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Mixed reactions greet Abubakar’s appointment

    Mixed reactions on Wednesday greeted the appointment of Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, as the acting Inspector-General of Police. Abubakar replaced Mr. Hafiz Ringim, who retired from service on Wednesday. While the President of the Campaign for Democracy, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, condemned the appointment, the Deputy Minority Leader, House of Representatives, Kawu Sumaila, hailed President […]

Biu, five policemen to be dismissed, tried

  The Commissioner of Police, Zakari Biu, who handled the case of a Boko Haram suspect, Kabir Sokoto, will be dismissed, investigations have revealed. Our correspondents learnt in Abuja on Wednesday that the five policemen, who accompanied  Sokoto to Abaji, would also face trial. It was learnt that a committee, headed by the National Security […]

Illegal Nigerian immigrant arraigned in UK for fake marriages

Two Church of England vicars conducted “hundreds” of sham marriages to help illegal immigrants stay in Britain, a court heard on Wednesday. The Reverend Elwon John, 44, and Reverend Brian Shipsides, 55, performed the sham wedding ceremonies at All Saints Church in Forest Gate, east London, jurors were told. Once wed, there were a “strikingly […]

Boko Haram got weapons, training from al-Qaeda – Niger

  Members of the Islamist group Boko Haram have received explosives training at al Qaeda camps in North Africa, Niger’s foreign minister has alleged. Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for the series of bombings in the North, may have also received training from Somalia’s al Shabaab insurgents, according to the Nigerian Foreign Minister, Mohamed […]

Breaking News: Jonathan fires IGP Hafiz Ringim, appoints Mohammed Abubakar as the new police chief

President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Mohammed D. Abubakar as Acting Inspector General of Police. In a statement, the presidency said the appointment was the “first step towards the comprehensive reorganization and repositioning of the Nigeria Police Force to make it more effective and capable of meeting emerging internal security challenges.”  Mr. […]

Security agencies yet to infiltrate Boko Haram –Expert

A security expert, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, says until security agencies infiltrate Boko Haram and understand its ideology, command structure and mode of operation, the violent group will continue to succeed in its dastardly activities. Sara-Idigbe, a former Security Adviser to the Rivers State Government, also in Abuja on Tuesday advised the security agencies to pay […]

Hausa, Yoruba traders’ ejection not ethnic – Anambra

The Anambra State Government has debunked claims that its ejection order on traders at the Head Bridge section of the Onitsha-Enugu Expressway is targeted at Hausa and Yoruba traders. At a press briefing after State Executive Council Meeting in Awka on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Chief Maja Umeh, said the ejection […]

FG paid N1.7tn fuel subsidy, not N1.4tn – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday put the “actual” total subsidy payments on fuel imports in 2011 at N1.7tn, an excess of N300bn above the N1.4tn figure given by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, last week. The apex bank told the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on Subsidy Regime that that […]

US demands probe of killings in North

The United States on Tuesday urged Nigerians to “stand united” after a wave of attacks that killed about 186 people in Kano and Bauchi states. US State Department spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland, in a statement, also urged the Nigerian authorities to fully investigate the attacks, including those against Christians, and hold accountable those who perpetrated them. […]

Picture: Nollywood mourns again as veteran actor David Ihezie passes on

    Nollywood has once again been thrown into mourning with the death of veteran actor, David Ihezie. The actor was said to have passed away in his home in Enugu after suffering from arthritis for some time. He was 73 years old. Ihezie was known for his numerous roles as a chief. He featured […]

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