The Programme, which was organised by International Center for Leadership Development Nigeria (ICLDG) in partnership with the Nigeria Policing Programme (NPP) with the theme “Own it, Secure it, Protect it”, educated the participants on the consequences of cybercrime in the
The chairman of JNI, Kogi State Chapter, Ambassador Usman Bello, handed down the warning on Sunday at the occasion of the Maulud Nabiyi celebration in Lokoja.
He called on all Muslim organisations in the state to intensify strong and vigorous prayers for peaceful, non violent, hitch free and transparent elections in the state.
His words: “I want …
President Muhammadu Buhari has said indiscriminate killing of innocent people, the kidnapping of female students and forcing them into marriage and conversion are contrary to the teachings and personal examples of the Prophet Muhammad.
This is even as he has described extremism as a cancer that needs to be attacked early before it grows malignantly out of control and harm the society.
According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari in his goodwill message to the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of the Maulud celebration to commemorate the birthday of the …
The Nigerian Army has appealed to Bayelsans to avoid any act of political violence as the state prepares for the election.
The Army which is set to commence Operation Crocodile Smile IV across the eight local government areas in the state urged Bayelsans to display sportsmanship in the game of politics.
The Commander, 16 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Valentine Okoro who stated this during a novelty football match between 16 Brigade and Nembe Football Club organised as part of activities to deepen civilian and military relationship before the commencement of Operation Crocodile Smile IV, tasked residents of the …
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday warned the National President of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhaji Abdullahi Bodejo, over his constant threat on governors to carve a large portion of lands in their states for cattle colonies for nomadic herdsmen activities if they want to live in peace in the country.
Soyinka told journalists shortly after he paid a courtesy visit on Governor Samuel Ortom at Government House that each governor has the protection of the Nigerian constitution to take his own decisions and enforce them accordingly in the best interest of the state.
He described the grazing …
Barcelona sits four points ahead of both Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan, whose game in hand comes against each other later on Tuesday. Barca plays Dortmund at home next but will
A former Senator for Enugu North Senatorial District between 1999 and 2007, Senator Fidelis Okoro, has dragged the Police Service Commission, the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, before the Abuja division of the Federal High Court, over the alleged killing of his son, Mr John Chukwuemeka Okoro, by a police officer, Mohammed Yusuf.
The 31- year-old late Chukwuemeka Okoro, was alleged to have been shot by a policeman in Gudu area of Abuja on August 11, 2014
According court documents, the incident occurred when the deceased, who just came back from London then where …
The Portugal star, 34, went down when Antonio Sanabria tried to shepherd him away from goal deep into injury time.
Indications emerged at the weekend that state governors are determined to frustrate planned efforts by the Senate to amend the Land Use Act, contending the proposal aims at removing the most potent power the states’ chief executives have, particularly over land.
Checks by THISDAY in 18 states showed that the helmsmen of the second tier of government are baying for blood, arguing that not only would the proposed amendment undermine their power but would also undercut the huge financial resources many of them are making from land administration, including land charges.
A few respondents feared that the proposal was a …
“We will work with our coalition partners to bring an end to the murderous, barbaric activities of Daesh once and for all.”
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the Islamic
Veteran leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned in April under pressure from the street.
Having now entered its ninth month, the mass protest movement “is growing as we near the presidential election,” said Said Salhi of the Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights.
“There are many people on the streets today” who remain steadfast in their demand for regime change,
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Cleen Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to impose significant sanctions against any political parties involved in vote-buying in elections.
The organisation suggests that INEC should begin the sanction with any vote-buying party in the Nov. 16 governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi.
Mr Benson Olugbuo, Executive Director of the foundation, spoke in Abuja at the official unveiling of the foundation’s report on the 2019 general elections.
He said that it was important that the electoral body revised the code of conduct for political parties and place greater emphasis on punishing those that …
