Saturday, August 27, 2022 Bola Tinubu and Mike Okiro A former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, said Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, would fix Nigeria the way he fixed Lagos as a governor. Mr Okiro, a former Lagos police commissioner, made this assertion on Friday in Abuja at the unveiling of

Saturday, August 27, 2022 Godwin Emefiele and foreign airlines Central Bank said it has released $265 million to foreign airlines amid threats by the international carries stop operations in Nigeria over the trapped funds The apex bank’s spokesman, Osita Nwanisobi, disclosed this on Friday, Channels TV reported. Mr Nwanisobi said CBN governor Godwin Emefiele and

Saturday, August 27, 2022 Ahmed Wakil Police in Bauchi State have arrested nine kidnap suspects and rescued one victim at Maina Maji Village in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman in the state, SP Ahmed Wakil, stated in Bauchi on Friday that the raid on the kidnappers’ hideout was conducted by police

Saturday, August 27, 2022 Naira and Dollars The naira on Friday appreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging at N430.33. The figure represented an increase of 0.08 per cent, compared with N430.67 it exchanged for the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N429.50 to the dollar on Friday.

Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has just come out the the Uyo Correctional Centre. Inibehe came out one month after he was sent to prison by the Akwa Ibom Chief Judge, Ekaette Obot, for contempt of court. He was seen given a heroic welcome march by a team of supporters. The lawyer, who posted a

Communities in Kibori to Kigudu Sabon Kaura in Zango Kataf Local government Area of Kaduna State will soon breathe a sigh of relief, as the Federal Government through the Ecological Project Office, has awarded a contract for the construction of a bridge. Aside from the bridge, the project will also include the construction of erosion

The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, has said the 2023 general election would be a watershed event in the political history of Nigeria. Abe, who said this at the official commissioning of the SDP constituency office in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state, also said the

A global rights group, Amnesty International, has condemned the demolition of Dubaidna Durumi 3 village days after the forceful eviction of the inhabitants of the community. A joint statement by Amnesty International Nigeria and Dubaidna Durumi 3 village made available to journalists in a press conference in Abuja on Thursday stated that two of the

The South-East Forum of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria in an emergency meeting on Thursday called on the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to direct the reopening of its National Secretariat in Lagos sealed by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police. It condemned the invasion of the secretariat by one Innocent

Friday, August 26, 2022 House of Representatives, [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of Reps NGR] The House of Representatives has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF) to appear before it on August 30, for explanation on fuel subsidy payments between 2013 and 2022. The lawmakers want the auditor-general to provide documentary evidence on the

Friday, August 26, 2022 Police Constabularies and Inspector General of Police Usman Baba Alkali Members of the Community Policing Constabulary Scheme are volunteers who should not expect payment from the federal government, Force Spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi said on Thursday. The clarification comes days after community policing constables in Ilorin, Kwara State, staged a protest over

Friday, August 26, 2022 Naira and Dollars The naira halted its three-day loss against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Thursday, as it marginally appreciated against the dollar. It exchanged at N430.67 per dollar. This represented an increase of 0.08 per cent, compared with N431 it exchanged for the dollar on Wednesday.