Dency records signs first artiste, targets more
In a bid to boost the Nigerian entertainment industry, an indigenous record company, Dency records, has signed Isaac Success professionally known as Mr. 3riple, just as it disclosed plans to discover more talents in the country. The company, while describing Mr. 3riple as a multi-talented artiste, said that he has great potentials that puts him […]
IGP disbands SARS, pledges advanced Police reforms
…Gbaja hails Buhari, IGP for dissolving SARS …Release all #EndSARS protesters, NBA tells IGP …Police ‘assault’ Arise TV cameraman — shortly after ban on SARS …I’ll never be part of any status quo where citizens’ right to life becomes negotiable —Bakare …SARS, fundamental to pursuit of peace, tranquility – Zamfara Gov …Catholic Church backs SARS’ […]
Five quick reasons APC won Ondo guber poll
By Arogbonlo Israel The following are reasons the All Progressive Congress won the just concluded gubernatorial election in Ondo: 1. Just like his Edo counterpart, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu was able to win the just concluded Ondo governorship election as a result of the powers at his disposal as the incumbent Governor of the state. 2. […]
SARS dissolution, an opportunity for peoples-focused police — Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday said that the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has offered Nigeria the opportunity to envision the police and policing system that will fulfil the interest of Nigerians.
SARS: Background, formation, modus operandi, and deviation
By Emma Nnadozie, Crime Editor ON the heels of public outcry against the conduct of operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, a campaign began which was tagged #EndSARS, and which trended heavily in the social media. Coupled with protests against the Police unit in many towns and cities in the country, the Inspector-General of […]
Gunmen kill five villagers in central Mali
At least five Malian villagers have been killed by suspected jihadists in the centre of the country where attacks and ethnic clashes have been on the rise, witnesses and local officials said on Sunday. The attack followed the kidnapping by gunmen on Tuesday of around 20 people at a weekly market in the same village, […]
Football: African international results
Results of African international friendly matches Sunday: At Blantyre, Malawi Malawi 0 Zimbabwe 0 At Dar es Salaam Tanzania 0 Burundi 1 (Ntibazonkiza 86) At Lisbon Benin 2 (Soukou 35, Mounie 71) Gabon 0 At Rustenburg, South Africa South Africa 1 (Dolly 66) Zambia 2 (Kampamba 78, Zulu 82) At Tunis Comoros 2 (Youssouf 70, […]
#ENDSARS: NHRC commends FG on dissolution
The National Human Rights Commission has commended the Federal Government for promptly dissolving the Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), an action it said showed the qualify of a listening government. The Commission spoke in reaction to an announcement on Sunday by the Inspector General of a Police, Mohammed Adamu, dissolving the special squad. According to a statement […]
APCON, NBC to tackle industry debt, advertising code issues
The Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) and National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), two government agencies with the responsibility of regulating advertising practice and the broadcast media in Nigeria, have commenced moves to resolve the age-long industry debt and adherence to advertising code, among other critical industry issues.
Preparing for the Brave New World of 2050 (2)
By Obadiah Mailafia The first part of this piece published last week submitted that while preparing for the emergent new world, governments must invest in human capital and skills, while updating the technical competencies of young people I met the Japanese-American physicist Michio Kaku a few years ago at an international scientific conference in Jordan. […]
SARS dissolution is victory for Nigerian youths — Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said that the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, was a victory for Nigerian youths. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the dissolution followed nationwide protests against the anti-robbery squad. Sanwo-Olu said this on Sunday while speaking with journalists […]
