The acting Inspector General of Police, IGP, Olukayode Egbetokun has ordered the withdrawal of the Police Mobile Force, PMF on VIP escort and guard duties. Egbetokun gave the directive in Abuja during a conference with police tactical commanders on Monday. Speaking at the conference, the IGP explained that the force will conduct an assessment of…
The incumbent president of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio has been declared winner of Saturday’s presidential election but the opposition has disputed the count by claiming a foul play. Official figures say that Mr Bio gained 56% of the vote. His main rival, Samura Kamara, trailed far behind with 41%. After the first tranche of…
Gabon will hold presidential, legislative and local elections on August 26, the country’s government announced on Tuesday. The Council of Ministers announced the “convening of the electoral college for the election of the President of the Republic” plus members of the national assembly and municipal councils in August. While President Ali Bongo Ondimba has not…
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio looked on course for re-election on Monday after the electoral commission said he had a clear lead with 60 percent of the votes counted. Bio had garnered 55.86 percent of ballots cast, more than the 55 percent required for victory after Saturday’s first round of voting. The incumbent’s 1,067,666…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated financial institutions to obtain the social media handles of customers for the purpose of identification. The directive is contained in a new CBN customer regulation, which is aimed at further strengthening the identification process in the banking system. The bankers’ bank also in the diligence regulations mandated…
The BET Awards 2023, lit up as it has always do, the full list of nominees and winners are some of the very best globally. while Nigeria’s BurnaBoy claim best international act, many stars also lit up the occasion. The event brings together the brightest stars from the industry to pay tribute to exceptional accomplishments…
The 2023 Club World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, soccer’s world governing body FIFA said yesterday. The decision was made following a FIFA delegation visit to Jeddah last week to assess ongoing preparations for the tournament. “We are delighted that Jeddah, with its state-of-the-art facilities and reputation for hosting major…
The World Bank Group has approved a loan of $500m to help Nigeria drive women’s empowerment This became the second loan approved by the World Bank under the new President, Bola Tinubu. It is a scale-up financing for Nigeria for Women Programme, which was initially approved on June 27, 2018, with $100m financing. A statement…
A lecturer at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Prof. Samuel Oluwalana, has said Nigeria is losing a huge amount of money for its failure to export human faeces, cockroaches, as well as, scorpions to foreign countries. The lecturer noted that the American government gets $3.5 billion every year because it is used to protect…
The corpses of three medical students who went missing when the boat conveying them to a destination crashed in the Calabar area of Cross River State have been recovered. The corpses consist of two male and female students. The state Commissioner of Police, Gyogon Grimah, confirmed the development on Monday, adding that “The three corpses…
