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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Policy on the Government, Second Level Domain aimed at safeguarding official communications using government top-level domains. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed this when he addressed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday in Abuja. He stated …

An extradition hammer hung over the head of Nigerian police detective Abba Kyari but the celebrity cop appears to have fallen into a deeper trouble with his arrest by the NDLEA for allegedly aiding and abetting drug trafficking. He was honoured by the House of Representatives in 2020 after becoming a Nigerian celebrity for his daring exploits in crime-fighting, but …

Nigeria’s fuel scarcity worsened Tuesday across many cities, as many struggled to go to work or engage in other daily routines. The crisis has led to increased cost of transportation, and many people were left stranded at various bus stops on Tuesday as workers returned from work and students returned from schools. This happened as the state-run NNPC in a statement on …

An Ikeja Coroner’s Court is to subpoena more witnesses in the quest to unravel the circumstances that led to the death of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. The Coroner, Mikhail Kadiri, made the disclosure at the conclusion of proceedings on Tuesday. He noted that the inquest is a fact-finding exercise and a lot of questions would …

• Confusion over closure of intelligence units• Arase says the existence of units contravenes the original plan National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it will not spare any of its officers indicted by the police authorities. NDLEA spoke in response to a challenge posed to it on Monday by the police, asking the agency to also try its men …

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Tuesday said the continued scarcity of fuel in Nigeria and the pains of having adulterated fuel in circulation have further increased the hardship Nigerians were going through for about a month now. Chairman of CAN in Kaduna State and Vice-Chairman of CAN in the Northern States and Abuja, Rev. Joseph Hayab, said the apex …

Sylvester Oromoni (Snr), the father of the late student of Dowen College, has explained to the court why he thinks there is a “massive cover-up” in the death of his son. He spoke on Tuesday while responding to Akingbola Goerge, a lawyer representing the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, in the ongoing coroner inquest in Lagos over his son’s alleged murder. …

A retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Austin Iwar has said that the arrest of Abba Kyari over the drug bust shows that there are many more Abba Kyaris in the Nigerian Police force system and there may be other officers committing even worse crimes. Speaking in a Channels TV programme ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Wednesday, AIG Iwar said the …

Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome(SAN), who is the lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, raised the alarm that his client’s sight had deteriorated. File: Leader of IPOB Nnamdi Kanu a court session. Photo by Gbemiga Olamikan. Ozekhome told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that Kanu, who …

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, presented details of 24 properties worth N10.9 billion forfeited to the Federal Government by a top military officer. The commission, however, did not give the name of the officer. Justice N.E. Maha of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had, on Monday, ordered the final forfeiture of the properties held by fronts and …