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The Police Service Commission (PSC) Friday approved the retirement of police officers above 60 years old or have spent 35 years in service. The PSC took the decision at an extraordinary meeting, citing Public Service Rule which provides for the retirement on attainment of 35 years in service or 60 years of age. A statement by Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public …

This move, seen as a glaring example of nepotism, has not only disrupted the morale and career progression within the police force but has also eroded public trust in the government. Nigeria operates a democracy, or at least pretends to, and the cornerstone of any democratic nation is the rule of law. The rule of law presupposes that all persons, …

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has vowed to challenge the Court of Appeal judgment affirming the proscription of IPOB as a terrorist organisation. Aloy Ejimakor, in a statement on Friday night, said Mr Kanu stated this when he and other members of his legal team visited the IPOB leader on Friday at the facility …

The Federal Government, through the Rural Electrification Agency, has advanced the implementation of the Africa mini-grids programme. The effort was made known at the Africa Mini-Grids Programme Grant Award Ceremony in Abuja on Friday. The event marked the official unveiling of the delivery and deployment of 23 new mini-grids across six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. These mini-grids, with capacities ranging …

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has stepped into the lingering controversy over the tenure of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, Mr Fagbemi clarified in a statement on Thursday that Mr Egbetokun’s continued stay in office is legal contrary to assertions that he should no longer remain in office having attained the …

The Director of Corps Welfare and Health Services of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Omotade Ayodele has admonished corps members not to rely on white-collar jobs, saying it’s not a means to sustain financial success. Ayodele stated this on Thursday while addressing Corps members during his visit to the NYSC orientation camp at Wannune, Tarka Local Government Area of …

The Federal High Court in Abuja Thursday granted activist Omoyele Sowore bail in the sum of N10 million regarding the cybercrime case filed against him by the police over his unflattering social media remarks about Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun. The police, on Monday, filed the cybercrime case, which attracts a penalty of a N7 million fine, up to three years’ …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised alarm over what he describes as a systematic crackdown on opposition figures by the Bola Tinubu-led administration. Atiku’s warning comes in the wake of the arrest and prosecution of opposition voices, including activist Omoyele Sowore and Professor Usman Yusuf, a vocal critic of the government. In a post on X on Thursday, Atiku …

CNN – Less than a day after the deadly collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter killed 67 people over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump said common sense already told him what to blame: diversity programs creating a class of unqualified federal workers. At the same moment Trump was making these outlandish comments from the …

ABUJA—The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, granted bail to detained activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, to the tune of N10 million with one surety in like sum. According to report by Vanguard News, the court, in the ruling that was delivered by Justice Musa Liman, held that the surety must …