Tinubu sends state police bill to Reps for constitutional approval
"This Bill builds on the significant work already done in this regard by the House of Representatives and incorporates additional safeguards to ensure that the creation of a dual policing structure to address our nation's evolving national security challenges can be achieved quickly and effectively to the benefit of all Nigerians," he said.
Five Nigerians jailed over £2,500,000 scam in UK
An illegal immigrant who headed a gang which used the identities of MPs, judges and police officers to con the taxpayer out of millions of pounds was jailed for more than five years.
11 killed during botched circumcision in South Africa
Eleven teenagers have died of botched circumcision within two weeks during the winter initiation season in South Africa, authorities said on Saturday.
Mother’s boyfriend accused of ‘beaten 5-year-old boy to death for losing his trainer
A five-year-old boy was battered to death in a park by his mother’s boyfriend who flew into a rage after the child lost one of his trainers, a court heard.
OKOWA is our contemporary Awolowo
The Rt. Hon. Solomon Funkekeme is a man many would not credit with sycophancy or any of its correlates. In This interview held recently in Asaba, the former multi-term commissioner in the state and former Minority Leader and Deputy Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA) opened up on his relationship with subsisting state governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa and his performance in office, two years into his current term. He commends Okowa and likens him to Chief Obafemi Awolowo of blessed memory. Excerpts from the interview are presented below.
Police uncover under water tunnel for importation of fake products in Onitsha
THE Police in Onitsha, Anambra State, over the week, uncovered a spot between the bank of the River Niger and the famous Main Market, through which unwholesome Kiwi Shoe Polish and other products were illegally imported into the commercial town and beyond.
