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      The attention of the Fede ral Road Safety Corps has been drawn to an online publication where the Sector Commander, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Corps Commander Wobin Ayuba Gora was quoted out of context on the use of google map app while driving, during the 2019 'Ember Months' flag off held in Lugbe, FCT on Wednesday. According to the writer, the FCT Sector Commander while delivering his ember m onths address stated that driving with the aid of Google map using mobile phone is a serious traffic offence. The Corps wishes to state that the Sector Commander must have been misquoted and his statement outrightly misrepresented because the Federal Road Safety Corps as a technology driven organisation is not and has never stood against the use of google map by motorists. To state the obvious, we have always enlightened the public on the position of the law on use of phone while driving which the Sector Commander tried to emphasize during the flag off. The st...

       According to a facebook user ''Emmy Ezeafojulu '' A Catholic Priest Named Rev.Fr. Kelvin Ugwu has added an advice to Christian Faith on Olive Oil consumption as an instrument to fight the evil one, which he said that Olive Oil is meant for cooking and not for consumption. He gave Bible references to Prove his Right state while Making His Point, He said that Anointing Oil is Only Three in the whole Globe and you can only Get that from Catholic Bishop s. Rev. fr. Kelvin Ugwu Made this point known to the Public through his latest Post on his social Media Account. Read His Text Below: Apologies to the makers of this oil. I just want to get some things straight. Just so that you know, Goya oil was made primarily for cooking. Today, the name is called in Nigeria market is "Anointing oil." Can Goya oil or any vegetable oil mainly for cooking be used for anointing? I leave you to see your faith. Anyway, that's not the reason I am writing this. I a...

      The EFCC on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 arraigned Alhaji Yusha'u Mohammed Kebbe before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on an eight-count charge, bordering on conspiracy and criminal breach of trust involving multi-million sums of money. The complainant alleged that in 2006 while he was in Sudan for a United Nations military operations, the defendant who is his childhood friend convinced him t o invest in some projects that he is handling, for which he transferred the sum of N80,000,000 (Eighty Million Naira) in local currency to him and $156,200,000 (One Hundred and Fifty-six Million, Two Hundred Thousand Dollars) for investment, safe keeping and settlement of personal commitments on his behalf. The complainant through enquiries later found out that the defendant diverted all the monies for his personal use while all the efforts to recover them have proved abortive till date.More photos below.

      Ogun State Goverrnor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has warmed criminals to stay clear of the the State as his administration has zero tolerance for crimes and criminal activities Prince Abiodun who gave the warning in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, while playing host to the new Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kenneth Ebrimson, said the State would be intolerant to any form of crime or criminality. "As a Gateway State, bordering some States and a neighbouring country, this comes with advantages and disadvantages. It means that criminals also go through our State. We will continue to be innovative and very intolerant to crimes and criminalities in this State. "There will be no room for any criminal in this State. We will not tolerate it. We intend to keep the peace we are enjoying and that is why we are putting in place measures to ensure that the overflow from Lagos translates into a society where people can come and live, work and play without any fear of being attac...

      President Muhammadu Buhari strongly condemns on-going violence in the Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, which has in the past 24 hours led to a yet to be ascertained number of deaths and arson attacks. So far, there have been claims and counter claims as who restarted the killings and arson between neighbouring Nsadop and the Boje communities. While the origin of the mayhem is sti ll unclear, President Buhari notes that no dispute or grievance is worth the violent snatching away of another person's life. Nigerians must learn to live peacefully with each other and seek less brutish means of resolving conflicts. Our country does not need another war. President Buhari understands that our security agencies are already intervening to bring an end to the crisis. He also makes an urgent call on the Cross River State government and the Boki local government authorities to immediately look into the crisis and take action to ensure that this unfortunate ...

