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…
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…
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…
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…
The Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, October 2, 2020, took over a vessel, MV Poseidon alongside 10 crew members, after they were arrested on July 20, 2020 by the Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft, for investigation and prosecution. The suspects are: Umoh Samuel, Abonida Seaman, Ogidigbo Kelly, Ajemfuja…
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…
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,…
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…
The Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has condemned the unlawful arrests and brutal killing of young Nigerians by the police. Speaking after meeting with the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, in Abuja, on Sunday, October 4, the Vice President said that police officers that were found culpable in the maiming and…
The Lagos State Government, on Sunday, cautioned residents, especially those living close to the banks of the Ogun River to remain alert as more water will be released from Oyan Dam this month, due to expected heavy rainfall. According to a statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, 23 million…