The Police Service Commission, PSC, has pledged to ensure that Police Officers found wanting during the 2019 General Elections will be prosecuted. A statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Ikechukwu Ani on Friday also said the Commission will officially write to the acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP, on the status of Police offenders, during the elections with a view to ensuring that they were prosecuted. “The Commission on Thursday, May 6th 2021, held a virtual meeting with some Non-Governmental Human Rights Organizations to review the challenges of election policing, during the 2019 general elections and to proffer ways and…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
By Bello Hamza An NGO, “Be a Builder of a Secure Nation Group” says it has introduced some measures to bring Nigerian youth together towards achieving national cohesion. Its Assistant Secretary, Ahmad Lawal disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Friday. He said the essence of bringing the youth together was to enlighten them on the need to have a secured nation, adding that the participants were drawn from all the six geopolitical zones of the country. The National President said: “Be a Builder of a Secure Nation Group had conducted an awareness open programme on the foundation of…
The federal government says some prominent businessmen and organisations will soon be prosecuted for alleged offences relating to terrorism financing in the country. Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami revealed this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Friday. According to him, far-reaching investigations have indicated that high-profile individuals have been implicated in various cases of terrorism financing across thre country. “As you will actually know, sometimes back there were certain convictions of Nigerians allegedly involved in terrorism financing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “That gave rise to a wider and far-reaching investigations…
…I’ve been following The DEFENDER, it is doing well – NDLEA Boss The Chairman of the Nigeria’s anti-narcotic agency, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa on Thursday, applauded The DEFENDER Newspaper, an online media outfit in the country, for its contribution to national security successes through patriotic journalism. The former Military Governor of Lagos State, Marwa, stated this while receiving in audience publishers of The DEFENDER at the NDLEA Headquarters in Abuja. Marwa noted that he had been following the online newspaper’s reports to see that it is doing well for the nation, “the fact that our professional…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo has threatened to sanction any traditional ruler that is unable to contain the activities of cultists in their domain. Akeredolu, gave the warning in a state-wide broadcast in Akure on Thursday night. The governor said warned that any traditional ruler that was unable to contain the activities of cultists in his domain would be sanctioned by the government according to the law. The governor added that the state government would not hesitate to impose 24-hour curfew on any community where there were crises and any culpable traditional ruler would be sanctioned. ”Every individual in possession of …
Some men, suspected to be armed robbers, on Thursday evening, attacked a bullion van at Elemosho village along the Akure-Ondo Expressway in Ondo East local government area of Ondo state, making away with an undisclosed sum of money. According to an eyewitness, the robbers waylaid and attacked the billion vans, belonging to one of the commercial banks, as it headed towards Akure at about 5pm. The eyewitness said, in the operation which lasted for about 20 minutes, the robbers shot three people and disappeared into the bush. According to the eyewitness, villagers abandoned their houses and ran into the bush…
The Kebbi state government is seeking for bilateral cooperation with the Federal Republic of Indonesia on economic, educational, cultural and agricultural development and industrialisation drive. Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state made this known while receiving the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, retired AVM Usra Herdra Heranharp, at the Government House, Birnin Kebbi. Bagudu, who was represented by the Chief of Staff, Government House, Suleiman Argungu acknowledged the advancement of Indonesia to a modern nation of which Kebbi state could benefit from such remarkable achievements. He formally requested the envoy and the Federal Republic of Indonesia to explore areas of bilateral…
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), has said an unspecified number of persons were burnt to death in an auto crash on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson for TRACE, said this at a media briefing in Abeokuta on Friday. He said the accident involved a silver Toyota RAV 4, with registration number, LND 13 GS, a silver Toyota Camry marked, GGE 369 GJ, and a Mazda bus with an unidentified number. Akinbiyi said the accident occurred at 8:20 p.m. on Thursday night. The TRACE spokesman said the commercial Mazda bus was allegedly involved in wrongful…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recommendation of the Ministry of Transportation under Rotimi Amaechi for the setting up of an Administrative Panel of Inquiry to investigate the Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). According to a statement by the President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, late Thursday night in Abuja, the president also approved the suspension of the Managing Director of NPA, Hadiza Usman. The presidential aide said Mohammed Koko would act as acting Managing Director of the NPA, pending the completion of investigation by the panel to be headed by a Director. ”The President has also approved that…
Yesterday, I participated in a workshop organised by General Saleh Bala (rtd) on national security and Nigeria’s shrinking civil space. We noted that the loudest voices in the country today are those of discord and disintegration. Indeed, over the past few days, Nigerians have received several warnings from the Presidency, the military and security agencies not to break up the country. This is in reaction, I think, to loud cries from many Nigerians that they have had enough of being married partners to the other in the country and they want a divorce. I was alarmed when three days ago,…