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http://ift.tt/2oSVdW5 Nigeria Police Force Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, has called for the decentralisation of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) through proper restructuring and reform. The governor made the call on Sunday in Osogbo when a Deputy Inspector- General of Police, Mr Foluso Adebanjo paid him a courtesy visit. He said decentralisation of the force would ensure effective zonal security management, control and operation. Aregbesola said Nigeria had grown beyond centralised policing, saying that devolution of policing powers must be encouraged for greater productivity and discipline. “I am a strong advocate of federalisation of Police Force. “We need to devolve the control of Police in such a way that the cumbersome responsibility shouldered by the Inspector General of Police would be reduced. “Since the first obligation and responsibility of government remains security and maintenance of law and order, therefore, it behoves on any serious government to prioritise ...

http://ift.tt/2rn0GSi Comedian Bill Cosby leaves the Montgomery County Courthouse with his criminal defense lawyer Brian McMonagle(L) after a pretrial conference related to aggravated indecent assault charges on September 6, 2016, in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Disgraced US megastar Bill Cosby will go on trial June 5, 2017 accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his Philadelphia home more than a decade ago, a judge said Tuesday. The pioneering black comedian, who faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted, had returned to court in Pennsylvania as part of multiple attempts to avoid standing trial for the alleged 2004 assault. Cosby allegedly plied Andrea Constand with pills and wine, then sat her down on a couch, where the actor allegedly assaulted her. PHOTO: DOMINICK REUTER / AFP Disgraced US megastar Bill Cosby says he does not expect to testify when he goes on trial for sexual assault next month, breaking his silence in a rare interview broadcast Tuesday. “I just don’t want to...

http://ift.tt/2qwTinR Minister of Niger Delta of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs has concluded arrangements to terminate about six abandoned projects spread across the region with a view to enhancing the development of the region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Minister, Pastor Uguru Usani had made this known while receiving the report of the audit and review of the East-west road and other projects of its Ministry in Abuja. Usani said that following the report from the Ministerial Technical Audit Committee on the contracts awarded from 2009 – 2015 in the Niger Delta, that some projects have been proposed for termination. He listed the projects to include construction of OkpuhutaMbano Junction – Orie market –Lomara- Igwebulka (35km) – Abia State; Land reclamation and Erosion control project at OguduAbia Phase I, Abia State. Others are Idoro-Eastern Itam Water Supply Scheme Akwa Ibom; Construction of Mbak ...