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Ahead of 2023 general elections, Governor Dapo Abiodun's gift to Ogun State councillors. Wow more details later and one more photo below.

Man arrested for impregnating his daughter and also turning her into a prostitute in his house in Ogun A 49 years old man, Amoda Bola, was on August 17 arrested by men of the Ogun state Police command for allegedly impregnating his 14 years old biological daughter (name withheld). The suspect, a resident of Idi Oro street, Ode Remo was arrested following a complaint received from the victim, who reported at Ode Remo divisional headquarters that her father with whom she has been living with for some years now has been having carnal knowledge of her. She stated further that her father has also been inviting men to the house to have sex with her after which the men will pay him money. Upon the report, the DPO Ode Remo division, CSP Olayemi Fasogbon detailed his detectives to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested.  On interrogation, the suspect,who first denied the allegations later confessed when the victim confronted him. His confession led to the arrest of five others wh...

Bandit Kingpin Bello Turji Has Embraced Peace In Zamfara – Deputy Governor A notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji has embraced the peace initiative of the Zamfara State Government as part of efforts to end banditry in the north-western state. Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Hassan Nasiha, disclosed this during a conference on security in Gusau, the State capital organized by the Students Union Of Medina University. Nasiha commended Turji for deciding to shun banditry, saying his action is bringing about relative peace in the three local government areas which were hitherto the frontline of banditry in Zamfara State. According to the deputy governor, for the past five weeks, there has not been a clash between the Fulanis and Hausas in Birnin Magaji, Shinkafi and Zurmi Local Government Areas of the State as a result of the dialogue to broker peace between the two warring factions in the State. “There were several wars which fought but that did not stop the parties involved from...

Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) has expressed its concern about the use of underage persons on construction sites in Lagos, noting that the rampant practice is worrisome and must be stopped. The General Manager of LASPPPA, Tpl. Kehinde Osinaike, disclosed this while speaking on the report of an enforcement exercise carried out by the Monitoring and Compliance Unit of the Authority, maintaining that the trend is common in most construction sites across the State. While stating that the Authority frowns at the despicable act, the General Manager called on Property Owners and Developers to desist from using children as labourers at their construction sites which, according to him, is tantamount to child abuse.  Osinaike lamented the negative effect of child abuse and exploitation, stressing that such practices deprive the children of their childhood apart from subjecting them to strenuous work that is also mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful to ...

PINK REPUBLIC TV  Nigerian ace musician Daniel Wilson Orunaboka took to his social media to announce the death of his mother Gladys Orunaboka  who just passed away at the age of 85.He caption the burial poster in bold letters . "SHE HELD ON LONG ENOUGH TO SEE EVERYONE US HER MANY CHILDREN, GROW OLD ENOUGH AND THEN SHE LEFT, EXACTLY ON HER TERMS. FAREWELL MAMA, YOUR PRESENCE MEANT A LOT MORE THAN WE FULLY APPRECIATED.". More photoS below.   

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed accompanied by the Acting Director of NTA, Mr. Abdulhamid Dembos paid a condolence visit to the family of former Chairman of NTA, Chief Duro Onabule in Lagos on Sunday. More photos below. 

PRESS RELEASE CRISIS COMMUNICATION: IGP PARTNERS BEEC TO TRAIN PPROs  - Harps on Effective Communication to Boost Security  The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, PSC(+), NPM, fdc, has partnered with the Business Education Examinations Council (BEEC) to train the police public relations corp headed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, mnipr, mipra, comprising Zonal Police Public Relations Officers (ZPPROs), State Command Police Public Relations Officers (PPROs), Liaison Officers, and officers from the Force Public Relations Department, Force Headquarters, Abuja.  The 3-day training which held in Lekki, Lagos State, between 16th and 19th August, 2022, focused on channels, methodology, and strategies for effective crisis communication, and was domesticated to the peculiar Nigerian situation with relevant case studies and simulations. The training equally explored and simplified gray areas in police public partnership for an effectiv...

BENUE'S FEMALE PHILOSOPHER TAKES SHOE-MAKING INDUSTRY BY STORM She has the nerve to dare men in a field that is considered the exclusive preserve of the menfolk. And, she is making waves across the town. She is not shy to tell the story of her life and she proudly claims that her products are nothing but the best out of the myriads of shoes being bandied about in town. Miss Philipa Mnenga, a 2016 graduate of Philosophy from Benue State University, Makurdi and currently pursuing a Post-Graduate in Education, after bagging her first degree opted to be self-reliant rather than seek a white-collar job. Today she has excelled in shoemaking, producing special designs for both male and female buyers from within and outside Benue State some of who order her products in large quantity for resell to end users. The proud cobbler, who also has trainees that are benefiting from her exploits in shoemaking, boasted that she would never be enticed with any kind of white-collar job to abandon her ...

