviser on counter-terrorism, criminal justice reform and public safety.
The report shows that between 2019 and 2025, at least 94 attacks and 21 deaths involving journalists were recorded nationwide, reflecting a rising atmosphere of fear, violence, and intimidation for media workers.
“We couldn’t move in to capture her abductors because the State Security Agencies and the Edo State Government repeatedly failed to respond to our calls for collaboration,” he said.
Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, a senior official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, has lost his $2.5 million mansion in
Barrister Sule Shu’aibu, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs had his mobile phone stolen during a government event
The victims, identified only as Chijindu and Akorede, were killed on Saturday night, October 4, while having their hair cut at a barbershop on Abengo Close.
The matter has been reported to the Ota-Efun Police Division, and investigations are ongoing. So far, no one or group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the motive remains unknown.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a woman, Ene Queen Bamaiyi, over an alleged N240.5 million foreign
This means that their punishments have been cancelled, and they are free from all penalties linked to their offences.
Speaking during an appearance on Arise TV on Wednesday, CP Adewale confirmed that police officers met Somtochukwu in a critical condition at the scene before taking her to Maitama General Hospital.
Nigerian TikTok sensation, Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has allegedly been kidnapped. A viral video currently making the rounds
Nigerian singer Keshinro Ololade, popularly known as Lil Kesh, has reportedly been stabbed in a violent robbery attack in Lagos.
A 26-year-old Nigerian man, Ayowale Aledjana, was tragically stabbed to death at a residence in south-east London over the weekend.
Robin Kaye, the music supervisor celebrated for her decades-long contribution to American Idol, has been tragically killed alongside her husband,
Five members of Obiakor family have rearranged for allegedly stealing the sum of N242.391 million before a Lagos Special Offences
There was commotion at an FCMB branch in Lagos after a suspected thief was discovered hiding in the bank’s ceiling,
The Ondo State Government has approved the implementation of death penalty for individuals convicted of kidnapping. The state’s Attorney-General and
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 44-year-old man, Oto Edet, to life imprisonment for the
According to the source, Zango was apprehended after he presented his passport as part of a group of Muslim pilgrims
Fear and concern have gripped students of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) following a recent string of robberies reported at
Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, and a Nigerian pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi, have reportedly pleaded guilty
A recent hire at a local company, Aderibigbe Eniola Samson, has been accused of stealing a laptop, money, and cutting
Residents of Pako Police Station, Amukoko Roundabout in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State are mourning the loss
A shocking incident occurred on New Year’s Day in Imo State, Nigeria, as a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Joseph Enyinnaya,
Nigerian crossdresser and social media influencer, Bobrisky, has initiated a ₦1 billion lawsuit against Martins Vincent Otse, also known as
A FIJ investigative report reveals that Bobrisky, a crossdresser and social media personality, only served three weeks of her term
In light of the recent allegations surrounding Crossdresser Bobrisky’s alleged bribery of officials to serve prison time outside of correctional
In a tragic incident on August 5, a man was arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing
A 23-year-old man, Samson, was apprehended by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly stabbing his mother to death in
Tragedy struck Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, as Ola Fabiyi, a final year student of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED)
The Ekiti State Police have confirmed the arrest of a final year student of the Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE),
First Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions with a market capitalization of ₦829 billion, has been shaken to its
A once-prominent bank manager, Nwachukwu Placidus, has had his world turned upside down after he was sentenced to a staggering
The EFCC has announced plans to rehabilitate convicted internet fraudsters, also known as ‘Yahoo Boys,’ in an effort to reduce
Violence broke out at the Miracle Lodge along the Uturu/Isiukwuato road when a newly graduated student from Abia State University
Four students at the Kwara State University (KWASU) have been detained on suspicion of beating a classmate to death. According
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a final-year student of Adekunle Ajasin University for killing a female student of
A woman named Adesanya Sarah, 36, has been allegedly murdered by her ex-boyfriend in the Ojodu area of Lagos State
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have declared an ex-beauty queen, Ms. Aderinoye Queen Christmas also known
The Lagos State Command has arrested a man who attempted to sell his company’s car in order to raise money
A graduate of Computer Science at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Oluwatosin Onadipe, was said to have died
Another Nigerian man has been arrested in the UK for chatting with a 14yrs old girl, and sending pictures of
Tragedy has rocked Bauchi state following the killing of a final student, identified as Joseph Agbabaidu, of the Abubakar Tafawa
A Higher National Diploma female student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, in Kwara State, identified as Toyin Bamidele has been
The Ogun State Police command has arrested Oladokun Ayomide, a final-year student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB),
A Kwara State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin has ordered the remand of two female students in the facility
Former students of Government Model Day Secondary School in Jalingo, Taraba State, have allegedly st@bbed a teacher to d£ath. According
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 14-year-old, identified as Joy Afekafez over the murder of Dr Mrs Funmilola
A lecturer with the Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna in Niger State,
The Police have arrested two female Polytechnic undergraduates for allegedly killing a nightclub owner during a sexual escapade. According to
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Idowu Owohunwa, has disclosed that late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, began vomiting
Primeboy on Thursday accused Wunmi, the said wife of Ilerioluwa Aloba aka MohBad, of framing him in the singer’s death.
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that Owodunni Ibrahim aka Primeboy has turned himself in. Recall that Primeboy was
A Magistrate Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State has issued an order for singer Azeez Fashola popularly
The Lagos State Police Command has officially added Owodunni Ibrahim, aka Primeboy, a childhood friend of the late singer Mohbad,
The Police Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said that almost every young person in Sagamu, Ogun state, is
The Nigeria Police Force has recovered a gas pistol( Spyder Victor) from a robbery gang in Lagos. As revealed by
The FCT police command have arrested three students of Bingham university in Abuja over the death of a bolt driver
A suspect arrested over the deadly attack on the convoy of a Nigerian televangelist, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has said that
National Drug law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA have arrested a female lawyer identified as Ebikpolade Helen for peddling hard drugs. The
An Ondo State Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure the state capital, has sentenced a Pastor, Mr Friday Okeneji, to two
One Opuofuni Freeborn Ebimotimi who is alleged to be a first-class graduate of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria,
THE NNPC Limited, yesterday, said has intercepted a vessel with 800,000 litres of stolen crude oil. This was made known
A 17-year-old female ND 2 mass communication student of Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa (AOPE), identified simply as Oyindasola, was found
According to Punch, Adekunle, a 23 year old student of University of Lagos(UNILAG) and his school mate Opeyemi boarded a
The owner of Hilton Hotels, Ile-Ife, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin, has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of
Workers of Arby’s restaurant in Louisiana, United States have found a female colleague’s body inside a freezer at their place
The 200-level Home Economics student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was stoned and burnt to d£ath in
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Owoseni Gabriel, who
. Men of Ogun state Police Command on Saturday 6th of May 2023, apprehended three members of a robbery syndicate
Men of Ogun state Police Command on the 28th of April 2023 arrested a member of notorious ritualist syndicate, who
Rapper Victor Odu, popularly known as Vic O, has decried the insecurity in the country after he was robbed. In
Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, paraded five suspects for vandalising Lagos State Electricity Board (LSEB) cables mounted around 7-Up Bottling
Engineer Dons Ude, a former gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu State in the just-concluded
