The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Sunday afternoon, after a presidential directive, has announced the dissolution of the dreaded police formation, Special Anti-Robbery Squad popularly known as SARS or FSARS. The dissolution by the IGP comes on the heels of #EndSARS protest across the country as well as outside Nigeria, including the United…
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has called on business owners and entrepreneurs in the State to always be responsible and mindful of the safety of others while siting their businesses to prevent loss of lives and property. The Deputy Governor gave the charge during his visit to the site of the Baruwa…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday expressed full confidence in the ability of the Nigerian Army to protect the territorial integrity of the nation, particularly in the on-going war against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. He also assured that the federal government will increase manpower and improve training to meet the changing dynamics of security in the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerian farmers stand to reap the benefits of his government’s reforms as he continues to accord the highest priority to agriculture. He described agriculture as the country’s largest employer of labour and engine of growth. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a…
Nollywood superstar, Genevieve Nnaji, on Friday wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari to put an end to police brutality. The actress in her letter revealed that her 13-year-old niece was harassed by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad for carrying a laptop. “My niece was harassed by SARS for carrying a laptop. Her own…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Makurdi Zonal office, on Friday, October 9 2020, arraigned one Otsapa Ubani Otsapa, chairman of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ado Local Government Chapter, Benue State, before Justice Moris Ikpambese of the Benue State High Court, Makurdi, on a two count charge of criminal…
A man identified as Jimoh Isiaka has been allegedly killed while several others injured by unidentified police in Ogbomosho, Oyo state on Saturday during the #EndSARs protest rocking Nigeria. The deceased was said to have been murdered by trigger-happy police officer while participating in peaceful #EndSARSProtests in Ogbomosho and has been buried according to Islamic…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that 22 travellers have so far tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) among the 1,473 persons of interest tested since the reopening of the nation’s international airspace. The minister revealed this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday in Abuja. According to him,…
Following the murder of a policeman and stealing of one AK 47 rifle with 25 rounds of ammunition by some alleged #EndSARS protesters, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has warned that the Force will no longer tolerate any attack on its personnel or any member of the law enforcement community by any individual…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement from 11:59PM on Friday, 9th October, 2020 to 6pm on Saturday, 10th October, 2020 in Ondo State. The order, according to the Inspector General of Police, is part of efforts by the Force to ensure effective coordination of public order…