Police parade 110 suspects as Okowa inaugurates ‘Operation Delta Hawk’

 

The Delta State Police Command has paraded 110 suspects for various criminal offences ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism, jail-breaks, murder, among others.

Parading the suspects at the command headquarters on Thursday in Asaba, the Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa, said the recent #EndSARS protest which was hijacked by hoodlums had a devastating effect on the general security of life and property.

He said, “The command has been confronted with the challenges of enforcing and ensuring compliance with regulations and measures put in place |||READ MORE

BREAKING: Yakubu assumes office as INEC Chairman

 

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Thursday assumed office for a second term as Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission INEC.

Yakubu had arrived to a rousing reception by INEC headquarters staff and guests at about 11:20 am and went into a closed-door session with the national commissioners. Thereafter, at a brief ceremony to formally take over affairs of the commission, Yakubu pledged to discharge his mandate without bias.

He said he had steadily strengthened the institutional capacity of INEC to carry on with its mandate even in the absence of a Chairman. Before handing over the reins of leadership, Muazu congratulated Prof. Yakubu on his reappointment |||READ MORE

 

AU warns of ‘terrible’ health consequences should Africa miss out on COVID-19 vaccine

 

The African Union Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday it will be “extremely terrible” for the world to watch African countries go without a coronavirus vaccine.

 The Africa CDC Director, John Nkengasong, said on Thursday that failure by African countries to receive the vaccines for the coronavirus pandemic in a timely manner could terribly undermine the continent’s development record and upset global efforts to curb the spread of the virus.

 “It would be extremely terrible for the world to watch Africa not receive the vaccines while some countries have bought the vaccines in excess,” Nkengasong said |||RAED MORE