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Agency Report A retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Ambrose Aisabor says it’s time for Nigeria to embrace state police to mitigate the security situation in the country. Aisabor told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Benin that the failure of the centralised police system to nip insecurity in the last 15 years necessitated the need for a decentralised policing. “It is time to embrace state police; the debate whether or not Nigeria should go for state police has been raging with many Nigerians urging the government to embrace it. “The question now is why are many people…
By Kamil Opeyemi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Sunday has arrested about 60 drugs suspects after its raided of a ‘drug party’ in Abuja. NDLEA said that the raid followed credible intelligence about the drug party organised by one Stanley Ikechukwu, who was arrested at the venue. Spokesperson of the agency, Mr. Femi Babafemi, in a statement, said that the Friday party was dubbed: “Go hard or Go Home, Pick Your Poison”. “The suspects comprised of 25 males and 35 females; they were arrested at an apartment in Sun City estate in the Federal Capital Territory,” he…
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu on Sunday said his government will not allow a return to an era of fear and violence. He said this while condemning the bomb attacks, which resulted in the loss of lives and the maiming of other citizens in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. In a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media, President Tinubu described the attacks “as desperate acts of terror and a clear manifestation of the pressure mounted against terrorists and the success achieved in degrading their capacity to launch offensives.” He said the President…
By Kamil Opeyemi Nigeria’s advocacy group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Sunday said it has given the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) one week within which to explain the whereabouts of about N100bn `naira notes said to be dirty. SERAP said this also should include other large sum of cash awaiting examination’ which are kept in various branches of the CBN. The group said the allegations are documented in the latest annual report recently published by the Auditor-General of the Federation. SERAP also urged him to “explain the whereabouts of the N7.2 billion budgeted for the construction…
By Kamil Opeyemi Men of the Lagos Police Command have arrested 30-year old Musa Ibrahim and 22-year old Ibrahim Danjuma after they robbed a woman in her shop at about 11pm in the Imude area of Ojo LGA. According to the police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, a patrol team from Ilemba Hausa Division swiftly responded to a distress call. Hundeyin said the suspects were apprehended with the help of community members. “A locally made firearm was recovered. Indeed, security is everyone’s business.” Meanwhile, another suspected armed robber was arrested in the Idimu area of the state. Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in…
By Halimah Olamide A former Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi, has died in Abuja. NPO Reports learnt that Ogohi died in the early hours of Sunday after a a brief illness. He was said to have come under incessant sickness as a result of old age. He died at the age of 75 having been born in 1948. He was the first Naval officer to become Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria from 1999 to 2003 and the first Naval Officer to reach four star rank in the Nigerian military during the civilian administration of Nigeria. The late…
Agency Report Airport users were on Saturday astonished as a couple, Olamide Alli and Abiodun Agboola, took their wedding vows at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II (MMA2). The terminal is operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd. (BASL). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the barricaded section of the departure area, for the wedding, accommodated only about 50 guests. Mr Kola Bamigboye, the Chief Operating Officer, BASL, told NAN that the wedding, which was first of its kind at the airport, was to tell the world that MMA2 was more than a terminal. He hoped that with the…
By Kurtis Adigba The debate which took place in Atlanta, Georgia, was promoted as a ‘ make or mar’ event for the two candidates with the potential to reset the trajectory of the race President Joseph R. Biden, 81, the 46th president of the United States of America, faced former President Donald J. Trump, 78, the 45th president of the United States, in the earliest presidential debate organized by CNN since presidential debates began on June 27, 2024. Presidential debates are usually held between September and October in an election year. The debate which took place in Atlanta, Georgia, was…
Agency Report The Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) has stressed the need to harness the state’s waterway potential through tourism to boost economic growth and development. Mr Abdoulbaq Balogun, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, LAGFERRY, said this during the Fuji Fusion L’ori Omi event on Saturday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fuji Fusion L’ori’ Omi is an initiative aimed at using music to showcase Nigeria’s water tourism. Balogun explained that the event was a combination of entertainment, tourism and transportation. “We are exposing the Lagos waterways to what we can do when it comes to hospitality,…
By abiodun KOMOLAFE We are in a time of pronounced change of thinking in a positive direction in Nigeria after decades of misadventures. To support this change, we must focus on the key policies and drivers of reform in order to assist them in their endeavours. A crucial aspect of this transformation is transitioning from a consumption-based economy to one driven by productivity, essential for achieving sustainable development. To achieve this, there is an urgent need for the prioritization of revenue collection to redirect Nigeria’s very economic foundation. While we may not subscribe to the ‘great man theory of history’,…