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         President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Monday for Niamey, Niger Republic to participate in the Fifty-Seventh Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The one-day summit will deliberate on the Special Report on COVID-19 to be presented by President Buhari who was appointed the ECOWAS Champion on the Fight against COVID-19 during the Extraordinary Virtual Summit of ECOWAS on April 23, 2020. As a Champion, the Nigerian leader was expected to coordinate the sub-regional response against the pandemic. In furtherance of that objective, under the supervision of the Champion, Nigerian Ministers of Health, Aviation and Finance were appointed Chairpersons of the Ministerial Coordination Committees on Health; Transport, Logistics and Trade; and Finance respectively. The Summit will also receive a Special Report on the ECOWAS Single Currency Programme to be presented by President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone and Chair of ...

        *Recover the decomposed body of victim buried in a shallow grave* On the 5/9/2020 following intensive manhunt and actionable intelligence, police operatives attached to the Command Special Anti Robbery Squad(SARS) arrested the following syndicate, (i) Obasi Faith Ezinne 'f' aged 23 years of Mbaitolu Imo State, (ii) Ntomchukwu Anabaraonye 'm' aged 33 years of Okija and , (iii) Abuchi Obinna 'm' aged 26 years of Ihiala. 2. Suspects had on the 30/8/2020 allegedly abducted one Henry Okam 'm' aged 34years of Okija in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State.They also killed the victim with a pomp action gun and subsequently buried him in a shallow grave. 3. Meanwhile,the suspects who voluntarily confessed to the crime, took operatives to a thick forest in Ihiala where the decomposing body of the victim was exhumed and recovered to the mortuary for autopsy after it was certified dead by a medical doctor. 4. Consequently, the pomp action used by the suspects in pe...

          Pope Francis urged the faithful on Sunday to steer clear of gossip, calling it worse than the coronavirus and saying it could be used to divide the Roman Catholic Church. “Please, brothers and sisters, let’s make an effort not to gossip. Gossiping is a worse plague than COVID,” the pope said during his weekly address from a window above St. Peter’s Square. “The devil is the great gossip. He is always saying bad things about others because he is the liar who tries to split the Church,” Francis added in the off-the-cuff comments. The pope has regularly warned of the risks of gossiping and has also railed against Internet trolls. “If something goes wrong, offer silence and prayer for the brother or sister who make a mistake, but never gossip,” he said on Sunday.     

       His Excellency Chief Dr Willie Obiano and the members of the Executive Council have approved the gradual resumption of schools in the state. To this end, the Ministry of Basic Education hereby releases the approved timetable for the completion of 2019/2020 Academic session, as well as the schedule for the State Examinations. The 3rd term is quite short and we expect schools to make maximum use of the time. We had continued to teach our children at home through various e-platforms including the Anambra State Teaching on Air. These various platforms shall be continued as we do a phased re-opening of schools and watch the health implication. We enjoin parents to provide hand sanitizers and face masks for children. Let’s work together for the safety of all. 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR COMPLETION CALENDAR. S/N TERM COMPLETION OF 2019/2020 PERIOD: 1 WASSCE: Monday 17th August – Saturday 12th September, 2020 (On-going) 4 weeks 2 NABTEB: Monday 21st September – Thursday...

         The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, FCNA, has commended the management of Yusuf Maitama Sule University, for promoting female education in the country. He posited this when the Management of the University paid a courtesy visit to the Treasury House, Abuja. The AGF disclosed that the Treasury deals with matters of allocation to States, Local Government and other tiers of Government at Federal level, States and Local Government, external and domestic loans, releases to MDAs as well as matters of finance around bilateral concerns with countries and service foreign mission hence, it is the driver of key public finance management reform initiatives. “Many at times I had instances to make corrections that this is an Office mainly for the Federal Government, it goes beyond limiting us really to activities to do with Federal Government. We equally train public finance officers, we have Federal Treasury Academy, Orozo with large expanse of ...

        In reply please quote Ref No. CZ.5300/FPRD/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.3/14 Date: 6th September, 2020 The Director of News ……………………………. PRESS RELEASE The Cybercrime Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, INTERPOL, National Central Bureau, Abuja has arrested two (2) suspects for their complicity in a major multi-million Euro scam touching on procurement of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The suspects, Babatunde Adesanya a.k.a Teddy, 50years old Master degree holder in Cell Biology and Akinpelu Hassan Abass, 41years old, the M.D Musterpoint Investment Nig. Ltd, who are members of a sophisticated transnational criminal network, cloned the corporate website of ILBN Holdings BV, Holland to transact with and defraud one Freiherr Fredrick Von Hahn, a representative of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The arrest of the suspects was sequel to a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) received by the Bureau from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation a...

