By OBANSA IBRAHIM, Lokoja – Kogi State Police Command has banned the use of vehicles with covered number plates, as well as unregistered vehicles/Motorcycles across the State. The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command, CP Bethrand C. Onuoha, stated that the order became necessary following intelligence that criminals hide...
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The Senate on Tuesday constituted an ad-hoc committee to investigate drug distribution allegations by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against Sen. Oyelola Ashiru.(APC-Kwara). This followed the adoption of a point of order brought by Ashiru under Order 42 of Senate Standing Rules which entailed personal explanations. The News...
The Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers, Mr Chijioke Ihunwo, has inaugurated an 11-member staff verification committee to enhance transparency and efficiency of council’s staff. Ihunwo inaugurated the committee on Tuesday at Obio/Akpor, the council’s headquarters. Speaking at the ceremony, the chairman said that the verification exercise...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has declared war on beggars defacing Abuja city and posing security risk. Wike made the declaration during the official commencement of the construction of the access road from Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway by N16, to Judges Quarters, in Katampe District,...
The Cross River chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised the state government over what it described as rush to conduct the Local Government Council elections. The party said the haste was capable of forcing the state Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) to take decisions that would “change the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has directed security agencies to provide maximum security to the FCT Administration’s team, currently demolishing illegal properties in Sabon Lugbe constructed by land grabbers. Wike gave the directive when he visited the demolition site in Abuja on Tuesday,...
An interest group, Concerned PDP League (CPDPL), has said no amount of misinformation, lies, propaganda and blackmail will make Umar Damagum to resign his position as the acting National Chairman of PDP. The group stated this in a statement by its National Secretary, Alhaji Tasiu Muhammed, and the acting...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, says the Federal Government is investigating Gulf of Guinea (GoG) as a major route for arms trafficking into Nigeria. Ribadu made this known at a two-Day Seminar on Climate Change and the Changing Dynamics of Arms Proliferation and Insecurity in the...
The Edo State Joint Transition Committee has adjourned sine die following the inability of officials of the out-going government to provide the required documents germaine to the assignment. Speaking with journalists in Benin City, Secretary of APC Transition Committee, Hon. Patrick Ikhariale,said that both parties have agreed to meet...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, who turned 65, last week Friday has explained why he opted for a low-key birthday celebration, citing Nigeria’s current economic downturn. Otu who was speaking during a live broadcast on Sparkling FM, explained that he could not, in...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio at the weekend once again acknowledged the current challenges in the country but assured Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu government will leave behind a lasting legacy that will guarantee a better future. Akpabio, a law graduate...
Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State on Tuesday granted pardon to 113 inmates at the Sokoto Correctional Centre in commemoration of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary. Speaking through the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Nasiru Binji, Aliyu said the pardon was in line with Section 212 of the...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to key into the implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s policy on food security. Lagbaja said this at the opening of the Nigerian Army Farms and Ranches Limited (NAFARL) training workshop 2024, on Tuesday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has been nominated to serve as a special guest of honour and a keynote speaker at the 5th edition of the annual Dr Nnamdi Azikwe Award Lecture. The event, which is scheduled to be held on the 16th...
By GRACE AUDU – A new book, Media Dynamics: The Changing Face of Mass Communication, authored by Olanrewaju Akinfenwa, PhD, was presented to the public at the premier university, the University of Ibadan, during the just concluded 6th Induction and Awards ceremony of the Certified Institute of Cooperatives and...
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the suit filed by 16 states challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two others to a date to be communicated to the parties. At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, Imo, Bauchi, and Osun...
A former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Lawan has regained freedom after serving a five-year jail term for asking and taking a $500,000 bribe. “Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in my life as I step out of Kuje Custodial Centre, with a heart full...
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Tuesday remanded a 70-year-old man, Micheal Afolabi, in Ikoyi Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old girl. Chief Magistrate E. Kubeinje, who did not take the plea of the defendant, remanded him on a one-count charge of defilement. Kubeinje also...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Senator Oyelola Ashiru (APC – Kwara South), has dismissed claims by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), that illicit drugs were found in his Iloring residence during a search by its operatives. The Agency had on Monday in Abuja, alleged that it had...
Many motorists in the Federal Capital Territory Territory (FCT), have decried the scarcity of petrol in spite of increase in the pump price. The motorists told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that the situation was frustrating and causing them severe hardship. NAN reports that...