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IPCR calls on Boko Haram insurgents, bandits, ethnic militias to come out for dialogue
The Director General, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Dr. Bakut T. Bakut has called on Boko Haram, bandits and ethnic militias to sheath their swords, come to the round table for dialogue.
The DG, in a press…
We’ve uncovered how civil servants manipulate budgets says Owasanoye
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has uncovered how civil servants manipulate budget to fleece the system.
ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN) on Wednesday in Abuja…
IGP deploys 150 officers to tackle kidnapping, killings in FCT
Miffed by the rising cases of kidnapping and killings within the Federal Capital Territory, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu on Wednesday deployed about 150 officers to tackle the melee.
Adamu had launched…
Niger Gov orders closure of boarding schools, rules out ransom payment for kidnapped students
Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger State says his administration will not pay any ransom to kidnappers of students and some staff of Government Science College in Kangara, Rafi Local Government Area of the state.
The…
Kagara Students kidnap: Senate asks Buhari to declare state of emergency on security
Disturbed by the worsening security situation in the country, the Senate on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to without further delay declare a state of emergency on security.
This was sequel to a point of order by…
Buhari dispatches security chiefs to coordinate rescue of kidnapped Niger students
President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched a team of security chiefs to Minna, the Niger State capital, to coordinate the rescue of staff and students of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Kagara, who were kidnapped on…
Lagos CP condemns maltreatment of Lekki tollgate protesters, orders investigations
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu has ordered immediate investigations into the maltreatment meted out to about 40 persons arrested for their alleged involvement in #OccupyLekkiTollgate protest on Saturday.…
Police arrest Mr Marcaroni, 22 others at Lekki tollgate
No fewer than 23 persons including popular comedian Debo Adebayo, also known as Mr Macaroni have been arrested by the police at the Lekki toll gate.
The comedian had joined other protesters at the tollgate to express his…
Court orders CBN to unfreeze #EndSARS protesters accounts
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to unfreeze the accounts of 20 #EndSARS protesters.
The accounts were targeted by the apex bank in 2020 in the wake of the #EndSARS protests which demanded an…
20 peacekeepers injured in Mali attack –UN
Around 20 United Nations peacekeepers were injured in an attack on their base in central Mali on Wednesday, a UN spokesperson said, offering a provisional toll.
Militants attacked a temporary base near Kerena, a village in the…