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ASKING FOR YOUR PRAYERS FOR EEDRIS ABDULKAREEM!  The Nigerian Hip Hop Czar, Soicial Crusader and Rights Activist, Eedris Abdulkareem of "Nigeria Jaga Jaga" fame needs the sincere and unalloyed prayers of all Nigerians and his fans around the world in this hours of his travails. The Lakreem Entertainment Inc. boss has recently been diagonized of kidney failure and have been undergoing dialysis since the detection at a reputable hospital here in Lagos, Nigeria. The date for the transplant surgery is now fixed for the end of this month of July, and all arrangements and texts have been concluded, including certifying the compatibility status of the gracious donor (a family member). Therefore, on behalf of the Abdulkareem family and Lakreem Entertainment Inc., we most sincerely ask for prayers and good wishes for Eedris, as we face this challenging times. It's pertinent to add here that thankfully, Eedris is full of life and in high spirit as he is bustling to go. Definitely, ...

PRESIDENT BUHARI VISITS KUJE, ASKS QUESTIONS ABOUT INTELLIGENCE AND WHY PRISON DEFENCES FAILED TO WORK  President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday visited the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje attacked by terrorists, spending about 30 minutes there. Soon after he arrived, he was briefed about the attack by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Mohammad Lamido Belgore and the Controller General of Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, showing him the bombed-out section used to access first, and the records office which was set on fire, adding that the invaders thereafter launched an attack on all cells in which Boko Haram terrorists were held. The President was apprised that, at the end of it, none of the 63 terrorists are accounted for, but it was emphasized that records are not lost because they have been backed up. President Buhari, who, like most Nigerians was shocked by both the scale and audacity of the attack queried: “How did the defences at the p...

We’ll Slaughter Kidnapped Train Peassengers In 24hrs, We Need Money — Terrorists Threaten Terrorists who kidnapped the AK 9 train passengers have threatened to start killing the remaining passengers in their captivity in 24 hours; alleging that government has failed to seek for their release.  This was contained in an audio that went viral on Wednesday in which a voice of one of the terrorists threatened ” to slaughter the victims because the government failed to seek for their release.” Malam Tukur Mamu who had earlier played the role of lead negotiator,.before 11 hostages were rejected, confirmed to journalists that the audio was real.  “The terrorists fixed Wednesday to carry out the threat because they were provoked on Monday after giving us another opportunity,” he said.  “I was crying and pleading with them that since there is a delay from the government, they should discuss with the family members directly to negotiate the victims’ release.” “Based on the plea, th...

President Buhari Swears-In Newly Appointed Ministers and Presides over Federal Executive Council Meeting in State House on 6th July 2022. SERVE THE NATION DILIGENTLY, PRESIDENT BUHARI CHARGES NEWLY APPOINTED MINISTERS; RE-ASSIGNS FOUR OTHERS President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assigned portfolios to seven newly appointed ministers, charging them to serve the nation diligently, maintain unalloyed loyalty to the country and office of the President. The President also announced the reassignment of portfolios in his cabinet, saying the new redeployment is aimed at reinvigorating certain sectors where the government desires to accomplish improved results. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony, which preceded the virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, the President said as his administration is now on the home-stretch of its second term, more work still needs to be done in diverse areas of the economy and national life. The newly appointed ministers and their portfolios are: Ike...

Nigeria Correctional Service Inmate Bags Degree In Peace And Conflict Resolution  An imate of Nigeria Correctional Service, Awka Custodial Centre,Mr Livinus Ugwu,has graduated with second class lower division from National Open University of Nigeria ,NOUN. Mr Ugwu who  began his study in Peace and Conflict Resolution with the university while in  the Correctional Centre,was awarded his certificate today by the officials of NOUN four years after he regained freedom. The event held at the premises of Awka Custodial Centre, had in attendance the officials of NOUN led by Associate Professor Scholarstica Ezelibe, the Comptroller of Nigeria Correctional Service, NCS, Anambra State Command, Pat Chukwuemeka alongside officials of the Correctional Service and some inmates.. More photos below. 

ICPC Co-operative declares N46M Profit The ICPC Staff Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society has declared over N46M profit for appropriation in the Co-operative account.  The announcement was made during the 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Co-operative Society which was held at the ICPC headquarters recently by the Audit Committee.     Speaking during the event, the ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, who was represented by the Director of Administration and Human Resource Department, Dr. Bala Mohammed, commended the society for their achievements so far and added that he believed more goals and objectives will be met in due course.  Delivering his presentation at the meeting, the President of the Co-operative Society, Barrister Joshua Wakili listed the achievements of the current executive council to include the creation of some committees to harness the felt needs of cooperators viz Investment, Welfare, Education and Economic committees, a permanent of...

