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NSCDC Edo gets new Commandant

The new Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, Mr. Dan Oko, assumed office in Benin on Thursday. Reports state Okon, until his posting to Edo, was the Commandant of the Counter Terrorism Unit of…

NEMA, NSCDC to strengthen collaboration during disasters

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have pledged to strengthen collaboration to respond effectively to disasters across the country. The two organisations made the commitment when the NSCDC Commandant General, Dr…

Man, 25, pleads guilty to indecent assault

A Shari’a Court in Kano, on Thursday, ordered the remand of a 25-year-old man, Bashir Suleiman, who pleaded guilty to indecent assault. The defendant, who lives at Lokon Makera Quarters, Kano, is charged on a count of indecent assault, to…

NBA tasks Nigerians to enforce democracy

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called on citizens to invest interest in and enforce democracy. The former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Cross River State and Chairman of NBA Calabar branch, Attah Ochinke made the call at…

Court remands man, 39 over alleged N2m fraud

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, ordered the remand of a 39-year-old man, Ajayi Olufemi, at the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti, over alleged N2million fraud. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being tried for fraud. The police…