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Usman Alkali Baba, the inspector-general of police, has ordered a ban on the use of police SPY vehicle number plates across the country. The IGP said the ban is without exception, “irrespective of whether it is authorised or not”, adding that all authorisations are also revoked indefinitely. Muyiwa Adejobi, the force public […]

The Ogun state police command has announced the arrest of Yakubu Abdulmumuni, one of the inmates that escaped from Kuje prison. Last Tuesday, insurgents attacked the correctional service facility in the federal capital territory (FCT). Over 900 inmates, including several Boko Haram suspects, escaped from the prison. Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of […]

The court of appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has asked National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to address the sublicense requests from MultiChoice Nigeria Limited by Metro Digital Limited. Metro Digital is a multi-channel terrestrial digital satellite service provider in Nigeria. MultiChoice is the South African owner of the satellite television services, DStv and […]

John Oluoma, priest of the Catholic archdiocese of Abuja, says Nigerians who are worried about the Muslim-Muslim ticket fielded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not ready to make an informed choice in the 2023 elections.   Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, on Sunday, announced Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno, as his running […]

Ovie Omo-Agege, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta, has appointed Godsday Orubebe, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, as director-general of his campaign council. In a statement on Wednesday, Omo-Agege said Orubebe will lead “critical engagements” that would culminate in the defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at […]

Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), has criticised the choice of Kashim Shettima as running mate of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu had, on Sunday, announced Shettima, former Borno governor, as his running mate for the 2023 elections. While the development […]

Twitter, popular microblogging platform, says it has sued Elon Musk in order to compel him to continue with his planned buyout of the social media company for $44 billion. This was disclosed in a lawsuit filed in Delaware’s Court of Chancery on Tuesday, according to NPR. The lawsuit accuses Musk of hypocrisy […]

Christian political leaders within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north say they cannot campaign for the party over the decision to field Muslims as presidential and vice-presidential candidates. On Sunday, Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of APC, unveiled Kashim Shettima, former Borno governor, as his running mate for the 2023 elections. The […]