Category: NEWS

Jul

14

2025

Our Hearts Are Heavy, Gaidam Mourns Ex-President Buhari

NEWS#death, #IbrahimGaidam, #MohammaduBuhari, #MohammaduBuhariisdead

Our Hearts Are Heavy, Gaidam Mourns Ex-President Buhari The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator Ibrahim Gaidam, has condoled with the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the immediate family of the departed former President of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari on the death of the ex-military and democratic leader. In his letter of condolence personally e-signed by the Honorable Minister and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), the Honorable Minister acknowledged Buhari as a true leader and dedicated servant of the nation. Details below: Letter of Condolence to the Family of Ex-President Muhammadu…

Jul

12

2025

By Famous Reporters

CEHRAWS demands Rights-based, Community-Inclusive Policing from Otti

NEWS#CEHRAWS, #FundamentalHumanRights, #SecurityTrustFund

CEHRAWS demands Rights-based, Community-Inclusive Policing from Otti Press statement… The Centre for Human Rights Advocacy and Wholesome Society (CEHRAWS) has acknowledged and commended what it described as "the thoughtful, broad-spectrum address delivered by His Excellency, Dr. Alex C. Otti, OFR, Governor of Abia State, at the Security Trust Fund Luncheon held on July 10, 2025, at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia." Governor Otti’s articulation of security as a “shared responsibility” aligns with CEHRAWS’ long-standing advocacy for inclusive, community-anchored and rights-based security approach. We affirm the importance of multi-stakeholder contributions to building and sustaining safe, peaceful communities, and commend the State…

Jul

12

2025

By Famous Reporters

Rivers NUJ visits NUPRC, advocates development Journalism

NEWS#DrMusaZagi, #NUJRiversstate, #NUPRC, #PetroleumIndustryAct, #PIA

Rivers NUJ visits NUPRC, advocates development Journalism The Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has visited the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC),Port Harcourt Regional Office on familiarisation tour. Addressing the NUPRC Regional Coordinator,Dr Musa Zagi and his Management Team,the NUJ Chairman, Comrade Paul Bazia-Nsaneh said having been recently elected into office, the executive deemed it necessary to pay a courtesy visit on the Company,being the regulators of the nation's oil and gas industry, especially in the upstream sector. He told the host that based on their important role in managing the oil and gas industry,…

Jul

11

2025

By Famous Reporters

Job Alert! FG Announces Recruitment Into Four Paramilitary Agencies From July 14

NEWS#HarmonizedSchemeofService, #NigeriaImmigrationService, #NigerianCorrectionalService, #NSCDC, #Paramilitary

Job Alert! FG Announces Recruitment Into Four Paramilitary Agencies From 14 The Federal Government has announced July 14, 2025, as the official date for the commencement of recruitment into the four paramilitary agencies under the Federal Ministry of Interior. The Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the disclosure through the Board Secretary, Major General Abdulmalik Jibrin (Rtd), in a communiqué released in Abuja. According to the statement, the recruitment portal will open on Monday, July 14, 2025, for applications into the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Nigeria…

Jul

11

2025

By Famous Reporters

JUST IN: NELFUND Resumes Disbursement Of Students’ Upkeep Allowance

NEWS#Nelfund, #NigerianEducationLoanFund

JUST IN: NELFUND Resumes Disbursement Of Students’ Upkeep Allowance*Clears 3,600 Unpaid Students The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has resumed disbursement of upkeep allowances to student beneficiaries who recently updated their bank details from digital wallet platforms to conventional commercial bank accounts. This move follows previous delays attributed to compatibility issues with digital only banking servicesThe body describes the development as a major breakthrough in addressing the backlog of unpaid allowances, noting that over 3,600 affected students have now received their outstanding payments after completing the required update on the NELFUND portal. Students experiencing similar issues have been advised to…

Jul

11

2025

By Famous Reporters

Did Tinubu secretly send Shettima to visit Buhari in London hospital? Find out

NEWS#BolaAhmedTinubu, #MohammaduBuhari, #PresidentBuhari'sillness, #ShettimaKashim

Did Tinubu secretly send Shettima to visit Buhari in London hospital? Find out It has been alleged that President Bola Tinubu deployed his deputy, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, to visit former President Muhammadu Buhari in a London hospital on Monday. This was disclosed by sources privy to the surreptitious trip. According to reports, the former president has been ill for a while, as first reported by Empowered Newswire, but is believed to be recuperating. Shettima had been in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the invitation of the prime minister, Abiy Ahmed Ali, to attend the official launch of the East African country’s…

Jul

08

2025

By Famous Reporters

IGP Egbetokun Attends 13th AFRIPOL Steering Committee Meeting in Algiers, Algeria

NEWS#AFRIPOL, #CentralAfricanPoliceChiefsCommittee, #IGPKayodeAdeoluEgbetokun

IGP Egbetokun Attends 13th AFRIPOL Steering Committee Meeting in Algiers, Algeria ‎‎The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, is currently in Algiers, Algeria, where he is participating in the 13th Meeting of the AFRIPOL Steering Committee, taking place from July 7 to 8, 2025. The summit gathers Police Chiefs, senior law enforcement executives, and continental security stakeholders to address the growing complexities of terrorism, organized crime and violent extremism across Africa, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report. The IGP is attending in his dual capacity as Nigeria’s Chief of Police and the current…

Jun

30

2025

By Famous Reporters

Journalist Sues Abia Government, Police for N5 million Over Alleged Violation of Rights

LEGAL, NEWS#Assault, #CharityUwakwe, #HumanRights, #Mediarights, #MediaRightsAgenda, #Violation

Journalist Sues Abia Government, Police for N5 million for Alleged Violation of her Rights An Abia State based journalist, Ms Charity Uwakwe, popularly known as Distinguished Chacha has filed a N5 million suit at the Federal High Court in Umuahia against the State Government and the Nigeria Police asking the court to declare that the forceful detention, physical assault, intimidation, and degrading treatment to which she was subjected in the course of her journalistic duties on June 30, 2023 constitute a violation of her rights under the 1999 Constitution and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The suit…

Jun

30

2025

By Famous Reporters

2027: Liberal Progressive And Patriotic Members Congress LPPMC Mobilizes For The Coalition.

NEWS, POLITICS

The Movement formerly known as the Labour Party Patriotic Members Congress LPPMC which stood out in the build up to the 2023 General Elections and was the energy and the electricity that drove the monstrous following of Candidate Peter Gregory Obi across the Six Geopolitical Zones in the 2023 General election has endorsed the Coalition of well meaning and public spirited Nigerians to salvage Nigeria from the rudderless and uneventful watch of the All Progressive Congress APC. The LPPMC which is presently known as the LIBERAL PROGRESSIVE AND PATRIOTIC MEMBERS CONGRESS led by Dr. Kingsley Okundaye who functions as the…

Jun

30

2025

By Famous Reporters

LG Elections: Area M Police, Royal Fathers set to stop Election Violence in Alimosho

NEWS#security, #TheNigeriaPolice

LG Elections: Area M Police, Royal Fathers set to stop Election Violence in Alimosho By Oki Samson Ahead of Lagos State LGAs/LCDAs elections slated for 12th July 2025, the Nigeria Police are gearing for a peaceful elections. This is even as no. 1 security agency tasked with election monitoring and security, the Police leadership has embarked on consultation across the board. Over the weekend, the Area Commander in charge of Area M Police Command in Idimu, Lagos State, ACP Tokunbo Abaniwonda engaged with stakeholders within her jurisdiction, Alimosho LGA, which is the most populous local government in Lagos State. She…