The Nigeria Police on Friday confirmed that they took Senator Dino Melaye to the Department of State Security (DSS) hospital, and this puts to rest the story of abduction that trended last Thursday. Police spokesman, Moshood Jimoh, Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, in a statement explained that the police already obtained a 14 day remand warrant, from the Federal Capital
The controversial IPOB leader, Prince Nnamdi Kanu, who was last seen during the Operation Python Dance on September 14 2017, in his hometown Afaraukwu, Umuahia, Abia State, reappeared in Jerusalem on Thursday October 18th. Read also Nnamdi Kanu Addresses IPOB, Biafrans After Resurfacing Last Thursday Kanu’s reappearance shocked Nigerians, home and abroad and above all shocked the Federal Government of
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The #FreeSamuelOgundipe is gaining momentum as the hours pass by. The arrest on Tuesday of Samuel Ogundipe, a journalist with Premium Times and his continued detainment has continued to elicit outrage against the Nigerian Police in general and the IGP of Police in particular. International organisations such as International Press Center IPC, Amnesty International, Pakistan Press Foundation, NUJ, and notable
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The events that led to the sack of the Department of State Service DSS DG Lawal Duara can best be described as the straw that broke the camel’s back. There has been heated conversations on different platforms ever since some masked DSS operatives invaded the NASS office, thus stopping the legislators from carrying out their constitutional plenary session. Some insiders
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This has been a week of positive activities for Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, not only has he been pulling heavy weight in the political space by the immediate sack of DSS DG yesterday, over the invasion of National Assembly (NASS) by the Department of State Service (DSS). He has also opened up channels to impact the economy especially the SME’s.
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It seems the Buhari led APC government has decided to either win the 2019 elections or destroy Nigeria’s nascent democracy. Or what would you say about the war being waged on the legislative arm of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Just this morning, Senator Saraki’s convoy was disrupted by the police as they blocked them, fortunately WakeUpAfrica got information that
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The Ekiti elections has come and gone, and we are not yet over the various drama that was associated with it. However it seems that the forthcoming Osun gubernatorial elections, may be more dramatic than the past Ekiti election. So Nigerians, get ready for another round of theatrics. Senator Ademola Jackson Adeleke, is currently a serving senator in the House
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This is the third in the series which WakeUpAfrica360 has been writing on the real reasons why Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe was arrested. It would be recalled that the DSS arrested him and kept him incommunicado for 4 days, however due to the huge outcry by Nigerians, they were forced to charge him to court on a Tuesday, 4 days
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