Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu has removed 15 District heads for alleged insubordination, land racketeering, aiding insecurity, and conversion of public properties. The announcement was made by the Governor's press secretary, Abubakar Bawa, in a statement released on Tuesday evening. According to the statement, the dethroned District Heads include Unguwar...
The Presidency is worried by reports of non-compliance with just signed Executive Order that makes mask wearing and observation of social distancing in the public mandatory, appealing to Nigerians to give their maximum cooperation for success of the policy. President Muhammadu Buhari introduced the order with the best of intentions...
Jela’s Development Initiative, a non-governmental organization (NGO), recently conducted a training program for approximately thirty teachers across various schools in Kwara State's sixteen Local Government Areas. The training focused on mental health awareness and advocacy to improve curriculum delivery effectiveness. The NGO's programme officer, Rita Akhabue, emphasized the significance of...
IGP calls Governor’s support enormous Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday in Maiduguri, announced government’s allocation of 259 houses and the release of N110m to the Nigerian Police Force in the state. Zulum made the announcement during the commissioning of Borno’s branch of the Nigerian Police Force Microfinance...
Kwara State now has a COV-2 testing centre which would be fully operational very soon. Further details would be made public later. The government commends the NCDC for its support and the health workers for their immeasurable sacrifice. The lack of a testing centre had no doubt been a major...
Seals hotels, mansions, bank accounts linked to them, recovers exotic vehicles One of two brothers who serve as major sources of illicit drug supplies in South East and South South parts of the country, Onyeaghalachi Stephen Nwagwugwu, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,...
Reiterates Commitment to the Course of Justice The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc today, 26th August, 2021, received the report of the NPF Special Investigation Panel (SIP) investigating the alleged indictment of the erstwhile Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), DCP...
A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, has accused the Federal Government of attempting to silence him over his criticism of the regime led by President Muhammadu Buhari using fronts. Sani alleged that the government is using his accuser, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...
The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbosola, to appear before it with the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede. Aregbesola and Babandede are to brief the Senate on Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters on latest visa on arrival policy...
Bauchi State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed tonight held a bilateral discussions and engagement with the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Cui Jianchun at the Council Chambers, Government House, Bauchi. Describing the visit of the envoy to Bauchi as auspicious and rewarding, Governor Bala welcomed the bilateral assistance...