The Customs Area Controller of Apapa Command, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, has announced plans to partner with the Port Police Command to end the persistent traffic gridlock around the Apapa Port corridor in Lagos. Oshoba made this known on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by Commissioner of Police, Port Authority Command, Toyin Agbaminoja, to the Customs…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, fixed July 2 for the trial of 109 foreigners, over alleged involvement in high-level cybercrime and hacking activities said to be threatening the nation’s security. The matter could not go on due to the absence of the trial judge, Justice Ekerete Akpan, in court. The judge was…
Authorities in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State have announced a sweeping ban on logging operations in the region’s western forest belt, citing the need to address worsening insecurity and environmental damage. Local government chairman Mr Melvin Ejeh issued the directive on Sunday, stating that the new policy takes effect immediately and applies to…
Two persons have been confirmed dead and several others injured following a violent clash between members of the Darika and Izala sects in Donga town, headquarters of Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State. The two-day crisis, which erupted over control and commencement of worship at the newly renovated Donga Central Mosque, threw the quiet…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the composition of an oversight committee for Nigeria’s hosting of the 4th African Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Forum. Mr Temitola Adekunle-Johnson, the Special Adviser to the President on Job Creation and MSMEs, Office of the Vice-President, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The…
Maldovan President Maia Sandu has won a second term in office, the country’s election commission said. With more than 98 per cent of votes counted in the runoff election for the presidency, Sandu secured about 54 per cent of votes, according to preliminary results from the commission. Sandu’s challenger, former attorney general Alexandr Stoianoglo, who…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has commended the Kano State Government for its progressive approach to administering criminal justice in the state. Falana stated this during a capacity-building workshop for prosecutors on the effective administration of criminal justice on Wednesday in Kano. He called on the mass media to engage in public enlightenment,by educating…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called for immediate and decisive action to stop the escalating attacks on schools across Nigeria. NUT National President, Audu Amba, made the appeal at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, condemning the recent attacks in Kebbi and Niger States as “barbaric, unacceptable and a direct assault on…
The association of Six geopolitical zone comprising retired security officers, paramilitary personnel, and community security professionals, has issued a strong warning against what it described as “faceless and desperate” individuals spreading false narratives to undermine the efforts of the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Dr…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted the names of three non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the nominees are Kayode Aare from Osun State, Aminu Dalhatu from Jigawa State and Ayodele Oke from Oyo State. The letter conveying the nominees was read during plenary on…
