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President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Madrid, Spain, on a State Visit at the invitation of the Spanish President, Pedro Sanchez. The Presidential aircraft, which left Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 3.30 p.m., conveying the president and some members of his entourage, landed at Torrejon Airbase, Madrid, at 10 p.m. (local time). President Buhari, who was welcomed by top Spanish government officials and the leadership of the Nigerian Embassy in Spain, is officially visiting Spain for the first time since the inception of his administration seven years ago. While in Madrid, the Nigerian leader will also meet with…
Residents of Lagos State especially those living and doing businesses around the affected areas of the state where operations of commercial motorcycle operators have been banned are watching with caution this morning as the ban takes effect. Local Government areas where the ban are to take effect preparatory to a state-wide ban are Surulere, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Apapa, Eti-Osa and Ikeja. The government on Tuesday assured residents that the ban would be enforced allaying fears of any attacks by operators. NPO Reports correspondent observed that routes such as Admiralty Way, Lekki, Lekki Phase 2 and Victoria Island were devoid…
The Lagos State Government has announced the extension of traffic diversion on Murtala Mohammed Way from Wednesday until Sept 30. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos. He stated that the diversion was due to the ongoing Phase 1 of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit project. Oladeinde said there would be a total lane closure to allow the contractor work without any inhibition during the course of the construction. He also stated that traffic on Murtala Mohammed way would be diverted to Ojuelegba- Tejuosho slip road to link Murtala Mohammed Way. The…
Texas police have said the gunman who shot 21 people dead at a school last week entered through a door that was supposed to lock, but somehow did not. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), which is investigating the shooting response, confirmed a teacher had initially propped open the door. But a spokesman on Tuesday said the teacher closed the door once the gunman entered the campus. Public anger has risen as new details of the shooting emerge. Texas shooting response was wrong, says official US to review response to Texas school shooting Initial reports of the gunman getting…
The first flight to Rwanda carrying migrants who cross the English Channel is set to leave in two weeks’ time on 14 June, the Home Office has said. Officials have begun issuing formal directions to the first people set to be flown to the African country. It is expected there will be legal challenges against the move. The controversial plan has been criticised by politicians, charities and the Archbishop of Canterbury who called it the opposite of God’s nature. Under the scheme, some asylum seekers who have arrived in the UK are being sent to Rwanda where their application will be…
The US will send Ukraine more advanced rocket systems to help it defend itself, President Biden has announced. The weapons, long requested by Ukraine, are to help it strike enemy forces more precisely from a longer distance. Until now, the US had refused the request out of fear the weapons could be used against targets in Russia. But on Wednesday, Mr Biden said the lethal aid would strengthen Kyiv’s negotiating position against Russia and make a diplomatic solution more likely. Writing in the New York Times, he said: “That is why I’ve decided that we will provide the Ukrainians with…
Amidst allegations of incessant killings of citizens, Civil Societies organisations in Osun have asked the Inspector General of Police, to remove the Commissioner of Police in Osun State, Mr. Wale Olokode. According to the OCSC, Olokode has demonstrated incompetence in the management of security of lives and property of the people of the state, with total disregard to the fundamental human rights of the people. The Chairman of the OCSC, Comrade Waheed Lawal, in a press statement issued today, accused Olokode of inability to manage policemen under him, saying the police in Osun have not learnt from the #EndSARS protest.…
Police in Ebonyi invaded a camp suspected to belong to outlawed Eastern Security Network (ESN) on Tuesday and killed three persons. Police spokesman in the state, SP Chris Anyanwu, told newsmen in Abakaliki that the camp is located within Isu, Onicha Local Government Area of the state. Anyanwu stated the raid was carried out jointly with the military and the Department of State Security. “This was sequel to an attack on a police patrol team on Monday, during which the hoodlums murdered a policeman in cold blood. “Based on intelligence at the disposal of the police, the hoodlums were traced…
Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate in Bauchi State, Alhaji Ibrahim Kashim, has withdrawn from the race. The party’s spokesman, Malam Yayanuwa Zainabari, told a news conference in Bauchi on Tuesday that Kashim withdrew from the race citing personal reasons. He said the PDP would soon follow due process to replace Kashim. “We shall make our position known within this week. “The only option left for the party is to forward the name of his replacement to INEC for proper documentation,’’ he said. Zainabari added that the party would replace Kashim with another competent, loyal and qualified member either through…
President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan has said that after his screening, the next time he addresses Nigerians, he will do as the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress. While speaking shortly after being screened at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja on Tuesday, Lawan said he was screened as a candidate and not an aspirant. He said, “I had discussions with the panel. I was asked very important questions about the manifesto of our party, my activities and administration, about my vision for Nigeria as an APC candidate, not as aspirant. “My vision for Nigeria as the president…