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The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the implementation of enhanced security protocols nationwide in preparation for Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary. The IGP emphasized the deployment of adequate human and tactical resources to ensure a safe environment for the celebrations. In a statement released on Monday, Police Spokesperson Muyiwa Adejobi announced that the police, in collaboration with other …

  Dr. Aderotimi Adelola is the longest-serving Secretary to the State Government in Ondo State. He attended the most prestigious universities in Nigeria and obtained a doctorate in Organisational Psychology from the University of Ibadan. He has decades of post-graduation work experience in academia, management consultancy, and senior executive positions in the manufacturing, financial services, and oil and gas sectors. …

In a significant step towards reforming the Nigerian Correctional Service, Home Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has vowed to address serious allegations of abuses in the system. This commitment follows a viral audio recording in which Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, alleged that his godfather colluded with the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service to arrange for him to serve …

Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye Olanrewaju alias Bobrisky was conspicuously absent when social media activist, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, appeared before a House committee on Monday. Parliament is investigating allegations of bribery leveled against agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) committed by Bobrisky. Bobrisky, who was …

  Recently, the federal government announced the establishment of a “Disaster Relief Fund” to address national disasters such as floods. I struggled to understand its purpose and objectives because Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, stuttered when he made the announcement. Yes, there is no doubt that when disasters strike, it is incumbent on the government …

RENEWED HOPE is an ATTITUDE, it is not a STRATEGY. What Nigeria urgently needs as she turns three scores and four is a well-thought-out, audacious, and ambitious SMART roadmap that is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely. This roadmap must frontally address the reasons and factors behind the nine DARK HOLES in which Nigeria has remained enmeshed. ‘‘E lo fokan …

  The Ogun State Government has started the reconstruction of the damaged portion of the Sagamu-Ore-Benin Highway near Sagamu to address the ongoing traffic jam experienced by motorists on the road. Governor Dapo Abiodun on Sunday paid an unscheduled visit to the faulty section of the road, saying as a major road linking Lagos through Ogun State to the South-East …

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voter list to the Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission for the October 5 local government elections in the state. Justice Peter Lifu issued the order while ruling on a lawsuit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. This is …

The Federal Government on Sunday dismissed concerns over the safety of new buses that run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), assuring Nigerians that the risk of explosion is very small. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a conversation with journalists in Abuja, emphasized that the gas cylinders are bulletproof and smooth, thereby eliminating the possibility of …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reacted to statements by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, on the ongoing political crisis in the state. The former Governor of Rivers State last weekend mocked Fubara for supporting the People’s Action Party (APP), a party he considered inferior to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). At a civic reception hosted by the Rivers Ijaw People’s …