In this file photo taken on October 21, 2022 Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at a ceremony commemorating the 45th anniversary of Vietnam’s accession to the United Nations in Hanoi’s international convention centre. – Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has resigned, state media reported January 17, 2023. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP) Vietnam […]
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Drambi Vandi, the suspended assistant superintendent of police, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of female lawyer Raheem Bolanle. The suspended cop was arraigned on one count of murder before the Lagos State High Court, Tafawa Balewa Square annex, on Monday. After the charge sheet was read to him, Vandi pleaded not guilty to […]
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An Inspector of Police, Matthew Ahmen, who is a colleague of Drambi Vandi, who allegedly killed female lawyer Bolanle Raheem, told a Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Monday that they were conducting a stop and search when the incident happened. He said Vandi who was the leader of their […]
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Lagos pledges continuous support to families of fallen heroes Ondo State government has disbursed N16 million revolving loans to 86 windows of fallen heroes in the state. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu announced this during the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration yesterday at the Cenotaph at Alagbaka in Akure, the state capital. Akeredolu, who was represented […]
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The Southwest security outfit, Amotekun Corps, has firmed up security strategies to counter the rising activities of criminals, especially kidnappings, in the zone. Some of the measures are an intensification of monitoring of crime-prone places like forests and improved collaboration with other security agencies. Ekiti State Commandant of the Amotekun Corps, Brig. Gen. Joe Komolafe […]
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• Uzodimma seeks special fund for families left behind • Ayade, Makinde, Lalong, AbdulRazaq, Ikpeazu, Masari: They deserve our respects President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday led other senior members of his administration to the National Arcade in Abuja for the wreath-laying ceremony which climaxed this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebrations. The event, which honours the […]
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A credit card designed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for domestic use has been scheduled for deployment, it was learnt yesterday. The card is expected to compete with other debit cards, including Mastercard, Discovery and Visa cards. Following its introduction, local banks and other financial institutions will be in a position to offer […]
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By Lasisi Olagunju Ibadan of 1914 witnessed the founding of a club with a very unique name: Egbé Àgbà ò Tán (Society of Elders-Have-Not-Gone-Extinct). Why did they have to choose that name? The old in Ibadan of that period were at an intersection between a receding era that belonged to them and a rude, crude, […]
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A Lagos State High Court will today begin the trial of Drambi Vandi, the policeman who allegedly killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day. Vandi, attached to the Ajiwe Police Station in Ajah, Lagos State, allegedly shot Raheem while she was returning from an outing with her family members. A statement by […]
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By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa No time in history has any government responded to the plight of their people than the courageous decision of governors of the South west region of Nigeria to set up the Western Nigeria Security Network code-named Amotekun Corps. The priority of any government should be how to secure the lives and property […]
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