Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum has asked the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to deploy able men from the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS to his state to fight terrorism. The governor made this request on Tuesday ,when he received the Minister of Interior ,Rauf Aregbesola. Zulum said the […]
Year: 2020
Road accident in Ondo leaves two policemen dead
Two policemen have been confirmed dead in an accident in Ondo State. According to officers of the Federal Road Safety Commission FRSC, eight other police officers sustained various degrees of injury in the accident. The van conveying the police officers was said to be on high speed and somersaulted several […]
ENDSARS protest turns bloody as one dies, three policemen shot in Lagos
Three Policemen were reportedly shot when EndSARS protesters attacked a police station in Surulere, Lagos State, following the killing of a protester by a police officer. The Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the protesters attacked the Force’s Anti-Kidnapping unit at Iyun Road .Three officers were […]
ASUU insists on UTAS , says it holds the future for quality University Education in the country
The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU met with the President of the Senate, ,Ahmed Lawan, on Monday to seek the intervention of the National Assembly for accepting its alternative payroll system, known as University Transparency and Accountability Solution?UTAS). UTAS is the alternative to the federally adopted Integrated Payroll and […]
Zazzau Emirate’s contender,Iyan Zazzau takes Kaduna government to court.
Barely a week after the Kaduna State government announced Nuhu Bamalli as the 19th Emir if Zaria following the death of Shehu Idris in September,2020, one of the contender’s to the emirare,Iya Zazzau, Alhaji Bashar Aminu has dragged the Kaduna State government to Court saying he is the right man […]
Development economist, Okonjo-Iweala’s hope raised for coveted WTO office
President Muhammadu Buhari has again assured Nigeria’s renowned economist,Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of his administration”s support for her emergence as the next Director General of the World Trade Organisation WTO. The President gave the assurance when she paid him a thank you visit at the Presidential Villa , Abuja. Buhari told the […]
APC crisis deepens as agrieved members issue 14 day ultimatum on National Convention
The crisis in the ruling All Progressives Congress APC seems to linger as some aggrieved persons on Monday, issued a 14- day ultimatum to the Caretaker Committee to come up with a timetable for the national convention originally scheduled for December by the Party’s National Executive Council (NEC). In a […]
Buhari regrets police brutality, orders Investigation into alleged SARS killing, promises total reform
President Buhari says his government is committed to total reformation of the Police Force to properly position it to perform it’s constitutional duties. Buhari who was reacting to the ongoing nation-wide protest against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS said that the disbandment of SARS was the” first step towards the […]
Zamfara PDP loses Chairman
. The Chairman of Zamfara Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Mallaha Gusau, is dead Although the cause of his death has not been made public,his death was said have occurred in Germany. Mallaha was a former Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Patty Zamfara State in 2009 before he was […]
Edo Assembly impeaches Speaker Okiye,elects Onobun
The Edo State House of Assembly has reportedly impeached Frank Okiye as Speaker .The House has elected Marcus Onabun as new Speaker. Okiye, representing Esan North- East constituency 2 is a staunch supporter of Governor Godwin Obaseki. He along with six others had on the Assembly’s business session for the […]