    As troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE continue to exert their superiority against remnants of Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province elements, troops of 121 Battalion deployed at Pulka in Gwoza LGA of Borno State in conjunction with elements of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) today the 26 November 2019 conducted a fighting patrol along the Mararaba Junction – Kirawa road in the same LGA. During the patrol, troops came in contact with some Boko Haram logistics elements at Sabon Gari, a known Boko Haram criminals’ crossing point into Sambisa Forest. Troops instinctively responded and neutralized 3 of the Boko Haram criminals’ logistics couriers while others escaped into the forest. Items captured in the aftermath of the encounter include 81 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition, food items and 7 bicycles belonging to the criminals. In another display of courage, bravery and professionalism, troops of 29 Task Force Brigade of Operation LAFIYA DOLE deployed at Borgozo in...

      The Lagos State Government is on the trail of about 60,000 people, who tested positive to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) but did not go back for treatment. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu charged the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) to find the individuals for immediate antiretroviral therapy. The Governor gave the charge on Wednesday at the inauguration of the State’s HIV Consortium Group held at Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel in Victoria Island. The event also featured the formal dissemination of disaggregated Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS). Sanwo-Olu said the wanted HIV victims were diagnosed of the virus but they were not captured in the State’s HIV Response Database. He said the search for the individuals was to enable the State administer adequate antiretroviral treatment on them and prevent the spread of the virus. The Governor said one of the key healthcare goals of his administration is to reduce the number of new HIV infec...

      The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has been drawn to reports currently circulating in the social media, purporting that the Commission had dropped the criminal charge against a former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke and other persons indicted for money laundering. The Commission enjoins members of the public to disregard the report which is false and misleading. At no  time did the Commission withdraw the charge, which is still before Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court, Lagos. The only development was that the Commission took a prosecutorial decision to split the initial 14-count charge to enable separate arraignment of the defendants following a spate of adjournments that prevented the arraignment of the defendants more than one year after the case was listed. The charges were first filed on November 28, 2018. Since then, every attempt to arraign the defendants had been frustrated by...

       Alleged N338m Fraud: EFCC Frowns As Court Adjourns Ex-Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji’s Re-arraignment To Dec 11 The EFCC today, Wednesday November 27, 2019, expressed displeasure as Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, fixed December 11, 2019 for the re-arraignment of Adeyemi Ikuforiji, a former Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly. Ikuforiji alongside his aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, were scheduled to be arraigned today by the EFCC on amended 54 counts charge bordering on money laundering and conspiracy to the tune of N338m (Three Hundred and Thirty Eight Million Naira).

      After series of contests, Miss Faith Onyeozire Otitochi, recently emerged winner of the 2019 edition of the Nigerian Cultural Queen Pageant, beating 23 other contestants. As part of the competition, the contestants thrilled guests with joint choreography performance, and individual traditional dances to represent their states in its attires.The contestants also walked down the aisle in creative African outfits and diner outfits made of African fabrics. The event also featured live performances from various singers. Speaking at the event, centered on celebrating Nigerian cultural diversity, the Chief Executive Officer, Gold Point Productions, organisers of Pageant, Ben Okafor, said the concept is geared towards rebuilding the Nigerian culture According to him, Our Culture is our identity, culture is a way of life and it is going down. “This is a platform to catch, Promote and educate the youths and bring back our cultural value. This is NOT a beauty pag...

      On the 26/11/2019 at about 1:20pm, one Barr Duke Onyebuchi Ezeonwuka 'm' of God's Own Plaza, located at No 26 Igweze street, Kwata junction Awka, reported at 'B' Division that on the same date at about 9:am, he visited a storey building he manages, at No 9 Eze Crescent Ezinifite Okpuno, property of one Ugochukwu Okafor 'm' of Okeani  village Oko in Orumba North LGA. The building was occupied by one Dr Gilbert Afam Gini aged 65yrs, a native of Abacha in Idemili North LGA, who rented two of the 4-flat one storey building for a clinic and residency purpose, but discovered that all the doors were locked from within, his phone still switched off and he believed that he had traveled to Brazil as usual since September 2019 when he last saw him. 2. He was however taken aback by an unusual odour oozing out from one of the rooms in the upper floor, which prompted him to call on neighbours who assisted to open the window, whereupon they saw the decomposed b...

      PHOTONEWS: South-South Regional Security Summit IGP holds south-south regional security summit in Asaba, Delta State, seeks strengthening of Police-Community partnership in curbing crimes and criminality in the country.More details later and more photos below.