Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, declared a British citizen, Andrew Wynne (also known as Andrew Povich or Drew Povey) wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government. The police force said it has specifically launched a comprehensive investigation into how foreign mercenaries and some “subversive elements” plotted to overthrow the democratically-elected government of Nigeria. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made this known at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, said the British national operated a bookshop known as ‘Iva Valley Bookshop’ in a rented space at Labour House, Abuja, and also established ‘STARS of Nations…
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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to roll out the sale of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, The PUNCH can report authoritatively. This is coming a few days after the 650,000-capacity refinery engaged in a test-run of the product. Industry sources confirmed to our correspondent that the product would hit the market soon. The sources, who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent that the government and the Dangote Group were working out modalities for the circulation of the product. A government source hinted that the sale and distribution of the PMS is being sorted out with the Federal Government.…
Personnel from agencies under the Presidency have expressed concerns about the oversight visits being undertaken by the Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila.In separate interviews with Daily Trust, they argued that such an oversight is traditionally the responsibility of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and the National Assembly. On August 22, Gbajabiamila began the “fact-finding exercises and familiarisation tours”, which have seen him conduct on-the-site assessments of key agencies under the Presidency. The agencies he has so far visited include the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), the Bureau of…
The trial of #EndBadGovernance protesters will begin in Abuja, Kano, Kaduna and Borno today, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Intelligence, Dasuki Galadanchi, has disclosed. The DIG disclosed this at the just-ended Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). He said those to be charged to court today were 126 suspects who were arrested for waving the Russian flag and demanding regime change during the protest, which snowballed into violence that resulted in deaths and looting of private and public assets in some states. A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, will lead other lawyers to defend the protesters before…
A retired senior police officer says a real-time tracking platform, once instrumental in helping to solve criminal cases by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), was misused by politicians. According to Vanguard, the unnamed former officer said the tracking system, meant to combat kidnapping, ended up being used to monitor “enemies and mistresses” of politicians. In 2015, Solomon Arase, the then-inspector general of police (IGP), launched intelligence-led policing and inaugurated a tracking platform to enable real-time monitoring of kidnappers’ movements. The system led to several successful operations, including the arrest of five kidnappers involved in the September 2015 abduction of Olu…
Former Edo State governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has deplored Edo State first lady, Mrs Betsy Obaseki, over “wifeless comment” against the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the September 21, governorship election, Senator Monday Okpebholo. During the Peoples Democratic Party governorship campaign in Edo Central Senatorial District, Mrs Obaseki had reportedly described the APC candidate as a man without wife. But while reacting to Mrs Betay Obaseki’s comment in a video posted on social media, Oshiomhole said, “I was shocked to see Mrs. Obaseki saying that our candidate has no wife. “Here is a woman who has no child.…
…admits encountering obstacle in fuel supply The current fuel scarcity may not end soon as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, on Sunday, cried out that its ability to sustain supply is under threat. NNPCL Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, stated this while reacting to the report of the national oil company being indebted to the tune of $6billion. A report that the NNPCL is owing petrol suppliers about $6 billion went viral last week. The NNPCL spokesperson, in his response, admitted that the national oil company is owing suppliers. He however did not specify the exact amount. The…
The Founder of Tingo Group, Dozy Mmobuosi, has faulted the default judgment by the United States District Judge, Jesse Furnan, following the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) allegations against him and Tingo Group. Reacting to the verdict in a statement he personally signed and made available on Sunday, Mmobuosi stated that the judgment is malicious and a miscarriage of justice. According to TheCable, the US SEC said Dozy Mmobuosi, the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Tingo Group, and three companies affiliated with him, have been ordered by a court to pay over $250 million in monetary relief in…
Bandits led by kingpin Bello Turji gained access to a military Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) in Zamfara State after a tactical retreat by troops, according to new information. In an amateur video on social media, Turji and his followers can be seen celebrating the possession of the APC and the acquisition of a cache of ammunition. Quoting local security officials in the North-Western state, PRNigeria said the terrorists did not forcefully seize the Nigerian Army vehicle as widely reported. “Sources said the personnel and equipment transporter got stuck in a swampy area as soldiers responded to a distress signal from…