Author: Olabanji Ayoola

The tragedy of the train attack by kidnappers in the Igueben Railway station in Edo State notwithstanding, the police and other law enforcement agencies that rescued the victims deserve some commendation. If nothing else, they spared Nigerians from the agony of having their relations holed up by force in the forest for months, as happened […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the name of former Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase (Rtd) to the Senate for confirmation as the new Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). The President in a letter to the Senate which was read on the floor of the Red Chamber on Tuesday by the President of […]

Nigeria female police officer, Inspector Justina Rita Omogbai, making adjustment to dressing of school children in Sabo area of Yaba, Lagos. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has commended a Lagos state female Police Officer, Inspector Justina Rita Omogbai, for her commitment and acts of professionalism displayed in the course of her duties. The commendation was […]

Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Tuesday raised an alarm over the number of permanent voters cards yet to be collected by their rightful owners in the Southeast region It lamented that it was unacceptable that an eligible Igbo person could be reminded of the need to collect his voters’ card and vote in the coming elections. Ohanaeze […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of a 14-man Steering Committee on Petroleum Products Supply and Distribution management to find lasting solution to disruptions in the supply and distribution of petroleum products. The Steering Committee, which will be chaired by Buhari, has the Minister of State for Petroleum Resource Chief Timipre Sylva as Alternate […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the disqualification of Gov. Inuwa Yahaya as candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Gombe State governorship election. The party alongside Mr Muhammed Barde and Mr Timothy Danlele who filed the suit, asked the […]

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, assured Nigerians that it would replicate the Osun and Ekiti gubernatorial election success story come next month. The assurance was given at the Election Monitoring and Support Centre (EMSC) Amber Zone Implementers Workshop for 2023 General Elections, organised by INEC in collaboration with Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) and European […]

Ekiti State Governor Abiodun Oyebanji (left); his Ogun State counterpart, Prince Dapo Abiodun; President Muhammadu Buhari; Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi during the President’s arrival in Lagos on a two-day working visit at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja…yesterday Freight forwarders kick […]

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has stated that the apex bank will not extend the deadline for the use of old Naira notes. He said this at the monthly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday. “I don’t have good news for those who feel we should […]