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T he Nigeria Police Force in reaction to the recent trends in social media with calls for scrapping SARS #ENDSARS the Inspector General of Police (IGP) has ordered the reorganisation of the squad across the country. The IGP in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood has directed immediate reorganization on SARS across the nation and investigation into all allegations and complaints raised. “The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris concerned with public interest and the need to reposition the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) for more efficiency and effective service delivery to all has directed the immediate re-organisation of the SARS nationwide and instant investigation into all the allegations, complaints and infractions levelled against the personnel of the Special Anti Robbery Squad across the country by the IGP X-Squad of the Force,” the statement read in part. The statement said further that, in the new arrangement, a Commissio...

A judge, Chuka Obiozor of a Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Monday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Chimaroke Nnamani, a former governor of Enugu State. Mr. Nnamani, who was governor between 1999 and 2007, is facing a 10-count charge of laundering N5.3 billion instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The judge also ordered the arrest of Mr. Nnamani’s aide and co-accused, Sunday Anyaogu. “There is no evidence shown to the court as to why the defendants are absent, there is no justification for the the continued absence of the defendants,” said the judge. “In the absence of any convincing evidence, it is hereby ordered that a bench warrant be issued against the defendants and summons to their sureties to show cause.” Mr. Obiozor adjourned till December 14th for the re-arraignment of the defendants. Both defendants were first arraigned in 2007 alongside their companies: Rainbownet (Nig) Ltd; Hillgate (Nig) Ltd; Cosmo F...

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O AP Freeze's 'FreeTheSheeple' movement against tithing in Nigerian Churches is still stirring up controversy as religious leaders, christians and others are challenging his opinions - which appear to be gaining popularity. After his clash with the Cool FM OAP weeks ago about the same topic, singer Timi Dakolo has again weighed into it. Read what he wrote via IG below. We are intentional tithers.. we know this truth that the earth is the lords and fullness therefore and everything that dwell in it.. all the things you think you have belong to god. even your thought yet conceived, god knows them altogether and galatians 6 vs 7(read up)we don't read our bible like a text book or novel.god forbid!!we search this scriptures for rhema(deep revelations).and we run with that revelation.we tithe because we love to honor god with our substance. We are joyous to run into our fathers house to glorify him with our substance. we have been paying tithe and offeri...

B ad vibes have trailed radio girl, Toke Makinwa, over the past few months on social media after news broke that she’s having an affair with a particular billionaire who has allegedly been footing her extravagant lifestyle. Fresh reports on this allegations was over the weekend when it was said that the media personality had an involvement with Festus Fadeyi the boss of Pan Ocean. Reports made the rounds on social media that the children of the almost bankrupt man called out TM to have mercy on their aged father and leave him alone! And Toke, being who she is, turned deaf ears to these reports, posting new photos of her latest achievement with cryptic captions. The thing now is some Nigerians are not here for all that this time as they took to her page to go ballistic on her, with some calling her shame to womanhood and all.

P ersonal Assistant to the President on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, says President Muhammadu Buhari will defeat former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar in any part of the country when Nigerians go to poll. Mrs Onochie said this yesterday in Abuja during her appearance on the weekend edition of Channels Television’s political programme. Recall that Atiku announced his return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday via a live broadcast on his official Facebook account following his resignation from the APC last month. Speaking on the development, Onochie said: “He (Atiku) may have had that weight some years ago but over the years he’s been losing that weight and at the moment, I can tell you that even in his local government area in his native Adamawa, he can’t win any election. So where is the weight? “I think Alhaji Abubakar Atiku has lost touch with reality; I think he needs to check again. President Buhari is not competing with him at the moment, what...