The Commissioner of Police Kwara State Police Command, Mohammed Lawal Bagega said on Wednesday that the command has arrested four suspects in connection with the ritual killing of a staff of the University of Ilorin Teaching hospital, one Olokose Oluwasola Ojo, six days to his wedding.

ON May 22, 2019, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrested a young proprietor of an alleged internet fraud training school located at 14, Animashaun Street, Progressive Estate, Ojodu Berger, Lagos alongside eight students, while receiving “lectures”. Again, in June, 2020, the media reported the arrest by Interpol and FBI of a Nigerian Dubai-based […]

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday, said it has impounded 42 drums of explosives in the form of calcium carbide and other contraband worth N3.1billion smuggled into Nigeria from Benin Republic.

50 personal aides, comprising of Special Assistants and Personal Assistants, recently appointed by Executive Assistant to the Governor on Youth Development, Honourable Nnamdi Ezechi, today picked up their Letters of Appointment with a charge to make humility their guiding principle. Honourable Ezechi, while presenting the offer letters to the appointees, reminded them that they were […]

By Francis Ewherido The field of counselling is a minefield; unless you navigate with care, you can easily step on mines. A friend walked up to me at a wedding reception. He directed my attention to the wife of a mutual friend who has piled on weight. “Does acting in love not include staying attractive […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THERE appears to be sharp disagreement among pension unions as the leadership of the Federal Parastatals and Private Sector Pensioners Association of Nigeria, FEPPPAN, Thursday directed its members across the country not to participate in the planned protest on implementation of minimum pension. The Nigerian Union of Pensioners, NUP, has planned to […]

By Tonnie Iredia The immediate implication of a chasm which public information management in Nigeria has successfully created between the government and the people is that the country now has two major debating groups. The first group is made up of those who adversely criticize whatever President Muhammadu Buhari does or fails to do, while […]

By Ugochukwu Alaribe, Umuahia Following the incessant attacks on police formations in the South-East zone, Special Adviser to the Abia State Governor, on Police Affairs, Dr Collins Ugochukwu Obi, has tasked the Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to lay more focus on intelligence gathering and retraining of policemen to deal with the […]

UNICEF in collaboration with Niger state Ministry of Education on Thursday called on Nigerians to promote reading culture in the society

House of Representatives yesterday received the reports of 2021 budgets for both the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS and the Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS.

The Service Compacts with all Nigerians (SERVICOM) has called on the management of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to improve more on services render to its customers. Mrs Nnenna Akajemeli, the National Coordinator, SERVICOM made the call in a statement issued on Thursday by Mrs Henrietta Okokon, the Public Awareness Manager, SERVICOM. Akajemeli made the […]

PASTOR Onimim (Nims) Obunge is a quintessential gentleman who proudly describes himself as a Kalabari from Rivers State. He also proudly describes himself as a Londoner, having been born 56 years ago in the capital city of the United Kingdom to a career diplomat and educator – Ambassador D.D. and Lady Emma Obunge.

Every entrepreneur’s goal is to find that one investment that will change the course of their life forever—that one perfectly-timed trade, that one flawless business idea, or that one smart takeover that will make all their sacrifices worth it. Here’s the problem, though: it’s a universally-accepted rule of thumb in investing that high rewards only […]

EXPERTS and other concerned Nigerians have been raising their voices of advice to the Federal Government to immediately take steps to save on the emerging boom in crude oil sales. This call is well placed because for some time now, there has been a steady rise in the price of crude above our budget benchmark. […]

By Owei Lakemfa THE most exciting period for most humans is their youth. Many youths look forward to better lives. In fact, some wish they can grow faster and be independent of parental care. That is in a normal society. Many youths in Nigeria do not have such experience. They are either abducted, killed, intimidated or […]