WITHDRAWAL OF OFFICERS FROM VIPs: Police deploy men to airports, highways to enforce directive
ABUJA—Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that the over 130,000 police personnel attached to unauthorised persons and VIPs in the country be withdrawn and deployed to confront the security challenges, Force Headquarters, in conjunction with the Police Service Commission, PSC, is set to commence the implementation.
Recent journeys between Lagos and Osogbo, Osun State
I have made a few journeys recently between Lagos and Osogbo, Osun State. The outward leg of the journey from Lagos has been on the Lagos to Ibadan expressway, the Ibadan to Ile-Ife expressway up to Gbongan, Osun State and then on the Gbongan to Osogbo road while the return leg of the journey has been in the reverse order.
Hawker charged for attempted murder
Lagos—The police yesterday charged a street hawker, Arinze Okemiri, before an Ebute-Metta Chief Magistrate’s Court, over alleged attempted murder and arson.
NSE flags-off Premium Board with Dangote Cement, Zenith Bank admission
The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, yesterday kicked off a new listing platform, Premium Board and the associated Premium Board Index, with the admission of Dangote Cement Plc, FBN Holdings Plc and Zenith Bank Plc’s shares.
UNIBEN VC tasks varsity dons on research to create jobs
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Prof. Faraday Orumwense has charged university dons to adjust their research focus in order to make it industry driven so as to create jobs for unemployed graduates in the country.
FRSC inaugurates 70 clergymen among 318 Special Marshals
The Anambra State Federal Road Safety Corps Department of Special Marshal and Partnership R.S 53 has taken its safety campaign to the churches with over 70 clergy men from the Catholic, Anglican and Pentecostal churches in the state joining the fold.
