How BBC Reporter Loses wife to TB Joshua’s Impotent Miracle

Andrew Gift, a Nigerian journalist working with BBC has lamented how his wife, Grace died from breast cancer, just after 13 months of marriage. She died not because there were no efforts to give her medicare, but because of her belief in religious leaders such as TB Joshua, who preach faith healing. Gift’s story was published Sunday by BBC. My …

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Hisbah destroys over N200m beers in Kano

Kano State Hisbah Board has destroyed 1,975,000 bottles of beer worth over N200 million confiscated within Kano metropolis. The destruction exercise was carried out at Kalebawa in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of the state by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Speaking at the event, Ganduje represented by his Deputy, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, said that consumption of alcohol and all …

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FIRSTBANK HOSTS SME WEBINAR, ENLIGHTENS ENTREPRENEURS ON WAYS TO REBUILD THEIR BUSINESS

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, will host an SME webinar themed “Rebuilding your Business” by 10am on Tuesday, 10 November 2020 via Zoom meetings.   The event is organised in collaboration with FBN Insurance Brokers and FBN Quest with its discussants including: Tunde Owolabi, Group Executive, Retail Banking (Lagos & West), FirstBank; Olumide …

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IGP Orders Use of Lawful Force Against Riotous Elements

Dedeigbo Ayodeji The Inspector-General of Police, M.A Adamu, has ordered the deployment of all legitimate force to protect lives and property of citizens including police officers and personnel of other law enforcement agencies and their families, and to prevent attacks on private/public assets from any violent person(s) or group(s) operating under any guise. The IGP restates that Command Commissioners of …

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Council Invasion: Lagos Police Command Detains Ejigbadero, Oluomo

Dedeigbo Ayodeji The Lagos State Police Command Ikeja, has detained Alhaji Ejigbadero and Oluomo Kafata for constituting nuisance in Alimosho Federal Constituency. The duo were charged for threat to life, assaults, vandalization of public properties and breach of public peace on Friday. It will be recalled that Ejigbadero had on Thursday afternoon led some fully armed hoodlums to disrupt activities …

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Lagos CP orders withdrawal of policemen attached to individuals

Hakeem Odumosu, Lagos State Commissioner of Police has ordered the withdrawal of all police officers attached to individuals across the state with immediate effect. This is coming after the command had an intelligent report of a proposed EndSARS protest planned by some individuals and groups in Lagos State. The directive was contained in a press statement signed by SP Olumuyiwa …

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ENDSARS PROTESTS: IGP and Peace Initiative

While preparations were in top gears for a professional and peaceful policing of the entire length and breadth of Nigeria in view of the yuletide season that usually attracts unusual traffic, the Nigeria Police Force and indeed, security agents in Nigeria had to fall back on its reservoir of strategy to deal with sudden protests over Police brutality. Within days, …

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Enugu CP, Governor Boost Police Officers’ Morale as they return to duty

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, has lectured personnel of the Command and boosted their moral to return to their duty posts more committed, dedicated, diligent and professional in the discharge of their duties. He took this step on Wednesday, 4 November, 2020 at the Senior Police Officers’ Mess Enugu. The CP’s action is in line with the Inspector-General …

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