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•Three questions PFN Bishops asked APC candidate  •I can’t share cake that has not been baked —Asiwaju More details have emerged on what transpired at a meeting of Arewa Church leaders under the aegis of Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria with the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.  The forum was held last Thursday at …

The Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Audi, has pledged to deal decisively with any personnel found culpable in oil bunkering in the Niger Delta. Audi gave the assurance when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. He said the corps was investigating reports of alleged collusion between some personnel and …

Some Northern Christian members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who openly opposed the Muslim/Muslim ticket of the party have been excluded from its presidential campaign council. A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and the senator representing Adamawa North, Elisha Abbo, were not on the list of party …

After weeks of dilly-dallying, the Tinubu Campaign Organization has finally unveiled a 422-member Campaign Council ahead of next year’s presidential election. Some of those on the list are Chief Bisi Akande, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, Chief Olusegun Osoba, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, Zainab Asipita Ogundana and 69 others named as Campaign Patrons. The list, released in the early hours of yesterday, consists …

Though jailbreaks are not new in Nigeria, they have worsened under President Muhammadu Buhari. Since he assumed office in 2015, jailbreaks have been recorded in 11 different states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja due to poor security features such as a shortage of armed personnel and weapons required to guard the facilities. Aside from these, …

Abuja (FCT) Chief Magistrate Court Zone 6 has remanded Prof. Zainab Duke Abiola and her maid, Rebecca Enechido, at the Suleja Correctional Facility till October 5, 2022. Prof. Abiola was arrested for causing grievous assault of her Police orderly, Inspector Teju Moses. The Police accused Abiola, a legal practitioner and human rights activist, of attempt to commit culpable homicide and …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku *Tasks Strategic Police Managers on Professionalism, Compliance with Extant Laws for Credible Elections *Excludes Quasi-Security Outfits from Election Security Management Abuja, Nigeria – Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has called on all stakeholders in the in Nigeria’s in 2023 general elections to carry out their campaign with full regard for the Electoral laws of …

Govt assures of increased security Edo State Government has assured stakeholders that it will lift the ban on gold mining in Dagbala Community, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Mining and Energy, Engr. Ethan Uzamere gave the assurance during inspection of buildings for security personnel in the community as part of efforts to improve security in …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has approved a cabinet reshuffle and rationalization of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state government. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the governor gave the approval at the Executive Council (EXCO) on Wednesday. He noted that, “The rationalization of the MDAs is as a result of …

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo State declared yesterday that his administration will acquire arms to protect citizens of the state against life-threatening marauders and organized crime. The governor made the declaration as no fewer than 14 people were Wednesday night murdered in two separate attacks by suspected armed herdsmen on Mchia and Mou communities in Logo Local Government Area of …