The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali has approved the deployment of security team to State of Osun Governor-Elect Senator Ademola Adeleke. This was revealed in a statement issued by the Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Hafiz M Inuwa made available to OSUN DEFENDER on Monday. The command approved the following Officers to the…
Katsina State government on Monday returned more than 12,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) including women and children to their Shimfida community, in Jibia Local Government Area of the state. The returnees were dispersed from the area since March 10 following the abrupt withdrawal of military personnel from the area which led to incessant attacks by terrorists…
The supposed political romance between Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, resurfaced yesterday, as the Rivers State chapter of the APC accused Wike of offering to work for Tinubu ahead of the 2023 general election. The APC’s claim comes as Wike and the PDP…
Setting the Records Straight In the last 48 hours, our attention has been drawn to a viral video of a song that has raised concerns and commentary across Nigeria. For the avoidance of doubt, between August 4 and August 6 2022, the National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) was in Ikeja, Lagos, for our 46th Annual…
Fashion designer Issey Miyake has died. He was 84. Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, he graduated from Tama Art University in Tokyo. Miyake moved to Paris and studied fashion designs in haute couture. He was awarded France’s Legion of Honour, the highest French order of merit, in 2016.Renowned for his very graphic clothes, and a pleat…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has been conferred with a Fellowship status by the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec). The honour was bestowed on the Minister after rigorous interviews and evaluations. According to the institute, “Fellow is the highest level of attainment in the Chartered Institute of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, on his conferment with a Fellowship status by Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec). The president, in a statement issued Monday by his Media Adviser, Femi Adesina, congratulated the minister on the historic recognition, being first and only…
Ex-US President Donald Trump has said his Florida home was raided by the FBI, and that agents broke open a safe. Mr Trump said in a statement that Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach was “occupied by a large group of FBI agents”. Monday’s search was reportedly connected to an investigation into Mr Trump’s handling of official papers….
Disinformation triggered the rift between Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State governor, a member of the House of Representatives, has said. Solomon Bob, who represents Rivers State in the lower chamber of the National Assembly, said the disinformation put out by “Atiku’s men” before and after the…
Two months after a suspected terror attack on the Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, the assailants linked to the incident have been arrested. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Leo Irabor disclosed this on Tuesday during a parley with executives and editors of media organisations in Nigeria. General Irabor said the attackers were arrested during joint…