There’s nothing wrong with what Peter Obi said and suggested. In this hard times, there’s no compulsory reason for a country to have presidential jets – Dele Momodu tackles presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga
There’s nothing wrong with what Peter Obi said and suggested. In this hard times, there’s no compulsory reason for a country to have presidential jets – Dele Momodu tackles presidential…
Rivers crisis: Residents commend police neutrality, proactiveness.IG mourns deceased, orders probe
By Ebinum SamuelAs the political crisis in Rivers State worsens, residents have commended the Police Command for exhibiting professionalism, neutrality and proactiveness.The commendations followed the police takeover of the 23…
JUST-IN: Ex-AGoF Otunla Dies At 69
Former Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla has reportedly died at an undisclosed hospital in the United Kingdom.Otunla who was born on June 12, 1955 died few days…
Drug war: Why we target assets of drug barons, traffickers – MarwaNDLEA, UNODC, stakeholders kick off week long activities to mark 2024 world drug day
By Ebinum Samuel Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has justified the decision of the anti-narcotics body to go after…
Delta police arrest General Overseer, wife for alleged kidnap plot
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have apprehended a General Overseer, identified as Bishop Godfrey, along with his wife and several church associates, in connection with an attempted kidnapping…
Nigerian govt summons 80 private jet owners over operating licences
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), has initiated a new effort to address the issue of improperly imported private jets.According to recent findings, around 80 private jet…
June 17, 2024
STATE HOUSE REJOINDER NEW YORK TIMES' JAUNDICED REPORT ON NIGERIA'S CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION Ruth Maclean and Ismail Auwal's feature story with the title 'Nigeria Confronts Its Worst Economic Crisis in…
Edo State Commissioner of Police Felicitates with Muslims, deploy operatives to strategic places
By Ebinum Samuel The Commissioner of Police Edo State Command, CP Funsho Adegboye, mni on behalf of officers and men of the Command felicitates with all Muslim faithful in Edo…
N4.7billion cocaine, meth seized as NDLEA bursts Lagos warehouse, arrests siblings in Aba
By Ebinum Samuel A cartel controlled by a drug baron, 49-year-old Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi and his 50-year-old elder sister, Ms. Chinwe Rose Nwaobasi, has been taken down by officers…
New Chairman of Nigeria Police Force Micro Finance Bank
By Ebinum Samuel CP. DAMILOLA SAMUEL ADEGBUYI (Rtd) was born on 13th February 1957 and hails from Ogun State . He holds a BSc in Business Administration from Livingston University,…
Meet Newly Appointed Chairman of Police Service Commission, PSC, DIG Hashimu Salihu Argungu (Rtd) NPM, psc, mni
DIG. Hashimu, Salihu Argungu (Rtd) was born on 10thJuly, 1957. He joined the Nigeria Police Force as Cadet ASP in 1984 and retired in 2016 with a rank of Deputy…
Eid-El Kabir Celebration: Hon Sola Giwa Assures Motorists of Comprehensive Traffic Management Across Lagos
By Ebinum Samuel In light of the anticipated surge in social activities and vehicular traffic during the festive season, along with ongoing construction projects throughout the State, the Lagos State…
Police Officer Sentenced To Three Life Terms For Killing His Wife, Her Sister, Brother
The Mpumalanga High Court in South Africa has sentenced a 39-year-old, Sizwe Cedric Khoza to three life sentences for killing his wife and her siblings. Khoza, who was attached to…
MUSINGS ON PREDATORY TRENDS ON HALLOWED GROUNDS
By Tunde Olusunle Back in 2005 or thereabouts, a good friend of mine shared with me the challenge his wife was encountering in her place of work in one…
PSC , Stakeholders To Brainstorm On Civilian Oversight In Nigeria
By Ebinum Samuel The ancient city of Ibadan, capital of Oyo State comes alive today as Stakeholders in the Policing and security sector storm the city for a two-day National…
Gov Adeleke, Timi of Ede, Force Secretary grace AIG Abass son’s wedding
By Ebinum Samuel The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Adenola Jackson Adeleke, the Timi of Ede, Oba Murideen Adesola Lawal and the Force Secretary, Yetunde Longe , last weekend…
Egbetokun, policing and our human rights
The other day during one the sessions of the ministerial briefings organised by the Ministry of Information and National Orientation, Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, was offered…
OGUN GO KILL UNA!
