Banks, business transactions suffer Operator apologises, says problem ‘resolved’ A large number of Internet subscribers experienced hitches while downloading and uploading content online at the weekend. With the challenge continuing into the new week, investigations showed that banks, financial institutions, and some Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs), which rely on the Internet to serve […]
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‘It’s not regional army’ Outfit constitutional, says Afe Babalola Youths plan protest Atiku okays state police Southwest governors insisted on Sunday that the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) Operation Amotekun has come to stay. The security outfit, launched on January 9 to give cover to the zone, was declared illegal by the Federal Government. Reiterating […]
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In this exclusive interview with Daily Trust on Sunday, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) spoke on the need for reforms in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), local government administration, Nigeria’s democracy since 1999, security challenges in the South-West and the launch of Operation Amotekun (shortly before […]
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Renowned professor of Law, Akin Oyebode, has said that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, misdirected himself when he declared Operation Amotekun an illegal security outfit. The AGF on January 14, 2020, said the Southwest-driven security outfit called “Amotekun” runs contrary to the provisions of the Nigerian law. But Prof […]
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Governors await Buhari’s response, reach out to IGP, DG DSS AGF got clearance from President, says source FG may ask governors to scale down security network Fears that separatist and ethnic groups might take advantage of the introduction of the Western Nigeria Security Network code-named Operation Amotekun to undermine national security were largely responsible for […]
Continue ReadingThe gift of life is the most precious of all treasures. This is why we all long for long life. It’s granted to many. But, no matter how long our lives are, we all know that there’s a day when must leave our physical cloaks. Most people don’t like to think about this, but it’s […]
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Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD, and a prominent Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Aare Afe Babalola, has counseled the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami to go beyond pronouncement and take the six southwest governors to court over the consummation of the joint security network called operation Amotekun. He said […]
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A leader of the Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, talks to ALEXANDER OKERE about the security outfit, codenamed ‘Operation Amotekun,’ launched by South-West states in Nigeria and the declaration by the Federal Government that it is illegal You have been an advocate of restructuring and state police amidst the security challenges facing the […]
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State Assemblies to expedite action on bill Leaders tell govs to ignore Malami We won’t allow any group to undermine Nigeria territorial integrity —Military Warns against any method that negates Buhari’s Community Policing Emboldened by the huge support from the people of the South West region in particular and across the states of the country […]
Continue ReadingDr Lekan Are, a foremost Nigerian agronomist, businessman, philanthropist and Chairman of University Press Plc, is dead. He was 86-years-old Mr Toye Akinrinola, the Public Relations Officer of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, confirmed Are’s death to NAN on Saturday. He said that Are died during a brief illness at the High Dependency Unit of […]
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