The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has joined police organisations worldwide to mark the United Nations International Day of Police Cooperation, stressing the importance of cross-border collaboration in tackling transnational crime, protecting vulnerable people and enhancing public safety. The Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, CSP Ani Iniedu, said this in a statement issued in Abuja…
By Ayomide Otitoju The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has called for greater transparency in Nigeria’s petroleum sector, saying the country’s crude oil resources must deliver measurable benefits to Nigerians. Makinde, who is also the Governor of Oyo State, made the call on Monday at the commissioning of the Makinde/Daura…
United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday warned that artificial intelligence could pose an “existential threat to humanity”, urging governments and technology companies to take immediate steps to reduce its risks. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council, Türk said AI was creating “unfamiliar, even unprecedented” threats to human rights and questioned the…
The British government on Monday condemned demonstrators who disrupted the arrival of migrants in Portsmouth, southern England, amid concerns that the area could become a new route for small boat crossings across the English Channel. Thousands of asylum seekers have crossed the Channel in small boats in recent years, mostly between Calais in France and…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Nasiru Marafa, has been shot dead while returning from Gusau, Zamfara State. The university announced his death in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by its Registrar and Secretary to Council, Oladipo Ajayi. According to the statement, Marafa was reportedly shot…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has condoled with the government and people of Jigawa State and the royal family of the Gumel Emirate over the death of the Emir of Gumel, Alhaji Ahmed Muhammad Sani II. A statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs Tahir Balarabe,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has received the prestigious Times Heroes Award in recognition of his contributions to public service and national development. Adeniyi received the award at the THISDAY Dome in Abuja during the centenary celebration of the Daily Times newspaper. The event brought together prominent figures from government, business…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Presidency has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu is facing a criminal case in the United States, clarifying that proceedings before a Washington, D.C., court involve a civil dispute over access to government records. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made the clarification in…
By Ayomide Otitoju Presidential candidate of the New Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has declared his readiness to stand with Nigerians determined to defend their votes and fight for what he described as the rescue of the country. Obi made the declaration on Thursday while addressing supporters at a town hall meeting in Port Harcourt,…
