2023 Election: IGP Approves Training Of Police Pilots, Drones Squad
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, at the weekend, approved the training of police air wing aircraft maintenance engineers comprising 17 officers, whose training was expected to improve the technical expertise of the aircraft maintenance unit of the police air wing and prevent operational mishaps during aerial surveillance operations. Similarly, the IGP approved the training of...
Rep. Benjamin Kalu Reels Out Achievements As He Participates In Triennial Ezumezu Igbere Festival
Member representing Bende federal constituency at National Assembly, Rep. Benjamin Kalu on Sunday participated at the triennial Ezumezu festival of Igbere community which took place at Igbere Secondary School field, Onu-Ibina Igbere, Bende, Abia State. The Ezumezu Igbere festival which is said to have come into effect since 1958 as the Igbere Anniversary avails the community of opportunity to showcase...
Court Sends Woman, Who Drowned Daughter, For Psychiatric Evaluation
The Lagos State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Igbosere has sent Oluwafunmilola Adisa, who drowned her daughter, Oluwanifemi, in a bucket of water, for psychiatric evaluation at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital. This followed an application filed by the Office of the Public Defender, which is representing Oluwafunmilola, that based on Section 217 (3) of the Administration of Criminal Justice...
INEC Commissioner, Festus Okoye Denies Rigging By-Election For APC
The INEC National Electoral Commissioner for information and Voter Education, Mr. Festus Okoye has denied rigging the last weekend by-election for the Ogoja-Yala federal constituency in favour of the ruling APC in Cross River State. The chairman of opposition PDP in the State, Venatius Ikem in a conference in Calabar, had accused Mr. Okoye who supervised the two by-elections of...
EFCC Grills Lagos Speaker, Obasa Over Corruption Allegations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun questioning Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the Lagos state house of assembly, over corruption allegations against him. Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesman, confirmed the development to TheCable. “He responded to an invite from the commission this morning,” he said. Obasa was accused of embezzling public funds, abusing his office and other corruption allegations. SaharaReporters had carried...
UK Foreign Secretary calls for “full and transparent” investigation into Ukrainian plane crash
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has called for a “full and transparent” investigation into the fatal crash of a Ukraine International Airlines flight in Tehran on Wednesday, citing intelligence reports which claim the plane was shot down by Iranian surface to air missiles. "We urgently need a full and transparent investigation to establish what caused the crash," Raab said in...
Governors See Security Vote As Pocket Money, Pilfer From Other Sources — Sir Udensi Alleges
A renowned Interpol Systems Consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi has alleged that misappropriation of the security vote from the federal government by some state governors is one of the reasons why insecurity is festering, stating that some governors convert it to personal pocket money. According to Sir Udensi, some governors receive as much as N600 million monthly for security votes which...
Insecurity A Demonstration Of Anger In People’s Mind — Security Expert
Renowned Interpol Systems Consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi has stated that frustration in the mind of Nigerians has fuelled insecurity in the country, insisting that it is a demonstration of their anger. He said inability of youths to secure employment years after graduation, inability of families to feed, and other problems bordering on welfare of individuals and families has blossomed into...
Cancel Planned Crusade In South-East, IPOB Tells Pastor Kumuyi
The Indigenous People of Biafra has advised the General Overseer of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, to cancel the planned crusade in Abia State because of security concerns in the South-East. In a statement on Thursday, the group...
Bala Lau Demands ₦100 Million From Sahara Reporters For Reporting His Death
The national leader of the Jama’at Izalat al Bid’a Wa Iqamat as Sunna (JIBWIS), also known as the Izala Society, Sheikh Bala Lau, has demanded ₦100 Million compensation from Sahara Reporters for announcing that he had died. They had reported (on May 10th) that Sheikh Bala Lau had died and that social distancing guidelines were not adhered to at his...
