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Two interstate robbers who have been breaking into homes and boutiques in Lagos and Ogun State and dispossessing residents of their belongings were on Wednesday arrested by the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad in Oshodi after another successful outing. The robbers, Gbemi Ogunleye, 45, a fairly used cloth seller in Ijora and Ini Effiong, 32, a roadside Gala hawker in Oshodi were arrested in early Wednesday morning after an all-night robbery at the resident of one church cleric in Ibafo, Ogun State. The suspects, in their confessions, stated that they break into homes and boutiques in Ibafo at midnight,…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) says it has approved the promotion of 623 senior police officers across various ranks in the force. The Head of Press and Public Relations of the commission, Mr Ikechukwu Ani disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the promotions were approved at the 7th Plenary Meeting of the commission held on Friday and Saturday. Ani said the promotions were strictly based on seniority, merit, availability of vacancies and clean record of service. He said that 40 Deputy Commissioners of Police were elevated to Commissioners of Police; 98 Assistant Commissioners to Deputy…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has reviewed downward charges and fees for banking services. This is contained in the new guidelines for banks, other financial, and non-bank financial institutions released by the apex bank on Sunday in Abuja. According to Mr Isaac Okorafor, the bank’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, the guidelines will take effect from Jan. 1, 2020. Okorafor, while briefing newsmen said the step was in furtherance of the bank’s quest to make financial services more accessible and affordable to various stakeholders in the economy. He explained that some major highlights of the new guidelines included the removal…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde said on Saturday that his government was on the same page with civil servants on the new N30,000 minimum wage for workers The Governor, who noted that his administration had only on Friday set up a committee to oversee the negotiation and implementation of the new minimum wage, stated that civil servants and the government were going to be reasonable on the all-important matter. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that Governor Makinde made the disclosure during the quarterly live interview programme, Meet the Governor, on the Broadcasting…
Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has said the passage of the Hate Speech Bill under consideration by the National Assembly will address all issues of discrimination associated with religious and ethnic persecution in Nigeria. Sabi Abdullahi stated this against the backdrop of impending sanctions faced by Nigeria following its inclusion on the ‘special watchlist’ of the United States Government over high cases of religious and ethnic persecution. The United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, had announced Nigeria’s inclusion into the religion violations list. Also, the 2018 report of the United States Commission for International…
Nigerian Government has rejected the United States designation of Nigeria as a country that engages in or tolerates severe violations of religious freedom, saying the iniquitous tag stems from an orchestrated narrative that has long been discredited In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the good people of Nigeria enjoy unfettered freedom to practice their religion, and blamed failed politicians and disgruntled elements – some of them supposedly-respected leaders – for latching on to religion as their trump card, especially in the run-up to the last general elections, to oust…
The arrest of former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Mohammed Adoke (SAN) by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on arrival from Dubai is an indication that there is no hiding place for Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) who have questions to answer on their activities while in office. This, BMO said, is because the former minister was initially arrested by INTERPOL in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and kept in custody before his deportation to Nigeria. BMO said in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke that it is a clear…
Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has decried the recruitment system in the universities, regretting that many people not qualified to teach had found their way into the system. Ogunyemi made this known when he appeared on News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Forum in Abuja on Sunday. “Some lecturers have no business in the classrooms, but they found their way in due to political interference. “You find that some lecturers probably have no business being in the universities but you know politics has done so much damage to us that sometimes merit is sacrificed on…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the current border closure by the Federal Government is yielding good results as Nigerian farmers are “smiling to the bank.” Gbajabiamila said the action by the Federal Government has forced Nigerians to now consume locally farmed products, especially Nigerian rice. Gbajabiamila spoke in Surulere, Lagos State, on Sunday at his annual End of the Year Grassroots Empowerment Programme. The Speaker said: “I must say the impact of closing Nigeria’s borders to foreign rice is yielding results. I am sure so many farmers are now smiling to…
As part of her humanitarian activities of bringing succor to less privileged persons in Nigeria, First Lady, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has sent a delegation to Benin City, Edo state to present food items and other nutritious commodities to inpatients and outpatients currently receiving medical attention at various hospitals in the state. The team were at Benin City on Friday, 20th December, 2019. Four hospitals were visited by the Future Assured team including the University of Benin Teaching Hospital where the Chief Medical Director. Prof. Darlington Obaseki received and conducted them round the hospital for the distribution. In what the…