The Kano State Police Command has assured residents of adequate protection of lives and property during and after the re-run election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the re-run election will be held on Saturday, across nine Local Government Areas in the state.DSP Abdullahi Haruna, Spokesman for the command, gave the […]
The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), has warned Computer Based Test (CBT) centres against extortion of prospective candidates for the 2020 Joint Admission Matriculation Examination Board (JAMB). The spokesman of the corps, Mr Adamu Shehu, made the disclosure in a statement, noting that the Commandant, Mr Garba Muhammad, gave […]
Oyo State Police Command Friday said it has started interrogating the two police escorts that were with Fatai ‘Oko Oloyun’ Yusuf when he was shot and killed on Eruwa-Igbo-Ora Road in Oyo State on Thursday. Some staff of the late traditional medicine practitioner are also being questioned for possible involvement in his death. “Some of […]
The police on Friday said the death of popular Lagos-based traditional medicine practitioner Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as Oko Oloyun could be linked to an ongoing fraud issue in his Lagos office. “An interesting twist to the story was that the deceased probably had earlier detected an alleged bookkeeping records fraud in his Lagos office […]
The Delta State government said it would partner the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology on Methanol fuel production. The State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, made this known during a visit to Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, on Thursday in Abuja. Okowa said the visit was to work out mutual partnership that […]
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has put all airline operators, Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) and Aerodrome Operators on alert over the outbreak of Coronavirus. The General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr Sam Adurogboye made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday.Adurogboye said the alert was contained in a letter by the Acting […]
The Inspector General (IG) of the Nigeria Police Force, Mr. Mohammed Adamu the other day had cause to warn the officers and men of the force to conduct themselves with discipline and avoid violating the rights of citizens, lest they would be punished. Though the I-G’s warning is a step in the right direction, it […]
Fifty years ago, a devastating civil war that killed more than one million people in Nigeria came to an end. Most of those who lost their lives in what became known as the Nigerian Civil War died from fighting, disease and starvation during the two-and-a-half-year conflict. In 1967, the military governor of then Eastern Region, […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said it has stepped up efforts to encourage retail investors to invest in the capital market, to create wealth, deepen the market, and grow Nigeria’s economy. The Acting Director-General of SEC, Ms. Mary Uduk, who spoke to journalists in Lagos on the sidelines of the Thisday Awards 2020, urged […]
• YCE condemns Tinubu’s comment • Ibadan Progressive Union drums support for security outfit Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and South-West governors yesterday met at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where they resolved to come up with a framework to provide backing to the regional security outfit called Amotekun recently set up in the region. Specifically, the […]