Eight armed robbers stormed the Bulawayo High Court in Zimbabwe on Sunday and injured two police officers as they tried to break open the registry safe using a grinder, state media reported on Monday. The robbers gained entry into the court’s criminal registry after attacking and disarming police officers...
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Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has commended the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force. The governor in a statement personally signed by him, and made available to newsmen on Monday in Asaba, said the disbandment was a...
Mr Ahmed Umar, the FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta. Umar said that the accident occurred at 2:50am and was caused by route violation and dangerous driving. He explained that the truck driver drove wrongfully against traffic and...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday impose a tiered system of further restrictions on parts of England as the COVID-19 outbreak accelerates, though anger is rising at the cost of the stringent curtailment of freedoms. Johnson will hold a meeting of the government’s emergency COBRA committee and...
The Chinese city of Qingdao says it is planning to test its entire population of more than nine million people for the novel coronavirus in five days. Health authorities said on Monday that about a dozen new infections were detected over the weekend in the eastern coastal city. Most...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 163 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday. The public health agency said that the 163 new infection brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infections to...
The Muslim Rights Concern has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for approving new national teaching policy. The new policy raised the retirement age and service from 60 years to 65 years and from 35 years to 40 years respectively; established a special salary scale; provided rural allowance; increased science allowance;...
From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Yobe state government at the weekend signed a pact with the European Union (EU) to empower 5821 youths on Entreprenuership Skills across the 17 Local Government Areas of the state. While flagging off the programme in Damaturu, the Yobe State Commissioner for Youths, Sports...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Yet to be identified gunmen on Saturday reportedly invaded the Gudum Hausawa area, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis of Bauchi State killing two people in the process. NATIONAL ACCORD gathered Sunday night that the attackers numbering more than ten invaded the community in a...
Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom on Sunday condoled with the families of those who lost their lives in a motor accident on Saturday at Gbatse Village, Ushongo Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a press statement, signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Terver...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 163 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday. The public health agency said that the 163 new infection brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infections to...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for listening to the voice of the Nigerians over their dissatisfaction with the operations of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force. Lawan gave the commendation in a press statement...
The commitment of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to stop the use of unregistered SIM cards to perpetrate cybercrime and other criminal activities in the country is yielding results. The Commission, through concerted enforcement efforts with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), as well as the Department of...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Sunday afternoon, declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, winner of Ondo State governorship poll. Governor Akeredolu was returned elected after polling the highest number of votes in the keenly-contested poll conducted on Saturday. He won in 15 of...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has announced the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The announcement by the Police boss at the Force Headquarters Abuja (also known as Louis Edet House) around 1.30 pm, came in the wake of growing protests...
Former South African president, Jacob Zuma, was ordered on Friday by a judicial panel to testify next month over allegations of state corruption during his nine years in office. The badgered politician is obligated to appear in court before a commission — chaired by deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo...
The Ghana Police Service appears to have won the hearts of netizens on Twitter over how they are very professional in the way they go about their duties. The praises come on the back of wide protests in many African countries, especially Nigeria regarding the poor relations between the citizens and...
Enugu Police Command has described the story that six members of a Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) were killed during an attack on SARS’ office in the state as “malicious falsehood”.The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Daniel Ndukwe, stated this in a statement issued in Enugu on Sunday.Ndukwe quoted...
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Ondo 2020 governorship election, has maintained his lead in 12 local government area as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday in Akure.Akeredolu, who was leading in nine of the12 local governments earlier announced, has...