Woman Commends EFCC Over Recovered N1.1m The Chief Executive of T-Man’s Sport Equipment Enterprises, Miss Alice James, on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, lauded the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, for recovering the sum of N1,100, 000 which she had lost in a transaction that went awry. “I was awarded a contract by Terre Des Hommes (THD), a Non-governmental Organisation for the supply of a container. After making a market survey I met the Chairman of Iron Scrap who later took us to Saleh Mustapha a.k.a Alh Jamus. “Because of the respect I have for him and for fear of losing the said container I immediately paid the above mentioned sum into an account given to me by Jamus. “The transaction was conducted with an agreement that, if the specification of the said container is not accepted by the NGO I will get a refund. Subsequently, the contract was terminated by the NGO due to a short fall. “I immediately called and informed Jamus of what transpired betwee...

N5bn Investment Scam: David Ezuzu Jailed Three Years, Loses Nine Asaba Properties to FG The Benin Zonal Command of the EFCC on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, secured the conviction of David Wealth Ezuzu, an investment Fraudster, before Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of the Edo State High Court, Benin City. Ezuzu, who is the chief executive of Arerben Ventures, an investment company, was arraigned on one count charge of obtaining by false pretence. He was said to have fraudulently obtained over N5 billion from unsuspecting members of the public on the pretext of investment in forex trading.. One more photo below. 

Kuje prison attack: 64 Boko Haram suspects have escaped- Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, has said that no fewer than 64 inmates undergoing trial for terrorism were among those that escaped from the Kuje Medium Prison after the attack on Tuesday night, July 5. Addressing journalists after taking an assessment tour of the facility, the minister said “The attack started around 10:30pm. They came in their numbers gained entrance into the prison and released some of the inmates and which we are now following to see the kind of inmates that they have released. “Very soon, we will give you the correct figure of the inmates that were taken. Aside that, we are trying to see what we can do to ensure that all escapees are returned back. The prison is accommodating about 994 inmates and over 600 escaped. Many people have been recaptured and brought back to the prison. Maybe by the close of the day, more will have been captured and returned. I think ever...

Secretary General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo, is dead. He died about 11pm on Tuesday. His death was announced in the early hours of Wednesday by NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari. Kyari tweeted, “We lost our esteemed Dr Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo. He died at about 11pm yesterday 5th July 2022. Certainly a great loss to his immediate family, the NNPC, our country Nigeria, the OPEC and the global energy community. Burial arrangements will be announced shortly.” Barkindo was on Tuesday described by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) as a worthy ambassador of the country, when he received him at the State House. Barkindo’s tenure as OPEC Secretary General comes to an end on July 31.  

Anambra Set to Move from Importation to Manufacturing – Official Anambra state government has expressed readiness to move from importation to manufacturing and production hub with the intention to industrialize the state, ANAMBRA PEOPLE reports. Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Obinna Ngonadi, said plans were on to actualize it through creation of industrial clusters for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), attraction of foreign investors, and creation of enabling environment for local investors to thrive.   Ngonadi stated this while interfacing with the management of Onitsha Business School in his office at Awka and added that measures have been put in place to establish export processing zones around Onitsha and environs with the right infrastructure to help local manufacturers engage in exportation of their products. Earlier, the Director General of Onitsha Business School, and the international coordinator, Nigeria Exporters Consortium (NEXCON), Professor Olusegun Oludap...

PRESS RELEASE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT: 9,989 POLICE CONSTABLES PASS OUT FROM 16 POLICE COLLEGES, TRAINING SCHOOLS The Nigeria Police Force has passed out a total of Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred and Eighty-Nine (9,989) Police Constables of the 2020 batch of 10,000 Police Recruits on July 6th, 2022, from Four (4) Police Colleges and Twelve (12) Training Colleges nationwide. The Police Constables who have undergone Six (6) months intensive and rigorous training in basic, intermediate and advanced police studies, have engaged in physically exerting and intellectually challenging training activities that were carefully designed to transit the recruits from civilianship to professional police officers with the right orientation to meet the challenges of policing an increasingly democratic and rule of law-driven Nigerian environment.  The IGP said the recruitment and training represents another huge step in the drive by the Federal Government to change the narratives of Policing by addressing...