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State police now or risk deeper insecurity, Shagari warns NASS

State police now or risk deeper insecurity, Shagari warns NASS

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto Former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State and former Minister of Water Resources, Muktari Shagari, has urged the National Assembly to approve the establishment of state police, warning that Nigeria can no longer afford to delay a key security reform amid worsening insecurity across the country. Speaking in an interview on the […]
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Insecurity: Declare security emergency now, CAN tells FG

Insecurity: Declare security emergency now, CAN tells FG

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday called on the Federal Government to declare a national security emergency as killings, kidnappings and terrorist attacks continue to spread across the country, warning that the nation is drifting deeper into crisis.

Tinubu lauds MREIF as Fund delivers N128bn mortgages to 1,859 families

Tinubu lauds MREIF as Fund delivers N128bn mortgages to 1,859 families

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA —— PRESIDENTBola Tinubu has hailed the Ministry of Finance Incorporated Real Estate Investment Fund, MREIF, after the scheme delivered N128 billion in affordable mortgages to 1,859 Nigerian families across 25 states under the Renewed Hope Agenda. The beneficiaries, drawn from the six geopolitical zones of the country, accessed mortgages of up […]

Court halts Coroner’s inquest into death of Chimamanda’s son

Court halts Coroner’s inquest into death of Chimamanda’s son

The hospital is contesting the coroner court’s decision to proceed with an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the child’s death despite claims that the deceased’s body had been cremated before the coroner’s jurisdiction was activated.