Thomas Ewansiha, a Nigerian student at the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Selangor, Malaysia, has died in the custody of immigration authorities. Ewansiha, who was pursuing a doctorate degree in management at the private university, was said to be married with two children. Khairul Daud, director-general of the Malaysian immigration, confirmed the death of Ewansiha in a statement on Friday. He said the deceased [...]
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Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have raised the alarm over alleged plans to deny women and girls access to quality health services. This followed a raid on Marie Stopes Clinic in Lagos state by police officers who reportedly harassed workers and patients in the clinic. The groups condemned the action of the police, saying raiding such centres amounts to sending a message [...]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly raided the farm of Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), taking custody of some vital documents. According to Punch, about nine EFCC operatives searched the Wanogan Farms Limited located in the Masaka area of Nasarawa state on Saturday, and took custody of some documents including sales books, receipt booklets and [...]
An apartment in a building occupied by Aliyu Abubakar and Mustapha Abubakar, sons of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was searched by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja on Saturday. According to Premium Times, the building, which is in Maitama neighbourhood, also houses an apartment occupied by Chiemeka Orji, son of [...]
The Nigeria police on Wednesday released the names of four of its officers who searched the Abuja residence of Edwin Clark, an Ijaw national leader. On Tuesday, security operatives invaded Clark's house around 1:30 pm and presented a search warrant to the elder statesman. The officers were identified as David Dominic, an assistant superintendent of police, Godwin Musa, Sada Abubakar and Yabo [...]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied reports that it raided a residence of Kashim Shettima, governor of Borno state. Reports had earlier surfaced on social media that operatives of the anti-graft agency as well as those of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) were raiding Shettima's residence. The reports suggested that billions of dollars were on Sunday found in [...]
The Department of State Services (DSS) says some security agencies, "which have continually engaged in illegal operations", have been impersonating the organisation In a statement on Thursday, the agency cited the raid of the residence of Namadi Sambo, former vice-president, by the police as one of such illegal operations for which the agency was impersonated. The secret police warned security personnel to stop [...]
The Nigeria police force raided the Abuja residence of Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, on Friday. In a statement issued hours after the raid, Uche Anichukwu, media aide of the lawmaker, said the police did not find any incriminating item on the property. “At about 8am on Friday, May 26, 2017, men of the Nigeria police force from the inspector-general of police [...]
Some men of the Nigeria police on Wednesday evening raided the family house of Patience Jonathan, former first lady, without a search warrant. A source, who confirmed the development to TheCable, said the house is located at Igbeti Rock Street, Maitama, Abuja. TheCable learnt that the police officers did not have a search warrant, and that house was unoccupied at the time of [...]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as the height of lawlessness and orchestrated provocation, the second raid of its data centre in Ikeja, Lagos, by the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday night, saying the agency must be called to order. On November 22, the party’s data centre in Ikeja was raided (pictured) by the DSS on the grounds [...]
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