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      NIGERIA POLICE FORCE PRESS RELEASE EIGHT ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH SEVERAL KILLINGS AND ATTACKS ON INNOCENT PEOPLE IN BENUE STATE RECENTLY AND UPDATE ON THE ONGOING POLICE INVESTIGATION INTO THE SEVERAL KILLINGS OF PEOPLE IN PLATEAU STATE BY THE FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD ON 3rd JULY, 2018. Case 1: SUSPECTED BANDITS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH SEVERAL KILLINGS ATTACKS ON INNOCENT PEOPLE IN BENUE STATE SUSPECTS i. Benjamin Bagugba Tivfa “32 YRS” – A Serving Honourable Councillor of Fidi Council Ward, Makurdi, Benue State. (Admitted to have supplied arms and ammunition to the bandits for their criminal activities) ii. Victor Ganabe “35 YRS” – Native of Gwer West, Naka, Benue State iii. Daniel Kyase “33 YRS” – Native of Mbaku, Makurdi, Benue State – (admitted to be a member Benue State Livestock Guards) iv. Alhaji Adajo Tomza “28 YRS” – Native of Tse Egbe, Gwer West, Benue State – (admitted to be a member Benue State Livestock Gu

             Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 ordered the arraignment of the three presenters of 'Sunrise Daily', a morning show that airs on Channels Television everyday, over a presumed prejudicial statements in a case before the court. The court also asked the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation to prosecute a lawyer, Ben Chuks Nwosu over the alleged 'prejudicial statements' The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting Olisa Metuh, erstwhile PDP National Publicity Secretary, over N400million which he allegedly collected from former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, purportedly to run advocacy campaign for former President Goodluck Jonathan, ahead of the 2015 general election. Counsel to the EFCC, Silvanus Tahir at a sitting on May 22, 2018, drew the attention of the court to an episode of the 'Sunrise Daily' that was aired earlier that day, allegin

      Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Agboola Dabiri on Tuesday disclosed that the Ministry will in the next few days compile some basic sign language pamphlets for use in the police station, hospitals, banks and other major places where services are rendered to the general public. According to him, the idea of the sign language booklet was aimed at addressing the difficulty often faced by persons living with the challenge of speech impairment to communicate their intentions when seeking for services from some government and private institutions. Dabiri, who spoke at the Year 2018 Sign Language Training Workshop organized by the Lagos State Office for Disability Affairs, LASODA, with the theme: “Towards An Inclusive Lagos”, said that the trio of hospitals, police stations and banks would be used as pilot scheme while the initiative would also be extended to other areas including the mass media to educate the populace on some basic communication si

      Sokoto State Governor, Rt. Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has described the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike as a promise-keeper who is committed to the development of the state. Governor Tambuwal also commissioned the College of Medical Sciences building at the Rivers State University. This is as the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike berated the Minister of Transportation for failing to attract a single project to the state and resorting to falsehood on the execution of projects in the state. The two leaders spoke on Tuesday when Governor Tambuwal was invited by the Rivers State Governor to commission the College of Medical Sciences building, initiated and constructed by the Wike administration. He said: "I am tempted to recommend Governor Wike so highly. He is the 'Ekwueme of Rivers State '. It only takes a leader with a vision, passion and commitment to come up with this idea and implement it". The Sokoto State Governor said th

      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt's office, on Tuesday 3 July, 2018 commenced investigations into the activities of three suspected oil thieves: Abadi Japhet (Captain), Kashim Umaru, Godwin Ilioma and a vessel: MV Orbit II handed over to it by the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, Bonny, Rivers State. Navy Captain S.W. Olorundare, while handing over the suspects to the EFCC, said that the three crew members were arrested on February 5, 2018 at about 0250 hours for dealing in unspecified amount of petroleum products suspected to be illegally refined Automated Gas Oil (AGO) without a proper license.   The EFCC has since stepped up further investigations of the matter. The suspects will soon be charged to court.One more photo below.

     The Lagos State Government has again credited the sum of N716, 951million into the Retirement savings accounts of 169 retirees from the Public Service for the month of June, 2018 at Bond Presentation Ceremony which took place recently at Ikeja. Dr. Akintola Benson-Oke, who represented Governor Akinwunmi Ambode at the event, said that more than N38billion had so far been expended on 9,214 retirees since inception of the present administration. He reiterated the commitment of the state government to the well-being of all civil servants, both in active service and retirement, adding that prompt payment of salaries to civil servants and retirees benefits underscore the importance the administration attached to the welfare of its workers. On her part, the Director-General, LASPEC, Mrs. Folashade Onanuga stated that the State Government has continued to play a leadership role in the implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme in Nigeria. She advised the retirees to be

          Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau state  on Tuesday said The suspects arrested following killings in some communities in Plateau State will be prosecuted in Jos. He stated this in Jos while receiving members of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) on a condolence visit to the Governor . Gov Lalong who enumerated proactive steps taken to engender peace, called for prayers for the peace of the state. Lalong vowed that his adminstration would ensure that the culprits are prosecuted . All we want is justice ,he said . Earlier in his speech, the National President, of PFN, Rev. Dr. Felix Omobode said the were in the State to condole with the government and people of the state. Omobode condemned the attack and called for  the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators. The PFN National President was accompanied by Bishop Francis Wale Oke, the Deputy President and Apostle Emmanuel Kure of Throneroom Ministry, amongst others.More photos below.

