… Rallies Support for Gov. Umo Eno As part of activities marking his one year in office, the Executive Chairman of Itu Local Government Area, Hon. Ubong Nkutt, on Tuesday inaugurated and handed over a newly constructed and furnished Forward ...
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Two Legacies, One Mission: How CP Azare And Retired DCP Erhabor Shape Policing In A’Ibom
…From discipline to compassion, residents say past and present leaders are leaving lasting imprints on security By Saviour Ekpe, Ph.D When CP Baba Muhammed Azare assumed duty as Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, not many predicted the quiet ...
Read More »CP Azare Makes Waves In Security Sector In A’Ibom State
…as Retired DCP Erabor’s Influence Still Lingers By Saviour Ekpe When Baba Muhammed Azare arrived as Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, many wondered how his leadership would shape the Command. Months later, both officers and community members say ...
Read More »Terrorism Financiers Known But Protected, Says Ex-Army GOC
A former General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 1 Mechanised Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi (rtd), has claimed that powerful individuals linked to terrorism financing and oil smuggling in Nigeria were exposed by security investigations but later ...
Read More »Again, Police Shift Deadline For Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced a further extension of the grace period for enforcing the tinted glass permit requirement, pushing the new commencement date to October 2, 2025. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by the ...
Read More »FG Orders Fresh Probe Of Civil Service Recruitments Amid Job Racketeering Scandal
The federal government has ordered a fresh verification of thousands of federal civil servants recruited between 2013 and 2020, following mounting allegations of job racketeering and the sale of employment slots to desperate Nigerians. The directive, contained in an August ...
Read More »AKHA Begins Probe Of Former Gov Emmanuel
Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has launched a probe into the ownership of firms established by the immediate past administration of former governor Udom Emmanuel. Emmanuel had floated several companies with questionable ownerships, with some linked to the state, ...
Read More »Ex-NAMA MD Decries $300 Helicopter Landing Fee
A former managing director, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt. Roland Iyayi, has kicked against the recent imposition of $300 landing fee on helicopters that provide shuttle services to oil and gas companies. LEADERSHIP reports that the landing fee was ...
Read More »ICC Under Fire Over ‘Bias’ Against Africa
The International Criminal Court (ICC), which was created in 2002, was intended to provide impartial justice for the most serious crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Yet, more than two decades after its creation, the ICC is widely ...
Read More »NASS To Transmit Constitution Review Report To State Assemblies Before December
…Challenges stakeholders to lobby state legislators The National Assembly, on Saturday, disclosed that it would transmit the report of the ongoing constitution review exercise to the 36 State Houses of Assembly for voting before December 2025, in line with its ...
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