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Police brutality: Be discrete while recording police officers, CP Okoli advises

Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa Police Command, CP Mike Okoli has called on Nigerians to be discrete and cautious when taking pictures and video of police officers brutalising citizens. Okoli gave the advice in Port Harcourt on Tuesday while receiving award as ‘Most Active’ commissioner of police in South South, serving …

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Kyari commends President Buhari’s non-interference in NNPC …Tasks Govts, institutions on technology, innovation

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for giving the Corporation’s Management free-hand to deliver on its mandate, saying that he remains the only president that has never interfered in the operations of the Corporation. Mallam Kyari stated …

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COVID 19: Nigeria to get 80 million doses of vaccines in 2021, says Fayemi at Chatham House … increase investment in health security

The Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Dr Kayode Fayemi has revealed that about 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines would soon be available in the country to immunize 40 percent of the population this year. This, he said was part of measures being put …

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Senate Constitution Committee reviews 254 memoranda, 2014 National Confab, APC ad-hoc Committee reports, others at retreat

The Senate Constitution Review Committee has concluded a retreat where 254 memoranda received from the public towards the amendment of the 1999 Constitution were reviewed. Also reviewed were the 2014 National Conference Report, the report of the All Progressives Congress, APC, ad-hoc Committee on True Federalism and other previous reports …

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Ensure full enforcement of  COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021  – IGP orders AIGs, CPs

·  Cautions officers to respect rights of citizens while urging voluntary compliance        The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered the Assistant Inspectors General of Police, AIGs, in the 17 zonal commands and their constituent Commissioners of Police, CPs in the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), …

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Senate President mourns Tony Momoh

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, shares the grief of the family, friends and politial associates of a former Minister of Information, Prince Tony Momoh, over his death on Monday. Lawan commiserates with the government and people of Edo State and the All Progressives Congress(APC), where he was a …

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High powered Committee of eminent personalities constituted for Obi Senator Nosike Ikpo’s burial

A high powered Committee has been constituted to give the departed elder statesman, Obi Senator Nosike Ikpo, a befitting burial. The Committee, made up of 16 eminent personalities, announced by Eugene Ikpo on behalf of the family, has Dr. Austin Izagbo, Ogbueshi Adizue Eluaka and Chief Felix Nwabueze as Co-Chairmen. …

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Dutch court ruling on N/Delta spill victims: Fishermen want Shell to pay  $ 3.6 bn Bonga spill fine

Artisanal Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN), on Sunday applauded Friday’s Dutch Court ruling that found Shell liable of polluting the farmlands of four farmers in the Niger Delta. They urged the oil firm which lost the case at appeal to consider complying with the judgement and compensate the farmers and …

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