By Niran Adedokun The other day, this column talked about how unfitting it was for a policeman to preach to Nigerians and point accusing fingers at other institutions. The analogy was that if every other person complains about the cost of dry cleaning clothes, it should not be a bedwetter who should be remorseful for […]
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The Police Service Commission says embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari remains suspended and not dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force. This was contained in a statement on Thursday by the Commission’s Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani. The police commission also suspended cops of the Intelligence Response Team who were indicted with Kyari in alleged drug […]
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The Police Service Commission has announced the suspension of two police officers working under the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, in the Intelligence Response Team of the Force Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Nigeria Police Force. The commission has also directed the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to ensure the arrest of […]
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The Federal Government and the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday exchanged words over a report by the National Bureau of Statistics in which it was stated that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 3.4 per cent in 2021-the highest in seven years. The GDP report, released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday, also […]
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By Abdu Rafiu These days hardly are we able to digest and grasp the implications of an occurrence before another flies before our gaze, pressing for attention. Three major events were beckoning for my consideration during the week. The first to hit my face was Vladimir Putin bullying Ukraine. We can all join Professor Bolaji […]
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By Banji Ayoola Ambassador Sola Iji has explained that his senatorial ambition is being driven by the passion to effectively represent the people of Ondo South Senatorial District of Ondo State in the upper chamber of the National Assembly, the Senate, and initiate a rapid transformation of the living conditions of the generality of the […]
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has revealed more details about the drug deal allegedly involving a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. In a statement by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the agency revealed what the Kyari told the NDLEA undercover officer. In the statement titled, ’25kg cocaine probe: We […]
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UNIBEN students protest ASUU strike Students of the University of Benin on Wednesday blocked the busy Benin/Lagos highway in solidarity with the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities who began a one-month strike on Monday. The students in their hundreds were seen at the Ugbowo campus entrance chanting solidarity songs holding placards with […]
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• Ex-Governor, Oyetola’s loyalists trade words over assassination claim • HURIWA seeks end to brewing political thuggery in Osun The leaderships of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday issued contradictory statements over attack on the former governor of Osun State and Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, […]
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The Group Managing Director of the NNPC Limited Mele Kyari has apologised to Nigerians over the importation of toxic fuel, which caused the current scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) across major cities in the country. Kyari, who appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources Downstream investigating the importation of adulterated fuel, […]
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