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Gombe state Governor, Inuwa Yahaya  empowers 1000 Youths with 1000 tricycles today. More details later. 

Lekki Residents Reject Resumption Of Tolling Operation -Mr Macaroni Comedian, Mr Macaroni, has revealed that residents of Lekki Estate in a meeting with the Lekki Concession Company rejected the resumption of tolling operations at the toll gate. Resumption of tolling operations had been announced earlier this month and scheduled for April 1st, 2022. In a tweet, Mr Macaroni said, “We are live at the LCC and StakeHolders Meeting. The Lekki Estate Residents and Stakeholders Association Chairman has announced the decision of all Residents which is NO TO TOLLING!!!!!”  

  Terror Attack: Qualifying For World Cup Would Have Been Distracting -Actress Mary Remmy Njoku Actress and filmmaker, Mary Remmy Njoku, has thanked God that Nigeria didn't qualify for the World Cup in Qatar. Nigeria failed to qualify after playing a 1-1 draw with Ghana at the stadium in Abuja on Tuesday. Ghana qualified on Away Goal. She said a World Cup qualification would have distracted Nigerians from the challenges facing the country. The actress said this on her Instagram page. She said, "Thank God, we didn't qualify for the World Cup. It would have been a distraction. We need to focus on the real problems in Nigeria and pressure the government to do something. An attack on a train. An attack at the airport." An Abuja-Kaduna train had been attacked by terrorists on Monday night leading to deaths, abductions and injuries. Before then, terrorists had invaded the Kaduna airport, however, the military has denied the claims, saying there was no attack.

Customs Intercepts Smuggled Drones, Military Uniforms, Others In Lagos Nigeria Customs Service in charge of the Murtala Muhammed Area Command (MMAC), Lagos, says it has intercepted some drones and military wares allegedly being smuggled into the country by criminals. The customs, which disclosed this on Tuesday, put the value of the items at over N300 million. This is coming in less than 24 hours after bandits bombed a Kaduna-bound train, killing a yet-to-be ascertained number of persons. Authorities in charge of MMAC said all the items seized would soon be handed over to the Nigerian Army and other relevant government agencies for further investigation.  

At Least, twenty people, including women and children, drowned in Guni-Zumba river while fleeing due to an attack by bandits. Daily Trust learnt that the victims escaped when bandits attacked Guni and Kurgbaku communities of Munya Local Government Area of Niger state. Daily Trust gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday morning when bandits simultaneously invaded the two communities, forcing the locals to flee. Sources said the victims were crossing the river to Zumba and Gwada IDP camps through the boat. Shehu Abubakar, a resident, told our that the boat was loaded beyond capacity, forcing it to capsize in the middle of water. Bandits invaded our communities this morning, and in an attempt to flee, some people drowned in Guni-Zumba river. Due to overloading, the boat capsized in the middle of the water. For now, we don’t know the number casualties because we have not been able to rescue anybody but I can tell you that over 20 people, including women and children, were involved...

President Buhari presides over Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting in State House on 30th mar 2022 FEC 8: President Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo alongside other members of the Council observe a Minute of silence in Honor of the Victims of train Incidence as he presides over Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in State House on 30th mar 2022 . More photos below. 

NAF Advocates Special Fund for OSGoF for Seamless Operations By Fajoye Morenike Victoria Chief Intelligence of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) Abubakar S. Liman has advocated special fund for the seamless operations of the Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation (OSGoF) due to the peculiar nature and relevance of its activities to national security, unity and sustainable development. AVM Liman advocated this when he recently led a team of officers on a courtesy visit to the Surveyor General of the Federation (SGoF), Surv. Abudulganiyu Adeyemi Adebomehin at the Survey House in Abuja. He said the purpose of his visit was to seek for areas of further collaboration with OSGoF because of its expertise, skills and data required to aid NAF in its operations. He solicited synergy of relevant authorities especially for the war against insecurity hence according to him, “Security is everyone’s business. War is a national assignment”, which requires the support of ev...

PRESS RELEASE TRANSPORTATION MINISTER BLAMES DIFFICULT PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR ABUJA-KADUNA TRAIN BOMB BLAST The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has blamed the bureaucratic bottleneck associated with the procurement of "Digital Security Architecture” to secure the rail lines as responsible for the bomb blast on Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor. The Minister who was accompanied by the Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki and the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi made this known yesterday on inspection of the blast site located between Rijana and Dutse section, about Km 137 from Abuja. “We have not being able to install the security sensors because the procurement process is a bit difficult. It is typical of Nigerians, shortening the approval process could have saved lives like these,” he said. Explaining the workality of the security apparatus, Amaechi said the drones alone can inform the system when there ...

