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•    Ali Janga Takes Charge of Police Mobile Force Abuja – Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the posting of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Bala Zama Senchi, as Ag. DIG Department of Operations, Force Headquarters, Abuja and DIG representing North-West Geo-political zone. The IGP has equally ordered the redeployment of AIG Aji Ali Janga, AIG …

Edo State Government has approved the execution of micro-infrastructure projects in 16 communities drawn from 11 local councils in the state. The projects are to be financed by the state through the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (NG CARES) in Edo State. Edo State Coordinator, Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA) and Permanent Secretary, Edo Ministry of …

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted the 2023 Presidential election from February 18 to February 25, 2023, following the late signing of the Electoral Act by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). This was announced by the Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at a news conference in Abuja on Saturday, according to the PUNCH. He said …

For the first time, the NATO Response Force has been activated as a defensive measure in response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Tod Wolters activated the multinational force consisting of land, air, sea and special operations forces from the allies that can deploy quickly in support of the NATO alliance. The activation of the …

The United States said Friday it would impose sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, following similar announcements by Britain and the European Union in the wake of Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that a travel ban would be part of the sanctions. Following the spate of measures, Russian foreign …

Twenty four hours after the incident and a few hours after the visit of the state governor, the police have said that cash of over N34m, four vehicles, and two motorcycles believed to have been abandoned by the robbers have been recovered believed to have been abandoned by fleeing armed robbers that had raided four banks in Uromi, Esan North-East …

Says it will contribute to Citizens’ better participation  in electoral practices, reduce corruption and strengthen the nation’s democracy.  Chairman, Senate Services Committee, Senator Sani Musa, All Progressives Congress, APC, Niger East has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law, the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill 2022 that has now become a law. Senator Musa, a  frontline national chairmanship aspirant of …

President Joe Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Friday, setting in motion a historic confirmation process for the first Black woman to sit on the highest court in the nation, the CNN reports. “Today, as we watch freedom and liberty under attack abroad, I’m here to fulfill my responsibilities under the Constitution, to preserve freedom and …

The Lagos High Court in Ikeja has sentenced kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans and two others,  Uchenna Amadi and Okuchuwkwu Nwachukwu, to life imprisonment. Justice Hakeem Oshodi handed out the sentence to the trio on Friday after convicting them on two counts of conspiracy and kidnapping of a businessman, Donatus Duru. This file photo shows Evans after …

With presidential assent given to the electoral act amendment bill to make it a law, the House of Representatives has called on the country’s electoral umpire to earnestly start preparation for the 2023 general elections. In a statement by the spokesman of the House, Hon. Benjamin Kalu on Friday, the House which hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for the signing and …