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PRESIDENT BUHARI DIRECTS URGENCY IN DEALING WITH KIDNAPPED RAILWAY PASSENGERS’ CASE As the government continues to review the issue of the kidnapped railway passengers and making all efforts to trace and bring back the 51 or more still being held in custody, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed increased efforts - kinetic and non-kinetic to bring the case to a closure. Upon the President’s approval, the Government is continuing on the two-lane approach, kinetic and non-kinetic to secure the passengers’ safe release. The kidnappers made a demand for the release of their own children and upon the settlement of that issue, they let go eleven of the victims, even though more were expected. The setback notwithstanding, the Government is not leaving any stone unturned in the efforts to bring all of the hostages back. The Defence, Security and Intelligence Agencies have given assurances to intensify operational engagements geared towards securing the rescue of all hostages and restoring pe...

Abiodun: Ogun is committed to growth of Odu'a Investment Company  The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun says his administration is deeply committed towards the realization of the objectives of the founding fathers of the Odu'a Investment Company Limited. Abiodun who stated this during the 40th Annual General Meeting of the Odu'a Investment Company Limited held in Lagos State, said that his administration would continue to support the objectives of the company so as to ensure that both the economic and financial objective of Odu'a are realized. " We in Ogun state are deeply committed to the cause of Odu'a and to what Odu'a is established to achieve, we will continue to give the needed support so that the economic and financial objective of the Odu'a are realized. "On behalf of the people and government of Ogun State, I will like to pledge our continued support for the Group, I will continue to do everything to ensure that the objectives of t...

"22 APC Senators are threatening to decamp to PDP because they have been denied the tickets to return to the Senate.  This is serious and something must be done to prevent it.  Many are concerned and we urge our able National Chairman and National Secretary to reach them. We cannot afford to lose them". One more photo below ".  

GOVERNOR BALA DONATES 60 CARS TO LGA COORDINATORS, SAYS HIS ADMINISTRATION COMMITTED TO DOING MORE  Bauchi State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has pledged to continue to provide citizens of the state with dividends of democracy, adding that his successes are attributed to the support and sportsmanship of his Local Government coordinators.  Mohammed was speaking today at the Government House while donating 60 brand new cars to his 20 LGA coordinators where he said the gesture was to appreciate the beneficiaries for their outstanding performance and tremendous support to his administration.  While describing the coordinators as critical stakeholders, Mohammed urged them to use the vehicles in canvassing support and votes in his favor. Governor Bala expressed gratitude to the people of Bauchi State for the opportunity given to him and pledged to do more in his second term. Earlier, the State PDP Chairman, Hamza Koshe Akuyam congratulated the bene...

GREAT NEWS: OUR BILL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER IN ONITSHA HAS JUST BEEN PASSED- STELLA ODUAH! It is with immense gratitude to God that I announce the passage of my Bill for the establishment of a Federal Medical Center to be established in Onitsha, Anambra State. Indeed, this is a victory for Constituents of Anambra North who will no longer have to travel long distances to access the kinds of medical opportunities a Federal Medical Center avails. May I seize this opportunity to thank my colleagues at the red chambers for not only giving a listening ear to my passionate appeal but ensuring the right thing was eventually done. I now look forward to the day my bill for the Establishment of a South East Development Commission is passed into law and God willing, it shall happen!  

Gunmen behead former Anambra lawmaker, Achukwu, after family paid N15m ransom The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the kiIIing of a former state lawmaker, Hon. Nelson Emeka Achukwu, by unidentified gunmen. Okoye was kidnapped along with his aide at about 10:15Pm in his house on June 9 and his decapitated body found between the boundary of Uke and Ukpor on Tuesday evening, June 22. Family sources say they are beyond shocked as they recently paid the N15million ransom requested by his abductors. The victim who runs a fuel station in Utuh, had earlier been abducted and released a few months ago. While confirming the development, Ikenga Tochukwu, spokesperson of the command, said; “The victim was abducted at about 10:15pm in his house on June 9, 2022 and efforts were being made to rescue him before this unfortunate development. His body was found between the boundary of Uke and Ukpor. We are still not relenting on our investigation as we will ensure that the culprits will face th...

