Insecurity: Police deepen strategy against bandits attack, other crimes – IGP
By Ado Hasssn,Sokoto Mr Muhammed Adamu, Inspector General of Police, has said that the police had taken steps to deepen its strategy of combating crime and criminals across the country.He reiterated that the force would not relent in its efforts to redirect attention to renewed approach against criminal attacks by bandits on innocent Nigerians.Adamu said, […]
British Police Arrest WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
British police have arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at Ecuador’s embassy in London after his asylum was withdrawn, the police said in a statement Thursday. Assange has been living at the embassy for about seven years when he sought refuge there. The Metropolitan Police said its officers went into the embassy, to detain him for […]
Insecurity: We Are Spending N500bn To Fight 100,000 Terrorists, Says Ben Murray-Bruce
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, the lawmaker representing Bayelsa East, has said that there is a problem with the amount allocated to the education of Nigerian youths and children. Ben Murray-Bruce On Wednesday in a series of tweets not unconnected to the issue of poor education funding in the country, noted the defence and security budget of Nigeria is 3 […]
The Joshua Iginla Matter
By: Deji Yesufu It is no longer news that another Pentecostal Pastor has bitten the dust regarding moral matters in the conduct of his ministry. Joshua Iginla, a leading Charismatic/Pentecostal Pastor in Abuja, Nigeria, some weeks ago, made an open confession in his church about engaging in extramarital affairs. Some individuals had been blackmailing Mr. Iginla, […]
The Executive is more corrupt than the legislature -ICPC
A very strange event on Monday last week, April 1, and it was no April Fool prank. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Dr Okechukwu Enelamah appeared before the Senate Committee on Industry, Trade and Investment to defend his ministry’s 2019 budget proposal. The committee, chaired by Senator Sabo Mohammed [APC Jigawa], accused the minister […]
MEMO TO Kadaria Ahmed
By Charles Ogbu. Dear Kadaria, I just watched a video clip of your #March4Zamfara. First, I must commend you for calling attention to the deteriorating security situation in Zamfara state. What is happening in that state and most states in Nigeria proves that our country is currently being led by a President and Commander-In-Chief whose […]
ELECTIONS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM, OUR UNITARY STRUCTURE IS AT FAULT
(Nigeria and UAE – a case study) The Arabian Peninsula has a very rich history dating 6000BC. The peninsula was occupied by Bedouins…the modern day Arabs. The peninsula is mostly sandy desert, hard rocky mountains, and wetlands around the coastal areas. To say this is one of the most uninhabitable places on earth is an […]
RMAFC begins probe of banks over N100bn duties
ByWale Odunsi The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), says it will soon commence probe of banks over stamp duties collection as it expects to recover more than N100 billion from the probe. A statement by Mr Ibrahim Mohammed, the commission’s spokesperson on Sunday in Abuja, however, did not specify when the probe would […]
Are Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew Back Together? Breaking Down the Royal Rumors
by CYDNEY CONTRERAS Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew‘s friendship has long been a topic of speculation, but the rumor mill went into full-force when the Duchess of York escorted the prince on a royal visit to Bahrain last weekend. It doesn’t help that ITV’s royal editor essentially cited the trip as proof of a blossoming “relationship.” In the brief article, […]
Bethel Amadi: Imo has lost a great Son- Irona
…Commends Ihedioha Over Plans to Immortalize Him Deputy Governor-elect of Imo State, Rt. Hon. Gerald Alphonsus Irona has eulogized the late former Speaker of the Pan African Parliament, Rt. Hon. Bethel Amadi, describing his demise as a big loss to Imo State. Speaking during the funeral rites of the Ikeduru-born federal Lawmaker, Irona expressed shock […]