A new Commissioner of Police (CP), Idowu Owohunwa, has been sworn-in in Lagos State. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the police headquarters in Ikeja on Tuesday. At the ceremony, Mr Owohunwa told his personnel that “our bond with Lagosians is to keep them safe and secure. Lagosians want this done within the context of rule of law, professionalism, and utmost respect for their fundamental human rights. He said he was prepared to deliver on this mandate with utmost commitment and dedication.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, arrested one Salman Umar Hudu, a 38-year-old indigene of Kano, at a hotel in Abuja, for falsely representing himself as the Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, and other officers of the commission. The suspect is said to have also obtained N100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) from a person he convinced that he can ‘handle’ any matter with the EFCC. According to an EFCC statement on Wednesday, the
The African Union Commission announced Tuesday that it will be sending a 90-strong observer mission to Nigeria for this month’s elections. Africa’s most populous country goes to the polls on February 25, but has been plunged into crisis in the runup to the vote with dire shortages of cash and fuel. The African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) is being headed by former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, who helped broker a deal to end two years of war in northern Ethiopia and is mediating
The United States Government has advised Nigerians to avoid inciting statements that could trigger violence, voter suppression or intimidation and thereby mar the electoral process. Molly Phee, U.S. Assistant Secretary of States for African Affairs, gave the advice, on Wednesday, in Abuja during a roundtable with some Nigerian journalists. Phee, whose advice is coming a few days before the 2023 general elections in the country, noted that having credible polls was the responsibility of all citizens.
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