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The Police High Command yesterday disclosed that the recruitment of 10, 000 police officers promised by President Muhammadu Buhari, with a view of enhancing the fight against crime and insecurity in the country, is yet to begin hence Nigerians should beware of fraudsters. A statement signed by Force Public Relations officer, CP Emmanuel Ojukwu said, “Following the approval for recruitment …

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concerned over the unfolding political situation in Guinea Bissau following the dismissal of the Prime Minister, Mr Domingos Pereira, and his cabinet by President Jose Mario Vaz. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. It stated that Buhari had …

David Parradang, head of the Nigeria Immigration Service, has been suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari effective Friday. The deputy comptroller general, Martin Abeshi, will take over while Mr. Parradang is on suspension, according to the News Agency of Nigeria and Premium Times. While no immediate reason was cited, the suspension comes just two days after Vanguard reported that President Buhari …

By Alltimepost.com Wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Iara Oshiomhole, has assured that the state would always give priority to the girl-child education as educating the girl child is akin to educating the nation. Mrs. Oshiomhole gave the assurance yesterday at the 2015 edition of the Nigerian Girls Guide Association National Camp Meeting in Benin City. She said, “Edo State …

THESE are not comfortable times for some ‘super rich’ civil servants as they are said to be rushing to sell their choice houses and state-of-the-art automobiles in order to avoid losing the properties to the President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft crusade. Already, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has reportedly confiscated some buildings said to have been owned …

Jean Gough, Country Director, United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that no fewer than 10.5 million Nigerian children are out of school. Gough stated this on Tuesday in Bauchi while exchanging views with Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State at the Government House. She said that UNICEF was collaborating with some stakeholders to strengthen the newly-introduced Quranic School …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed his desire to revisit the recent liquidation of the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited and its subsidiary, Mobile Telecommunications Limited. The President made his position known when officials of the Ministry of Communication Technology took their turn to brief him of their ministry’s activities at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Tunji Olaopa, …

The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has explained that the state government opted for the $75m World Bank facility as an inevitable option, having been allegedly denied its statutory allocations by the Peoples Democratic Party which he accused of bleeding the nation’s “treasury dry.” Oshiomhole, who spoke to journalists on Sunday on the recent approval of the loan by the …

TWO years after the last recruitment by the Nigeria Police Force, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday unveiled Federal Government’s plans to recruit fresh 10,000 policemen. Buhari, who spoke at the National Security Summit on Community Partnership Approach to Internal Security and Crime Management, organised by the police in Abuja, said the government would also establish a well-trained and equipped anti-terrorism …

President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the resignation of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Dikko Abdullahi. With the acceptance, Abdullahi is expected to proceed on voluntary retirement from Tuesday (today). He had earlier written a letter dated August 3 to the President in which he notified Buhari of his desire to proceed on voluntary retirement from Tuesday. Buhari’s …