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HEDA sues Malami over Asset Tracing regulation …says it undermines EFCC, ICPC, NDLEA, NAPTIP and NIS

HEDA sues Malami over Asset Tracing regulation …says it undermines EFCC, ICPC, NDLEA, NAPTIP and NIS

Bode February 4, 2021

Anti-corruption group, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, (HEDA Resource Centre), has dragged to court Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, over the Asset Tracing, Recovery and Management Regulations, 2019. HEDA said certain sections contradict the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), the Immigration Act and the...

Whither Honesty in Nigeria And Beyond? BY DR. IBRAHIM H. ALKALI

Bode February 4, 2021

Why is honesty now seen and regarded as a big deal or even a very big deal in Nigeria and by Nigerians, and indeed elsewhere worldwide? Is honesty not supposed to be a commodity for most people? Why is honesty nowadays in Nigeria, and even elsewhere, seen as a...

COVID-19: NCDC announces 1,138 new infections

Bode February 4, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,138 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 134,690. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the country has so far tested...

Eating less meat can help reduce risk of pandemic – UN

Bode February 4, 2021

Eating less meat can help reduce the risk of a pandemic, in addition to saving the environment, the UN Environment Programme said on Wednesday. The programme said this while announcing a new Chatham House report. “At a time when so much of the world continues to battle the COVID-19...

IBEDC begins distribution of free meters to 10,000 households in Osun

Bode February 4, 2021

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Wednesday began the official distribution of 10,000 prepaid meters to households across Osun. The free meters distribution, which was launched under the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP), kicked off from Aratumi Community, Ilesa Garage Area of Osogbo. In his remarks, Mr Adewale Obajemu,...

420 Nigerian returnees arrive Abuja from Saudi Arabia – NiDCOM

Bode February 4, 2021

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says 420 Nigerian returnees arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Abdul-Rahman Balogun, Head, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NiDCOM. Balogun said on Wednesday that 27 of the...

Press Council mourns Prince Tony Momoh

Press Council mourns Prince Tony Momoh

Bode February 4, 2021

The Nigerian Press Council (NPC) expresses sorrow at the demise of Prince Tony Momoh, saying he was a fighter for the rights, maintenance and ethics of journalism practice in Nigeria. Mr Francis Nwosu, the Executive Secretary of NPC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja...

Lawmaker urges constituents to forget political differences, support Gov.Sule

Bode February 4, 2021

Member representing Doma South Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr John Osewu, has urged the people of the constituency to forget their political differences and support Gov. Abdullahi Sule’s administration to enable it to succeed. Osewu( APC) made the call in Lafia while hosting All Progressives...

Rep commends Buhari for approving Federal Polytechnic, Shendam

Bode February 4, 2021

Rep. Komsol Longgap (APC, Mikang/Quan Pan/Shendam) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the establishment of a Federal Polytechnic in Shendam. The polytechnic is to commence academic activities in October.Longgap ,while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Jos, said that the gesture by Buhari would address the educational needs...

Police in Edo arrest 5 kidnap suspects during bush combing

Bode February 4, 2021

The Police Command in Edo on Wednesday said that it had arrested five kidnap suspects in Ahon community bushes on the Benin/Lagos Road. CP Philip Ogbadu, Commissioner of Police in the state, made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to Mr George Edem, Commandant, Nigerian Security and...

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NFSC Chairman calls for total enforcement of use of face masks

Bode February 4, 2021

The National Chairman, Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC), Samuel Ikpea, has called for deployment of special Task Force to enforce the use of face masks across Nigeria. Ikpea told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday that the step become necessary as most people were taking...

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Discharge your official duties without fear or favour, retired AIG tasks policemen

Bode February 4, 2021

Retired Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police, Sholla Davies, of zone five, comprising Edo, Delta and Bayelsa, has charged policemen to always discharge their official duties without fear or favour. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday, by ASP Momoh Tijani, Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO), zone 5....

Institution urges FG to involve professionals in disposal of forfeited assets

Bode February 4, 2021

The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) has urged the Federal Government to involve its professional members in the disposal of forfeited assets. The President of the institution, Mr Emmanuel Okas, made the call at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. Okas, while commending the Federal...

3 police officers die in Ebonyi auto crash

Bode February 3, 2021

Three police officers with the Ebonyi Police Command were killed on Wednesday in a road accident at the Isieke Junction on Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Garba Aliyu, who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with some journalists, said that 10 other police officers sustained injuries....

Group commiserates with Gov. Makinde over mother’s demise

Oyo’ll continue to be pace-setter in physical, human devt – Makinde…as state celebrates 45th creation anniversary

Bode February 3, 2021

Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said on Wednesday that his government will continue to implement policies and programmes that will ensure that the state remains a pace-setter in both human and physical development.The governor, who stated this while congratulating indigenes and residents of the state on the 45th...

Ondo Monarch passes on after 43 years reign

Bode February 3, 2021

The traditional ruler of Isikan town in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Joseph Olu-Ojo, has joined his ancestors. Confirming this to newsmen on Wednesday in Akure, one of the sons of the late monarch, Prince Dapo Ojo, said his father passed on in the early...

Profit taking: NSE market indices drop further by 0.10%

Bode February 3, 2021

The nation’s bourse on Wednesday sustained its bearish performance for the third consecutive trading day, with the market indicators dropping further by 0.10 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index which opened at 42,043.79 dipped 43.78 points or 0.10 per cent to close at 42,000.01. Accordingly, the month-to-date loss increased...

Police kill 3 suspected bandits, recover 2 rifles in Katsina State

Bode February 3, 2021

The Police Command in Katsina State said its personnel have killed three suspected bandits attacking villages in Danmusa Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Sanusi Buba, who stated this at a news briefing in Katsina on Wednesday, said the police were committed to ridding the state of banditry....

Tony Momoh’s death, huge loss to Nigeria – PDP

Bode February 3, 2021

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, mourned a former Minister of Information and Culture, Chief Tony Momoh, who died on Monday at the age of 81.The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja, described Momoh’s death as a huge loss...

Center for humanitarian dialogue solicits government support, partnership in Borno

Bode February 3, 2021

From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue has solicited for the support of the Borno state government and partnership in implementation of their activities aimed at peace building and reconciliation in the state. Country Manager of the Centre, Mrs. Millicent Lewis-ogunmuas, who made the call in...