Jurors at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday listened to a 117-minute audio recording of a private conversation between former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and businessman Kola Aluko. The recording, dated May 14, 2014, was recovered from Alison-Madueke’s mobile phone and played in open court as part of ongoing proceedings. In the conversation, Alison-Madueke referred to…
Newly appointed Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has declared that officers of the Nigeria Police Force must begin to see citizens as their “boss,” vowing zero tolerance for corruption and impunity under his watch. Speaking shortly after his appointment by President Bola Tinubu, Disu described the moment as emotional and unexpected, expressing gratitude for the…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested six individuals suspected of defrauding members of the public by posing as pastors and staging fake miracles. The suspects — Fadahunsi, Kolade, Tijani, Iyanuoluwa, Arijesulola and Ademola — were apprehended in Idanre, the headquarters of Idanre Local Government, where they allegedly carried out their activities. In a statement…
I HAD SETTLED on Maria as the woman I would wed before being discharged from the hospital, and as soon as I was discharged, I made my way to Kaduna, where she lived with her mother and uncle. I was anxious to share the good news with her: I had decided we were destined for…
The Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reiterated the Federal Government’s strong commitment to the establishment of State Police, declaring that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is determined to see the reform become a reality once the necessary legal framework is secured. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Centre for Crisis…
A social media storm erupted on Monday after an RCCG youth pastor, Bola Abiodun, threatened to invoke a deadly curse on a lady identified as Tomisin on X for addressing him as “Mr” instead of “Dr.” The drama began when the lady, with the handle @tomisin_ms, made a post calling him “Mr Abiodun” while accusing…
Tunji Disu (Olatunji Disu), born on 13 April 1966 in Lagos Island, Lagos State, Nigeria, is a senior officer of the Nigeria Police Force with decades of experience in law enforcement, intelligence, and crime control. Over the years, he has built a reputation as a disciplined and strategic police administrator, known for leading major tactical…
One of the greatest challenges the opposition has is this man. He’ll stifle opposition because he understands “psychological rigging “. Pastor Tunde Bakare calls him “Wake keep.” I disagree that he’s a compound dunce. He knows what he is doing. He understands that an average Nigerian is ridiculously fearful. He understands the psychology of a…
Clement Adebooye, vice-chancellor of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), says the institution may institute legal action against Sally Tibbot Ltd, a consulting firm, if it fails to tender a formal apology over the allegation that the university had 250 ghost workers. Adebooye issued the warning on Saturday during a press conference in Osogbo, the Osun state…
There were two House of assembly seats contested for in Rivers state yesterday, Wike’s candidates in APC won both. In Abuja, all the six area council chairmanship seats were contested for, the APC candidates he supported won five while his faction of PDP won the only one that APC lost. But the most interesting one…