       The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Gombe office, on July 3, 2018 arraigned the Chairman, Gombe State Board of Internal Revenue, three Principal Officers on a 30 count charge bordering on Forgery, Uttering and Obtaining Money by False Pretence, before Hon. Justice M. G Umar, of Federal High Court 1, Gombe. Those arraigned were: Atiku Mu'azu Bayum, Mohammed Adi, Ibrahi m Abubakar and Abubakar Usman  The defendants in their capacities as Chairman, Chief Store Officer, Chief Accountant and Director of the Gombe State Board of Internal Revenue, conspired and forged documents in order to obtain and did obtained the sum of N25, 060, 000.00, belonging to Gombe State Government. Investigations revealed that the documents forged included several receipts attached to payment vouchers for which payments were released and converted to their personal used in the cause of their duties. Count four of the charge reads “That you Atiku Mu'azu Bayum, Mohammed Adi, Ibrahim

       A notorious armed robber with one hand and his accomplice have been apprehended by residents of Obeledu village in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. The suspects accused of terrorizing the community for a while now, were apprehended while attempting to steal a motorcycle from one man at gunpoint. They were both given the beating of their lives before they were handed over to Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS.One more photo below.

      Governor Samuel Ortom says only the arrest and prosecution of the leadership of Miyetti Allah will stop herdsmen killings in Benue and Nigeria at large. He spoke yesterday at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi while briefing the press after a courtesy call on him by the State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN led by its chairman, Rev. Akpen Leva. The Governor described as baffling, a situation where the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore who owned up the January and sustained killings in the State on allegations that 1000 of their cattle were rustled could be walking the streets freely without arrest. He further noted that more worrisome was the fact that those claiming to have masterminded the killings were appearing on television stations and other media houses desperately trying to change the narrative. Governor Ortom said statements by the leadership of Miyetti Allah that Benue people were responsible for the killing of their kit and kin w

      Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye has disclosed that Cooperatives’ investment in Lagos State economy has risen to N152 billion in the last three years. She attributed the feat to concerted efforts by the present administration in the State to turn the cooperatives movement into an instrument of economic growth and business prosperity. The Commissioner, who disclosed this on Monday at a Press briefing organised by the State Government to commemorate the Year 2018 International Day of Cooperatives, also noted that there has been an appreciable growth in the number of registered Cooperative Societies in the State. She explained that the state government will continue to unleash the economic potentials of the Cooperative sub-sector for increased contributions to the State’s economy. “The general objective of this realignment is to deploy cooperative principles towards the establishment of viable and profitable e

      Agbede Senior Secondary School, Ikorodu outscored Vetland Senior Grammar School, Agege and Oregun High School, Oregun to the second and third positions to emerge winner of the N1 million Cash Prize in the recently concluded Lagos State annual Senior Secondary Schools’ Debate competition. Speaking at the event, the Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule stated that the competition, introduced by the State Government as part of a well-structured plan to produce socially stable and self -reliant students who can easily integrate into the larger society, is no doubt serving its purpose. Adebule said that there has been a great improvement in the public speaking and confidence building of competing students on yearly basis, adding that their use of English has also developed tremendously. In her words “The delivery of the well-researched topics and the ease with which salient points are marshalled makes the quality of argument and presentation of points very impressin

      A Police inspector narrowly escaped being lynched after he shot and killed a woman who went to the station to report that her driver stole and hid her money in Anambra State. The deceased, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Emeka (38), of Igbuala Ifite Dunu in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, suspecting that the driver of her lorry was not making complete delivery, reported the matter to the police. The policeman, who went with her to effect arrest of the driver, was said to have been searching the lorry with Ebelechukwu, when his rifle, which was corked, exploded and a bullet hit the complainant. The woman died on the spot. Immediately the policeman realised that he had killed his complainant, he ran into the nearest bush. When youths in the community found him hiding him in the bush, they stripped and almost lynched him. It was learnt that Ebelechukwu, along with her husband, went to meet their driver, who allegedly refused to make full delivery of money he worke

       An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, Lagos, yesterday, sentenced a 48-year-old man, Adelaja Olaide, to 60 years imprisonment for defiling a seven-year-old primary two pupil. The convict, Olaide, a driver who resides at 17, Itun Oluwo Street, Ketu, Ejirin, Lagos, was convicted of a charge of defilement, which according to prosecution was committed on June 27, 2015. Reviewing the case, the court stated that “this defendant is 48 years old and the court has convicted him of the offence of defiling an eight-year-old based on the overwhelming evidence of four prosecution witnesses and the medical report. “This defendant can best be described as an animal without conscience. “He has destroyed the life of this girl-child and she can never remain the same mentally, physically and emotionally. “This defendant is not fit to walk on our streets; he is best described as a predator and should be locked up. “I hereby sentence him to 60 years in prison

     Twelve boys and their assistant football team coach have been found alive by rescuers inside a Thai cave complex nine days after they went missing, an official said on Monday. The boys, aged between 11 and 16, went missing with the 25-year-old coach after their practice on June 23. It was after this they set out to explore the Tham Luang cave complex in Chiang Rai. A massive international rescue effort has been underway since, with rescue teams battling through thick mud and high water to try to reach the group. “Thai Navy seals have found all 13 with signs of life,” Chiang Rai province’s Governor Narongsak Osottanakorn told reporters. Rescuers had been working on Monday to clear a constricted passageway for divers deep inside the flooded cave complex in a search operation that has been hampered by heavy rain. Divers from Thailand’s elite Navy SEAL unit had been focusing on an elevated mound inside the cave which cavers have named “Pattaya Beach”. The mo