Wale Odunsi 
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba has approved the redeployment of three Deputy Inspector-Generals and 17 Assistant Inspector-Generals. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi made the announcement in a statement on Saturday. DIG Hafiz M. Inuwa will head the Department of Logistics and Supply, while DIG Bala Ciroma and DIG Frank Mba will … Read more
The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has accused the Federal Government of not acting tough against Shell. MOSOP President, Fegalo Nsuke called for the immediate evacuation of residents of Eleme communities of Rivers State. The organisation, on Friday, decried the oil spill noticed from a facility run by Shell Petroleum Development Company … Read more
The United States Government on Friday announced a ban targeting Ugandan officials, citing human rights abuses and corruption. The Department of State said it is taking steps to impose visa restrictions under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The Joe Biden administration noted that the U.S. government will continue to evaluate additional actions … Read more
Former Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom, and his deputy Benson Abounu, have taken legal action against the state government. Ortom and Abounu filed a suit at a High Court in Makurdi against the Assets Recovery Committee set up by Governor Hyacinth Alia. They want the court to determine whether the property allocated to them as entitlements … Read more
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has accused the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, of fraud. The oil marketers urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop the alleged exploitation in the distribution of petroleum products. The Secretary of IPMAN/NNPC PDO Forum, Folalu Ebenezer addressed reporters on Thursday during a protest in Apapa, … Read more
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi, has removed the Rivers State Commandant, Micheal Ogar. Ogar was removed over picketing of the command’s headquarters by the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). The union members on Wednesday barricaded … Read more
The Kuje Correctional Centre has presented to the Zuba Magistrate Court, the medical report of the psychiatric evaluation of Obiajulu Ujah. The citizen, regarded as a supporter of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi, caused a stir at the Abuja airport on March 31. Ujah was ejected from a Lagos-bound Ibom Air flight after … Read more
The National Democratic Institute and International Republican Institute’s joint International Election Observation Mission (IEOM) released its final report on the 2023 general elections in Nigeria on Tuesday. The mission, supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), led by Dr Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi, monitored the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly … Read more
Governor Abdullahi Sule has recanted days after he expressed displeasure about President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of $19 billion for refineries maintenance. During Channels Television’s programme Sunrise Daily, the Nasarawa helmsman criticised the past administration for deciding to fix multiple refineries at once. The Nigerian government owns three refineries in Kaduna, Port Harcourt (Rivers) and Warri … Read more
Professor Babs Onabanjo has called for the investigation and prosecution of persons who stopped Moshood Abiola from becoming President. The former President of Nigerian Alliance for Democracy said the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, was a historic moment that remained etched in the memory of the nation. In a statement on Monday, … Read more