In a recent development, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has issued directives for the posting and redeployment of key police personnel. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this significant move, stating that it aligns with the Force’s commitment to fostering a professionally competent, service-driven, rule-of-law-compliant, and people-friendly police force. Read More…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukayode, has urged officers of the commission to premise the anti-corruption fight on initiatives and modalities that would promote the country’s economic growth and development. Bawa made the call while addressing officers of the Lagos Zonal Command on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the Read More…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that it will not count votes in any polling unit where violence occurs during Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa. INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who announced this at a stakeholders meeting in Yenagoa, said the commission would deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to all polling Read More…
President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra following the death of his father, Pa Simeon Soludo. In a statement, Tinubu described the late Pa Soludo as a dignified and charitable family man and prayed for his eternal rest. The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, also expressed his sympathies, Read More…
The leader of Nigeria’s opposition Labour Party, Peter Obi, expressed his criticism on Monday regarding the Supreme Court’s recent ruling, which upheld President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February elections. Obi also pledged to persist in his fight for a “New Nigeria.” The Supreme Court’s decision on October 26 dismissed the attempt to overturn the Read More…
They no longer make legal luminaries like the great Prof Ben Nwabueze, the legendary constitutional lawyer who passed away on Sunday, October 29. A native of Atani in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, he was born on December 22, 1931. He started from the very beginning to put his mind on the path Read More…
Nigeria has faced a series of significant challenges that have tested the resilience of its people. These include the Biafran Civil War from 1967 to 1970, the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency that has resulted in numerous casualties and displacements, economic marginalisation of certain groups, corruption at various levels, irregularities in elections, the #EndSARS protests in Read More…
Celebrations are in order as we savour the near-miss that almost rendered us impecunious. A near miss, indeed. We must never forget how we got there. And, going forward, how can the Tinubu administration tweak the government’s policies and programmes to favour our largely disillusioned people? P&ID Shakedown Some Nigerian public officials hate their country Read More…
The Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, has reassured the public about his safety following a recent incident near the Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State. A source close to the Minister shared that Adelabu remains in good spirits and undeterred by the occurrence. The private aircraft, carrying the Minister and some of his Read More…
To bolster bilateral relations, France has pledged to return $150 million of the late Gen. Sani Abacha’s frozen assets to Nigeria. The commitment, announced in Abuja, is a response to a request from the Nigerian Ministry of Justice. France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ms. Catherine Colonna, stated that the returned funds would be Read More…
