The Lagos State Police Command has intensified security measures across the state to ensure a peaceful Eid-el-Fitr celebration, deploying tactical units and conventional officers to strategic locations. In a statement issued on Saturday on his X account (formerly known as Twitter), the command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said Commissioner of Police Olohundare Jimoh had directed…
The Bauchi State Police Command has announced plans to enhance security during the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations by intensifying visibility patrols across the state. In a statement issued on Saturday by the command’s spokesperson, Ahmed Wakil, the Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has directed all Area Commanders, Tactical Commanders, and Divisional Police Officers to focus on identified…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has strongly condemned recent attacks on security personnel by proscribed groups, warning that such lawlessness will not be tolerated. In a statement issued by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, on Saturday, the command emphasized that security operatives must be respected and protected while carrying…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, under the leadership of His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has declared that fasting may continue on Sunday because Nigeria has not sighted the moon, indicating the end of the month of Ramadan. NSCIA made this known in a statement signed by the Secretary-General,…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has inaugurated a multi-sectoral committee to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Delta State. Director-General of NACA, Dr. Temitope Ilori, stated that the treatment of HIV infection in Nigeria remains free despite funding challenges. Ilori emphasized that President Bola Tinubu is committed…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos President Bola Tinubu has strongly condemned the brutal murder of seven hunters who were mistakenly attacked and set ablaze by a mob in Uromi, Esan North Local Government Area of Edo State. The victims, identified as northern Hausa hunters, were intercepted by local vigilantes while traveling in a commercial truck. Upon…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Abia State’s First Lady, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, has called on key stakeholders to ensure that the upcoming Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign reaches grassroots communities. Speaking through the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Dr. Maureen Arungwa, during a stakeholders’ meeting in Umuahia, she tasked the wives of local government mayors and community leaders with…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has dismissed reports on social media linking its investigations of Ms. Aisha Achimugu with political undercurrents involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Clarifying its reasons for declaring the socialite wanted, the EFCC in a statement issued by its head, media & publicity,…
The former Head of Service, Rivers State, Dr George Nweke, during a press briefing yesterday, in Port Harcourt, the state capital revealed inside details about how the suspended Governor of Rivers State allegedly orchestrated plans to set the state in flames. Addressing journalists the immediate past head of service opened a can of worms saying:…
The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed a viral report claiming a surge in kidnapping incidents along Gbagada Expressway, labeling it as fake and recycled misinformation. The command’s spokesperson, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Friday, clarified that no such security alert was issued by the police and urged residents…
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