Corper reveals what happens when one kills python in Anambra, warns colleagues A National Youth Service Corps member, Osasere Erhahon has taken to social media to issue a stern warning to his colleagues against the killing pythons in Anambra State. Naija News reports that Osasere, who is serving in Idemili LGA, via his Facebook on Wednesday, advised his colleagues posted to Idemili North or South LGA to refrain from killing python as they are regard as representative of their deity. According to Osasere, people who kill pythons are always advised to conduct befitting burial rites like that of a human for the reptiles. “Those of you who will be running the service in Anambra, let me bring it to your notice that there are two local government areas called Idemili North and Idemili South LGA of the state where it is forbidden to kill pythons.  Yeah! You heard me right, they forbid killing it. If anyone does, you will conduct a burial ceremony (just like human burial) for the snake,”...

PRESS RELEASE   BUHARI URGES PRIVATE SECTOR TO REINVEST PROFIT ON JOB CREATION     President Muhammadu Buhari today appealed to members of the organised private sector to reinvest their profits on creation and retention of jobs.      Buhari made the appeal in a goodwill message to the Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) at the maiden Nigeria Employers' Summit holding in Abuja.   The President, who was represented by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, noted that the private sector could become the engine of growth in Nigeria by creating jobs, paying requisite taxes, as well as financing works and services.   He enjoined the private sector to give justifiable consideration to decent work agenda and maintain social protection floor by adopting redundancy as the last option in personnel management, bearing in mind the policy of the Federal Government against retrenchment.   The President described the theme...

Sexual Slavery: Anambra Women Affairs Ministry To Rehabilitate 35 Underage Girls The Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs, Children and Social Welfare has expressed con­cern over the rate of moral decadence in the society. The Commissioner, Ify Obina­bo, who stated this in an exclusive interview with reporters, mentioned that the rate of moral decadence was alarming as evident in the discovery of a hotel at Nkpor Idemili-North local government area where 35 underage girls used as sex slaves, prostitutes and baby sellers were rescued by police operatives re­cently. Obinabo explained that such level of rot and decadence were non-existent in the past when young people respected as well as honoured moral values of decency and discipline and par­ents took cognizance of the type of friends and companies their children kept, especially the fe­male ones. She stated that the ministry would rehabilitate the  35 teenage girls rescued and that children got from the location would be in the ...

WORLD SICKLE CELL DAY: LAGOS STUDENTS HOLD DEBATE, QUIZ COMPETITION TO CREATE AWARENESS . . . As 500 Babies Undergo Screening For Sickle Cell Disorder The Lagos State Government has organised a quiz and debate competition for students of 12 public junior and senior secondary schools in Ikeja Local Government to create awareness about sickle cell disorder, especially among teenagers and youths. The competition, held to commemorate World Sickle Cell Day in Lagos, focused on history causes, presentation, symptoms, diagnosis, management and treatment of Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) and highlighted challenges experienced by patients, their families and caregivers.  Speaking at the event held at the Conference Hall of the Folarin Coker Staff Clinic, Secretariat Alausa-Ikeja, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, said that the Lagos State Ministry of Health planned the event to co-opt youths into the fight against the disorder. Advising youths to support the fight...

LAGOS LAUNCHES FLOATING CLINIC FOR EMERGENCY, MEDICAL OUTREACH SERVICES The Lagos State Government has launched a ‘Floating Clinic Boat’ for swift medical interventions along inland waterways and riverine communities as part of efforts to enhance access to prompt, qualitative and efficient healthcare services across Lagos. Unveiling the floating clinic after inspection, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, explained that innovation was introduced to help provide first aid, medical emergency care and basic healthcare services at accident scenes on the inland waterways and riverine communities in Lagos State. His words: “This is part of initiatives by the Ministry of Health to ensure that we extend our medical and ambulance service to the waterways, remote riverine communities and areas that can only be accessed by water. This is also an example of partnership between different agencies of government; the boat actually belongs to LASWA but will be...

