The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for exhibiting “high level of professionalism” in the conduct of the Saturday’s governorship poll in Ondo State. Mr Tunji-Ojo, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), described the poll as “peaceful.” “At exactly 11:34 a.m, I cast my vote … Read more
Six months after their online feud over the infamous ‘Best Dressed Female’ award at filmmaker Eniola Ajao’s movie premiere, controversial singer Portable has offered advice to crossdresser Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky. The singer’s advice comes amidst the crossdresser suicide contemplation over the N15 million bribery allegations involving him and some Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) … Read more
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that there are no cases of Mpox in its 256 custodial centres across the country. The Assistant Controller of Corrections (ACC) Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Abubakar Umar, made known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. NAN reports that Nigeria … Read more
Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the federal government is considering relocating some correctional facilities from their present locations in urban areas. He said this was because urbanisation has eaten deep into the setbacks that ought to be around the facilities, citing the Suleja and Ikoyi Correctional Centres as examples. The minister made the disclosure … Read more
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Thursday said government would relocate a lot of correctional centres to create better space, security and better infrastructure. Mr Tunji-Ojo made the pledge when he visited Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, where 119 inmates escaped following a rainstorm that damaged the facility on Wednesday. This was contained in … Read more
The Nigeria Immigration Services, (NIS), has defended its latest policy requiring proof of citizenship from Nigerians seeking to renew their passports. In a post on X, the NIS stated that all documents required during the process of passport issuance are backed by the Nigerian constitution and the Ministry of Interior. The immigration service explained that … Read more
The federal government has approved Thursday, April 11, as additional public holiday to celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Fitr. The information is in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Aishetu Ndayako, on Tuesday in Abuja. She stated that the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who gave the additional approval on behalf of the … Read more
