The Police Service Commission (PSC) has appointed Mr Moshood Jimoh as the new Commissioner of Police for the Lagos State Command. This was announced in a statement on Monday by the PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Mr Ikechukwu Ani. Prior to this appointment, Jimoh served as the Commissioner of Police at the Ports…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday, arraigned Adam Yusuf, a Deputy Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), over alleged N1.1 billion money laundering offences. Yusuf was arraigned alongside a company, Ummays Hummayd Energy Ltd, allegedly operated by him, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal…
Dr Ahmed Apatira, Chairman, Itire-Ikate Local Council Development Area (LCDA), in Lagos State, says the council’s free feeding programme for public primary schools will foster academic excellence. Apatira, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos, said the programme was geared toward nurturing and supporting the development of young minds….
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has urged Nigerian youths to recognise the importance of education and technology in securing their future and advancing the country. Hamzat gave the advice during a visit to him by Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, Wife of Lagos State Governor, and participants of the Lagos Boy Child Initiative, on…
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has recovered one AK-47 rifle in Eket in its efforts at ridding the state of criminal activities. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Eket Local Government Area of the state on Monday. John said that the police…
A U.S. military plane carrying 112 illegal Indian immigrants on Monday landed at an airport in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, officials said. The third batch of Indians deported from the U.S. is part of President Donald Trump’s campaign against illegal immigrants in his country. According to the officials, the C-17 U.S. military aircraft…
The Controller of Corrections, Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Edo Command, Mr Sunday Oyakhire, has charged men and officers of the command to uphold professionalism in the management of inmates in 2025. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SC Aminu Suleman, said this in a statement on Monday in Benin. Suleman said that the controller…
Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Palestinian Authority (PA) in the Gaza Strip, stressing his commitment to controversial plans for the war-torn Palestinian territory by U.S. President Donald Trump. “Just as I have committed to, on the day after the war in Gaza, there will be neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority,” Netanyahu said in…
(NAN) The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Monday warned local government chairmen in the state against using their office for personal gains. Aiyedatiwa, while speaking during the inauguration of the chairmen and vice chairmen in Akure, tasked them to listen to the voices of their people and to feel their pains. The swearing-in of…
European leaders are gathering on Monday for a special summit to discuss plans by U.S. President Donald Trump to end the war in Ukraine. Leaders from Germany, Britain, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark are expected to attend the informal meeting in Paris. The meeting would hold alongside European Council President António Costa, European…
