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CP Olatunji Rilwan Disu on Monday resumed duty as the new Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. Addressing journalists at the Command’s headquarters, Olatunji issued a stern warning to trouble makers, saying his tenure “will be marked by a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of crime and criminality”. He stated that the Command will not waver in its commitment to safeguarding the territory, ensuring that law […]

Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye on Monday said justice has been served in his case against the Nigerian government, after six years. Melaye said the court has acquitted him of 12 cases filed against him by the Nigerian government. Posting on X, Melaye wrote: “Justice served after 6 years. Justice delayed is never Justice denied. God alone be praised. Sen Dino Melaye 12- Federal Government and IGP 0. EN. […]

Staff of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday following the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the agency’s management. This is coming after a meeting convened on Friday, October 4, 2024 over unresolved issues. The staff’s demands include a review and re-evaluation of the 2024 promotion examination results, which currently show a pass rate of only […]

The Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, in conjunction with the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has recovered six more bodies from the boat mishap incident in the state. The Director General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Arah, who confirmed the development, said the bodies were recovered between 6:00 pm on Thursday and 9:00 am on Friday. Arah stated that the recovery of 6 more bodies brought the total […]

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has lamented the several attempts made to prevent the October 5 Local Government elections in the state from holding, saying authoritatively that the elections will hold. The governor’s reaction was a sequel to an incident which happened around 1 am on Friday (today), in which some men dressed in police uniforms attempted to take over the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission. Report […]

President Bola Tinubu has submitted four tax reform bills to the National Assembly for consideration. The President in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, during their respective plenary sessions on Thursday, explained that the bills were crafted to align with his administration’s goals. According to the letter, the bills are the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, which is expected to […]

The Oyo State government has approved the recruitment of 791 officers of various cadres into the state’s civil service. The Chairman of the Oyo State Civil Service Commission, Alhaji Kamoru Aderibigbe, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan. Aderibigbe stated that the recruitment would include 230 education officers and 561 officers in various other departments within the civil service. He added that the recruitment would target […]