Senate Asks IGP Usman Baba To Probe Maltreatment Of Nigerians By Foreigners
The Senate on Tuesday urged the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, to investigate the alleged maltreatment and torture of Nigerians by foreign nationals living in the country. This followed a motion by Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo (APC, Bayelsa), who said in a bid to get a confession from victims alleged to have stolen iron rods, a Lebanese ordered some of...
Aisha Yesufu Reacts After Receiving Death Threats
Renowned Nigerian female activist, Aisha Yesufu has reacted after receiving death threats. She reacted to this in a recent social media post she made on the popular social media platform, Twitter. According to her, she was born to die adding that anyone who succeeds in killing should bear it in mind that she seriously dealt with such a person. READ ALSO: NIN-SIM...
Suspend Establishment Of SWAT Immediately – CAN Ask IGP
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN has cautioned the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, to suspend the establishment of the Special Weapons And Tactical, SWAT, unit of the Nigerian Police Force. Recall that the IGP Mohammed Adamu had set up the new Police unit to take over from the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, in...
We Received Just N1.69bn COVID-19 Donations Between April & May – FG
The federal government says it received a total sum of N1.69 billion as COVID-19 eradication support donations from April 1, 2020, to May 31, 2020. This was disclosed in a statement by Henshaw Ogubike, director of information, press and public relations, office of the accountant-general of the federation, on Monday in Abuja. Ogubike said that the donations were received through designated...
Praises As Sen. Kalu Redeems N10m Pledge To Abia Catholic School
Commendations have continued to trail the donation of the sum of N10m by Senate Chief Whip, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu for the construction of a female hostel at Holy Rosary Girls Secondary School, Umuahia, Abia State capital. This is following a pledge made by the former Abia governor on Tuesday, 25th of Nov, 2020 during the groundbreaking and fundraising ceremony...
NYSC Releases Postings For ‘2020 B II’ Corps Members
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has released postings for 2020 Batch B Stream II Corp Members. The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, disclosed this on Friday at a sensitisation webinar for the prospective corps members. The event with the theme, ‘Protecting The health Of The Nigerian Youth: Safe Reopening Of NYSC Orientation Camps’ also had in attendance the...
Wike Threatens To Sack Commisisoner Over Delay In Commencement Of Construction Work, Gives. 24 Hours Ultimatum
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has threatened his Commissioner for Works, George-Kelly Alabo, with termination over delay on a road construction project in the Abua/Odual Local Government Area (LGA) in the state. Wike gave the commissioner a 24-hour ultimatum while conducting the flag-off of construction of Ekagho-Ogboloma-Adada Link Road in the state on Friday. The governor stopped his address midway...
Tinubu Probe NNPC Helicopter Crash, Condoles Families
President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to the NNPC Board, staff, and the families affected by the recent helicopter crash in Port Harcourt. In a Friday statement released by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Tinubu expressed his “deepest sympathies” to the families of those lost, affirming his solidarity with the grieving parties. This was contained...
#EndSARS Protest, A Divine Intervention To Free The Oppressed – Pastor Okotie
Chris Okotie, senior pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries, says the #EndSARS protest is a divine intervention to awaken the “moribund spirit of the Nigerian brotherhood”. For about 14 days, protesters across the country demonstrated against police brutality and extra-judicial killings. In a statement on Friday, Okotie said “the power that now approaches is neither political, religious, ethnic...
₦1.3 Billion Approved For Aso Villa Clinic Is Too Small – State House Perm Sec
The Permanent Secretary of the State House, Tijani Umar, has said the N1.3bn approved for Villa clinic was too small. He spoke in an interview with journalists on Thursday after defending 2021 budget estimate before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs State. The Permanent Secretary who promised to put necessary arrangements in place to meet the medical needs...
