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The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, disclosed on Monday that 3,619 suspects were arrested between January and May. The police chief also said 486 firearms and 4,072 rounds of ammunition of different calibres were recorded. In a statement by the police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, the police chief disclosed this in a meeting with strategic police managers. Leveraging on the need to bring Strategic Police Managers abreast of the policy thrust of the newly inaugurated President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Bola Tinubu, particularly the President’s directive on effective inter-agency collaboration for a synergized internal security architecture…

The National Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted on calling a strike since it believes that this is the only option to persuade the Federal Government to reconsider its attitude on the withdrawal of fuel subsidy. Former NLC vice president Amaechi Asugwuni stated on Channels Television Sunrise Daily on Monday that there is no turning back on the proposed strike date of June 7, 2023. Asugwuni claimed that this is the only way out for Nigerians, while also saying that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s new administration has not managed the subsidy withdrawal process properly. “Strike is inevitable because people know that…

A delegation from the Trade Union Congress (TUC) met with a panel appointed by President Bola Tinubu over the fuel subsidy problem on Sunday. Following the meeting, Dele Alake, a member of the presidential team at the State House in Abuja, briefed the press. Mr. Alake stated that the TUC was already warming up to approving the government’s elimination of the petrol subsidy on the condition that the government satisfy its conditions. “The TUC that attended today’s meeting presented a list of demands, and those demands we have studied and are going to present to Mr. President for his consideration,”…

Free man Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Sweden striker for AC Milan, said on Sunday that he has decided to retire at the age of 41 following a trophy-laden career at some of Europe’s greatest teams. The flamboyant Swede’s contract with Milan expires at the end of June and will not be extended following an injury-plagued season, causing him to call it quits on a magnificent career. Ibrahimovic returned to Milan in early 2020 for his second stint, having won the Scudetto with them in 2011 and helping them win the title again previous season. “I say goodbye to football but not…

Over fifty individuals were allegedly slain in two Sokoto State local government areas on Saturday evening in brutal bandit assaults. The Gwadabawa and Tangaza local government area of the state are among those impacted. PPRO of the Sokoto Police Command, ASP Ahmad Rufa’i, subsequently acknowledged the attacks on Sunday, assuring that the command is on top of the matter and promising to provide an update on the attacks. The bodies of 37 persons have still to be buried hours after the attack on three towns in Sokoto state’s Tangaza local government area. The communities attacked on Saturday evening are Raka,…

The federal government has called another meeting at the Presidential Villa with members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress to discuss the withdrawal of fuel subsidy. The meeting, which is scheduled for today, comes five days after a previous meeting on the same subject ended in a deadlock. Petrol Subsidy: OPEC, allies meet to debate production quotas President Bola Tinubu stated during his inaugural speech on May 29 that “the fuel subsidy is gone.” The president’s announcement instantly resulted in long lines at petrol stations and an increase in the product’s pump price across the country.…

Senior officials from almost two dozen of the world’s biggest intelligence agencies met in secret on the outskirts of the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore this weekend. According to them, such discussions are coordinated by the Singapore government and have been held quietly at a different site alongside the security summit for numerous years. The meetings have not before been publicized. The United States was represented by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, the leader of her country’s intelligence community, and China was there, despite tensions between the two giants. Samant Goel, the head of India’s overseas intelligence gathering…

OPEC and its allies will meet on Sunday to discuss a new pact that may include revising nations’ output limits for this year and next, as well as a further drop in production, according to sources, as the organisation grapples with falling oil prices and an impending supply glut. OPEC+, which includes the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies led by Russia, produces almost 40% of the world’s crude, implying that its policy decisions have a significant influence on oil prices. Since 1971, Nigeria has been a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Four sources familiar with…

The Federal Government has banned underage children from participating in the National Common Entrance Examination for admission into Unity Schools across the country. It also directed the National Examinations Council (NECO) to put strict measures in place to prevent underage persons from registering for the examination, including making birth certificates compulsory as a registration requirement. The permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. David Andrew Adejo, gave the directive yesterday in Abuja while monitoring the conduct of the 2023 Common Entrance Examination into the 110 Federal Government Colleges across the federation. He stated that 72,821 candidates sat for…

Rescuers and families combed amid crushed train carriage on Sunday for additional dead in India’s worst rail catastrophe in almost two decades, with signal failure emerging as the most likely reason. At least 275 people were killed on Friday when a passenger train collided with a halted goods train, skidded off the rails and collided with another passenger train travelling in the other way near the Balasore district of Odisha’s eastern state. According to Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena’s statement to ANI news agency, the death toll, which had previously been estimated at 288, was lowered down on Sunday when…