Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday night received the Vanguard Newspapers’ Governor of the Year 2022 Award. The award was presented in Lagos at Eko Hotel and Suites Victoria Island. Commended for his institutional reforms in education and healthcare reforms, safety net programmes, infrastructural development, as well as his “purposeful...
The Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has directed the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to stay further processes involving the recruitment of 5,000 candidates over fear of COVID-19 infections. Malami through a Press Statement issued and signed by the Solicitor General of...
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has advised other regions in the country to adopt the Amotekun model in tackling the various security challenges confronting them. The Governor gave the advice on Monday as one of the speakers at the Annual Conference of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Section...
Declares 11 others wanted, blocks 107 bank accounts, N119million; seals hotel, mansions We’ll not rest until all fleeing members of the syndicate are brought to book- Marwa The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has successfully dismantled and arrested members of an organized criminal organization which specializes in trafficking...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the hearing of a fresh N1 billion lawsuit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government. The adjournment until March 18th follows a delay in serving the defence with the necessary court...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday directed the sack of a government driver that unilaterally attended to an unkempt person who was evacuated with a COVID-19 ambulance in Ilorin. He also directed the issuance of queries to top officials of the state ministry of health for failing to act...
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja ended a meeting with 36 state governors on the issue of security with a charge to them to work more with traditional rulers and community members to improve local intelligence gathering that will aid the work of security agencies. The President, who listened to...
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Friday evening, lifted the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed to curb the spate of violence in the state. Hoodlums had hijacked the #EndSARS protests against police brutality to perpetrate mayhem in the state. The miscreant had attacked a prison in the state, freeing inmates. Several...
says govt's genuine intervention across sectors incredible The National Institute of Security Studies (NISS) has commended Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun for turning the State to a security asylum and a model of socioeconomic rejuvenation in the country through his social security interventions, genuine and purposeful leadership. NISS also hailed...
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) in a statement Sunday signed by its so-called Convener, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, alleged that the insecurity in some northern states of the country was an indication that President Muhammadu Buhari and the governors of those states have lost control over the protection of the...