Category: National/Politics

Army Arrests 12 Impostors in Lagos, Ogun

The 81 Division Nigerian Army Military Police Personnel have arrested over 12 suspected impostors fully dressed in military camouflage uniforms portraying the Nigerian Army in bad light during OPERATION CHECKMATE within Lagos and Ogun States. A statement by the division’s spokesperson, Major Olaniyi Osoba, on Wednesday, said the suspects were paraded for the offence. Osoba…

FCT Customs Generates Over N999 Million in 3 Months

The Nigeria Customs FCT Area Command said it has collected revenue to the tune of N999,535,066.76 from January-March, 2022. This shows a significant increase of N213 Million as against 786 Million naira collected in the corresponding months of the year 2021 representing 21.4% increase in revenue collection. The Area Controller of the FCT Command, Comptroller…

Insecurity: Again Reps Lament, Call for State Of Emergency

Members of the House of Representatives have again voiced their unhappiness over frequent killings by bandits and terrorist groups in the country, calling on the Federal Government to secure the services of mercenaries to supplement the efforts of security agencies in containing the situation. The lawmakers also renewed their call on President Muhammadu Buhari to…

FG Rejects 2021 World Press Freedom Index, says Nigerian Press among World’s Freest

The Federal Government has rejected the 2021 annual World Press Freedom Index that characterized Nigeria as a country not conducive to the practice of journalism, saying Nigerian press remains among the most vibrant and freest in the world. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the rejection Tuesday in Abuja when he…

Easter Celebration: FG Declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays

The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 15 and Monday, April 18, 2022, which are Good Friday and Easter Monday as public holidays, to mark this year’s Easter celebration. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, on Tuesday. Aregbesola, while speaking,…

Osinbajo No Longer A Member of Lagos APC

Nigeria’s Vice-President and 2023 Presidential Aspirant, Yemi Osinbajo, is no longer a member of the Lagos state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was confirmed on Monday by his spokesman, Laolu Akande. Akande said Osinbajo who declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on APC platform moved his membership to Ogun…

Kwara State Governor signs MSME Bureau Bill

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over the weekend assented to the Bureau of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Bill, officially creating an agency to drive investments and development in the micro economic sub-sector in the state. With 36 sections and five parts, the establishment of the bureau seeks to support MSMEs and improve the…

We Will Always Be On Our Toes to Ensure Public Safety – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has assured Nigerians of his readiness to always put officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force on their toes to ensure public safety across the country. The IGP made the assertion on Sunday while assessing the deployment of personnel along Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway and Abua-Jere-Kaduna road in…

NDLEA Intercepts 101 Parcels of Cocaine in Children Duvets

No less than 101 parcels of Cocaine concealed in eight children duvets have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos. According to a statement released on Sunday by the Agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the illicit drug was brought into the country…

Mass Transit: Abiodun Unveils Wifi Enabled Buses, Says Water Taxies Coming

The Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, launched the State Mass Bus Transit System to enhance intra and inter city transportation. The official launch of the buses fitted with Wifi and other gadgets, the governor observed is in line with the transport master plan aimed at providing efficient and affordable means of moving people…