IGP, Mohammed Adamu Outcome to the arrest of the kidnappers “Spiritual Father” and armed bandits in service in the Northern part of the country, one Mallam Salisu Abubakar, Police detectives attached to Operation Puff Adder, through a sequence of detailed, intensive and sustained analytical operations, successfully arrested fifteen (15) more …
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Boko Haram battle: 5 soldiers killed, 30 missing.
On Monday security sources said At slightest five Nigerian soldiers were killed while 30 are missing three days after Boko Haram jihadist overran an army base. The Islamic State West Africa Province Gunmen, the Boko Haram IS-linked group, attacked the base in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state on Friday. officer added …
Read More »Police chief suspended over Easter attacks – Sri Lanka.
President of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena On Monday president Maithripala Sirisena of Sri Lanka suspended the chief of police and appointed a new defence secretary in a surprise victory of the shell-shocked country’s security services following the Easter Sunday terror attacks. Chief of police Pujith Jayasundara had refused to give …
Read More »NGF Inducts New And Returning Govs
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat has started an induction program for the newly-elected and returning governors. The programme, which is holding at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa. Has in attendance newly elected governors and the outgoing ones. Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) is to represent president Muhammadu Buhari, who …
Read More »Minimum Wage: Ajimobi Negotiates With Labour
The Oyo State government will today open discussions with Labour leaders on the modalities for the implementation of the n30,000 minimum wage. Abiola Ajimobi, Oyo State Governor It is coming on the heels of Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s promise to workers that they would enjoy the new pay as soon as …
Read More »Nigeria Loses $29.3b Yearly To Erratic Power Supply
TCN The electricity generation companies (GENCOS) has said the country loses twenty-nine point three billion dollars yearly to low supply resulting from load shedding and inadequate facilities. The executive secretary, association of power generation companies (APGC), Joy Ogaji, in a statement urged the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to upgrade …
Read More »CBN To Withdraw N7.9tr Dirty, Mutilated Notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said a large proportion of the seven-point nine trillion naira pieces of naira notes in circulation are dirty, mutilated, unfit for automated teller machines (ATMs) and over-the-counter payments. A statement by CBN’S deputy governor, operations Folashodun Shonubi and Director, currency operations department Mrs. …
Read More »EFCC Charges Governor-Elect With Accepting Gratification
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC The economic and financial crimes commission (EFCC) has filed a criminal charge against Bauchi State Governor-elect, Senator Bala Mohammed, at the high court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). He is charged with accepting gratification in form of a house valued at five hundred …
Read More »BUHARI’S GOV’T ACCUSED OF N14trn THEFT.
Kola Ologbondiyan The Peoples Democratic Party has claimed that n14trn had been stolen under the All Progressives Congress-led government. They said that President Muhammadu Buhari and his party were desperate to remain in power so as to prevent investigation. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, made this claim …
Read More »Be careful of fraudsters JAMB warn UTME candidates
JAMB The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned its Cs awaiting for their results 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) against fraudsters who position various methods to deceive them. The JAMB board disclosed this in its weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar and made available to the …
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