Benin Court Convicts Pharmaceutical Company for Issuance of Dud Cheque The Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC on June 21, 2022, secured the conviction of Illustrious Pharmacy and Store Limited before Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court, Benin City. The company was arraigned on a one count charge of issuance of dud cheque through one of its directors, Akin Gbenga Samuel. The charge reads: “that you Illustrious Pharmacy and Store Ltd through one of your Directors, Mr. Akin Gbenga Samuel on or about 21st day of April, 2021 at No, 18 Upper Ekenwa Road, Ugbiholiho Quarters, Benin City, Edo State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did issue a First Bank cheque no: 0060401524 for the sum of N1,000,000(One million naira) to one Francis Ave Ent, for the goods given to you on credit and issued to the said Francis Ave Ent. a cheque to offset the financial obligation, upon presentation in the bank, it was returned unpaid for insufficient funds standing to the credit of the s...

Money Laundering: Court Revokes Mompha’s N200m Bail, Orders His Arrest Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, revoked the N200m bail earlier granted to one Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, and also issued a bench warrant for his arrest. Mompha, alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, are being prosecuted by the EFCC on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activity, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, laundering of funds obtained through unlawful activity, failure to disclose assets and property, possession of documents containing false pretence and use of property derived from unlawful act. One more photo below. 

Two FBI- Wanted Fraudsters Bag Seven Years in Enugu. Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has convicted and sentenced two fraudsters on the Watch List of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI,  to seven years imprisonment for internet- related offences.  The convicts:   Uchechukwu Solomon Ezirim and Dike George Chimezie got their jail terms on different dates in the same court.  While Ezirim was jailed on Tuesday, June 21,  2022,  Chimezie was convicted on Friday,  June 10,  2022.   Ezirim's conviction was based on his trial by the Enugu Zonal Command of the EFCC on two- count charges bordering on forgery, impersonation and obtaining money from unsuspecting foreign nationals under false pretences. More photos below. 

LATE MAJOR UJ UDIANDEYE HAD AN UNBLEMISHED CAREER, WAS NEVER COURT MARTIALED BEFORE HIS DEMISE The Nigerian Army (NA) has observed an obnoxious insinuation making the rounds on social media, alleging that late Major Udiandeye Jeremiah Udiadenye, terminated his life through suicide, because he was being interrogated or investigated by a military court martial in 1 Division, Kaduna.  Having lost one of its finest officers, the authorities of the Nigerian Army feel deeply concerned that unscrupulous persons under whatever guise would employ such sad occurrence to malign their own Army. Nevertheless, for the sake of posterity, it needs be mentioned that the late senior officer had an unblemished career in the military and never needed to face any disciplinary process.  Until his demise, he was the Commanding Officer of 167 Special Forces Battalion at Giri in the FCT from where he led special operations to various commands including 1 Division.  An appropriate Board of Inquir...

ARMY TROOPS INTERCEPT EXPLOSIVES AMMUNITION IN CROSS RIVER Troops of 13 Brigade operating under command of 82 Division, Nigerian Army on Tuesday 21 June 2022, intercepted a Toyota Camry car with registration number JAL 492 AA, ladened with assorted munition while enroute Utanga village towards Obudu Mountains in Cross River State. Troops deployed at Forward Operating Base Amana attempted to stop the vehicle at their checkpoint but the driver evaded the checking and zoomed off. The drivers recalcitrance compelled the troops to open fire on the tyres of the vehicle, thereby immobilizing it.  A thorough search conducted on the vehicle revealed it was conveying 72 Improvised Explosive Device chargers, 121 Dynamite Liquid, 200 rounds of 7.62 mm (NATO) and 82 rounds of 7.62 mm (Special) ammunition. Other items recovered in the intercepted vehicle are military uniforms and kits. Members of the public are please urged to continue to support our troops with credible information that will le...