The Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate deployment of anti-riot operatives to protect lives and property as well as secure critical national infrastructure across the country. In a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, on Tuesday, the IGP also ordered massive deployment of police operatives to strengthen security […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, is currently meeting with the members of the diplomatic corps in Abuja. The meeting holding at the Tafawa Balewa House headquarters of the ministry in Abuja, is expected to discuss the ongoing #EndSARS protests rocking the country. Those attending the parley include the envoys of the United States, […]
Barely six months after they were evacuated from the streets of Jos and other parts of Plateau State on the orders of the Northern Governors’ Forum, almajirai have returned to their former locations for alms solicitation. The NGF, an umbrella body of the 19 northern state governors, had in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has cautioned the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, to suspend the establishment of the Special Weapons And Tactical, SWAT, unit of the Nigerian Police Force. Recall that the IGP Mohammed Adamu had set up the new Police unit to take over from the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). […]
The House of Representatives has scheduled the second reading of the new Petroleum Industry Bill for Today (Tuesday) . The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, had made this known at the plenary on Wednesday. The House of Representatives had on October 8, 2020, faulted the Minister of State for Petroleum Resource, Timipre Sylva, who said the National […]
The Nigerian Medical Association has warned against looming outbreak of second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the country in the light of the continued #EndSARS protests. The NMA raised the alarm in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Monday, during a press conference on the Physicians’ Week 2020 with the theme, ‘Strategies for Health System Recovery During […]
Six persons have been reportedly killed by suspected cultists in Ilorin, Kwara State; Benin, Edo State; and Abraka, Delta State, between Sunday and Monday. Ilorin Cult Clash – Bluebloodz.com gathered that the cult clashes in Ilorin were the aftermath of Sunday’s alleged attack on #EndSARS protesters in Ilorin. It was gathered that the head of […]
US President Donald Trump and his political rival Joe Biden are fighting over plans for their last debate. The Republican president’s campaign accused organisers of the showdown of helping the Democrat by leaving foreign policy off the topic list this week. The Biden camp shot back that Mr Trump was trying to avoid questions about […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Niger State Command, has arrested a dismissed staff of the agency, with 254kg of dried weed suspected to be cannabis sativa. The Acting Commander of the agency in the state, Aloye Oludare, who disclosed this to newsmen in Minna on Monday, said that the 46-year-old suspect Pam Ezekiel […]
The Edo Government has declared a 24 hour curfew in the state following the violence that has erupted amid jailbreaks. Osarodion Ogie, secretary to the state government said the curfew will be effective from 4:00 pm, October 19, 2020 till further notice. He added that hoodlums have hijacked the #EndSARS protest and the government would not […]