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Nigeria Police Chief Meets Senate, Discusses Community Policing

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammad Adamu, appeared before the Senate in plenary on Wednesday over increasing insecurity in Nigeria. His appearance was in response to a summon by the Senate last week. Mr Adamu arrived in plenary at 11:08 a.m. in the company of other security officers after which the meeting continued behind closed doors. The Senate had invited the police IG …

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Nigeria Will Repay Abacha’s Loot If Stolen Again ― US

The United States said on Tuesday the soon to be repatriated $308million recovered from the family of the late maximum ruler, Gen. Sani Abacha, must be placed in a secured account by the Nigerian government. Washington said the Federal Government would be required to replace the fund if it is stolen from the account. The Spokesperson for the US State …

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Insurgency: 90% Of Boko Haram’s Victims Are Muslims — Buhari

…Says President Buhari in article published in US magazine…Adds slain Pastor Andimi’s faith should inspire all Nigerians…No multi-stakeholder survey to prove President’s assertions — CAN…Why Christians are now targets of deadly terror attacks — INVESTIGATION President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday declared that 90 per cent of Boko Haram’s victims in the past years were Muslims. “It is the reality that some …

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Edo Govt Demolishes Kabaka’s T. Latifa Hotel

Edo State Government has demolished T. Latifa Hotel owned by Mr. Tony Adun also known as Kabaka, for violating building laws as the structure sits across a road in the Ugbor-Amagba axis of Oredo Local Government Area of the state. The hotel building was reduced to rubbles on Wednesday afternoon, after an injunction secured by Mr. Adun against the exercise …

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Police Gun Down Robbery Suspect, Arrest 5 Fake Soldiers In Edo

Operatives of Edo Police Command have gunned down a robbery suspect and arrested five persons for allegedly posing as officers of the Nigeria Army in Benin City. The police gave the names of the suspects as Ehiorobo Evans (28), Osariemen Agho (25) Solomon Hussaini (28) Idoro Solomon and Ezeyi Kelechi. The command Public Relations Officer DSP Chidi Nwabuzor said yesterday …

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Buhari Unveils Nigeria’s New Visa Policy

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said Nigeria Visa Policy 2020 is intended to attract innovation, specialized skills and knowledge from abroad to complement local capacity. In his remarks at the official public presentation of the Nigeria Visa Policy (NVP) 2020, the President said “the implementation of the Nigeria Visa Policy 2020 will support the attainment of a globally competitive …

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Nigerians Back Transparency International, Say Corruption Worse

Almost 80 per cent of Nigerians have said that corruption has worsened in the country in the last year. This is according to an online poll conducted by PREMIUM TIMES with respect to Nigeria’s latest ranking on the corruption index by Transparency International – a global anti-corruption watchdog. Transparency International placed Nigeria 146th on the ranking of its 2019 Corruption …

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Community Policing: FG Constables Won’t Get Salary, It’s Voluntary – Police

The police on Monday said the community policing service would be purely voluntary and the constables to be recruited would not receive any salary. The state commissioners of police, who stated this in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Monday, said police commands had started meeting traditional rulers and community leaders with a view to recruiting constables for the community …

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IPOB Commends US Over Kanu’s VIP Invitation To Trump’s Rally…

The indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) has on Saturday, commended the leadership of the US Republicans Party in Iowa for extending a VIP invitation to their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to Trump’s campaign rally at Des Moines Iowa. The group said Kanu was a special guest at the rally on Thursday, January 30, 2020. In a statement on Saturday by …

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Okada Ban: Sanwo-Olu Orders Release Of 65 More Buses On Roads

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed the management of Lagos Bus Services Limited, Lagbus, to deploy a fleet of 65 buses along major routes from Monday, (Today), February 3, 2020. The Managing Director, Lagbus, Mr Idowu Oguntona, disclosed this, at the weekend, following scarcity of buses and transport fare hike by commercial drivers as a result of government …

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