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To make the police responsive, pro-active and effective in the face of a breakdown of internal security, the Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment is considering a proposal that will tinker with the structure of the police. The committee resorted to adjustment of the structure because the members failed to agree on the proposal for state police. After a rancorous debate …

The Minister of Defence, Major Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), at the weekend charged the National Centre of the Control of Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) to rid Nigeria of illicit weapons. According to report, over 6.5million small arms and light weapons are circulating in Nigeria. Research findings have shown that of the 6.5 million arms, only 586,000 are in the …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sunday charged the Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, to stop lamenting over the persistent banditry in hi state, but be on the side of the people by boldly telling President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC) federal government that they have failed in the area of security.  The PDP, which asked …

The Director General of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Dr. Salihu  Lukman, has described both the Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige and the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire as ineffective at their duty posts for being unable to proactively pre-empt strikes of health workers in the country.He said as loyal members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ngige and …

As Edo people in particular and Nigerians in general, around the world mourn the death of Edo-born billionaire business mogul and philanthropist, Captain Hosa Okunbo, his family, some moments ago, formally announced his exit. The family made the announcement in a statement signed by Dr. Tinyan Okunbo, head of the Okunbo family, and made available to the media by late …

Reactions have continued to trail the death of Edo-born billionaire business mogul, Captain Hosa Okunbo, with the latest coming from Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki. In mourning the passing of Captain Hosa Okunbo, Obaseki described the late business magnate as “a man of unparalleled energy and accomplishments.” In a statement on Sunday, the governor said: “It is with a …

Edo-born billionaire business mogul, philanthropist and professional pilot, Captain Hosa Okunbo, has died after losing a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 63 years old. Okunbo died last night in London, 12 months after doctors told him he had nine months to live. He is survived by widow, Nosa, and children. Late Okunbo, had moved to London a year …

Harder times await Nigerians who need medical attention at the nation’s public tertiary health facilities as striking doctors – members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) – and the labour minister, Chris Ngige, have held on to their stance. The minister on Friday while appearing on a Channels Television’s programme – Politics Today – said he had invoked the ‘no …

The Middle Belt Movement for Justice and Peace, MBMJP, has lamented that the circle of killings being perpetrated by armed herdsmen militia in Benue, Kaduna and other states of the federation is festering because the federal government refused to tag the armed herders as terrorists. The MBMJP insisted that if the federal government wants to put an end to the …

The group had been accused of being responsible for the killings and slaughtering of innocent people in North-Central, South-East, South-West, and South-South regions. In the last six years, different interest groups in Nigeria have asked the Muhammadu Buhari-led government to label the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) a terrorist group over its alleged involvement in banditry activities. …