Several United States national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, cyberattacks, and disinformation, thus easing pressure on Moscow, NAN reports. This comes as the administration of United States President Donald Trump pushes Russia to end its war in Ukraine. Former United States President Joe Biden had last year…
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has expressed his strong support for President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In a statement on Tuesday issued by the Ministry’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Matawalle stated that this decisive action is vital for restoring stability to the state’s…
Press statement by suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara on the state of emergency declared in Rivers State: My dear Rivers People, I address you today with a deep sense of responsibility and calm, as we navigate this unfortunate moment in our state’s political history. Since assuming office as your Governor, all my actions and decisions have…
The Nigerian Customs Service has sought greater synergy with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, to protect the nation’s borders. The Area Controller of the Nigerian Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Command, Comptroller Joseph Adelaja, made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Oyo state…
The Oyo State House of Assembly has suspended the Chairman of Saki East Local Government Area, Emmanuel Adedokun, over allegations of gross misconduct. The suspension, which takes immediate effect, was announced during the Assembly’s plenary on Tuesday following a petition submitted by 11 members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Saki East. The petitioners accused…
The Director General National of the Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman has stressed the need for the federal government to amend Act of 1986, the primary law regulating Private Security Companies in Nigeria. Professor Sulaiman stressed the imperative for the amendment of the law on Tuesday while speaking at…
Chairman of the Central Planning Committee for the 2024 Ede Day, Honourable Lukman Afolabi, has disclosed that rehabilitation work on the Ede City Hall at Oja Timi will commence soon. Honourable Afolabi made this disclosure at a general meeting held inside the town hall on Sunday. According to report, during a get-together of all the…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. -Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has urged troops of the Nigerian Army to make the country safer and more secure to ensure the safety and well-being of all Nigerians. Gen. Oluyede gave the charge while addressing the troops at the parade ground during his maiden Operational visit to the 12 Brigade…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu For his immense contributions towards human and societal development, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq joins family, friends, associates, and the Muslim Stakeholders in the state to celebrate the 70th birthday anniversary of a retired director in the Kwara state civil service, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi. Governor AbdulRazaq in a Statement by his Chief…
A former majority leader of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Kehinde Subair, is dead. Aged 60. Though the cause of his death is still sketchy, newsmen reliably gathered that he died shortly after breaking his Ramadan fast in the United Kingdom. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in the state, who preferred anonymity,…