By Tunde Olusunle Joseph Odidi Itotoh, the legendary educationist who raised my generation at the famous Immaculate Conception College, (ICC) in Benin City, was notable as a thoroughbred teacher, an…
BREAKING; House of Reps pushes to create additional State in South-East
The House of Representatives have on Thursday, approved a bill aiming to create a new state called Orlu State in the southeastern region. The bill, sponsored by Hon. Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere,…
Neighbour kills mother of eight-months old twins over solar light debt
A nursing mother has died after allegedly being shot by their neighbour during a disagreement over solar light debt in Ogun State.The husband of the deceased, Dauda Jolaosho, a resident…
Hajj 2024: NDLEA arrests Intending Pilgrims With Cocaine Consignments In Lagos
By Ebinum Samuel Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have raided Emerald Hotel, Ladipo area of Oshodi, Lagos state where some intending pilgrims to the ongoing hajj…
Tears As Bus Crushes Pretty Nigerian Woman To Death In America A Week To Her Wedding
Friend and family of a Nigerian woman living in the United States Damilola Matuluko was thrown into mourning following her sudden death. The NewsGuru.com reports that a metro bus driver ran over…
NDLEA Intercepts Codeine Syrup, Loud Consignments Worth Over N2.1 billion .. Arrests 70-Year-old Grandpa
By Ebinum Samuel Large consignments of codeine-based syrup and Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis worth over Two Billion One Hundred and Eighty-Five Million Naira (N2,185,000,000.00) in street value have…
DIG Abiodun Alabi Begins Tour Of South-West
By Ebinum Samuel The Deputy Inspector -General of Police, DIG, representing South-west, Mr Abiodun Sylvester Alabi, will tomorrow begin his tour of his zone, starting from Lagos state.The Police chief…
NEMESIS AS SHORT DISTANCE RUNNER
By Tunde Olusunle When he flung Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, (SLS) out of the window of the Emir's palace in Kano four years ago, Abdullahi Ganduje would have least imagined what…
Thailand Govt commends NDLEA over drastic drop in number of Nigerians in Thai prisons. As Marwa seeks support on training, improved partnership on visa clearance, others
By Ebinum Samuel The government of Thailand has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA for mounting a vigorous fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria,…
THE SUN SHINES SUNNIER FOR SONNY ECHONO
By Tunde Olusunle We had cultivated new relationships during our one-year service to fatherland as participants in the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC). Beyond encountering fellow alumni of our alma…
IGP Appoints AIG Yetunde Longe As Force Secretary, AIG Idowu Owohunwa As INTERPOL Head
By Ebinum Samuel The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D, NPM, has approved the posting of two senior police officers to strategic positions within the Nigeria Police…
PLAUDITS FOR OTTI, SOLUDO AND BAGO
By Tunde Olusunle A video clip which is just about two and half minutes in duration has been trending on the social media in the last few days. It captures…
MINISTER OF INTERIOR SETS UP REFORM COMMITTEE TO REJIG PRIVATE SECURITY GUARD COMPANIES IN NIGERIA
By Ebinum Samuel In his determination to reposition the practice of Private Security Guard Companies and enhance their contribution to the security architecture in Nigeria, the Minister of Interior, Honourable…
Court grants Abba Kyari 2-week bail for mother’s burial
An Abuja Federal High Court has granted former Commander of Force Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari a two-week bail.The court said the two-week bail was…
NAPTIP Bursts Baby Factory In Abia
A sixty three Year-old woman, has been arrested for operating a baby factory in abia state, The woman, identified as Chinyere Nkwocha, until her arrest was operating in the Umuafai…
Fani-Kayode Makes Suspicious Claim About The Cause Of Death Of Iran President
Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation, expressed reluctance to dismiss any possibility, including involvement by MOSSAD, in the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, given the unusual circumstances of the…
