By 'Dotun Akintomide Beyond the widely celebrated appointment of Dr. Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun (NPM) as the 22nd Inspector-General of Police, not many people know the unsung heroes whose roles behind the scene from time-to-time helped in shaping his destiny into becoming Nigeria's police czar and global icon. A speech laden with emotion as delivered by…
His Highness, Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, the Emir of Zazzau and the immediate past Nigeria's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand has paid a courtesy call on His Excellency, Amb. Oma Djebah, Nigeria's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand. The courtesy visit by the revered monarch to his successor, Amb. Djebah took place at the…
Child rights activist, Amb. Wale Ojo-Lanre, has sued the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, for N50m as damages for allegedly involving an underage girl-child in his political rally in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ojo-Lanre had on October 27 filed the originating motion on notice before a family court…
In an updated Travel Advisory from the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), British nationals have been warned to avoid travelling to 22 states in Nigeria. This is even as its Travel Advice for Abuja was downgraded from ‘Amber’ to ‘Green’ and advised against all but essential travel to Nigeria’s political capital. FCDO…
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) shows no sign of abating yet as Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state again lashed out at the National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu for creating an imbalance in the power structure of the party. This time, Wike has vowed to fight the injustice in the…
The police command in Niger State has recaptured one of the inmates in Suleja who escaped during the recent jailbreak at the Kuje Medium Security Correctional Centre in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that scores of terrorists had on July 5 launched a daring attack on the facility and bombed their way…
.. Says Okowa's Prosperity For Deltans Means More Poverty The All Progressive Congress, (APC) in Delta State has lampooned the government of Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and the State Legislature, for further plunging the state into debt mess with the recent House approval of the governor’s letter requesting for N12 billion loans. Reacting to the…
Cigarette manufacturing giant, British American Tobacco (BAT) allegedly ran a mass surveillance operation and informant network in South Africa in recent years, making questionable payments to collaborators in 10 other African countries to the tune of $600,000 to undermine tobacco control policy on the continent, a new report by STOP -- a global tobacco industry…
Applaud Nigerian Embassy, Bangkok for Exemplary Training Program The new Ambassador of Nigeria to Thailand and Head of Mission in the host country, H.E Ambassador Oma Djebah has brought together eggheads in international diplomacy and some of Nigeria’s brightest minds in management strategy and public policy to bring up to speed, the Home-based Officers of…