. Govt sets up Investigative Panel The Lagos State Government has sent its condolences to the family of the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Waheed Ayilara, who passed on at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Mr. Ayilara, who was in Lagos to undergo a medical procedure, passed away following surgery. His ... Read More »
Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Security Services, on Friday, 30 August, returned the seized passport of multiple-award winning investigative journalist Adejuwon Soyinka, blaming his arrest on “possible mistaken identity.” Inibehe Effiong, human rights activist and public interest lawyer, accompanied Soyinka on a visit to the DSS office in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday to retrieve the seized passport. Effiong ... Read More »
The Chairman of Odiolowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area, Honourable Razaq Olusola Ajala has advised students to face their studies, work hard and avoid distractions for them to succeed in their chosen professions. Ajala gave this advice on Thursday, 29 August, 2024, while speaking at the grand finale of the council’s free GCE Form Project which took place at the council ... Read More »
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has congratulated Kelechi Ndukwe on his new promotion as a Navy Captain of the US Navy. In a press statement issued by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, NiDCOM, Dabiri-Erewa described the promotion as well deserved going by his doggedness, resilience and dedication to duty in the US ... Read More »
….. Senator Thanks Ganduje for the visit as he presents Aseyori Strategy book The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has paid a private visit to the residence of Senator Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, CFR in the Abuja Asokoro home, on Thursday, 29th August , 2024. Alhaji Ganduje, who described the visit as “Father and Son” ... Read More »
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has stressed the vital contributions of women in the Armed Forces and other security agencies, noting that gender inclusivity is not just a matter of equity and equality but a strategic imperative for national security. She stated this in Abuja while delivering a lecture at the Defence Headquarters Annual Gender Conference ... Read More »
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged young people, particularly the recipients of the Silver Award of the International Award for Young People Nigeria, to stay focused to achieve a greater tomorrow. He urged the recipients of the award, which is part of the globally recognised Edinburgh’s International Award framework, to thrive to be the best in everything they ... Read More »
To say that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is enmeshed in a crisis of credibility is to put the situation mildly. For a man who got to office with a statistically narrow mandate of 37 percent of total votes cast, many expected Tinubu to rise above himself in order to establish an enduring legacy. That expectation now appears misplaced. ... Read More »
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D, NPM, is deeply saddened about the loss of two prominent Senior Police Officers, AIG Philip Sule Maku (rtd.), and CP Abdulwaheed Ayilara. Retired AIG Philip Sule Maku, fwc, served as Commissioner of Police in Bauchi and Ebonyi States before retiring as the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Department of Information and Communication ... Read More »
Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN, the newly sworn-in President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has appointed renowned human rights lawyer, Barrister Deji Adeyanju to the newly established Citizens’ Liberties Committee (CLC). This announcement was made during Osigwe’s inaugural speech at the recent NBA conference in Lagos. Osigwe, who succeeded Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, took the oath of office on Thursday, officially ... Read More »
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