A Coalition of Civil Society for Good Governance has said that the Tenure of IGP Usman Alkali Baba is in order and has not violated any Law or Extant Law. In a joint statement signed Comrade Olufemi Lawson and Comrade Declan Ihekaire said that First and foremost, the office of the IGP is by appointment, by the Commander in Chief
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By Wole Oni The news of the appointment of Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser (if true) is cheering and elating. Nigeria needs a paradigm shift from the regular and this appointment comes across as one. Ribadu’s choice is a master stroke from a great strategist that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu PBAT is known to be, he is an exceptional
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By Ismaila Uba Misilli “If you possess the stuff of a champion you can’t stay too long in the abyss of the minnows”. The above aphorism is a terse formulation of a truth that captures the fate of Gombe State governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, when his colleagues across the northern region unanimously elected him to chair the highly influential
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…… Recovers one locally made single barrel gun, two live cartridges, and four suspected stolen motorcycles The Delta State Police Command has arrested nine suspected criminals terrorizing parts of the state. Confirming the arrest in a statement, Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, DSP Bright Edafe, said the Command has recorded another breakthrough in the fight against crime
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…He has demonstrated proven expertise in governance, planning, and political leadership The organizers of the Bayelsa State Governor’s Football Tournament christened the Prosperity Cup and have felicitated Governor Douye Diri as he turns 64 years. The organizers in a statement by the Director General of the tournament Mr Ono Akpe, described Governor Diri as an urbane, cerebral leader of great
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The late Kudirat Abiola, a Nigerian pro-democracy campaigner has been described as a brightly glowing green. In a remembrance note on Sunday, 4th June 2023 by the President of Women Arise. Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, said, “Twenty-seven years ago this 4th June, Alhaja Kudirat Abiola rose to immortality. “She was felled by the bullets of assassins in the uniform of State.
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….. Recovers 390kg of illicit drugs in Kano, Kaduna, Borno, and Oyo raids Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have stormed the Iwe forest in the Iwe community, Owan West local government area of Edo state, where they located a large warehouse of skunk, used to store 231 jumbo bags of the psychotropic substance weighing 3,003 kilograms
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….. Says the commission will review their status and place them properly The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Dr. Solomon Arase, CFR, former Inspector General of Police has promised to look into the status of qualified lawyers serving in the Nigeria Police Force and appearing in Courts with the ranks of Corporals, Sergeants and Inspectors. He also said the
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…Commends him for Justifying the Confidence Reposed on Him by the Federal Government After a thorough evaluation of the sterling performance and inspiring reforms ignited by Mohammed Bello Koko- led the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), carried out by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) which classified the NPA as a level 5 “Platinum Level” Organisation, the
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Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has poured encomiums on the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, as he turns 64 on Sunday. The former Nigerian leader in a goodwill message to the governor described Senator Diri as a forthright leader committed to the growth and development of Bayelsa State since he assumed office three years ago. Jonathan said the
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