Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide yesterday expressed concern over the implications of the seven-day sit-at-home ordered by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and challenged Southeast governors to summon an emergency meeting of Igbo stakeholders to restore peace to the zone. The Prof. George Obiozor-led group said the meeting was necessary to stave off threats to the […]

The fate of the erstwhile Commander, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, is hanging in the balance as the Police Service Commission awaits the recommendations of the Force Disciplinary Committee on his case. It was gathered that the FDC’s recommendations would form the crux of the commission’s decision and also determine […]

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed There were strong indications on Wednesday that the federal and state governments had agreed to the suspension of the deduction of $418m Paris Club refunds from states and local governments’ accounts pending the determination of court cases on the issue. It was learnt that following […]

Security experts have said correctional officials cannot be absolved from the incessant attacks on the correctional centres in the country. The experts, in separate interviews, insisted that it is impossible for attacks to have taken place without the connivance of some officials. One of them, Jackson Ojo, said, “Before you can have a jailbreak, there […]