The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has blamed President Muhammadu Buhari for the lacuna in the operations of the Nigeria Police Force. Akiolu said that the military government under Buhari between 1983 and 1985 was not committed to the funding of the police, thinking there was a conspiracy in the
A 32-year-old civil servant, Mr. Johnson Musa, was on Friday dragged before a Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly threatening and exposing the Abuja residence of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Punch reports that Musa, an indigene of Dekina Local Government Area of the state, was alleged to have taken aerial pictures of the […]
Police Command in Enugu State and sister security agencies are collaborating to rescue Prof. Nduka Eya and his driver, who were kidnapped by gunmen on Thursday. The Command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said this in a statement on Friday in Enugu. Amaraizu said the Enugu-based professor and his driver were abducted in the evening at […]
The United States has submitted to the United Nations a formal notice of withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement. The notification was made Friday, with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealing to the U.S. to reconsider its action, in the interest of humanity. President Donald Trump had announced on June 1, 2017 that the U.S. would leave […]
Two board members of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other offences Commission (ICPC) whose appointments were approved by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo are being investigated for corruption, according to ICIR. The website said the anti-corruption agency is currently probing Maimuna Aliyu and Sa’ad Alanamu for alleged corruption in the region of N1billion. While
Nigeria and Indonesia are to deepen bilateral relations, especially in the areas of sharing information on national planning and development as well as in trade and investment. Mr. Udoma Udo Udoma, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, unveiled the plan in Abuja. A statement by Mr James Akpandem, Media Adviser to the Minister, said […]
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