In this analysis, BIYI ADEGOROYE argues that security agents must guarantee election integrity and exhibit professionalism instead of mere façade of physical presence in the forthcoming Edo and Ondo governorship elections With the Supreme Court verdict upholding the Kogi State governorship election penultimate week, despite reported massive electoral violence, including the ignoble role of […]
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has appealed to armed groups holding abducted students and teachers to release the captives, who he described as innocent casualties of armed insurgency. He made the appeal in a statement commemorating the first International Day for the Protection of Education from Attack, made available to newsmen by the […]
Mr. Okpadobu Umar Adamu is the Head, Corporate Affairs, Taxpayers Education and Public Relations, Nasarawa State Internal Revenue Service. In this interview with Cheke Emmanuel, he speaks on how the impact of Covid-19 affected tax collection in Nasarawa State, among other issues Has the impact of Covid-19 affected tax collection in Nasarawa state in any […]
A comprehensive schedule for various national examinations, holding from 17th August to 18th November, 2020, for graduating classes has been released by the Federal Government. The schedule was an offshoot from the series of meetings held between the Ministers of Education and all the Chief Executives of examination bodies in the country. Minister of State […]
The outbreak of coronavirus in Nigeria brought unbelievable displays of human rights’ violations and extortions among uniform personnel, with members of the public suffering the most. Motorists plying the Ikotun-Iyana- Ipaja, Ikotun-Igando and Ikotun- Ejigbo routes, all in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, accused the policemen attached to Ikotun and Idimu police stations […]
A seven-man gang suspected to have have robbed three commercial banks in Ekiti and Ondo states, have been arrested by police operatives attached to the Special Tactical Squad (STS). The robbery operations, which resulted in the killing of six policemen, were carried out in 2019 and 2020. Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, […]
Adamu: We’ll rather lose a year than exposing children to danger The Federal Government has reversed its earlier directive on the resumption of schools in the country. It said that students and pupils in graduating classes who were billed to resume for revision classes preparatory to their final examinations will no longer be allowed to […]
The Police in Delta on Tuesday confirmed the death of Mr Gideon Akwaran, a staff of College of Education, Agbor, who was recently reported missing. Police spokesperson in the state, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya who made the confirmation to newsmen in Asaba, said that Akwaran’s lifeless body was found in Agbor on Monday by passers-by. The […]
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have killed a 32-year-old man in Akure, Ondo State, during an attack on a petrol station. But police later arrested two of the suspected robbers. The gunmen, who stormed the petrol station located at Alagbaka, Akure on a motorcycle, killed the victim identified as Bolakale, after robbing the station […]
An Enugu State-based medical doctor, Dr. Charlse Nwangwu is currently fighting the battle of his life over allegation of medical negligence and murder. The medical doctor who is about 70 years, was arrested alongside his support staff by a crack team of operatives from the Inspector General of Police tactical squad for the alleged murder […]