         President Muhammadu Buhari warmly congratulates former Chairman of Nestle Nigeria Plc, Chief Olusegun Oladipo Osunkeye, CON, on his 80th birthday, September 7, 2020, joining family, friends and professional colleagues to celebrate with the outstanding manager, administrator and board room guru, who has left an indelible mark on the corporate world. The President felicitates with Chief Osunkeye on the auspicious occasion of reflections and thanksgiving, heralded by years of service to the nation and humanity, which attracted multiple recognitions at home and abroad, including Award for Excellence in Christian Stewardship as Benevolent Partner by Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion. President Buhari notes, with appreciation, choices made by the astute administrator to favour Nigeria on investments, encouragement of local content, which led to huge expansions in agriculture, and creation of employment for a large number of people as Managing Director/Chie...

        * RSG accuses State NLC of colluding with its national leadership The Rivers State Government has accused the State Chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress( NLC ) of colluding with its national leadership to force industrial action on workers in the State. Briefing journalists in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor said NLC is abandoning a subsisting court case reserved for judgement on September 29, 2020 to embark on its threatened current strike. Prof. Adangor explained that on the 16th March 2020, the Organised Labour issued seven days notice for an indefinite strike but failed as scheduled for midnight 23rd March 2020. He said a suit was instituted by the Rivers State Government at the Port Harcourt Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria seeking interpretation to the enabling laws relating to the strike. According to him, the originating summons was heard and instead of NLC...

    *ANOTHER BREAKTHROUGH RECORDED BY THE ANAMBRA STATE POLICE COMMAND* *As Police operatives nab two notorious armed robbery suspects who specialises in one chance robbery and handsets snatching along Ogidi/Nkpor/Tarzan and Umunya axis* *Recovers two firearms,twelve handsets,cash sum of #290,000 naira reasonably suspected to have been stolen from different victims at gun points*. On the 6/09/2020 at about 4:30am,following credible intelligence report, police operatives attached Ogbunike Division smashed a robbery syndicate and arrested the following suspects. (i). Chukwuemeka Ikechukwu "m' aged 22 years of Chibest Street,Tarzan and , (Ii) Tochukwu Okeke 'm' aged 30 years of Nkwelle Ukeh in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State. 2. Suspects were part of the gang allegedly involved in series of Armed robbery and handset snatching operating at Ogidi,Nkpor,Tarzan,Umunya,Odomodo,tollgate axis and its environs. 3. Exhibits recovered in their possession includes one automati...

        The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old woman identified as Hope David for allegedly stabbing her lover, Justice Esiri, 24, to death. It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 1 pm on Thursday, September 3, in Abraka, Ethiope East council area of the state. According to reports, the lovers had a misunderstanding, which later led to a fight during which Hope stabbed Justice with a kitchen knife. The victim was reportedly rushed to the General Hospital, Abraka, but was confirmed dead by a doctor. Spokesperson for the command, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, who confirmed the incident to The Nation, on Saturday, September 5, said the suspect is in police custody. The corpse has since been deposited at a mortuary.

        Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has noted with pleasure how the Bauchi State Government has defied COVID-19 pandemic to provide critical infrastructure for the people. Speaking at the symbolic flag-off of construction of two roads within Bauchi town, Governor Wike said the roads would attract development to that part of the State. Governor Wike flagged-off a four kilometer Bauchi Township Road and a 2.6 kilometer road in Bununu town. The Governor stated that Bauchi people are happier as they see optimal use of their mandate by a Governor who has not relented working for their general good. "He has built roads in the three Senatorial Districts of Bauchi State. I watch him on Television flagging off more roads that will attract more development. "He demolished his father's house that he inherited because of a road project. That is what how to know somebody who has the good of his people at heart. "This road will be used by everybody despite their p...

        The chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Adamawa state chapter, Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza has tested negative for the Coronavirus disease after under going successful treatment. Bishop Mamza who was in isolation for two weeks following his positive status said he has been certified free of the virus by medical doctors. He made this known while briefing newsmen at his residence in Yola. ” I have been certified free of Coronavirus and I want to use this opportunity to thank very sincerely all people of goodwill across the country who have been praying for me in order that I get well and I want to assure everybody that I’m now physically well”. The clergy who is also the Catholic Bishop of Yola diocese said there is the need for citizens to continually adhere to the laid down non pharmaceutical protocols by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control to curb the spread of the virus in the state and the country at large. ” I want to advise the gener...