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SOUTH-EAST PDP REITERATES DEMAND TO ZONE PRESIDENCY TO SOUTHERN NIGERIA

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South East geo-political zone has aligned with the position of the Southern Governor's Forum that the next president of Nigeria should come from the southern part of the country. The PDP South East also directed that the existing zoning patterns in states and constituencies of the zone must be strictly observed and adhered to in every state and constituency of the zone. Briefing […]

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COURT DENIES BAIL TO ABBA KYARI

A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to grant the application for bail filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sunday Ubua. Justice Emeka White, in a ruling today, held that the prosecution, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has placed sufficient evidence before the court enough for it to refuse bail. The NDLEA in its counter-affidavits to Kyari's bail […]

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ECOWAS COURT ORDERS NIGERIA TO AMEND CYBERCRIME LAW TARGETING JOURNALISTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA USERS

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria to amend Section 24 of the Cybercrime (Prohibition and Prevention, )Act of 2015, saying its modification would meet obligations under the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). This comes after a case was filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), challenging the legality of […]

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PRESIDENT BUHARI HOSTS APC NATIONAL CHAIRMANSHIP ASPIRANTS

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday night hosted the National Chairmanship Aspirants of the Governing All Progress Congress (APC), to a dinner at the State House. The Chairmen Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning committee of the APC and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha were in attendance. Although details of the […]

todayMarch 24, 2022 81

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EFCC ARRESTS 33 INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN ENUGU AND LAGOS STATE

Operatives of the Lagos and Enugu Zonal Commands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 33 internet fraud suspects in separate sting operations. The Spokesperson of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren in a statement yesterday said 17 of the suspects were arrested in Lagos while 16 others were nabbed in Enugu with exotic vehicles, laptops and mobile devices recovered from them. Uwujaren said the 17 suspects in Lagos […]

todayMarch 23, 2022 71

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IGP PRAISES THREE PERSONNEL FOR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCES ON DUTY

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has commended three personnel for their exemplary performances in the course of their duty, calling on senior police officers to always appreciate personnel who display similar performance in their respective jurisdictions. The acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said those extolled by the police chief included Sergeant Sampson Ekikere, Sergeant Yahaya Ahmed, and a Chief Superintendent of Police CSP Elemide Bishop. Ekikere who […]

todayMarch 23, 2022 60

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PRESIDENT BUHARI ARRIVES LAGOS TO COMMISSION NEWLY BUILT PROJECTS

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Lagos on a working visit to commission and inspect some projects in the state. The president who arrived at about 10 this morning at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammad Airport, Lagos, was welcomed to the state by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and some members of the Lagos State Executive Council. President Buhari is expected to commission the newly built international terminal of the […]

todayMarch 22, 2022 77

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NDLEA OPERATIVES ARREST 52-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH 20.75 KG COCAINE AT ABUJA AIRPORT

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 52-year-old businessman, Okeke Anayochukwu, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for the possession of black liquid cocaine. The Director of Media and Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, explained that the suspect was arrested with 20.75 kilogrammes of black liquid cocaine on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, onboard a Qatar Airways flight from Sao […]

todayMarch 21, 2022 89

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PRESIDENT BUHARI CONDEMNS ATTACK ON POLICE STATIONS AND HOME OF GEORGE OBIOZOR

President Muhammadu Buhari has strongly condemned the destruction of buildings and assets of the Police in Imo State as well as the home of the President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Professor George Obiozor describing it as deeply distressing. Buhari in a statement through his Senior Special assistant on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, strongly condemned the violence in the sub-region and urged everyone to maintain peace, adding that the […]

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