The newly appointed chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said that the agency under his watch will be guided by the rule of law. Speaking shortly after assuming duties on Thursday, Olukoyede said the agency will focus on the prevention of graft to save the government from spending money…
The Kaduna State Security Council has imposed restrictions of movement throughout the state during Saturday’s council polls. In a statement on Friday, Samuel Aruwan, the Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, said movement has been restricted from 6 am to 7 pm on Saturday to ensure peaceful and orderly conduct of the elections….
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF), have rejected reject the nomination of the Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement on Friday, SMBLF described Okowa’s acceptance of the nomination as “a betrayal of the highest order.” The group also alleged that the…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has cautioned against the importation of foreign mercenaries to fight terrorists in the country. Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, whose state had been under deadly attacks by terrorists in the past few days was reported to have declared that he, alongside four other governors in the Northwest will hire foreign…
Five people have been killed in an attack on Nding Susut community, Fan district of Barkin Ladi Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau state. The incident, according to a statement on Wednesday in Jos by the spokesperson of the Plateau state police command, Alfred Alabo occurred on Tuesday night. He said in the gunmen opened…
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, (NAF), has set up a committee to compile all allegations of accidental air strikes on civilians and the circumstances leading to such accidents. Spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The statement said,…
