NBC suspends Channels TV

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended Channels Television for violating the broadcast code. The station was also fined N5 million for the offence. The NBC, in a letter signed by its Acting Director-General of the NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba and addressed to the Managing Director of Channels Television, said on April 25, 2021 at…

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Police council confirms Baba as IGP

The police council on Friday confirmed the appointment of Mr. Alkali Baba as the Inspector-General of Police. The decision was taken at the meeting of the council on Friday in Abuja, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Baba was appointed as the Acting IGP on April 6, 2021, by President Muhammadu Buhari to replace Mohammad…

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Appeal court  upheld  conviction of Agban, the returning officer  who manipulated election results in favour of Akpabio

The court of appeal in Calabar has upheld the conviction of Prof. Peter Ogban of  the University of Calabar, who was sentenced to prison for manipulating election results. The  Akwa Ibom state high court, had in 2021, sentenced Ogban to three years in prison for manipulating election results. Ogban, who was the returning officer in…

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IGP orders maximum security in schools, colleges

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has ordered the review of police personnel and operational assets deployments to schools and colleges across the country. A statement by Force PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, this is to ensure the protection of schools and colleges, particularly boarding schools, tertiary institutions, and their campuses in areas prone to security…

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