On Monday, the Police Training School (PTS) in Ikeja graduated six PhD holders and 169 others from other professions as supernumeraries into other ranks of the Nigerian Police Force (spies). Musa Garba, Deputy Commissioner of Police and Commandant, PTS Ikeja, said 175 supernumeraries were promoted to various levels after completing their advanced training at the…
President Michael D Higgins has denied linking the slaughter of 40 people at a Catholic church in Nigeria to climate change. More than 126 people were injured in the attack on St Francis Church in Owo region of Ondo’s Catholic diocese on Sunday, June 5th, which Nigerian officials have connected to the Islamic State West…
As the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) finalizes the running mate for its presidential candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the party may contemplate appointing a current governor to the office of Vice President ahead of the 2023 presidential election. After securing the ticket, Atiku was expected to name a running partner who would be acceptable…
According to the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), the banking sector is now impervious to economic and financial system shocks. Bello Hassan, its Managing Director, announced this at a retreat hosted by the NDIC in Lagos for members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions. Hassan, who was represented by NDIC…
Another man has been slain by gunmen in the Nkwelle-Ezunaka community of Anambra State’s Oyi Local Government Area. The event occurred in the early hours of Monday at a busy intersection in the neighborhood. A resident of the region, Arinze Ajaezu, told GLOBAL NEWS what transpired. He claimed that after killing the deceased, the gunmen…
Anger over the alleged defilement and mysterious death of a 14-year-old girl, Amarachi Iwunze, in Umuduruewuewuru, Umuezeala Nsu in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo state, has resulted in the burning of a recently built house belonging to a suspected internet fraudster, Ifeanyi Osuji. According to reports, the 22-year-old suspect, who is currently on…
After his lover married another guy, a 42-year-old man named Ibrahim Adamu Mohd committed himself by hanging at Kanti quarters in Kazaure Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Residents of Kanti reported finding the man with a rope around his neck dangling from a tree when they awoke on Sunday, June 12. DSP Lawan Shiisu…
During a visit to Sweden on Monday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined the alliance’s commitment to Swedish and Finnish security (13 June 2022). Mr Stoltenberg stated during a news conference with Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson that “Sweden and Finland’s security importance for NATO.” The Secretary General was hosted by Prime Minister Andersson, Minister for…
Customers in Lockeford, California, will be able to receive select things delivered by Amazon’s Amazon Prime Air drone delivery service later this year, according to the firm. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Amazon Prime Air a Part 135 air carrier registration for its delivery drones in 2020, after the firm initially announced it in…
The Nigeria Police Force has instructed Abiodun Alabi, the Lagos State Police Commissioner, to investigate the alleged shooting of two revelers by five police escorts attached to the famed rapper Damini Ogulu, often known as Burna Boy. The shooting took place at Club Cubana in Victoria Island, Lagos, on June 8, 2022. In a tweet…
