archiveAugust 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, to immediately stop what it called the invasion and attempt to forceful takeover the Edo state House of Assembly by illegal security operatives. At an emergency press briefing on Thursday presided over by PDP national publicity...

.as Awosika, others harp on integrity at virtual meeting Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has said that Nigeria would become prosperous when its leadership begins to demonstrate integrity, honesty and transparency. The governor, who stated this while speaking on the theme: "Integrity as a sine qua non to a...

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has extended the current phase two eased lockdown by another four weeks. The phase started on June 1, 2020. The extension followed the approval of recommendations made by the PTF to President Muhammadu Buhari. The Chairman of the task force and Secretary to Federal...

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator Ayo Akinyelure has said that he was not perturbed by the threat made by the United Bank for Africa (UBA) against him over planned probe of the bank. The Senate is probing the alleged N41 billion withdrawal by the...

Police have taken over the Edo State House of Assembly complex in Benin City, the state capital. This is coming few hours after the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Yekini Idiaye, was impeached by the state lawmakers. Idiaye was impeached on Wednesday during plenary. He was accused of collecting N40m from a...

Oyo State government has approved N59.7 million grant for the take-off of the State Security Network codenamed ‘Operation Amotekun‘. The fund would be for the procurement of 3,000 uniforms, combat boots, lanyard, baseball hats, security belts and worsted socks. It will also cover the production of logo to identity and...

A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to claims by the United States that the Al-Qaeda terrorist group has started penetrating Nigeria through the north-western region, describing the claim as alarming. It was reported on Wednesday that the US alerted the Nigerian authorities that the Al-Qaeda terrorist...

The Presidency says none of the 601 de-radicalised former Boko Haram members will be absorbed into the military as being peddled by mischief-makers. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. The presidential aide added...

Toyota Motor forecasts its net profit for the current financial year will drop 64.1 per cent from the previous year to 730 billion yen ($6.9 billion) due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, it said on Thursday. Japan’s largest carmaker maintained its operating profit outlook at 500 billion yen...

The Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIoTA) is engaging maritime stakeholders on proper latching of containers onto articulated vehicles to reduce accidents. Dr Bashir Jamoh, President of CIoTA, gave the assurance in a statement in Lagos. He was reacting to a recent accident in Lagos in which a...