Dog Seller Bags Two Years Imprisonment for Cyber-Fraud in Ilorin Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court, Ilorin on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 convicted and sentenced one Omoteji Tomiwa Stephen, who deals in dogs, to two years imprisonment, having found him guilty of a two-count charge bordering on impersonation to obtain leveled against him by Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC. Omoteji, 23, from Egbe in Yaba West Local Government Area of Kogi State allegedly posed as one Michael Gregory vide a gmail account linked to his hangouts account with intent to obtain a sum of $2000 (Two Thousand US Dollars) from one Sierra B. Price, an offence contrary to Section 22(2) (b) (11) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention etc.) Act 2015 and punishable under Section 22 (2) (iv) of the same Act. Omoteji, sometime in September, 2021 at Kwara State, did fraudulently impersonate one Micheal Gregory vide his chats using Gmail; fsgfdrtr.56r5tgf@gmail.com linked to his Hangouts number 765-396-853...

EFCC Arrests 80 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Ibadan, 40 in Enugu Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC, have arrested eighty (80) suspects for alleged internet- related activities in Ibadan, Oyo State. Forty (40) other suspects were arrested by operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Commission for the same suspected offences. They were all arrested based on verified intelligence linking them with fraudulent internet activities.  Incriminating documents were found in 35 of the 80 suspects arrested in Ibadan and they are: Victor Abumere, Kehinde Samuel, Adedeji Ibrahim Olamilekan, Akinbowale Emmanuel, Taiwo Azeez, Adenuga Sunday, Sidiku Olubodun, Ekhuemelo Jerry, Agboola Khalid Babatunde, Alex Kelvin, Akande Jonah, Tobiloba Adekanye, Fatai Olalekan T., Giwa Babatunde David and Emmanuel Victor Mayowa. Others are: Taofeek Toheeb Olamilekan, Olamilekan Fafilolu Quadri, Olayinka Taiwo Olaniyi, Emmanuel Abiodun Olalekan, Awoleke Opeyemi Uthman, Ikenna Anyanwu Vict...

NDLEA arrests 5 members of airport drug syndicate, recovers N19.8m cash from ring leader . Mkpuru Mmiri cook nabbed in Imo, lawyer in Ekiti A string of fresh offensives against drug cartels across Nigeria has led to the arrest of a fleeing drug kingpin heading a syndicate operating at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos and six other members of his gang. A professional methamphetamine (Mkpuru Mmiri) cook and a lawyer were also arrested in Owerri, Imo state and Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state respectively. The Lagos airport drug syndicate was behind the smuggling of 1, 584,000 tablets of Tramadol seized on Tuesday 15th March by NDLEA operatives in collaboration with Aviation Security (AVSEC) and Customs service personnel at the airport. The seizure includes 17 cartons of 250mg Tramadol branded as "Tamra" weighing 669.70kg and five cartons of 225mg Tramadol under the brand name "Royal" with a gross weight of 217.15kg. The psychotropic substance, which...

2023 Elections: APGA Commences Sale Of Forms The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has commenced the sale and return of expression of interest and nomination forms. The exercise which commenced on 29th March is to end by the 11th of April and to be followed by screening of prospective aspirants from 20th April beginning with National Assembly aspirants to end on 27th April with the screening of State House of Assembly prospective aspirants. Appeals on the outcome of the screening will hold from 3rd to 5th May, 2022 at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja. Special congresses, primary election and determination of appeals will follow from the 10th of May and end by the 3rd of June, 2022. Speaking with the ABS on these, the National Chairman of APGA, Chief Victor Oye, promised that the party will run a free, fair and credible election as it will not want to create unnecessary tension amongst members and set a record that no other party in Nigeria can beat. He, however, c...

Senate Tasks Service Providers on Charges Nigeria Senate has constituted a seven-man ad-hoc committee to probe the tariff hike introduced by pay-tv service providers operating in the country. The Senate also directed all pay-tv service providers to immediately review their bouquet prices downwards in tandem with the prevailing reality of the economic situation in Nigeria. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, while announcing the composition of the ad-hoc committee, charged the panel to carry out a comprehensive investigation into how other countries are billed by pay-tv service providers. The Deputy Whip, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (Niger North), is to Chair the ad-hoc committee and other members include Senators Sulaiman Abdu Kwari, Oluremi Tinubu, Yusuf A. Yusuf, Lekan Mustapha, Chukwuka Utazi, Akon Eyakenyi. Earlier, the Senate, had in a motion kicked against the increase in tariffs by Multi-Choice Nigeria. The motion titled, “Nigerians dumbfounded, outraged over Pay-Tv Tariff H...

PRESS RELEASE INSECURITY: IGP ADOPTS TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN POLICING APPROACH, ACQUIRES FIVE ADDITIONAL HIGH-POWERED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVs) • As police pilots conclude specialized training on operations, deployment. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba psc(+), NPM, fdc, has acquired five (5) additional high-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to improve surveillance operations to checkmate criminal activities in the country in line with the IGP's vision and mission statements which include technology-driven policing. The acquisition is the manifestation of the IGP's determination to integrate the use of innovative technology in the law enforcement duties of the Nigeria Police Force and ultimately enhance its intelligence gathering and operational capabilities. The drones will assist the Police in monitoring active crime scenes, coordinating response operations, and providing aerial support to responding officers.  The UAVs include an ALTI Transition, c...