According to the Police Service Commission, the Supreme Court has given it permission to be the only entity in charge of hiring constables for the Nigeria Police Force. According to reports, the PSC and the NPF have been involved in a protracted legal dispute over who should be in charge of hiring police constables since former President Muhammadu Buhari approved the hiring of 10,000 constables annually for six years. Ikechukwu Ani, the PSC’s spokesman, claimed...
The Nigeria Customs Service has accused valuation officers on imported vehicles at various commands of failing to follow the procedure for the examination, valuation, and release of imported used cars. This was contained in a circular titled ‘Re Conduct of Examination and Release of Used Vehicles’ signed by the Assistant Comptroller General, Tariff and Trade, C.K Niagwan, and dated August 24. Instead of applying the base value, the service stated in the circular that imported...
Major Segun Oni was recently killed in an anti-banditry operation in Niger State, and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed his condolences to the Nigerian Army and the residents of Eruku in the state’s Ekiti Local Government Area. A well-respected and forthright army officer named Oni was assassinated on August 13, 2023, along with other soldiers, while commanding troops in a military operation to put an end to banditry in some areas of Niger...
In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the Niger Delta Development Minister, Abubakar Momoh, reaffirmed his commitment to upholding stability in the nation’s oil-rich region. In addition to congratulating Delta and Edo states on their 32nd anniversary of creation, the minister urged the residents of the two states to consider the difficulties they have faced and the successes they have attained over the years. “Today is a significant turning point in the history of...
…Calls for Disciplinary Action Accuses Rep of Sabotaging National Security A rights group, Save Nigeria Movement, has petitioned the Speaker of the House of Representatives, RT. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas to reconstitute and caution its Ad-hoc Committee interfacing with relevant security agencies to reduce kidnapping, assassinations and banditry in Abia State communities over what it described as breach of House Rules and attempt to undermine national security The CSO which is famous for promoting national security,...
Dr. Sani Ashir, an Islamic cleric in Kano, has claimed that some state enemies are attempting to sway the governorship tribunal’s decision in favor of the opposition All Progressives Congress, or APC. In order to ask Allah for help in the current difficulties plaguing the nation, the Kano State government organized a special prayer session, which was led by Mr. Ashir. The state governor, Abba Yusuf, the deputy governor, Aminu Abdulsalam, the founder of the...
The activities of Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, chairman of the Kano state public complaints and anti-corruption commission, have come under scrutiny by two anti-graft organizations since he said the video of the former governor Abdullahi Ganduje allegedly receiving alleged kickbacks — in the form of wads of cash — was not doctored. Due to the history of hostility between Mr. Ganduje and the chair of the Kano anti-graft committee, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
At the Primary Health Center in Delta State’s Agbarha-Otor Ughelli North Local Government Area, a student from the College of Health Technology has allegedly been sexually assaulted by a gunman. According to reports, the shooter also stole the victim’s android phone, ATM card, and an undisclosed sum of money. The incident happened around 1:30 am on July 24. The shooter is accused of breaking into the primary health center, threatening the student with a knife...
The Nigeria Customs Service, Kebbi State Command has once more seized 371 parcels of Cannabis sativa, also known as Indian hemp, and 98 packs of diazepam as part of its efforts to sanitize drug use. The command also seized 10 sacks of snuff, 1080 pieces of donkey skin, 37 bags of foreign rice, 16 bales of used clothing, 300 liters of petroleum motor spirits, and a Toyota Corolla car as a mode of transportation in...
To deflect attention from his subpar performance in Edo, Governor Obaseki attacks the Tinubu government, according to the information minister. The Nigerian government has criticised Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, alleging that he is trying to deflect attention from his allegedly subpar performance in his state by criticising President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies and decisions on the elimination of fuel subsidies and the reform of the foreign exchange market. The federal government warned Governor Obaseki,...