Ooni Of Ife Tells Daughter ‘Go And Bring Husband ‘ On 30th Birthday
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogwuwusi, has taken to social media to plead with his daughter, Princess Adeola, to get a husband as she celebrates her 30th birthday.…
Oba of Benin dances as looted artefacts return from Germany
Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, yesterday, evoked memories of old as he danced to the songs of his forebears when he received two artefacts from Germany through the National…
Popular Ijebu Businessman Alhaji Shakiru Olanrewaju Kassim ‘Shokas’ Dies At 87
A popular Ijebu business man, Chief Shakiru Olanrewaju Kassim is dead. The late business man who goes by the nicknames of Shokas and Alhaji Lovely died early Friday, 17 May,…
NDLEA Declares Couple Wanted, Arrests 4 Cartel members , 70-Year-Old Grandpa, Recovers 2, 025 Explosives
By Ebinum Samuel A couple, Kazeem Omogoriola Owoalade (alias Abdul Qassim Adisa Balogun) and Rashidat Ayinke Owoalade (alias Bolarinwa Rashidat Ayinke), who runs a cocaine cartel from India has been…
1,115 applicants seek adoption from Lagos govt in 1yr
LAGOS—THE Lagos State Government, yesterday, disclosed that 1,115 applications were received for adoption of children in the last one year from prospective adoptors. During the period under review, it also…
Nigeria’s Mega Refinery Seeks Millions of Barrels of US Oil
(Bloomberg) -- Nigeria’s new Dangote mega refinery near Lagos is seeking to buy millions of barrels of US crude over the next year as it ramps up processing rates, a…
Adolf Hitler’s suicide blonde: As the Fuhrer’s First Lady, Eva Braun lived in lavish splendour, but behind the scenes she was so miserable she TWICE tried to kill herself before the final reckoning in Hitler’s bunker
The savagery of the senior Nazis is infamous. So what possessed any woman to wed such men and bear their children? In this series from James Wyllie's chilling book, we…
Obasanjo, Sanwo-olu, Makinde, Abiodun others storm Osun for Adeleke’s 64th birthday, chieftaincy installation
From Lateef Dada , Osogbo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun and Seyi Makinde of Oyo states, yesterday, stormed Ede, Osun State, for…
Chieftaincy title: Why Adeleke was chosen as Asiwaju of Ede – Planning committee chairman
Ede, Osun State, is currently hosting a star-studded event on Monday as Governor Ademola Adeleke is set to be installed as the Asiwaju of Ede Land. According to the Chairman of the Central Planning Committee, Senator…
Obasanjo challenges Adeleke to dance in Osogbo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, challenged Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, to dance at the Government House in Osogbo, the state capital. Speaking… Speaking during the commissioning of…
Prince Harry Was Reportedly “In Tears” When He Learned That King Charles Gave Prince William a Role That, Had Harry Remained a Working Member of the Royal Family, Would Have Likely Been Given to Him
Asreported yesterday, on the same day thatarrived in the U.K. earlier this week, his father,, made Harry’s brother,, the leader of the regiment that Harry once served in—and new information…
New Exchange Rate As Naira Bounces Back, Rises by Over N46 Against US Dollar
The Naira has started the new week strong in the official market also known as the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). FMDQ securities reports that Nigerian currency closed against…
Lagos monarch, others for arraignment over alleged N29m fraud
The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, fixed June 26, 2024, for the arraignment of a Lagos monarch, Monsuru Abimbola Oladega, and six others over alleged N29.3m fraud. Other…
Price Of Cooking Gas Crashes From ₦1,300 To N900 Per Kilo (See New Price)
According to a market survey carried out by Legit, dealers have crashed the product’s price to ₦900 per kilogramme from the ₦1,300 it sold weeks ago. LPG dealers have reported…
Police In Lagos Searches For ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ Kingpin
By Ebinum Samuel The Police Special Squad that have in the past 4 months helped the Lagos state police commissioner, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, to check crime and criminality has began…
