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Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Police PRO Olamuyiwa Adejobi, the Nigerian Police Public Relations Officer has said men of the force have no right to search people’s phones unless such phone is an exhibit. Adejobi made this disclosure in a tweet on Wednesday in response to a tweep who wanted to know if …

The senate has on Wednesday, passed the electricity bill meant to improve the utilisation of generated power. Nigeria has for years been bedeviled by poor power generation, transmission and distribution, a situation which successive governments have not been able to change. But Senator Gabriel Suswam , chairman of the senate  …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has denied any association with the “clerics” who were seen at the unveiling of Kashim Shettima, the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday.  The body said they looked like mechanics and artisans. Rev. Joseph John Hayab, the Vice President of CAN …

Hope Uzodinma Youths of Nigeria’s Southeast under the umbrella the Coalition of Southeast Youth Leaders (COSEYL), on Tuesday gave Hope Uzodinma, Imo state governor, seven days to resign as governor of the state or face impeachment by the state assembly. COSEYL, through its president general, Goodluck Ibem, gave the ultimatum …

File Photo: Ohanaeze Ndigbo  Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, Tuesday, condemned what it described as ‘the horrifying activities of Imo State chapter of Ebubeagu security network’. This followed the alleged killing of about fourteen youths of Otulu and Awo Omemma who attended a wedding in the state on Sunday. The national …

President Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari has given the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, a two-week ultimatum to resolve the issues surrounding the ongoing 5-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU has been on strike since February 14th this year to compel the government to fulfill a …

File Photo: Nigeria Police The Katsina Police Command has vowed to capture a kingpin of bandits, Adamu Yankuzo, also known as Ada Aleyu, recently conferred with the traditional title of the Sarkin Fulani of Tsafe Emirate. The command disclosed this in a phone conversation with us on Tuesday, expressing its shock …

File: Dana Air plane A Dana Air Boeing 737 aircraft with registration number (5N DNA), on Tuesday, made an emergency landing on approach at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport following an issue with one of its engines. The airline confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday, saying it happened …

A motor park at Mile 2, Lagos has been gutted by fire. This was confirmed in a terse statement shared with THE WITNESS by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. The statement said: “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is presently combating intense Fire at an articulated Motor Park, …

A major disaster was averted on Tuesday after a serious incident involving a Dana Air Boeing 737 aircraft with registration number (5N DNA) made an emergency landing on approach at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport following an issue with one of its engines. The airline confirmed the incident in a statement …