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One Police officer and an unarmed private security driver attached to Okomu Oil Palm Company PLC are in critical conditions following attack by gunmen who allegedly were in the company’s rubber plantation to steal wet rubber cup lumps. The incident, which took place over the weekend, occurred while the victims were on their routine patrol around the company’s rubber plantation, …

In order to improve the nation’s security architecture in line with global standards and more effectively tackle challenges nationwide, the Buhari administration is asking security agencies to leverage more technology-driven solutions and intelligence-driven collaboration. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, stated this on Saturday at the graduation ceremony of participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 14 at the National Institute …

Nigeria needs not just achievers, but more importantly men and women who are bridge builders and unifiers, and who see the country’s ethnic diversity as a source of strength, and not as a point of difference. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, made the assertions on Saturday during the turbaning ceremony of some prominent persons in Bida emirate, Niger State. A statement …

Athens, Greece – Pope Francis apologized for the ways Catholics have contributed to division with Orthodox Christians during a meeting with Greek Orthodox leaders in Athens on Saturday. “Shamefully, patriarch, — I acknowledge this for the Catholic Church — actions and decisions that had little or nothing to do with Jesus and the Gospel, but were instead marked by a …

Aside from the heat in Abuja, Madam Victoria endured an intense, stifling smoke emanating from cooking with firewood, the third greatest killer of women and children in Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization. It was in early September and I watched her singing Timaya’s “I can’t kill myself oo” as she dismantled her gas burner from the cylinder. “I go pack this …

The Minister of Interior of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Friday in Abuja said anyone or group who, henceforth, tries to break out prisoners from any correctional centre in the country, is on a suicide mission. Mr Aregbesola, who spoke through an aide at an event organised by the British Nigeria Law Forum (BNLF), also listed measures the government has taken to tackle …

The federal government has commenced Airborne Geophysical Survey in Ogun and 17 other states, including the Federal Capital Territory. The Director of Special Duties in the Ministry, Mr. Yisau Adepoju, who disclosed this at a press conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, said the survey, which commenced in Kwara State on Wednesday, will last for about six weeks. He …

A magistrate court sitting in Egor Magistrate Court II has sentenced two brothers Ikechukwu Sunday and Ikechukwu Lucas to three months imprisonment for assaulting a staff of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH)and destroying some facilities at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital over the death of their father.   They were found guilty on a two …

At the Paralympic Games, physically challenged athletes exhibit their sporting prowess and fight for honours for their countries and personal fame. The path to the medals at global sports fiestas is paved with years of physical and mental exertions. This is doubly so for the Paralympians who must first overcome their physical disabilities and the social conditions attached to participate in …

The Anti-Piracy Society of Nigeria (APSON), Anambra State Sector, in collaboration with Tavbt software developers, on Saturday unveiled a mobile application to track fakery and fake products before purchase. The App, known as ‘TaVbt’, was unveiled at the Inauguration and Induction of Anti-piracy Agents into APSON, in Awka, to help individuals detect fake or original products using their mobile phones. …