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      The Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai has expressed satisfaction and commended the level of achievement and transformation within one year by the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DG-DICON) under the leadership of Major General VO Ezugwu. He made the commendation on Thursday 25 June 2020 during activities lined up to showcase one year in office of Maj Gen Victor Ezugwu as the DG DICON. General Buratai wa s optimistic that with the state of the transformation in infrastructure, equipment and general facilities at DICON, Nigeria is on the path to attaining self sufficiency in military armaments and hardware. He stated that the Nigerian Army has made sufficient investment to support DICON to accelerate research and development in local production of weaponry and assorted military equipment. The collaborative efforts and result oriented partnership between DICON and Command Engineering Depot Kaduna has achieved tremendous successes in repairs and prod...

      In another gesture towards ameliorating the hardship of those affected by the activities of armed bandits, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has extended free medical services to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Faskari Community, Faskari Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State. This is coming just a few days after the conduct of a similar medical outreach in Sabon Birni LGA of Sokoto State. The medical outreach is part of the NAF’s non-kinetic, civil-military relations efforts aimed at providing succour to all those who had been displaced from their communities due to recent attacks by armed bandits. This is just as the Service has ramped up efforts to address the banditry challenge with the deployment of additional air assets to Sokoto, Kaduna, Niger, Zamfara and Katsina States. The 3-day free healthcare services, which commenced yesterday, 24 June 2020, would also be accompanied by the distribution of palliatives such as blankets, toiletries, footwea...

     Arising from a meeting of the Benue State COVID-19 Committee held at the People's House, Makurdi on Wednesday, 24th June, 2020, I, Engr. Benson Abounu, Deputy Governor of Benue State and Chairman of the Committee, hereby announces the following measures, which are informed of the continuing rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the state; 1. All COVID-19 preventive measures pron ounced by His Excellency, the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, through several broadcasts, have been gazetted into law and duly have the force of law. 2. A Special Enforcement Taskforce has been constituted and mandated by law to ensure strict compliance with the following gazetted preventive measures; a). Wearing of facemasks, washing of hands with running water and soap/use of hand sanitizers and maintenance of physical distancing in all markets across the state. b). Wearing of facemasks, washing of hands with running water and soap/use of hand sanitizers and maintenance o...

      *Arrested Sixteen suspects and Restore normalcy in the Area* On the 25/6/2020 at about 2:am there was a report of clash between some group of youth allegedly loyal to HRH Igwe Oliver Nnaji,(Igwe Ogwuniocha)a riverine Community in Ogbaru LGA of Anambra State with another group of persons loyal to one Okwudili Oganah who allegedly crowned himself Igwe.As a result of the clash,one person was confirmed dead,five persons sustained injuries and some houses vandalised. Following the report,the Command quickly mobilised and dispatched joint patrol teams led by the Area Commander Oraifite ACP Afolabi Wilfred to the Scene.Sixteen suspects have been arrested and investigation is ongoing to ascertain actual cause of the incident and extent of damage. Meanwhile,Normalcy has been restored in the affected area and Joint Security teams comprising of the Police,Navy,Civil Defence and local vigilante are on ground patrolling the Community in order to forestall further breakdo...

    The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday June 24, 2020 arrested one Anthony Ojemolon for attempting to obtain money by false pretences and impersonating officials of the Commission. Ojemolon, 47, who claims to be a builder based in Lagos, said he paid a visit to his country home in Ekpoma, Edo State when he gathered that one Ehimen Peter, aka Senator, a Libya returnee, h ad become suddenly rich and he decided to seek ways of defrauding him. "I was in my village where I met some people discussing about Senator, that he has hammered, I asked for his mobile number and decided to call him. I wanted to take my own share. I told him to bring N1.5million to settle people in EFCC who are looking for him and N150,000 for myself," Ojemolon said. The potential victim, Peter, said that when he received the call, he was shocked as he claimed he didn't have such money. According to him, it was when Ojemolon began to put pres...

      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Zonal Office, on Thursday, June 25, 2020, arrested six suspected internet fraudsters for alleged involvement in cyber crimes. . . The arrest of the suspects was sequel to several intelligence garnered overtime about their suspicious lifestyles. They were arrested in the Dawaki model city estate, Abuja. . . The suspects are Iyoriobhe Endurance, 20; Peter Uyebitame, 23; Emmanuel Akpobome, 23; Samuel Odianose, 24, Basil Ezenwa, 24 and Dare Adegun, 24. Items recovered from them include, one Mercedes Benz C350, 4 Matic, eight (8) expensive phones and four laptops. The suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.More photos below.

      .Justice O.A Ipaye of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced a fraudulent land officer to 30 years imprisonment for defrauding her "client" a sum of N32.9million( Thirty- Two Million Nine Hundred Thousand Naira only). . The convict, Omotayo Yemisi Apelara, was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal office of the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC), on November 25, 2013 on six-count c harges bordering on obtaining money by false pretences and stealing to the tune of Thirty-two Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (N32, 900. 000. 00).

