The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has approved the promotion of 21,039 junior police officers who were last promoted on or before 2017. The promotion comprised the elevation of 20,572 Sergeants to the next rank of Inspector, 324...
Justice Akintayo Aluko of a Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a man, Muritala Sanni, who specialized in trafficking young ladies to Libya for prostitution, to 28 years imprisonment. Delivering judgement in a 13-count criminal charge slammed...
A rights activist, Olukoya Ogungbeje, has sued the Federal Government at a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged illegal deactivation of SIM cards of over 72 million Nigerians. MTN Nigeria Communication Limited, Airtel Network Nigeria Limited and the Attorney...
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has stated that the nation stands to gain a lot in terms of expanding its foreign exchange earning capacity through previously underutilised sectors. Lalong lauded the RT200 FX Programme by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN). The governor...
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over a meeting of the Council of State at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting, which commenced at about 10 am, is being attended physically and virtually. The meeting has Former President Goodluck Jonathan,...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El Rufai, has commended the state athletes for winning laurels in national and international competitions, saying the pursuit of sporting excellence informed his decision to create a dedicated Ministry of Sports Development back in 2019. El...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Google Global Services Nigeria have expressed determination to work together toward advancing the actualisation of auspicious national targets for ubiquitous broadband access in furtherance of Nigeria’s digital transformation policy. The two organisations made the...
Here are some latest developments in the war in Ukraine: – Russian flagship ‘seriously damaged’ – The Russian navy’s Black Sea flagship is “seriously damaged” by an ammunition explosion, state media says. A Ukrainian government official claims the vessel was hit by...
The operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) have intercepted a pistol with two magazines containing 26 rounds of ammunition. The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSC Victor Ogagbor, made this known in...
An 18-year-old boy, identified as Chibuike Emmanuel, has died from electrocution while charging his iPhone 8 in Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State. The teenager was said to have been electrocuted at about 5:00 pm on Tuesday...