THE National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has pledged not to get involved in the planned protest scheduled for Aug. 1, over hardship in the country. The National President of NANS, Lucky Emonefe, disclosed this in a meeting with the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, in Abuja on Friday. …
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OGUN State Government has invested massively in security architecture by providing security agencies with modern crime-fighting tools to secure life and property in the State, the state Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Dapo Okubadejo said on Friday. Okubadejo, who is also Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) to Governor Dapo Abiodun, stated …
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A human rights activist Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) has notified security agencies, requesting protection over planned public meetings, rallies, and processions by a non-governmental body, the Take It Back Movement, its members, some patriotic Nigerians and groups. In the letter dated Friday, July 26, 2024, the senior advocate writing as solicitor …
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A herbalist based in Oba-Oke, Osun State, Ganiyu Kehinde, arrested by the police for killing his friend, Emmanuel Collins, has said he committed the act in a bid to get human parts that would be used for money rituals. Kehinde was among the suspects arrested across the state for various …
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NIGER’S ousted President Mohamed Bazoum may face the death penalty, according to his lawyer, as the country marks a year since the coup that removed him from power, according to a BBC report. Last month, Niger’s top court stripped Bazoum of his immunity from prosecution, paving the way for him to be …
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INSPECTOR General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has alleged that foreign mercenaries are behind the organization of the upcoming nationwide protest scheduled for August 1st to 10th. Addressing reporters in Abuja on Friday, Egbetokun cited intelligence reports indicating that foreign operatives are involved in the planning of the protest. He urged …
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On Friday, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun directed Nigerians intending to participate in the upcoming nationwide protest to submit their details to the Commissioners of Police in their states. Addressing journalists in Abuja, Egbetokun emphasized that while the right to peaceful assembly and protest is constitutionally protected, public …
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THE Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has released new guidelines to assist Deposit Money Banks in their ongoing recapitalization efforts. The commission, in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Friday and signed by its management, emphasized that the guidelines are issued under Section 8 (1) (e) of the Companies …
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Governor Bassey Otu had previously set up a committee to review the payroll of retired civil and public servants in an effort to combat pension fraud. On Friday, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Otu revealed that the committee had uncovered over 2,000 ghost pensioners. While the identities of those …
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A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Chief Don Obot Etiebet, CON, has mourned the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief [Dr] Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, OFR, who died on Thursday, in Abuja, at the age of 82. Chief Don Obot Etiebet Etiebet, in a statement, containing his heartfelt condolences to the family of …
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