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GOVERNOR WARNS POLICE AGAINST RESTORING SARS IN RIVERS STATE

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has warned the police against restoring the disbanded Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) in Rivers State. Some media users have been alleging profiling and indiscriminate arrests after sightings…

NIS DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY ON PASSPORT ISSUANCE

The Nigerian Immigration Servicemen's on Friday, declared a state of emergency on passport issuance across the country. The Acting Comptroller General of NIS, Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju disclosed this during a…

RIBADU ASKED TO INVESTIGATE OGUN TRIBUNAL ATTACK

The Governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election in Ogun State, Segun Showunmi, has called on the newly appointed Presidential Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to…

SHETTIMA APOLOGIZES TO MUSLIMS OVER NASS LEADERSHIP COMMENT

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has apologized to the Muslim community for his comment regarding the election of the 10th Assembly leaders. During a meeting with lawmakers in the buildup to the…

NIGERIAN ARMY KNOCKS ASARI DOKUBO OVER ALLEGATIONS OF OIL THEFT

Popular Niger Delta Militant, Asari Dokubo and the Nigerian Army have disagreed over who is responsible for Nigeria’s pervasive crude oil theft. Speaking after a visit to President Bola Ahmed…

EMEFIELE CLOCKS SEVEN NIGHTS IN CUSTODY, ANSWERS TERRORISM FINANCING QUESTIONS

The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, commencing moves to regain his freedom from the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS pending when…

COURT ORDERS DSS TO GRANT EMEFIELE ACCESS TO LAWYERS, FAMILY

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) and its Director General to immediately grant the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…

ASARI DOKUBO DECLARES MILITARY RESPONSIBLE FOR OIL THEFT IN NIGERIA

Prominent Niger Delta leader and former agitator, Mujahid Asari Dokubo, on Friday, in Abuja, alleged that the bulk cases of oil theft recorded in the oil-rich region are traceable to…