The Federal Government has warned that those yet to obtain their National Identity Number (NIN) risk seven or 14 years imprisonment as stipulated by the Nigerian Constitution. It also said it would not lift the ban on new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) registration any time soon for security reasons....
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Today, the entire Christendom is in a sober mood, reflecting what happened over 2,000 years ago in the Jewish City of Jerusalem, concerning the crucifixtion and death of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary. As we reflect on Christ’s death, one character that played a major role in...
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, on Thursday asked a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja to reject computer-generated documents brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to be tendered as exhibits against him in his prosecution over alleged N544m...
The country’s foreign reserves continued its downward trend, losing $178m in March, figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria revealed on Thursday. The reserves which stood at $34.99bn as of the end of March 1, dropped to $34.82bn as of the end of March 31. In February, the...
Dozens of people are feared dead after a packed train derailed inside a tunnel in eastern Taiwan on Friday at the start of a long holiday weekend, with rescuers still scrambling to reach others trapped inside. President Tsai Ing-wen’s office said she had ordered hospitals to prepare for a...
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said two armoured helicopters worth over $10m that the state government gave to the Nigerian Air Force to fight crude oil theft and sea piracy in the state have been diverted to fight Boko Haram. He warned that the state would not...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Thursday said it would investigate the assault of a security guard by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Yakubu Umar. Umar was on Tuesday caught on camera physically assaulting a security guard at Banex Plaza in Wuse, Abuja. In...
The Police Command in Kwara has deployed 2000 personnel to ensure a hitch free Easter Celebrations in the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, made this known in statement issued on Thursday in Ilorin. SP Okasanmi said that adequate security arrangement had been made with conventional police and...
The Anambra Police Command says it has arrested four new suspects in connection with the reported attack on Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.The command’s Spokeman, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the fresh arrest in a statement issued in Awka on Thursday. DSP Ikenga...
Focus on What You Want Your desire is a very precious gift. You define what you want. External factors, circumstances and pressures will always be there, but within your inner sacred space, you can always define what YOU want. And the call here is to leave aside those external...
Shortly after his Grammy win, Burna Boy has been nominated for the 2021 BRIT Awards. The Afro-fusion singer was nominated for the ‘International Male Solo Artist’ category alongside veteran American icon, Bruce Springsteen; Canadian Singer, The Weeknd; Childish Gambino and Tame Impala. Burna Boy is a two-time recipient of...
President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerians not to allow mischief mongers to divide the country. The President in his Easter message to Christians on Thursday assured Nigerians that the insecurity situation in the country would become a thing of the past. “I am convinced that the new resolve within...
By OLA MODUPE, Oyo- The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has inaugurated the Governing Council of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, charging the Council to provide leadership that would take the institution to the peak of excellence in the world. He also charge the Council to...
By OOREOFEOLUWA KALEJAIYE, Lagos- The National Council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday announced the appointments of the following Chief Executives to head its non-operating holding company and operating subsidiaries have been approved by the Securities Exchange Commission, Nigeria. The appointed CEOs include: The Group Chief Executive Officer,...
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday launched body cameras for security agencies in the effort to enhance security and safety in the state. Gov. Sanwo-Olu during the unveiling at the Government House in Alausa, announced that law enforcement officers in the state will now make use of...
The Ogun State Government on Thursday launched the State Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun. At the event which was held in Abeokuta, the state Governor, Dapo Abiodun also decorated Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka as Super Marshal of the corps. The Governor also commissioned scores of patrol vans and motorcycles...
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, on Thursday visited Borno State after a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha-Jet went missing in the North-Eastern State. Air Marshal Amao, who arrived in the state barely a day after the incident occurred on Wednesday evening, was briefed on ongoing...
A Court of Appeal in Abuja has quashed the money laundering charges to the tune of N2.1 billion filed against the founder of Daar Communications, Mr Raymond Dokpesi. The charges were filed against Dokpesi and his company by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court, however, quashed...
The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Kaduna and Bauchi states, has arrested 23 suspects over kidnapping, armed robbery, illegal possession of firearms and other criminal activities. The Commander of the task force, Maj.-Gen. Dominic Onyemelu, paraded the suspects to newsmen...
Seven persons including five military officers and one Civil Defence Officer have been feared killed in a bandit attack on five communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. Ten other persons were kidnapped with seven motorcycles stolen and military vehicles burnt down in the attack carried out...