Biden grants clemency to 2,500 people, most ever in a day
President Joe Biden on Friday commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses in what the White House called the largest single-day act of clemency in US history.
Why Haaland signed new 10-year contract with Man City – Guardiola
Pep Guardiola said on Friday Erling Haaland’s new nine-and-a-half-year contract at Manchester City is “exceptional news” for the Premier League champions.
US Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok
The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that will ban TikTok in the United States, potentially denying the video-sharing app to 170 million users in the United States on January 19.
Nigerian dies in South African police custody
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA), has condemned the alleged brutal killing of a 50-year-old Nigerian citizen, Jeremiah Okoye, by the country’s police, while in their custody. Okoye, a native of Eziniffite Nnewi, in Anambra was said to have died while being detained in Limpopo Province, on Jan. 13. NICASA President-General, Dr Frank Onyekwelu, in a telephone interview with […]
PSC appoints Lawal as DIG representing South-West
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has appointed Mr Banji Lawal as a Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) to represent the South-West Geopolitical Zone in the Force Management Team. The Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, Mr Ikechukwu Ani said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said Lawal took over from […]
Obasa: I’ll rather focus on tasks ahead – new Lagos Speaker
Meranda said this during her inaugural speech as the new speaker on Friday at the assembly’s complex in Ikeja.
Just in: TikTok to be banned in the US from Sunday, Supreme Court rules
The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that will ban TikTok in the United States, potentially denying the video-sharing app to 170 million users in the United States on January 19.
2025 Budget: Your performance ‘ll determine increased funding – Reps tell NBTE, others
The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Technical Education has tied performance to the allocation of more funds in the 2025 budget.
Retired AIG’s wife kidnapped in Ogun
The wife of retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has been kidnapped
NSCDC nabs 37 scavengers with illicit drugs, weapons in FCT
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has apprehended 37 scavengers over alleged possession of illicit drugs and weapons in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Commandant, NSCDC FCT Command, Dr Olusola Odumosu, disclosed this, on Friday in Abuja, saying the suspects were caught in various areas of the FCT. Recall that the FCT […]
2027: ‘We’re in search of a good leader to lead Nigeria’ – Sowunmi
The Convener of the National Opposition Movement Coalition (NOMC), codenamed the Alternative, Otunba Segun Showunmi has said the movement is in search of a good leader who will be chosen by ordinary citizens to lead the country in 2027. Sowunmi, a former governorship hopeful in Ogun State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party […]
