Lekki shootings: Panel gives forensic experts 4 days to submit report

Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate said on Friday it is expecting the forensic experts hired to examine the incident scene to submit their report by Tuesday. The panel chairman, Justice Doris Okuwobi (retd.), disclosed this while turning down the application by the […]

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Gallery Security boss, Ajube appoints Akintomide media aide

The Chief Executive Officer of Gallery Security Services, High Chief Bibopere Ajube has appointed a former Ondo State Correspondent of Independent Newspaper, Mr Yemi Akintomide as his Special Assistant on Media and Public Communication. He would also function as Media/Corporate Affairs Manager for both Gallery Security Services and Bradama International Skill Works Limited, with corporate […]

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Danger in negotiating with terrorists and criminals

Reports credited to the Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello vowing never to negotiate with bandits as a way of ending banditry has raised a salient issue of how to stop banditry and other heinous criminality in the country. At least two other governors have, for good reason, spoken against negotiating with insurgents because they […]

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End insurgency, improve security, Buhari charges new service chiefs – Adesina

President Muhammadu Buhari, at his maiden meeting with the new service chiefs, asked them to end insurgency and improve the nation’s security, according to the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Femi Adesina. They were appointed on Tuesday and met the President on Wednesday evening for familiarisation and briefing. Adesina […]

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We won’t accept Seriki Fulani back, Igangan residents vow

Evicted Seriki Fulani of Igangan, Saliu Abdulkadri Residents of Igangan in the Ibarapa North-West Local Council Development Area of Oyo State have vowed never to allow the now-ejected Seriki Fulani, Abdulkadri Saliu, to return to the community. According to them, accepting the Seriki Fulani back in the town was tantamount to self-suicide, adding that they […]

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Nigeria is second ‘most corrupt’ in West Africa

Despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption campaigns since winning his first term election about five years ago, Nigeria is still being perceived as one of Africa’s most corrupt countries. Not only did the country slipped two places below from 146th position in 2019 to 149th in 2020, the country also scored 25 out of 100 points, […]

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When and where abnormality is normal, cool! (Revolution notes 2)

By Yinka Fabowale When the inspiration to begin writing these revolution notes came to me on January 25 in a flash, I sensed ab initio that it was not likely to submit or conform to a regular progression or any particular order, form or structure I might intend for it. Not that I had any […]

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