      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Sokoto Zonal Office, on Thursday, June 25, 2020, arraigned three top officials of the Sokoto Medical and Health Workers Union, before Justice Isah Muhammad Bargaja of the Sokoto State High Court on two-count charges bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N3, 300,000.00 (Three Million Three Hundred Thousand Na ira only). The defendants are: former Chairman, Shagari Local Government Area branch of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, Ibrahim Dan-Dede, his Secretary, Suleiman Ibrahim and Treasurer, Habibu Musa, respectively. Count one read: "That you Ibrahim Dan-Dede while being the Chairman, Suleiman Ibrahim while being the Secretary and Habibu Musa while being Treasurer of Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, Shagari Local Government Area branch of Sokoto State, sometime in August, 2015 in Sokoto, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with i...

     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFFC, Lagos Zonal office, has secured the conviction and sentence of Idris Dauda, a fake estate agent, to five years imprisonment for forgery before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The convict was arraigned on July 5, 2019 on a six-count charge bordering on forgery. One of the counts read: “ That you, Alhaji Idris Dauda, on or about the 3rd day of November, 2015, at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division of this honourable court, knowingly forged the signatures of Deed of Assignment dated 3rd November, 2015 registered as No. 99, Page 99 in Volume 2516 of the Register of Deed, Land of Registry, Lagos purporting same to be signed by Mrs. Jadesola Loluko Sodipe and Miss. Titi Ashamu, the Administatrix of the Estate of the late Chief Emmanuel Oyedele Ashamu in favour of Mr. Patrick Uwabunkeonye Asiwa and committed an offence contrary to Section 363(1) of the Criminal Law ...

      The Lagos State Polytechnic visitation panel set-up by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to unravel the immediate and remote causes of the lingering crises in the Polytechnic, on Thursday, submitted its report to the State Government, through the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab. Receiving the report from the Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Wahab thanked the members for the timely submission, assuring them of  the government's commitment to the implementation of recommendations of the investigating team. He said, "The Government was worried about the crisis at the Institution and this report will help us find out the underlying causes of the crises, how to resolve them and prevent any future occurrence of similar problems". Earlier while presenting the report, the Chairman of the Panel, Barr. Adelowo Afolayan, appreciated Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on behalf of other members of the Committee, for the opportunity given to them t...

     As the incidents of rape continue to increase in recent times, the Lagos State Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Kazeem Alogba, has challenged the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Lagos State Branch, to look beyond the instrumentality of the law in addressing the increasing cases of rape across the country. The Chief Judge, who gave the charge while welcoming members of FIDA on a courtesy visit to his office at Ikeja, on Thursday, opined that there is a need to also address some other societal vices that make rape appear normal and morally justifiable. He said, "I want this Association to look beyond the legal aspect and see if we can check on the society itself because I feel that society has become less godly, which is why we are having increased rate in cases of father raping daughters among others". While promising that the State Judiciary will provide every legal and institutional support that will help nip all rape-related cases in the bu...

      Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has consoled the people and governor of Oyo State on the death of his immediate predecessor, Senator Isiaka Ajimobi.  Ajimobi died yesterday at the age of 70. He has been battling with Covid- 19 complication before his death. According to press statement, he said in Muslim.... He praised the deceased for his nation building and contribution to the development of Oyo state. He prayed to God to grant him Al- Janah Fridau.

     Someone told me he saw one comedian doing okada and I told him that the guy has a wife and a child... so, he has bills to pay... Wait o, if he wanted to remain a celebrity and beg u for money, can u feed him and his family? # When I see posts like "she posted something about suicide, nobody came to her rescue and she finally drank sniper".. I will comment "did she know what her social media friends are going through... Is it because we decided not to complain or commit suicide?" Oh wait o, do u expect someone like that comedian riding okada to come and rescue u?.. Your problem dey learn from where him problem dey.. Hence, he does not believe u have a problem. # Early this year, a friend told me he was going through depression and I decided to visit him inorder to encourage him. On my way there, I saw a serious traffic and I decided to park my car somewhere and took a bus because my car dey consume fuel 😂. When I got to his house, I saw the guy eatin...

   Nollywood Actress Stella Damasus is really rejoicing as her daughter Angelica graduated yesterday.She shared so many photos with the captions '' My beautiful daughter   @angelicatooni   graduated high school today. I am such a proud mum right now. She didn't only get scholarship to   @columbia   she is also   #valedictorian   of the class of 2020.   #classof2020   #columbiauniversity    '','' She is begging me to stop posting. It's a bit too much mummy. My dear allow me. I didn't get to do this for years. I have a reason to flood my page   @angelicatooni  ''.More photos below.

      President Muhammadu Buhari received thank you visit from representatives of the new All Progressive Congress Caretaker Committee led by the Chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, at the State House, Abuja.More photos below.