April 2021

Ebonyi killings: Justice will be served, says Osinbajo

BY-DEJI OGUNSOLA The Federal Government has pledged to ensure justice for victims of the recent attacks on three communities of Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi by unknown gunmen. Vice President Yemi Osibanjo made the pledge in Abakaliki while addressing stakeholders of the state after inspecting the affected communities and the Effium/Ezza-Effium intra-communal crisis. Osibanjo, …

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BREAKING: Gunmen attack Imo prison, free over 1500 inmates

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Gunmen this morning attacked the Owerri Correctional Prison in the Imo State capital and freed over 1500 inmates. The attackers also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters situated in Owerri and burnt almost all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters. The hoodlums further freed the suspects in almost all the …

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Gunmen attack: Soludo is safe, says Anambra CP

BY DEJI The police have arrested a suspect in connection with the attack on a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Charles Soludo, in Anambra State. Ikenga Tochukwum, who is the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed this in a statement to newsmen today. Professor Soludo, who is aspiring to …

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Easter: FAAN beefs up security at airports

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has beefed up security at all airports in the country as Nigerians prepare for the Easter holiday. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria In a statement released today assured members of the public of safety, and also stressing that the airports in the country are fully …

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Governor Sanwo-olu approves body cameras for LASTMA, VIS, Others

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has rolled out a groundbreaking plan for the enhancement of security and safety in Lagos State. The Governor approved a mass training for the State’s law enforcement personnel on the use of body worn cameras, ahead of the deployment of the digital tools for security operations across the State. …

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INEC To Resume Continuous Voters Registration On June 28

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Independent National Electoral Commission has said The Continuous Voters Registration exercise will resume on June 28 across the country. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced the date for the resumption of the exercise today at a press briefing held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. He disclosed that the electoral umpire …

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51m Nigerians now have NIN, 181m SIMs registered —Minister

BY DEJI OGUNSOLA The Federal Government has said THAT No fewer than 51 million Nigerians have enrolled for the National Identity Number. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, disclosed this TODAY in Abuja while briefing State House correspondents. The minister further disclosed THAT 189 million Subscribers Identification Modules have been registered …

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