‘She’s pure evil’: Nurse gets life in prison after admitting she intentionally gave patients excess insulin, prosecutors say
CNN — A former nurse who killed at least three patients and tried to kill more than a dozen more at nursing facilities across Pennsylvania has been sentenced to life…
MAERSK, NGELALE AND NEEDLESS DIATRIBES
BY BOLAJI AFOLABI For democracy to thrive, it is imperative that various elements including opposition political parties, civil societies, faith and community-based organisations, the media, and citizens play their respective…
WANTED: A STATE OF EMERGENCY ON COST OF GOVERNANCE
By Tunde Olusunle The lobbies and lounges of the *Nicon Hilton Hotel* (now *Transcorp Hilton)* and *Sheraton Hotels and Towers,* (now *Abuja Continental Hotel)* were very boisterous in the early…
I am the first Christian, Islam Gov. in Osun —Adeleke
The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday disclosed that he is the first executive Governor of Osun State to practice both Islam and Christianity. Adeleke made this known…
Muhammad Ali’s Knockout Former Los Angeles Mansion Is Going to Auction
Muhammad Ali’s former Italian Renaissance manor in Los Angeles is headed to auction, and bidding will open on Friday. The more than 100-year-old abode, in the city’s Hancock Park, was…
Fleeing Kogi Ex-Gov in a Web of Allegations … Fingered for Fraud, Bribery, Human Rights Abuse
By Yinka Adaranijo Penultimate weekend, an Abuja-based nongovernmental organisation, Centre for Tansparancy, Accountability, Fairness and Responsiblity in Governance (CTAFRG), had drawn attention to the wanton wastage of state funds to…
Man with Britain’s largest pen!s reveals why he won’t get size reduction surgery
A man who has ‘Britain’s largest penis’ has revealed why he won’t get size reduction surgery despite all the downsides. Matt Barr, 40, a Cambridge University graduate, realised he had…
BREAKING: IGP Egbetokun Declares Nigeria Not Ripe For State Police
Newstower Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Police Force has opposed the establishment of state police, saying the country was not ripe for such. Speaking at a one-day dialogue on state…
Lagos Police PRO uncovers the faces of 4 suspects who robbed a woman of N1.4M
The Police in Lagos State have reported the arrest of four individuals suspected of involvement in a robbery incident targeting a woman inside a vehicle in Ilasan, Lagos.According to a…
ATIKU’S LEADERSHIP IN PDP’s SEASON OF ANOMIE
By Tunde Olusunle Sceptical reporters had indeed cast the headlines of the stories they were going to file, ahead of the 98th National Executive Committee, (NEC) meeting of the Peoples'…
‘Yahoo’ Guy Splashes N1.8 billion On 3 Cars
By Ebinum Samuel A rave of the moment youth in highly sought-after area of Victoria Island, Lagos is alleged to Cruise around his environment with 3 state-of-the-art cars valued at…
The World’s Top 10 Richest Country Music Singers
Country music has long been a cherished genre, with its storytelling and heartfelt melodies resonating deeply with listeners around the world. Alongside their musical talent, many country singers have also…
NDLEA Nets 3 Wanted Kingpins In 51.90kg Heroin, Intercepts Oman-Bound Drug Consignment.. Recovers 25,202kg cannabis in Ondo, Bayelsa; 1,250,000 pills of opioids in Adamawa
By Ebinum Samuel Over two months after they were declared wanted, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested three members of an organized criminal organization which…
Police invite Edo Labour Party, guber candidate, Akpata over attack at UNIBEN
The candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the forthcoming September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata has been invited by the State Police Command over alleged…
Oyo State Govt Demolishes Yoruba Nation Building After Attack
The Oyo State government has demolished the building where the Yoruba Nation agitators are operating from in Ibadan, the state capital. The building, located on Toye Oyesola Street in the…
“No More N12k/Per Bag:” Survey Shows Dangote, BUA, Others Crash Cement Prices to New Low
