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PRESS RELEASE NPF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION PANEL ON DCP ABBA KYARI YET TO SUBMIT REPORT The Nigeria Police Force wishes to inform the general public that the probe into the alleged indictment of DCP Abba Kyari by the FBI, being conducted by the NPF Special Investigation Panel (SIP), is still ongoing. Members of the public are enjoined to note that the panel has not submitted its report to the Inspector General of Police, as being wrongly reported in some news outlet and online platforms. The Force hereby reassures the public that the outcome of investigations by the probe panel would be communicated accordingly upon conclusion of the investigations. CP FRANK MBA FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA 17th August, 2021

  Former Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki shared some photos from Ex-Military President Ibrahim Babangida's 80th birthday after they arrived for his birthday prayers in Niger state. He captioned the photos ''  Celebrating the General’s promotion to Octogenarian. Happy Birthday sir! ''.More photos below.

The Lagos State Environmental and Enforcement and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has debunked a fake report that operatives of the squad allegedly killed a commercial bus driver and conductor, leading to unrest in the LASU/Iyana Iba area of the State. The Chairman, Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye said the unrest by commercial drivers in LASU/Iyana Iba was based on false information and instigated by troublemakers, stressing that what actually happened was at variance with reasons for the protest. According to him, a danfo driver attempted to evade arrest from the task force after committing a traffic offence at Iyana-Ipaja on Monday, but ran into a broken-down vehicle in the process. “The impact with the stationary vehicle injured the technician, who was repairing the faulty vehicle. Our team assisted in ensuring that the technician was immediately taken to the hospital where his injury was treated before he was discharged the same day”, he added. CSP Jejeloye emphasised t...

Ojo Senior High School, Ojo, has emerged overall champions at the grand finale of the Y2021 State Finals of the Robotics Competition organised by the Lagos State Government, defeating Ajeromi Ifelodun Senior High School and Epe Senior Grammar School, Epe to the second and third positions respectively. Speaking at the event held at NECA House, Alausa, Ikeja, the State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, stated that the annual competition is an initiative of the State Government aimed at promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education in Lagos Schools. Mrs. Adefisayo explained that the competition has helped to stimulate critical thinking in students, through identifying a challenge and thinking out-of-the-box for immediate and technology-based solutions, stressing that students over the years have represented the State at national and international competitions on the platform. She revealed her amazement at the level of creativity exhi...

 PRESS RELEASE POLICE ARREST 39 SUSPECTS, RECOVER 2 RPGs, 13 AK47 RIFLES, 58 WRAPS OF DYNAMITE ·         IGP Reiterates Commitment to Ensuring Justice is Served to Victims of Crime   Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested thirty-nine (39) suspects for their involvement in series of violent crimes including armed robbery, kidnapping, murder, arms trafficking and cybercrime in some parts of the country. The arrest was made possible following unrelenting investigative and operational efforts aimed at bringing the perpetrators of these crimes to justice and giving succour to their victims. Some of the exhibits recovered from the suspects are 2 RPG launchers, 13 AK47 rifles, 4 locally made pistols, 58 wraps of dynamite, 769 AK47 live ammunition, 14 AK47 magazines, 30 live cartridges, mobile phones, 157 SIM cards, amongst other incriminating items.     Notable among the cases is the arrest of a 4-man notorious trans-border arms s...

 Gbajabiamila sad over Mantu's death The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has described the death of a former Deputy President of the Senate, Ibrahim Mantu, as a sad development. Gbajabiamila said Mantu, who served as the Deputy President of the Senate in the 5th Assembly, was one Nigerian that would be remembered for his democratic credentials. The Speaker noted that Mantu contributed immensely to the growth and development of the Nigerian Legislature. Gbajabiamila sent his condolences to the Government and people of Plateau State, especially the Mantu family, over the loss. He prayed that the Almighty Allah will grant Mantu Jannatul Firdaus. Signed: Lanre Lasisi, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

PRESS RELEASE IGP ALKALI AND HIS SIERRA LEONEAN COUNTERPART HOLD BILATERAL POLICING ENGAGEMENT IN ABUJA   ·         Sign Cooperation Agreement to Improve Policing Services in both Countries      The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc today, 17th August, 2021, signed a Cooperation Agreement with his Sierra Leonean counterpart, Dr Ambrose Michael Sovula at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The Agreement was signed in a bilateral policing engagement, targeted at deepening and consolidating relationship between the NPF and the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) in core areas of policing such as manpower development, intelligence sharing, tackling regional and transnational threats and crimes, amongst others. The Inspector General of Sierra Leone Police is on a five-day working visit to the Force Headquarters, Abuja led by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Republic of Sierra Leone, Mr. David Maurice Panda-Noah.    ...

LASG PROMISES TO ENHANCE TOURISM ACTIVITIES IN EPE … As “Obi At’orogbo” Playlet Is Staged in Epe Theatre Following the successful performance of a Yoruba cultural drama titled: “Obi Atorogbo” at the Epe Theatre, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Solomon Bonu, has assured residents of Epe and its environs of maximum exploration of tourism potentials within the division for economic development to benefit indigenes of the ancient town. Addressing cultural enthusiasts of the community, who stormed the Epe Theatre on Saturday to witness the live performance of “Obi Atorogbo”, a dramatic cultural ballet by the Footprints of David, Bonu said that the emergence of a tourism lover and cultural promoter, Princess Olayemi Animashaun as the incumbent Chairperson of Epe Local Government will signal a rejuvenation of tourism activities. He revealed that several other tourism and cultural events have been identified by the State Government for the bene...

  Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami  The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari fasted over killing of about 23 passengers along Jos North LGA of Plateau State by attackers.  According to Daily Nigerian, the minister made the disclosure in a special visit to convey the president’s condolences to the people. Recall that about 90 travellers were attacked on Saturday while on their way to Ondo state, after attending an Islamic function in Bauchi state According to reports, the travellers ran into Miango mourners, who were taking about 40 corpses from the Plateau Specialist Hospital, yesterday, around 9am for mass burial in their village, Miango. Dressed in black, the grievers, who were going to their village for the burial, accosted five buses passing. It was gathered that the mourners stopped the buses and were told by the travellers that they were coming from Bauchi and going to Ika...

 Ibrahim Mantu, a former deputy president of the Senate, is dead. Mantu died in the wee hours of Tuesday. May his soul rest in peace.

The Nigerian Army has revealed that it received a fresh batch of over 200 repentant Boko Haram terrorists and their family members in clearance operations in Saturday and Sunday in Borno State, Igbere TV reports.  The army high command noted that a total of 186 Boko Haram terrorists surrendered on Saturday led by their Amir, Manye Aga, to troops of Operation Hadin Kai at the Forward Operational Base (FOB) in Ajiri. Meanwhile, on Sunday, the military received 33 additional Boko Haram fighters from Landanli, Azah, Ngaridua and Kondilla villages, who surrendered to own troops of 151 Task Force Battalion, Banki Junction in Bama. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, stated these in a release on Monday, obtained by IGBERE TV, despite the outcries and widespread condemnation that had greeted the exercise. Many Nigerians have called for the due prosecution of the former fighters instead of a blanket pardon and rehabilitation with tax payers’ money. The army spoke...

EFCC Arrests 10 Suspected Internet Fraudsters   The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Command, have arrested 10 persons for alleged Internet-related fraud   The suspects are Ezenwa Peter, Fahad Ahmad, Alyassau Mohammed, Nehemia Joel, Enoch Simon, Kabson Ziryi Beloved, Japheth Audu, Olatunji Abimbola, Innocent Arzuka and David Samuel.    They were arrested at a hotel along Karji Expressway, Kaduna following intelligence on their alleged internet fraud activities.   Investigation revealed that the suspects specialize in love/marriage scams, identity theft, and impersonation as they created fictitious social media accounts to defraud innocent victims. Some of them are said to be pickers or receivers of proceeds of fraudulent acts.    The suspect will be arraigned in court at the conclusion of the investigation. One more photo below.

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday confer with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President returned to Abuja last Friday after 18 days in London, during which he attended an education summit and did health checks. The security forces have in the past few weeks taken the battle more robustly to insurgents, bandits, and all other criminals troubling the country, and they are now surrendering in droves.  The President will be brought up to speed on developments at the Thursday meeting, while plans to bring a decisive end to the challenges will be formulated. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) August 17, 2021

The attention of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has been drawn to a picture with various captions that is circulating in a section of the social media alleging that a strange flag has been hoisted at the headquarters of the Agency in Abuja. The allegation is false as the Agency has not hoisted any strange flag. The Nigerian National Flag and that of NEMA are the only flags in the offices of the Agency. It is unfortunate that the picture in circulation was taken by suspected mischief makers on Friday 13th August 2021, at the commissioning of NEMA’s newly upgraded Emergency Call Centre. The Centre was upgraded with supports from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, that has also provided food assistance to persons affected by insurgency in the North East and banditry in the North West in 2018 and this year.   Flags are very important national symbols. Therefore, it was normal to have flags of Nigeria and that of Saudi Arabia placed behind representati...

Big Brother Naija season 6 current Head of House, Maria have expressed surprise over the drastic reduction of condoms in the house. Maria in a conversation with Nini, Emmanuel, Liquorose and some other housemates disclosed that about 16 condoms are missing from the 34 that was provided for the house. Meanwhile, Peace who revealed that she doesn’t sleep without wearing her nightwear concluded that ladies who have guys sleep on their beds are responsible for the missing condoms. “If the Condoms are missing then it has to be the girls that have the boys on their bed”, she said. While trying to figure out the housemates who could have used the condoms, Emmanuel asked Jaypaul and Saskay if they have been intimate but they both denied. Saskay in response noted that she’s celibate and warned the housemates to stop asking her about sex. Maria however joked that her prime suspect as regards the missing condoms is her best friend, Liquorose and her lover, Emmanuel.

This evening, I was in Asokoro, Abuja to pay a condolence visit to the family of our former Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ibrahim Mantu, who passed away early this morning. During the visit, I eulogized Senator Mantu for his leadership and statesmanship — remembering how he was committed to not only the development of his constituents, but his entire state and the nation at large. As we celebrate the remarkable life of this great Nigerian, we pray that Almighty Allah blesses, guides and protects the family that he has left behind. Ameen. One more photo below.