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The 36 state governors yesterday in Abuja disagreed on the increasing agitations for the introduction of state police. Making this disclosure while briefing newsmen in the State House after the governors met with President Muhammadu Buhari, Chairman of the Nigeria ...

The Religious Preaching Regulation law, 1984 before the Kaduna State House of Assembly seeking substitution was on Friday passed into law The passage of the bill came three years after the bill faced serious criticism from different religious bodies and individuals. The ...

Olaleye Aluko, Abuja The National Broadcasting Commission on Thursday announced the suspension of the licences of the African Independent Television and Ray Power FM belonging to the Daar Communications Limited. The NBC Director-General, Dr Modibbo Kawu, stated this at a ...

The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a 21-year-old undergraduate of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, AAUA, Ondo State. It was learnt that the deceased identified as Daniel Paul Oluwatosin, a 200 level student of the institution’s Philosophy ...

A senior advocate of Nigeria and rights activist, Femi Falana, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot single-handedly approve establishment of State and Local Government Areas police. In a brief statement in reaction to the recommendation of the Presidential panel ...

The Ondo State Police Command have arrested two security guards identified as Ayuba Idris and Taisu Abubakar, who killed their Ghanaian employer and his daughter over 3-months unpaid salary. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Undie Adie who paraded the ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan zonal office, on Monday arraigned two persons for allegedly defrauding one Dele Akinbuluma, a lecturer and doctoral student of the Department of Crop Protection and Environmental Biology, University of Ibadan.

The war against terrorism has suffered a setback as Boko Haram captured Marte Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State after an attack on a military base in the area. One of the soldiers who was in the military base, ...

The Court of Appeal in Lagos, on Friday okayed the request of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the final forfeiture of N1.4billion which a firm, Melrose General Services Limited, obtained from the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) through ...

Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team have arrested two members of a kidnap gang operating in Kaduna State. The suspects, Abdulmimini Adamu and Usman Abdulahi, were said to possess been mixed up in kidnapping of four expatriates ...