“Police Can’t Be Everywhere At The Same Time” – IGP
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu on Monday said the Police can’t be everywhere, at the same time. Adamu stated this in Gombe during the state inauguration of the Community Policing Advisory Committee, which will be co-chaired by the Emir of Gombe, Sheu Abubakar, and the state Police Commissioner, Maikudi Sheu. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, who was represented by the...
World Bank Approves Nigeria’s $750 Million Loan
The World Bank has approved a $750 million loan to the Federal government which is to be used to improve electricity supply in the country. In a statement released today Wednesday, June 24, the World Bank said the $750 Million loan is for the power sector recovery operation (PSRO) to achieve financial sustainability and enhance accountability in the sector. According to the...
Husband Breaks Wrist Of Lady Preventing Him From Beating Wife
An abusive man has broken the wrist of a lady who tried to stop him from beating his wife. According to the lady identified as Mogbonjubola Awofolu, the man, Tobi came to her house to beat up his wife, when she tried stopping him, he carried her dressing mirror and threw it at her, and his action resulted in a...
Husband Breaks Wrist Of Lady Preventing Him From Beating Wife
An abusive man has broken the wrist of a lady who tried to stop him from beating his wife. According to the lady identified as Mogbonjubola Awofolu, the man, Tobi came to her house to beat up his wife, when she tried stopping him, he carried her dressing mirror and threw it at her, and his action resulted in a...
Nigeria Must Reciprocate Attack In Ghana – Reps
The house of representatives says Nigeria must reciprocate the attack on the country’s high commission in Ghana which it said was becoming a sad trend. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house, said showing “diplomatic maturity” by merely demanding an apology will not address the issue. TheCable had reported how armed men demolished the staff quarters of the...
Ghanaian President Calls Buhari, Apologises Over Demolition At High Commission
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has called his Nigerian counterpart to apologise over the demolition of a building at the Nigerian commission in Accra. ABN TV had reported how armed men invaded the commission on Friday, demolishing some apartments that were under construction. In reaction to the development, the Ghanaian government had said perpetrators of the act would be punished. In a statement on Tuesday, Garba Shehu,...
PHOTOS: Imo State Pensioners Protest On The Streets Over Non-Payment Of Pension
Members of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners in Imo State have staged a protest in Owerri the Imo State Capital over the non-payment of pension arrears and entitlements. The pensioners in their numbers took to the streets of Owerri halting vehicular movement for hours demanding that the state government pay them their pension arrears owed to them since February 2020. The...
FG To Decide On Interstate Travel Ban, Others Next Week
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 said on Monday it had started reviewing the guidelines for the lifting of the ban on interstate travels. Speaking at the daily press briefing of the PTF in Abuja, the National Coordinator of the task force, Dr Sani Aliyu, said the roads would be opened when the bus termini in the country all had COVID-19...
17-Year-Old Girl Swept Away By Flood In Lagos
A 17-year-old girl, simply identified as Ayisat, has gone missing after she was allegedly swept away by a flood in Lagos. The flood, resulting from the heavy downpour in Lagos on Monday, June 22, swept the teenager away in Surulere. A statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said the unfortunate incident occurred at the Alapafuja axis of the Surulere...
Police Rescue 600 Kano Workers Locked For 3 Months In Rice Factory
The police in Kano have rescued over 600 labourers who were forced to spend three months in a factory called ‘popular farm rice’, in Challawa industrial area. The workers told PREMIUM TIMES that they were threatened with their jobs if they opted to go home to see their families. Members of the Kano police command stormed the factory on Monday after...
