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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The appointment of Odumosu, a former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, is subject to confirmation by the Senate. He replaces Abdulrasheed Bawa...

The dead body of a woman, Jamiu Sikirat, 57, on Monday, was recovered from a well in Ilorin by firefighters in Kwara State. Sikirat from the Ile-Agunko compound of Adeta Local Government Area fell into the well on Monday around 6.42 pm, Daily Post reported on Tuesday. The state fire...

Barely 24 hours after he was announced as the new Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has been decorated by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the State House with his new rank. The ceremony, which took place at 1 pm, had in attendance National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; the Chairman of...

A group of civil society organizations say individuals or groups protesting the arrest and questioning of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emiefele are enemies of Nigeria as their action is capable of derailing the opportunity of exposing the grand corruption perpetuated by Emiefele while...

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has expressed outrage over the attack on Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, by ex-militant leader, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari. The Igbo group called on President Bola Tinubu to ignore the likes of Dokubo and invite Kanu for a...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Tajudeen Abbas, and his Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, on Sunday, paid a visit to Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. Abbas, in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media and Publicity, Musa...

Immediate-past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday, shared his family photo on Father’s Day, describing fatherhood as an incredible journey. Osinbajo hailed fathers for making a remarkable impact on their children’s hearts. The former Vice President shared a picture of himself, his wife and his children and wrote, “...

The Lagos State Police Command said a tank fell off and killed a young man sleeping in his room in the Ikotun area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on his Twitter Page on Saturday. He wrote, “Today in Ikotun. Tank stand gave way....

A Federal High Court in Gusau, Zamfara State has ordered the police and six others to produce properties seized from the state’s former governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle. Ruling on a motion ex parte on Thursday, Justice Aminu Bappa Aliyu further directed the officers of the security agencies involved in the...

The Parish Priest of Saint Margaret’s Catholic Church, Ajegbe Awume in Ohimini Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state, Rev. Fr. Anthony Adikwu has been kidnapped by unknown armed men. It was gathered that the Priest in the Diocese of Otukpo was reportedly abducted Thursday night at about 10pm by...