PLATEAU: CSOs, peace advocates condemn looting of properties
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja A coalition of 23 civil society groups and human rights organisations has condemned the recent mass looting and burning down of private and public properties in Plateau State, saying the development which it noted, was strange to the state must not be allowed to reoccur. This was as the group commended […]
Gunmen kill Police officer, motorcyclist in Benue – PPRO
The Benue Police Command on Thursday said unknown gunmen killed a Police Officer and a motorcyclist in Ado Local Government Area of the State. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi that the officers were ambushed by bandits during their routine patrol. Anene […]
WTO DG: Panel presents Okonjo-Iweala as preferred candidate
ECONOMY By Yinka Kolawole, with agency report The selection panel for the new Director General/ Chief Executive of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has formally submitted the name of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to the Organisation’s General Council for appointment to the position. The panel, constituted from the WTO Ambassadors, recommended that Okonjo-Iweala is the candidate […]
Stop the criminals now!
There is absolutely no further justification to continue condoning the activities of the so-called “palliatives” looters. Enough is enough! Over one week since ‘unknown’ soldiers marched to the Lekki Toll Gate, Lagos venue of the EndSARS protest and shot at unarmed youth, incidents of looting are still being reported in some parts of the country. […]
The psyche of pandemic palliatives
By Samuel Fasanmi These are not the best of times for Nigeria. One thing that no one can deny is the fact that when bullets raced down from the tube of a gun, it does not search for its victims’ political party, gender, ethnic lineage, or socio-economic status. No. The bullets pierced the body ferociously, […]
Lagosians panic over police absence on roads
…Engage OPC members to secure communities …Police, FRSC finger destruction of patrol vehicles for absence By Evelyn Usman LAGOSIANS have expressed worry over the continued absence of policemen on major roads and streets in the state. For instance, many vehicles stationed at flashpoints in different parts of the state to ensure police presence, have been […]
