Oyesoji Aremu
4 Oct
A security scholar at the University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Oyesoji Aremu, on Friday, faulted the way the Nigeria Police Force is handling the conduct of the Saturday local government election in Rivers State. It was gathered that the police had said they would not provide security for the council poll slated for Saturday in…
20 Aug
From the inception, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made it clear that he would address the security challenge that has plagued the country in the last few years. I recall that before the appointment of Nuhu Ribadu
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The maiden Esports Olympics slated to be hosted by Saudi Arabia in 2025 has been delayed by two years, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. "The first edition of the Olympic Esports Games, a landmark event both in the world of esports and within the Olympic Movement, will be held in 2027 in Riyadh,…
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The Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Hideo Suzuki has pledged his country's readiness to support the Federal Government's efforts to tackle plastic waste control. Suzuki stated this during a courtesy call on the Director General of NESREA, Dr. Innocent Barikor in Abuja, Tuesday, expressing the satisfaction of the Japanese government's commitment to exhibit and assist the…
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that his country will resist any US tariffs on steel, announced by President Donald Trump, that he said would hit the US's "closest ally". Such tariffs would be "entirely unjustified" and "Canadians will resist strongly and firmly if necessary", he said during a conference on artificial intelligence(AI)…
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Ahead of the 2024 Valentine's Day, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has urged Nigerians to prioritise safety and protect
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ebonyi Command says it has arrested two brothers and two others for alleged possession of illicit drug and stealing of tricycle in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi. Mr. Francis Nnadi, the NSCDC Commandant in Ebonyi disclosed this while briefing journalists on the operations of the command…
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It is actually premature to be talking about the 2027 elections less than 2 years into our first tenure, but what is happening in the political arena is forcing me to speak to it, for as they say 'a stitch in time saves nine’. As an All Progressives Congress (APC) member, I naturally would want…
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Following the condemnation that trailed the appointment of Dr. Osaheni Igbinigie as the acting chairman of the Oredo Local Government Council
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to enact and enforce laws that would curb drug-related online misinformation. Oyutu Obiageli, an assistant commander in NDLEA, said this at workshop on ‘Safer Internet Day’ organised by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) Abuja Chapter and Young Innovators Nigeria (YIN).…
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The Shippers Association Lagos State (SALS), says it has suspended increment of charges by the Shipping Lines and Terminal Operators. The former President of SALS, Rev. Jonathan Nicol, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. “It is noteworthy that the Nigerian Shippers’ Council reduced terminal…