A former governor of Oyo State, Chief  Adebayo Alao-Akala, on Saturday, advised Gov. Seyi Makinde to convene a council of state meeting to brainstorm on the security challenges facing the state.

Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has urged users of waterways, to imbibe safety regulations in the state and adhere strictly to Night Travel restrictions placed on all ferry movements, or face heavy sanctions, the authority’s General Manager, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, has said. Emmanuel, who gave the warning in Lagos, on Sunday, in a statement,  said […]

The Congress for Human Rights in Nigeria (CHRN) has warned the International Criminal Court and Amnesty International to steer clear of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The human rights group, which made this known at a world press conference on Monday in Lagos, noted that these groups aim to destroy the country and erode the gains […]

Imo State governor and coordinator of All Progressives Congress, APC, reconciliation in the South East, Senator Hope Uzodinma said yesterday in Awka that the November 6, 2021 governorship election in Anambra State is a must-win for APC and boasted that the party would mobilize forces, both known and unknown, to ensure the victory of the party.

By Owei Lakemfa HUMANITY was given the earth as a sustainable security. Our entire lives depend on it. However, human beings constitute the greatest danger to earth. In realisation of this, strategic thinkers developed the idea of establishing forest reserves to stem the earth’s destruction and try to preserve life as we know it. Forest […]

By Chris Ochayi, Abuja The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, Sunday, called on the Federal Government to join hands with Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and other state governors to flush out criminals herders to end the culture of lawlessness ripping across the country by these murderers who have turned forest reserves into safe harbours […]

*As bears return, wipe N81bn off market *Experts hint on investors’ positioning By Nkiruka Nnorom Despite the reappearance of the bears in the local bourse last week, equities analysts have said that the market will maintain its positive posture in the near future given the expected inflow of N5 trillion from maturing securities in the […]

Two ex-convicts, released only two months ago from a Correctional Centre, have been arrested by police in Anambra for yet another robbery case.   The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Haruna Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Awka.   Mohammed said the police, in collaboration with a community vigilance group, arrested the suspects […]

 The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says it is exploring areas of possible support from the United Kingdom (UK) Government in the fight against terrorism in the Lake Chad region.

A South African blogger and body positivism activist of Nigerian descent, Abby Chioma Zeus loves to flaunt tantalizingly luscious pictures of her boobs on Instagram without any form of inhibition for reasons best known to her. And when a troll crossed her way recently, calling her a person of low esteem because of the way […]

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has declared its intention to work in partnership with the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) in the fight against piracy and other crimes in the country’s maritime domain. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Sunday. Jamoh, during a […]

By Princewill Ekwujuru TAJBank, Nigeria’s first  non interest bank, has reiterated its commitment to contributing to the growth and development of the Nigerian education sector. The commitment was made at the commissioning of new infrastructure at Saint John Paul School, Akwa Ibom State. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who was the […]

…the secret of my relationship between Gov. Emmanuel & I – Gov. Wike Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has commiserated with the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel over the recent loss of prominent indigenes of the state. Wike described the death of the State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr […]

The Police Command in Anambra has arrested one Nonso Eze, 37, for allegedly pushing a lady to her death from his apartment on the fifth floor of a 5-storey building

By Charles Ibekwe Since the onset of the Boko Haram insurgency in North-East, Nigeria in 2009, Nigeria has witnessed a period classified as one of the most trying in its history. I would say that the Boko Haram insurgency was underestimated. Consequently, conventional tactics were deployed in an asymmetric war. And the outcome of such […]