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Teenage Prophet stir Social Media controversy “They say he is a Prophet. In societies that are serious, he would either be in school or his parents would be answering serious questions. Tomorrow now he will make a prediction that he saw Pakistan lifting the trophy at the next FIFA World Cup.” — Obinna Aligwekwe

PRESIDENT BUHARI: NIGERIA’S COLLECTIVE FUTURE RESTS ON ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CONFERS NNOM AWARD ON THREE SCHOLARS   President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja conferred the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) Award for years 2020 and 2021 on three Nigerians who distinguished themselves in the field of medicine and science, expressing the belief that Nigeria’s collective future rests on active participation in science and technology.   Conferring the award on the recipients, Dr. Oluyinka Olurotimi Olutoye, Medicine (2020); the late Professor Charles Ejike Chidume, Science (2020) and Professor Godwin O. Samuel Ekhaguere, Science (2021), the President said he was very proud to welcome the new Laureates to the prestigious league of highly honoured citizens.   He said the nation would continue to celebrate and trumpet the scholars' achievements as a shining example worthy of emulation by the upcoming young men and women in the country.   ...

Alleged N6.32bn Fraud: EFCC Presents Two More Witnesses Against Ex-Plateau Gov. Jang   The corruption trial of a former Plateau State governor, Senator David Jonah Jang before Justice Christy Dabup of Plateau State High Court, Jos resumed today, Tuesday, February 8, 2022, with the prosecution presenting two more witnesses: Boyi Kakai Sanka (PW6), and Mary Anthony Bawa (PW7) The EFCC is prosecuting Jang alongside Yusuf Pam, a former cashier in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (OSSG), for alleged criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of Plateau State funds to the tune of N6.32 billion. Led in evidence by prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, Sanka, a former Accountant General of Plateau State from 25th August, 2011 to 1st June, 2015, told the court that his schedule of duties included maintaining custody of all funds accruing to the state, payment, disbursements and remittances as the case may, on the approval of the governor.   The former Acc...

Man Bags Six Months Jail Term for Land Scam in Kano   The Kano Command of the EFCC, on February 7, 2022 secured the conviction and sentencing of one Suleiman Bello Abubakar before Justice Jamilu Shehu Suleiman of the Kano State High Court on a two count charge of cheating. The convict was prosecuted for obtaining N1, 240,000 in a fraudulent land deal. He claimed to be the owner of two plots of Land located at Tudun Yola Quarters Kano with number 1145TP/KAS/215B and 2525CTP/KAS/215A for which the complainant paid him a cash sum of N740, 000 and N500,000 respectively. Subsequent enquiry at the Ministry of Land and Physical Planning Kano, revealed that the said plots do not exist.   

  The Lagos State Government has lifted the suspension earlier placed on the Removal of Abandoned Vehicles Committee (RAVC) ad-hoc operations in the State. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation , Mr. Oluwatoyin Fayinka, said the decision to lift the suspension was reached after a thorough appraisal and review of the operational guidelines of the team in accordance with the Law of the State as captured in the Traffic Sector Reform Law (TSRL) 2018. Fayinka maintained that RAVC is now back, better and stronger having subjected some of its operatives to more professional training on the discharge of their duties in respect to the removal of stationary and abandoned vehicles on Lagos roads. He said abandoned vehicles have continued to degrade the environment and pose security and traffic impediments to road users in the State. He said: “For the avoidance of doubt on the responsibility of the RAVC team, the creation of the Committee was mainly for...

The immediate-past governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has said the state was put on the map due to the statues his administration built at Heroes Square. In a post on his official Facebook page witnessed by Native Reporters on Tuesday, Okorocha said he and his family have been under attack due to the false narratives and misconceptions that greeted the building of the square.  “The statues are innovations that I’m proud of. The innovations put Imo State on the map.” The former governor said before he came into government, if an Imo citizen staying in America were to describe his state, he would cite its proximity to Rivers State because the state never had an identity.

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (The Authority) wishes to inform the general public that limited quantity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as Petrol, with methanol quantities above Nigeria's specification was discovered in the supply chain. Methanol is a regular additive in Petrol and usually blended in an acceptable quantity. To ensure vehicular and equipment safety, the limited quantity of the impacted product has been isolated and withdrawn from the market, including the loaded trucks in transit. Our technical team in conjunction with NNPC Ltd and other industry stakeholders, will continue to monitor and ensure quality petroleum products are adequately supplied and distributed nationwide. The source supplier has been identified and further commercial and appropriate actions shall be taken by the Authority and NNPC Ltd. NNPC Ltd and all Oil Marketing Companies have been directed to sustain sufficient distribution of Petrol in all ...

Archdiocese of Lagos 19. Catholic Mission Street, Lagos. F.0 Box 8, Marina Lagu wwww.lagosarchitose.arg 7th February, 2022 DISCLAIMER!!! It has been brought to our notice that Rev. Fr. James Anelu, the Priest-in-Charge of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Ewu-owa, Ikorodu, made some completely unacceptable comments about Igbo songs being sung in the Church and unsavoury remarks that do not represent the Catholic Church's position on common brotherhood of peoples of all tribes and religions For this reason he has been asked to proceed on an indefinite leave of absence to give an opportunity for a thorough investigation of all the matters relating to his ministry in the parish. The leave of absence takes effect from Tuesday, 8th February, 2022 till further notice We therefore urge all Catholic faithful to hold on to the faith and continue in our worship of God as one big family united in love and not separated by language, culture or race. + Alfred Adewale Martins Archbishop of Lagos LAG...

 PRESS RELEASE The Comptroller General of Customs Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd.) has approved the deployment of 37 Comptrollers to various Units, Departments and Commands across the country. In postings released yesterday the 7th of February, he charged the newly posted Comptrollers to justify the confidence reposed in them by NCS Management by bringing to bear their years of experience and training in trade facilitation and anti-smuggling activities on their new assignment. Among those deployed are Comptroller AAS Oloyede who shall be moving from ICT/MOD to Tin Can Island Port Command, Comptroller SI Bomoi to FCT Command, while Comptroller Joseph Oboshi Attah will assume the office of Area Controller in Kebbi Command. Other postings are Comptroller BA Jaiyeoba to Oyo/Osun Command, Comptroller A Dappa-Williams to Eastern Marine Command, Compt. MA Umar Kano/Jigawa, Compt. KC Egwuh ICT/MOD, Compt. LM Mark Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi, Compt. T Tachio CTC Kano, Compt. AA Umar Western Marine...

 Welcome address by Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc at the opening ceremony of the conference and retreat for senior Police officers held at Ibom Icon Hotel & Golf Resort, Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, 8th February, 2022 I most heartily welcome Your Excellencies, strategic security stakeholders, and other dignitaries to this all-important Conference and Retreat for senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force.  The Annual Nigeria Police Conference and Retreat is a unique event for the Force. This is because it is a forum that attracts the largest gathering and broadest representation of senior Police Officers with participants drawn from the Force Headquarters, Formations, Zonal Headquarters and State Command level across the thirty-six (36) States of the Federation and the FCT. By the rich array of participants and their broad and diverse experiences, this event is the richest and most rewarding professional engagement of the Nigeria Police Fo...