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Following last night’s shooting at the Lekki toll gate, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered an investigation into the incident and called on Lagosians to remain calm. Sanwo-Olu advised security agents not to arrest anyone because of the curfew, which is to last for twenty-four hours. The Governor in a statement signed by the Commissioner for […]
Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission, ICPC, has honored the Itam Divisional Police Officer CSP Francis Erhabor, for rejecting two million naira bribes. Uyo Zonal Chairman of ICPC, Shola Shodipe, who presented the award to Erhabor said the awardee was carefully selected for his track record of integrity and honesty. He said while […]
Central Bank of Nigeria is threatening to sanction exporters who ship out goods without Nigerian Export Proceeds numbers. Governor of the bank, Godwin Emefiele, who gave the note of caution at a virtual meeting, accused many shipping companies of failing to comply with the Federal Government directives that such shipments carry the Nigerian Export Proceeds […]
Wading into the protests across the country against police brutality, the Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that no Nigerian’s blood should be spilled. Taking to Twitter, Jonathan who described the protest as peaceful, said the move would advance the cause of Nigeria. The ex-president said though people were free to hold different […]
Henceforth, Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS unit in Lagos Police Command would no longer detain suspects in their cells. Such action has been banned by the State Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu. Speaking in a televised porogramme, Odumosu directed SARS officers to only move out on information and notify the Area Commander before carrying out their operations. […]
New emergency aid has been approved by the International Monetary Fund for twenty-eight of the world’s poorest countries to help them cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement, which follows a similar measure passed in April for 25 countries, is intended to help the countries cover their debt repayments to the IMF […]
Restructuring: Buhari won’t succumb to threats of breakup, says presidency Presidency has described recent calls by individuals and groups for the restructuring of the country as unwarranted and unpatriotic outbursts. Over the weekend, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, joined other prominent Nigerians in the call in order to […]
National Assembly is seeking a Security Sector Reform that will not only transform the Security Sector but also assign roles and responsibilities that is consistent with principles of democracy and good governance. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, mentioned this while inaugurating the Senate’s Adhoc Committee on “Nigerian Security Challenges: Urgent Need to Restructure, Review […]
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, will be spending additional fourteen days in the custody of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in preparation to his arraignment over corruption charges. This is as Justice A. O. Musa of Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, granted the application of the EFCC to this effect. […]
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has attributed the high-level of indebtedness of the Niger Delta Development Commission to massive looting of the agency under previous administrations. Senator Akpabio, in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, regretted that persons saddled with the responsibility of managing NDDC over the years had used it as […]
