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Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, says escaped inmates of various custodial centres will be re-arrested and returned to custody. The minister said the escapees are effectively trapped and will eventually be nabbed. He gave the assurance while speaking on Saturday at an interview programme of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). […]

Abdu Umar, Borno commissioner of police, says 389 police officers have died in the fight against Boko Haram from 2011 to date. The commissioner said 450 others were injured in the war against the insurgency. He said over 24 police barracks and 30 stations were razed or destroyed, while several pieces of […]

Rauf Aregbesola, the minister of interior, says 30 percent of inmates in custodial centres across the country should be released. The minister said he will meet with state governors to decide on the mass release of the inmates, adding that 90 percent of them are being held for contravening various states’ laws. […]

The best time to enjoy Nigeria is when elections are at hand. Boy, this is what we live for. We were created to play politics, to engage in intense politicking, to create, perform and watch political drama. We forget all our sorrows and dive into the fray headlong, jumping up and down, chit-chatting morning, […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the nomination of Bola Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is “invalid, null and void”. In a statement released on Saturday by Debo Ologunagba, the party’s national publicity secretary, the PDP hinged the illegality of Tinubu’s nomination on a September 30, 2022 […]

The Kogi state panel on the acquisition of the Obajana cement plant says the purported transfer of the facility to Dangote Cement was not “proper”. Over the past few days, the Kogi government and Dangote Cement have been at loggerheads over the ownership of the plant. On Wednesday, the cement plant was […]

Murtala Ajaka, deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, should resign if he cannot support Bola Tinubu, the party’s standard bearer. Ajaka was reacting to comments made by Ngige when he appeared on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. When […]

On October 7, 2022, history was made. Folasade Ogunsola, a professor of medical microbiology at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), became the first-ever female vice-chancellor of the 60-year-old university. Her journey to becoming the first woman to hold the position has been filled with stellar achievements, including playing a key role in the […]

A boat has capsized in Anambra state, killing many passengers on board. According to PUNCH, the incident occurred on Saturday morning. The boat was said to be carrying 85 passengers. The boat reportedly took off from Onukwu bridge and was heading to Nkwo market, Ogbakuba in Ogbaru LGA when it capsized. […]