Category: National/Politics

Customs Hands Over Suspect With 5342 ATM Cards To EFCC In Kano

The Nigeria Customs Area Command in Kano has handed over one Sanusi Abdullahi Labaran, arrested as he attempted to smuggle 5,342 Automated Teller Machine cards out of the country, to the Kano Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for further investigation. Custom Area Controller, Kano – Jigawa Command, Nasiru Ahmed who…

Ondo Election: President Buhari Assures Peaceful, Transparent, Credible Poll

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday declared that all necessary measures have been put in place to ensure that the October 10 gubernatorial election in Ondo State is peaceful, transparent and credible. He also assured the electorate in Ondo of the provision of adequate security to forestall any breach of the peace by unscrupulous elements.…

SARS: Reps Announce 30-Day Plan To Tackle Police Brutality

The Speaker House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday during the plenary announced some of the plans by the House, aimed at tackling police brutality in the country. Gbajabiamila said over the next 30 days, the House will work with the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), civil society and with Nigerians of good conscience to draft…

Millions of Nigerians Are Extremely Poor—Osinbajo

The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday said Nigeria has millions of extremely poor people. He stated that it would be callous and irresponsible if those elected into office do not come together to sort out the grave life-threatening problems confronting Nigerians on daily basis. Osinbajo said these at the closing of the two-day executive-legislative…

Ondo Missing Child: Prophet Alfa, 5 Others Get Life Imprisonment

Founder of the Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Prophet Babatunde Alfa, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty by a High Court in Ondo State over the mysterious disappearance of one-year-old Gold Kolawole from his church. Prophet Babatunde Alfa was convicted alongside other defendants by Justice Olusegun Odusola having found them guilty of…

I’ve No Enemies to Fight, Jonathan Tells Shagari’s Son

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said he has accepted the apology of the son of former President Shehu Shagari, Aminu, who worked against him during the run-up to the 2015 presidential election. The former President made this known in a Facebook post while acknowledging Aminu’s public apology. Jonathan wrote in the post titled Dear…

I‘ll Complete Roads, Other Projects Abandoned By Amosun—Gov Abiodun

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that his administration would continue to give priority attention to roads, hospitals and other projects abandoned by his predecessors because they were ab initio funded with tax payers’ money. The Governor made this declaration over the weekend while inspecting major roads in the East and Central…

10 Facts About IGP’s Ban On F-SARS, Others

  The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had on Sunday banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from embarking on routine patrols. Following this directive, here are 10 things you need to know about the IGP’s position on F-SARS. The IGP has banned FSARS, STS,…

Food Palliatives: CACOVID Petitions Edo Govt, Refutes Claims By Edo Reps Member

The Private Sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has petitioned the Edo state government over alleged misappropriation of its food palliatives worth over N465 million by a member of House Representatives from the state, Dr. Omoriege Ogbeide Ihama, who represents Oredo Federal Constituency, Benin, Edo state. CACOVID, a coalition of Organised Private Sector operators had earlier…