LAGOS-THE Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is set to hold a series of training and interactive workshops on dialogue and mediation as tools for preventing and mitigating election-related disputes and violence for political actors and stakeholders in Nigeria. The workshop, the Commission said is part of its strategic ... Read More »

By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/ LAGOS– THE United States of America has ordered the immediate evacuation of its non- critical staff working in its embassy in the country over imminent terror attacks. This new development is coming barely 48 hours after its embassy in Nigeria issued a security ... Read More »

By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos with Agency Report/ NAIROBI– MAGISTRATE Martha Nazushi was shell-shocked Thursday, after a female drunken driver, Sharon Oparayan arraigned before her fell into a deep sleep and snoring away while her court was in session. “Wait wait! Why is she snoring in court, is ... Read More »

By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent, Lagos/ LAGOS- THE United Nations UN has warned Nigerians and Africans seeking greener pastures overseas to be wary of some agents who are wolves in sheep’s clothing saying, rather then get them jobs when they get to their destinations, they are killed and their ... Read More »

By Robert AKPAN, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/ LAGOS– THE Nigerian movie industry received yet another shocker in the early hours of this morning with the news of the sudden death of one of its celebrated actors, Ada Ameh. A prolific actor, Ada’s furo into the movie industries started in 1996 ... Read More »

By Robert AKPAN, Senior Investigator Correspondent, with agency reporter/ LAGOS– IT was game over for a Nigerian born cybercrime kingpin, James Aliyu as INTERPOL in collaboration with the US Secret Service, South African Police and other agencies got him arrested for $12m romance scam and business email compromise fraud. Aliyu ... Read More »

By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/ LAGOS– MINISTER of State for transportation, Senator Gbemusola Ayyah Saraki, Chief of Naval Staff, CNS AZ Gambo have commended officers and men of the Nigerian Navy NN for its resilience in the fight against piracy and all manners of sea crimes. The duo ... Read More »

*Mr. Jon Dvorak after the donation… By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent, Lagos/ LAGOS- THE currently fight against  terrorism and general insurrection in the country has attracted the empathy of the government of the United States of America with the donation Friday in Lagos, five nuclear detector cans to the ... Read More »

*group photograph after the meeting…   By Wilson UWUJAREN, Head Media & Publicity, EFCC Abuja/                   ABUJA- AS  a fresh move to bolster security and anti- corruption situations in the West- African sub- region, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has called for stronger and more effective modalities aimed at stemming the ... Read More »

By Robert AKPAN, Senior Investigator Correspondent, Lagos/ LAGOS- IT was heartrending tales of woes and anguish from most Nigerian evacuees who fled the war ravaged Ukraine  as they were airlifted safely back home to Nigeria. Whereas, some recounted how the Russian missiles missed their residents by the whiskers, others say ... Read More »