A market survey conducted by Legit.ng shows cement prices have dropped from the high of N15,000 it sold in January 2024. Retailers of the product said the drop is due…
N15tr Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway absolute necessity, says Ashimolowo
The Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) London Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo has backed the N15tr 700 -kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project of the Federal Government, describing it as a “necessity.”…
50,901 drug offenders arrested, 9,034 convicted in three years — NDLEA
The Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested a total of 5,0901 drug offenders, including the apprehension of 46 drug barons in the last three years.The Chairman of…
Testimony backlash: Dunamis apologises as Abuja testifier meets Enenche, wife
The woman who was accused of lying while giving testimony at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, Vera Anyim, has said she bears no grudge against the church. This followed…
How Atiku Prevented Tinubu From Scamming FG – El-Rufai
An Encounter with Enron One of my memorable early experiences in BPE was a political baptism of fire – an encounter that opportunity to cash in on that misfortune. They…
Pregnant Woman, Widow Arrested Over N3.2m Counterfeit Cash, Lethal illicit Substance…As NDLEA recovers 900,000 opioid pills, 1,347.4kg cannabis in Kano, Kogi, Imo, Edo, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti raids
By Ebinum Samuel Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a commercial bus conveying N3.2million counterfeit cash owned by three suspects: eight-month pregnant Favour Peter, 24;…
Recruitment of Police Constables: Zone 5 Announces Date For Practical Tests, Medical Screening For Qualified Candidates.. AIG assures of transparency, warns scammers
By Ebinum Samuel The Zone 5 Police Headquarters in Benin City, Edo State has informed indigenes of Delta and Edo States who applied for the ongoing recruitment of Police Constables…
I collected $3m cash for Emefiele – Dispatch rider tells court
A dispatch rider, Monday Osazuwa, dazzled the Special Offences Court in Lagos with revelation on Friday when he narrated how the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele,…
US ex-Ambassador bags 15 years jail term for spying on American govt
Former United States, US, Ambassador to Bolivia, Victor Manuel Rocha, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for spying on the American government for over a decade.Rocha spied on…
Woman sentenced to life imprisonment for burning her boyfriend to death in his car
A South African woman, Nonjabulo Nokukhanya Nkosiwho, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her boyfriend, Dumisani Qwabe, 47, a ward councilor candidate. Nkosiwho, 37, had planned…
Kokumo Assumes Command Of National Arms Centre
Newly-appointed director general of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) Deputy Inspector-General of Police Johnson Babatunde Kokumo (rtd) has pledged to mop up…
PSC Moves To Reform Disciplinary Procedures And Processes In The Police Force, Inaugurates Inter-Agency Committee On Disciplinary Matters …Arase says lack of discipline breeds corruption, human rights abuse and lack of accountability
By Ebinum Samuel The Police Service Commission has moved to sanitize/reform the disciplinary procedures and processes in the Nigeria Police Force to streamline and eliminate arbitrariness in the handling of…
Residents of Lekki Worried By Activities of ‘Yahoo’ Kingpin
By Ebinum Samuel The activities of a 28-years old scammer in Lekki area of Lagos state, is not only giving the residents sleepness nights, but has made the landlords there…
AS MUSLIMS CELEBRATE THE END OF RAMADAN FAST, ARASE PRAYS FOR ALLAH’S GUIDANCE AND BLESSINGS
By Ebinum Samuel As the Muslim faithful conclude the Ramadan fast with celebrations across the globe, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Dr Solomon Arase CFR, retired Inspector General…
Remains of Otunba Abimbola Davis For Internment On Thursday
The remains of Otunba Abimbola Mosobalaje Davis, who passed-on at 66 years, on Friday, last week, will be interned this Thursday. According to the burial arrangements released by the family,…