By Ibrahim Bello The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in Kebbi, have decorated two new Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) and 80 other Senior Police Officers with their new ranks. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Chris Aimionowane, who decorated the officers in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday, said the promotions followed the recommendation of […]
By Edith Nwapi Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of an FCT High Court has again ordered the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to either produce or release the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Nov. 8. Justice Adeniyi gave the the first order on Friday after hearing an […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje The UNDP says Nigeria is making huge efforts in partnership with relevant stakeholders to substantially reduce violent extremism in the country. The UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, Mr Lealem Dinku, said on Monday, that Nigeria has been confronting the problem for 14 years and working to address it. Dinku, represented by the UNDP […]
British premier Rishi Sunak has described allegations that a lawmaker from his own party committed a series of rapes as “very serious” as he insisted his party’s complaints procedures are “robust”. Sunak urged anyone with evidence of criminal acts to go to the police on Monday amid calls for an investigation into the party’s handling […]
The number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war between the militant Hamas movement and Israel has risen to 10,022, according to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry. More than 25,000 people have been injured, the ministry said on Monday. Thousands of women, children, and young people were among the dead. […]
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Prof. Abdulazeez Lawal of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management of University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has submitted that removal of fuel subsidy and floating of the exchange rate has made many Nigerians face difficulty accessing food items. Lawal stated this in his paper presentation in Ilorin at the 244th Inaugural […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described a strike on an ambulance convoy outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip as horrific, reiterating his appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire. The ambulances evacuating critically injured and sick patients to Al Shifa Hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip were struck at the […]
‘Wale Sadeeq and David Adeoye Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, on Saturday allayed fears about his safety following Friday’s incident near the Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State. A source close to the Minister told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan that Adelabu was in good spirits and not perturbed by […]
By Nathan Nwakamma Leaders of various ethnic nationalities in Niger Delta have paid a solidarity visit to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to convey the region’s appreciation to President Bola Tinubu and congratulate Wike on his appointment. A statement issued by Dr Kingsley Kuku on Saturday, noted that the 60-member […]
summon CBN, DISCOs, contractors over alleged misuse of $321m loans for electricity projects By Femi Ogunshola Abuja, Nov. 3, 2023 (NAN) The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) in connection with alleged mismanagement of the US$321 million and N18.2 billion […]