President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in former Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase (rtd.) as the new Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC).The new PSC boss took the oath of office on Wednesday at the council chamber before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, two months
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Godswill Akpabio, a Senator-elect and immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has said he will not be able to honour the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC), to report to its office because he is suffering from pneumonia and cardiac arrhythmia.Recall, EFCC had in a letter
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The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested a 27-year-old man from Railway Ijora Badia for allegedly defiling a nine-month-old baby.The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Wednesday.Hundeyin said that the case was reported to the Police on Monday at about 10:00 pm by a concerned member
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Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth, has revealed his intention to quit comedy in five years.In an interview with Hitz FM, the comedian revealed that he has made enough from the art to last him a lifetime, so it is time to pursue other areas of interest aside from comedy. “For the past
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The 73-year-old grandmother who set her son, Victor, daughter-in-law, Rachael and her two grandchildren ablaze in Ondo State is dead.The septuagenarian, Iforiti, gave up the ghost two weeks after the incident that occurred in the Aponmu community of Akure South Local Government Area of the state.According to sources, the grandmother
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The Labour Party, LP, national chairman, Julius Abure has said that the party will refund the N25 million nomination fee paid by late Imo State governorship aspirant, Humphrey Anumudu.Abure, who stated this while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday after meeting with members of the National Assembly-Elect of the
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The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has suspended two principal officers over “uncouth activities and unauthorised” statements issued in the name of the organisation tackling a South-East leader, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, over a statement credited to him referring to the group as political rascals.The group on Tuesday suspended the National Publicity
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-Anietie Udobit, AbujaA coalition of Civil Society Organizations and Stakeholders in Abia North Senatorial District, has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to include Abia North Senatorial District in the scheduled April 15 supplementary Polls.The group in the petition, which was written to the Chairman of the Commission, Prof
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