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Buhari Departs Abuja For, Attends Climate Change Convention In Glasgow, Scotland
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday departed Abuja for Glasgow in Scotland where he will be attending the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The President is scheduled to deliver his national statement at the High-Level Segment for Heads of State and Government at the conference on Tuesday, November 2. President Buhari’s address...
Desist From Extortion – IGP Warns Police Officers
Inspector General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has warned police officers against dropping or using his name for extortion purposes. This was disclosed in a post by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on his Official X handle. The IGP expressed deep concern, emphasizing that such actions tarnished the reputation of his person and the Police Force, thereby eroding public...
DSS Says Victims Of Garki Market Shooting Deserve Financial Support, Empathy
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday said victims injured in the September 7 shooting incident in Abuja deserve financial support and justice. DSS Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, stated this in a statement a week after officials of the service allegedly shot at a man in a market in the Garki 2 area of the nation’s capital. He said...
Smugglers Using Fake Presidential Number Plates, Others – Customs
Mr. Chedi Wada, Comptroller, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone “B”, Kaduna has lamented that smugglers have been using fake presidential number plates to deliver vehicles across the country. According to Wada, they have also been dubiously using such fake number plates belonging to various states and local governments, MDAs, Emirate Councils, and other governmental institutions. Wada disclosed...
Man Appears In Court For Allegedly Stealing Bullion Van Containing N100m Cash In Ebonyi
A magistrates’ court sitting in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, yesterday granted bail to a man accused of stealing N100 million contained in a bullion van belonging to a bank. The police accused the defendant, Ikechukwu Moses Nwankwo, of conspiring with others on the run to commit the offence on November 18 at Ogoja Road, Abakaliki. The police prosecutor, Sergeant Obi...
Parents Who Lost Daughter During Chrisland School’s Inter-house Sports Seek Justice
Michael Adeniran, the father of a 12-year-old Chrisland International School student, Opebi branch, has taken to social media to cry out over the death of his daughter, Whitney Adeniran, who allegedly died during the school’s inter-house sports activities. According to posts making the rounds on social media on Saturday night, Adeniran said his daughter died on Thursday at the Agege...
“Insecurity Now Worse Than Civil War” – Emir Of Daura, Umar
THE Emir of Daura, Katsina State, Dr Umar Farouk Umar, has raised alarm over what he described as multifaceted security threats facing the nation, saying that the insecurity Nigeria is experiencing now is worse than civil war. Dr Umar, who is the emir of President Muhammadu Buhari’s community, solicited for prayers, advice and goodwill of all Nigerians, especially elders, traditional...
President Tinubu’s Reforms Worsening Hardship – Catholic Bishops
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has noted with concern that the current administration’s reform agenda has increased the hardship being faced by Nigerians. Lucius Ugorji, the President of the CBCN, made the declaration while speaking on Sunday at the commencement of the 2024 First Plenary Assembly of the CBCN, held at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria Resource Centre in...
Abure Best Party Chairman – Bauchi LP
The acting chairman of the Bauchi State chapter of the Labour Party, Alhaji Mohammed Sabitu Aliyu, has reaffirmed the chapter’s commitment and loyalty to the leadership of National Chairman Julius Abure. Sabitu Aliyu commended Abure as “the best chairman the party has produced since its formation.” Speaking with journalists on Monday, he commended Abure’s performance since assuming office, adding that the...
EFCC re-arraigns 6 public officers over alleged N64.6bn police pension fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned six public officials allegedly involved in police pension scam to the tune of N64. 6 billion in an FCT High Court Maitama. Those re-arraigned are Atiku Abubakar Kigo; Ahmed Inuwa Wada; Mrs Veronica Ulonma Onyegbulam; Sani Habila Zira; Mrs Uzoma Cryril Attang and Christian Madubuke. They were first arraigned before Justice...
