Month: January 2021

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Wednesday apologised to Nigerians over the excesses of some policemen that led to the #EndSARS protest in October 2020, saying the police have learnt their lessons and appropriate steps are being taken to ensure effective policing of the country. The disclosure was made by the new Assistant Inspector-General of…

Joe Biden on Wednesday became the 46th president of the United States, vowing a “new day” for the United States after four years of tumult under Donald Trump who in an extraordinary final act snubbed the inauguration. Two weeks to the day after Trump supporters violently rampaged at the US Capitol to overturn the election…

Donald Trump told supporters “we will back in some form” in a rambling, incoherent farewell speech before flying off to Florida. In his final public statement before Joe Biden replaces him as President this afternoon, he told a handful of followers at Joint Base Andrews: “Have a good life. We will see you soon.”

The Nigerian Police Force has arrested suspected kidnappers who have been terrorising Ahmadu Bello University. One of the workers of the institution working at security department, Aliyu Abubakar, was also arrested by Special Tactical Squad of Inspector-General of Police for ‘providing’ assistance to kidnappers who have on various occasions terrorised the institution. The Public Relations…

A widow and mother of two, Adebimpe Sobowale, appeared before the Ogun State Panel of Inquiry on police brutality and human rights violations yesterday, where she narrated how her husband died while allegedly being detained by some officers of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS at the Zonal Intervention Squad in the Odeda area of…

WHO AM I? I believe that, more often than not, we constantly need to remind ourselves of whom we are; who we TRULY are. In this world, we would always be faced with situations, circumstances and trials that will make us seem like we are less than who we ought to be – this is…

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has stated that the Federal government was against the reopening of schools in the country. Recall that the Minister, last week announced that his office was reviewing the January 18 reopening date for schools due to the second wave of the pandemic in the country. Many Nigerians expected that…

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, has sentenced an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Okubo Aboye, to life imprisonment for buying stolen vehicle from kidnappers in the state. Aboye was sentenced to life imprisonment alongside his mechanic, Niyi Ibrahim Afolabi, on Monday. The court also sentenced seven others: Solomon Ayodele Obamoyegun…