It is bad that schools are no longer safe in the country following the mass abduction of pupils from Chibok, Borno State in 2014, to Dapchi in Yobe, Kankara in Katsina and lately Kagara in Niger State. It is worse and troubling that orphanages and homes have now become targets. Criminals have included the shelter […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Prof Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin, has urged Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, to vigorously pursue his first term undying commitments in the areas of Infrastructure, Education, Health and Security during his incoming second term in office. He gave the advice in a congratulatory message […]
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The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Restitution and Inquiry set up to investigate cases of police brutality, especially involving officers of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, has summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammad Adamu. The IGP was summoned over a case involving one Adewale Adewuyi, a petitioner whose 26 acres of farmland was allegedly seized […]
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Ekiti State governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Dr Kayode Fayemi The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has said that what Nigeria is witnessing, whether banditry or kidnapping, has no name other than terrorism. Fayemi, who is the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, said this on Tuesday when he paid […]
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An Akure Magistrate Court has remanded 15 persons in the Nigeria Correctional Centre for illegally mining gold inside Owo forest reserve. The suspects are: Yesupa Masaubu, Kabiru Shuaibu, Abdullai Masuru, Jemiru Alasa, Sapianu Alaka, Saliu Haruna, Hulusa Sheibu, Habibu Mohammed, Iliasu Kabiru and Aminu Amadu. Others were: Alikasehu Mohammed, Sifianu Musa, Habinu Muhammad, Aminu Halilu […]
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Chairman of South-West Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Tuesday, declared that the governors in the region would continue to fight against criminalities in the region with all legal means. Expressing concern on the criticism from some quarters against his steps to fight insecurity in recent time, he said the […]
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Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma Tuesday explained that his decision to invite the military to quell the crisis in Orlu was to avert a repeat of the scenario that played out during the recent #EndSARS protests. He spoke to newsmen after he met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He explained […]
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First Astrazeneca vaccine to arrive this week Nigeria still a moderate Ebola-risk country The Federal Government, yesterday, declared it would not purchase COVID-19 vaccines from private importers or uncertified vaccines from the black market. The government hinged its decision on reports of the proliferation of large-scale fraud and counterfeit vaccines in circulation. Minister of Health, […]
Continue ReadingBy Sanya Oni With every passing day comes new prognostications on what to do with the rabid band of criminals that have taken arms against the Nigerian state, the lot that have reduced our humanity to the level described by Thomas Hobbes as ‘brutish, nasty and short’. Trust our opportunistic political elite in moments like […]
Continue ReadingNiMet’s forecast foregrounds food insecurity Global researchers and agricultural scientists have said that stockpiling and trade restrictions by countries producing major food grains could lead to intercontinental food shortage, hunger and malnutrition for food import-dependent countries. The fear is intensified as the Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMet) predicted crop failures as climate change induces elongated droughts […]
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