Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have taken into custody two wanted heads of transnational criminal organisations with multi-billion-naira worth of illicit drugs and assets seized from them after weeks of intelligence-led operations across the country and outside Nigeria. Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi disclosed in a press statement that the arrest of the wanted drug ... Read More »
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IGP LEADS SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS TO INTERNATIONAL POLICE CHIEFS CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO, USA
The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, NPM, Ph.D., is billed to lead a delegation of Senior Officers of the Nigeria Police Force to the prestigious International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference 2023 in San Diego, Carlifornia, United States of America. The Conference, themed ‘The Real Advantage’, is geared towards providing an invaluable platform for police ... Read More »
IMPEACHMENT: AJULO DEMANDS CEASEFIRE, URGES FOCUS ON RECONCILIATION IN ONDO
Ajulo Advocates Peace in Ondo State, Urges Stakeholders to Prioritize Reconciliation …says Ondo State can settle its challenges. Amid the ongoing political turmoil in Ondo State, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of Egalitarian Mission for Africa, EMA, Dr Kayode Ajulo, OON, a renowned jurist and international arbitrator, has called upon stakeholders and elders within the state to intervene and resolve ... Read More »
Tinubu Appoints FIRS Chairman Zacch Adedeji To Head Committee For Presidential Initiative On CNG
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed members of the steering committee for the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PICNG). This Nigeria news platform understands that the committee is to be headed by the Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Zaach Adedeji. According to a statement from the State House, the committee’s primary focus would ... Read More »
Ogun: Palliatives and fifth columnists
Last August, the Federal Government announced a N5 billion palliative for each state of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory, to cushion the impact of the removal of the petrol subsidy. It is instructive to note that the federal government was specific in saying that the palliative is not meant for everybody but for the most vulnerable people in ... Read More »
ALEX OTTI FOUNDATION INCREASES FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Founder of the Alex Otti Foundation (AOF) and Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has announced an increase in the funding package of the scholarship scheme. Dr. Otti said henceforth beneficiaries of the Foundation’s scholarship programme will receive the sum of N250,000, each, up from N150,000. Governor Otti, who spoke during the 2022-2023 Alex Otti Scholarship Banquet, held ... Read More »
So-Safe recovers stolen car, as suspects escaped arrest in Ogun
The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe Corps, has recovered a stolen vehicle during a battle with suspected car robbers in the state. So-safe in a statement issued from the Office of the State Commander of the Corps, Commander (Dr) Soji Ganzallo through the Office of the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Corps, ... Read More »
President Tinubu ‘reverses’ removal of NIPOST boss + Video
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reinstated the Postmaster General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Postal Service, Adeyemi Sunday Adepoju. The claim of the reinstatement was made in a statement on the social media handles of the postal agency on Saturday. The Eagle Online recalls that President Tinubu had on Wednesday announced the appointment of Tola ... Read More »
Abiodun Seeks Joint Ogun/Osun Cultural Festival As Adeleke Visits
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has called for a joint cultural festival between Ogun and Osun states as part of measures to revive culture and tourism in the two states. Abiodun who spoke when he received his Osun State counterpart, Senator Ademola Adeleke, in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Friday night, said both states share many things in ... Read More »
“Tinubu vs. Atiku: Examining the Controversy Surrounding Their Academic Records” By Farooq A. Kperogi
The storm over the legitimacy of the credential President Bola Tinubu submitted to INEC has managed to rope in former Vice President Atiku Abubakar who instigated it in the first place. But available facts show that neither of them presented forged documents to INEC. I go where the facts lead me. That means I could say the opposite of what ... Read More »