Police Arrest 20-yr-old Bandit, Recover AK47, AK49 Rifles, Ammunition In Kaduna The Kaduna State Police Command said its Crack Operatives of Operation Restore Peace at Galadimawa axis, acting on credible intelligence, have dislodged an identified kidnappers’ den at Galadimawa Forest in the State on August 18, 2022.   A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Muhammed Jalige, said the fierce encounter saw the doggedness of the operatives met with stiff resistance from the hoodlums, who at the end succumbed to the professional firepower of the operatives and scampered deeper into the forest with varying degrees of bullet injuries. He said the brave operatives succeeded in arresting one of the bandits named Yusuf Monore, 20, with AK47 and AK49 rifles, and five rounds of live 7.62 X 39mm ammunition, three mobile phones and a torch. He added that the suspect is being investigated as operatives were still on aggressive pursuit of his criminal cohorts. The Poli...

INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSiON CLARIFICATION ON ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSiON OF ELECTION RESULT The Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) attention has been drawn to misunderstanding arising from a short interview granted to a national newspaper on  the procedure for result managerment during elections Some have Interpreted the explanation e transmission of result management procedure to mean that the Commission has jettisoned the electronic transmission of result and reverted to the manual process. This is not correct. Far clarity, the procedure for result transmission remains the same as in recent Governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States. There will be no change in all future elections, including the 2023 General Election. We wish to reassure Nigerians that the electronic transmission ot result has come to stay. It as to tne crelbiy and transpareney or the process when citizens tonow poling unie ever no change or deviation in subsenuent l OEctIOn Day. Th...

 PRESIDENT BUHARI EXTOLS FORMER MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, PROF. JOY OGWU AT 76   President Muhammadu Buhari shares the joyous occasion  with Prof. Joy Uche Ogwu and her family as she turns 76 years on August 22, 2022, congratulating the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2006-2007 and Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations, 2008-2017, for years of meritorious service in the diplomatic community and academia.    President Buhari joins friends and professional colleagues of the former diplomat in celebrating the birthday, affirming that Prof. Ogwu’s experience and knowledge contributed generously in shaping the country’s foreign policies, particularly the economic diplomacy that she championed.    The President rejoices with the scholar for her many achievements, starting from lecture halls, which include working at National War College, National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies and serving as the Director General of Niger...

Adamawa School Suspends Admissions After Muslims Protest Paying Fee In Church Micro Finance Bank  The Adamawa State College of Nursing and Midwifery has suspended the admissions it started on Tuesday after some Muslims in the state protested against the payment of parts of the admission fees in a microfinance bank owned by a church. The school had directed applicants to pay the sum of N500 professional fee meant for the state Nursing and Midwifery Council into an account opened in the Brethren Microfinance Bank in Yola, the state capital, where the school is also located. All applicants must also pay N5,715 for the admission form. The payment for the admission form was to be paid in other banks. But some Muslims, led by one Shehu Ismail, protested the school management’s decision to use the church’s bank to collect the Nursing and Midwifery Council fee. The group claimed the payment would increase the bank’s financial strength. Besides, they said the school’s decision to use the ba...

Popular Catholic Priest Known For Yam Farming, Father Okoye Unveils "PawPaw Akpo", 2022 Yams Whoever knows Reverend Father Philip Okoye will describe him as one of the best yam farmers there is.  But his expertise in agriculture has gone beyond yam farming.  Apart from cultivating yams of biggest sizes and quantity, Father Philip has now introduced 'paw paw Akpo' during this year's yam exhibition tagged 'come see yams 2022" at his new parish, Holy Family Catholic Church Akpo, in Aguata council area. Father Philip has trained altar boys in Obeledu, Nanka and now Akpo, all cutting across three communities in three different local government areas.  The sweetest part is that he gives all the harvest out to charity.  

Ifeanyi Ubah Felicitates With Chicason Boss As He Gives Out Daughter In Marriage  The Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah on Saturday, joined families and friends of the Chief Executive Officer of CHICASON Group of Companies, Dr. Chika Okafor to celebrate his daughter Mmesoma as she begins her journey in marriage.  Speaking briefly at the epic event which took place at the Monarch Event Centre Lekki, Lagos State, Senator Ubah congratulated the new couple and prayed God to grant them wisdom, guidance and protection as they are joined together as husband and wife. Senator Ubah who was accompanied to the event by some of his friends thanked God for HIS blessings upon the Okafor family and urged the new couple to always put God first in all their endeavors. Also present at the event were the Governor of Lagos State, Governor Sanwolu , former Governor of Imo State Rt. Hon Emeka Ihedioha , Chairman Ekulo Group, Chief Emma Bishop....

NDLEA intercepts 2.3million tabs of opioids going to 7 Northern states . Arrests grandpa who ships illicit drugs to his daughter in Dubai Over 2.3million tablets of illicit pharmaceutical opioids and other psychoactive substances meant for distribution in seven Northern states of Borno, Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, Gombe and Nasarawa have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in series of interdiction operations in the past week. In all, a total of Two Million Three Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand Five Hundred and Fifty Three (2, 325, 553.00) tablets and capsules of Tramadol, Pregabalin, Hypnox, Diazepam and Exol-5 including 7, 353 bottles of a new psychoactive substance locally called Akuskura meant for the seven states were seized from locations across Kaduna, Kogi, Sokoto, and the FCT. In Kaduna, a drug dealer Umar Sanusi, was arrested on Friday 12th August during a follow up operation in Kano and brought back to Kaduna where his consig...