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Yuletide: Police ban use of fireworks in Kogi

Yuletide: Police ban use of fireworks in Kogi

The Police Command in Kogi on Saturday banned the use of fireworks during the Christmas and New Year celebrations in the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Idrisu Dauda-Dabban slammed the ban on the residents warned against any flaunt, which would attract the wrath of the law. Dauda-Dabban, in a press release by the […]

NSCDC arrests 70 suspected armed robbers, pipeline vandals in 11 months

NSCDC arrests 70 suspected armed robbers, pipeline vandals in 11 months

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, said it arrested about 70 suspected armed robbers, pipeline and electric cable vandals between January and December, 2021. The state Commandant, Adaralewa Michael, disclosed this in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Oluwole Olusegun, and made available to the News Agency […]

Transport fare rises by 50% in Enugu in December – NAN Survey

Transport fare rises by 50% in Enugu in December – NAN Survey

Transport fare within Enugu urban has risen by 50 per cent, just a few weeks to the end of December 2021, a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has shown. The fare had remained constant since September, October and beginning of December, 2021. NAN survey conducted on Saturday in Enugu showed that the […]

PPP will grow Nigeria’s tech infrastructure – Presidency

PPP will grow Nigeria’s tech infrastructure – Presidency

Mr Afolabi Imoukhuede, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation, says Public-Private Partnership (PPP) will grow Nigeria’s technology infrastructure. Afolabi said this while fielding questions from newsmen at a youth empowerment programme, tagged, “The Surge Entrepreneurship Summit”, on Saturday in Abuja. The theme of the summit is “Discovering Your Potential.’’ He said that […]

COAS tasks soldiers on professionalism

COAS tasks soldiers on professionalism

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen Faruk Yahaya, has called on army personnel to be responsive and professional in the discharge of their duties. The COAS made the call during the Passing out Parade (POP) of 4,828 soldiers of the 81 Regular Recruit Intake on Saturday in Zaria. Yahaya, who was the Special Guest […]

Timothy Adegoke: Don’t allow Adedoyin die in custody, family petitions IG

Timothy Adegoke: Don’t allow Adedoyin die in custody, family petitions IG

The family of Chief Ramon Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife has petitioned the Inspector General of Police Mr. Usman Alkali Baba not to allow him to die in police custody, alleging that efforts by his Lawyer’s to secure his bail have been thwarted continuously since his arrest on November 15.

Parents to sign undertaking for students in Ogun schools

Parents to sign undertaking for students in Ogun schools

Parents of students in public secondary schools in Ogun are to start signing undertakings on behalf of their wards to curb unruly conducts in schools. Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, disclosed this on Friday before members of the Ogun House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation in Abeokuta. […]

Separatism: Buhari’s ‘political solution’ must go beyond Kanu, Igboho

Separatism: Buhari’s ‘political solution’ must go beyond Kanu, Igboho

By Olu Fasan ABUBAKAR Malami, Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, recently hinted that the Federal Government might consider a “political solution” to the crisis triggered by separatist agitations in Nigeria. Like most Nigerians, I welcome the intervention. Truth is: there’s no military solution to separatism which, at its core, is a political problem, […]

Omicron cases now in 89 countries, doubling 3 days in areas with local spread – WHO

Omicron cases now in 89 countries, doubling 3 days in areas with local spread – WHO

The Omicron coronavirus variant has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission, the World Health OrganiSation (WHO) said on Saturday. Omicron is spreading rapidly in countries with high levels of population immunity, but it is unclear if this is due […]

Insecurity in S-West, an attempt to recolonise Yorubaland – YOV

Insecurity in S-West, an attempt to recolonise Yorubaland – YOV

By Dapo Akinrefon LAGOS – A Yoruba Diaspora Group, Yoruba One Voice, YOV, weekend, alleged that the raging insecurity in southwest region is an attempt to recolonise the Yorubaland. YOV said this in a communiqué at the end of its international webinar conference, that had in attendance over 1000 participants from the six continents, with […]