US President Joe Biden has commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates, converting their punishments to life imprisonment without parole. This sweeping action, announced on December 23, 2024, comes weeks before Biden leaves office and amid signals that incoming President Donald Trump
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has launched an investigation into the deaths of two Okuama community leaders, Pa James Oghoroko and Dennis Okugbaye, who reportedly died while in Army custody. The leaders were detained following a military operation linked to
Chidiebere Echefu, a father of five from Umuogbuanu Umucheke Okwe in Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo State, has been held in custody by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja since November 7, 2021, without trial or charges. Barrister Aloy Ejimakor,
Fabian Ihekweme, a former Commissioner for Foreign and International Affairs in Imo State, has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian Police over his arrest and detention without trial. Ihekweme was arrested on November 28 near his residence in Abuja and taken to the
Human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has been arraigned in an Ekiti State court over allegations of cybercrime, stemming from his book Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System. The charges, brought under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, were filed by police prosecutors
The Nigeria Sex Workers Association (NSWA) has called on law enforcement agencies to address the escalating harassment, extortion, and abuse faced by its members across the country. The association’s National Coordinator, Amaka Enemo, raised these concerns in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos,
Civil society organizations in the South-East have condemned what they describe as a growing pattern of political repression under Governor Hope Uzodimma’s administration in Imo State. The groups, numbering 11, decried the continued detention of broadcaster Chinonso Uba, popularly known as Nonso Nkwa,
A heated controversy has erupted in Imo State as the Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) has called on the government and security agencies to intervene and halt a controversial church event scheduled for August 30, 2024. The event, titled “That Witch Must Die,”
The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) has called on the Imo State Government and law enforcement agencies to intervene and stop a controversial event titled “That-Witch-Must-Die,” scheduled for August 30, 2024, in Mbieri. The event, organized by Mercy and Power Deliverance Ministry and