In a bid to prevent crimes on the nation’s railway corridor, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has deployed K9 assets to all railway stations across the country. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, disclosed this at the commencement of ...
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Gunmen kill five persons in Taraba as group launches security campaign
Taraba State Government’s efforts to checkmate activities of gunmen have again been frustrated, as no fewer than five persons have been killed at Rafinkada village in Wukari Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that the attacks have further ...
Read More »Ask God for forgiveness, Afenifere tells Osinbajo insists Yoruba still under siege
Apex Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has advised Vice President Yomi Osinbajo to kneel before God and ask for forgiveness, insisting that Yorubaland is still under siege. The group’s call on the Vice President comes on the heels of a security ...
Read More »Senate President Lawan denies jumbo pay for N’Assembly, says legislators take only their due
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has raised concern over what he described as wrong notion of jumbo salary for National Assembly members as being speculated, insisting that legislators take only what is due to them. Lawan clarified the issue when members ...
Read More »Governors’ forum to decide on state police soon
Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, has said the forum will soon make its decision on state police known to the public. Fayemi, who gave the assurance after the monthly meeting of the forum, disclosed that it ...
Read More »Court rejects governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s new emirate councils in Kano
A Kano High Court yesterday affirmed the validity of an ex parte order restraining the state government from taking further action on appointment and inauguration of four new emirate councils in the state. Justice Nasiru Saminu had earlier dismissed the oral application ...
Read More »Ogun State monarchs seek FAAC allocation, quality RAAMP projects
Traditional rulers in Ogun State have enjoined the Federal Government to allocate funds to them through the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC) to enable them meet their peoples basic needs. The Alawowo of Awowoland, Oba Olasunkanmi Tijani, said this yesterday ...
Read More »Fuel scarcity hits Calabar as IPMAN’s crisis deepens
Fuel scarcity has returned to Calabar, the Cross River State capital as factional crisis in the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) deepens. The latest crisis resulted from a June 19, 2019 Federal High Court, Calabar judgement, which ordered ...
Read More »Senate President sacks Adedayo 48 hours after appointment as media aide
Senate President Ahmad Lawan’s sacking of his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Festus Adedayo 48 hours after his appointment has created some anxiety and misgivings at the National Assembly. The termination of Adedayo’s appointment came after some All Progressives ...
Read More »Governors pledge safety, better welfare as corps members begin orientation
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has described the state as a fertile ground for corps members to achieve their dreams and launch themselves to greatness. He stated that his administration was committed to doing everything possible within available resources to ...
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