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CABLE VANDALISM: SUSPECT CAUGHT IN ABIA COMMUNITY. (PHOTO).

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Abia State Community Policing Vigilante has arrested an electric cable thief, simply identified as Samuel, while vandalizing power installations along Isi Court-Ikputu road in Isiala Ngwa area. While two out of the three thieves escaped with their operational tricycle, the leader of the syndicate identified as Samuel, from Ebonyi State was apprehended by the Community Policing Vigilante. The arrest of the suspect was made known by the Commander of Abia State Community Policing Vigilante in the area, K.C. Martins. Martins, who said that efforts have been intensified by his men to arrest the two fleeing members of the criminal gang, commended Governor Alex Otti’s administration’s determination protecting the lives and property of the people in the State. Confirming the arrest, the Commander of Abia State Community Policing Vigilante, Daniel Iheadindu charged his men to sustain their efforts in ridding Abia communities of criminal elements, even as he advised youths to shun crime and enga...
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MAKURDI RESIDENTS FLEE AS SURGING RIVER BENUE SUBMERGE PARTS OF STATE CAPITAL.(PHOTO).

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MAKURDI RESIDENTS FLEE AS SURGING RIVER BENUE SUBMERGE PARTS OF STATE CAPITAL Several residents of Makurdi, the Benue state capital have started fleeing from their homes following the sudden rise in water levels of River Benue which has left hundreds of households displaced and stranded. The sudden surge which has already submerged all the residential houses, hotels, school, churches, market and business places located about two kilometres from the bank of the river is also threatening the highbrow Judges Quarters and adjoining communities as the water level kept increasing by the hour. Also threatened by the fast rising water were Kucha Utebe community, Gyado Villa community, part of Benue State University Teaching Hospital, BSUTH, the Wurukum Abattoir, Timber and rice Markets as well as the Angwan Jukun areas of the state capital. When Vanguard visited some of the affected communities, the bewildered residents were seen evacuating their belongings from submerged houses and those on t...
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EFCC ARRESTS MAN FOR N14M EMPLOYMENT SCAM.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.

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EFCC Arrests Man for N14 million Employment Scam Operatives of the EFCC have arrested Hassan Babangida Hassan for alleged criminal conspiracy, employment scam and forgery. He was arrested in Kano,  on Wednesday, September7, 2022   based on alleged fraudulent claims of being an employment agent that could secure jobs for applicants in different  ministries and parastatals.  He allegedly defrauded an applicant,  Usman Rilwan, of the sum of N14,950, 000 (Fourteen Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira), in the guise of getting a paid job for him.   Rilwan  alleged that he paid  the suspect the money as a “facilitation fee” to “process” the offer of the job.   Hassan allegedly  issued his victim an appointment letter,  which , upon presentation was discovered to be fake  
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JUSTICE ITA MBABA NOT UNDER EFCC’S INVESTIGATIONS.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.

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 JUSTICE ITA MBABA NOT UNDER  EFCC’S INVESTIGATIONS The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC, has been drawn to some reports  in the Social Media,  alleging that its operatives,  in the Kano Zonal Command,  “invaded”  the residence  of the  Presiding Justice of the Court of  Appeal,  Kano Division,   Honourable Justice Ita Mbaba,  located on Sheik Yusuf Adam Game street,  off Race Cross Road, Nassarawa Government Reservation Area, Kano.    While it is true that operatives of the Commission visited the property housing Hon. Justice Mbaba,   on a Property Verification Exercise,  owing to a subsisting matter involving the owner of the property,  there is no truth, linkage or  nexus with any investigation of the Honourable Justice of the Court of Appeal.  Available facts showed that  Hon. Justice Mbaba is not the owner of the property ...
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LASG DEBUNKS ALLEGATION ON SALE OF CAMPAIGN STICKERS.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.

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LASG DEBUNKS ALLEGATION ON SALE OF CAMPAIGN STICKERS The Lagos State Government has debunked the claims contained in a viral video on social media alleging its participation in forcing the motoring public to purchase stickers to raise funds for the campaign of some All Progressive Congress candidates. A statement issued by the Honourable Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde condemned the claim in strong terms, stating that the sticker was neither created nor circulated by the Ministry or any agency of the government. He urged stakeholders, especially those providing public transportation, to report anyone caught selling the stickers in the name of the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, advising those involved in the mischief to refrain or face the wrath of the Law.  
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ATIKU TO WIKE,OTHERS: AYU WON'T RESIGN.(PHOTO).

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Atiku to Wike, others: Ayu won't resign The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has declared that the PDP National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu won't resign as being demanded by the Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike and other PDP Governors in his camp. Atiku, in a reaction to the withdrawal of Wike and his loyalists from the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, urged the aggrieved party chieftains to have a rethink and retrace their steps In a statement on Wednesday, Atiku said: "On the calls for the resignation or removal from office of our national chairman, however, I must reiterate what I have said severally in public and in private; the decision for Dr. Iyorchia Ayu to resign from office is personal to Dr. Ayu and, neither I nor anyone else can make that decision for him. "As to the calls for the removal of Dr. Ayu from office, however, I will state that, as a committed democrat and firm believer in the rule of law and democratic te...
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2023: KADUNA POLICE WARNS POLITICIANS AGAINST VIOLATING ELECTORAL ACT.(PHOTO).

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2023: Kaduna Police Warns Politicians Against Violating Electoral Act The Kaduna State Police Command has warned all political parties and their candidates to strictly abide by the Electoral Act towards ensuring peaceful 2023 general elections. The Command also warned parents and guardians not to allow their wards to be used as thugs and trouble makers before, during and after the elections. Addressing Executive members of the Kaduna State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) who paid a courtesy call to the Command, the State Commissioner of Police (CP), Yekini Adio Ayoku said there would be water tight security at the polls so that the election would be smooth without hitches in all parts of the State and the country. Ayoku expressed satisfaction with journalists in the State, saying that he had not had any bad media report against his Command since he assumed office. He assumed duty in April as the 40th Police commissioner of Kaduna State. He said, “We are promising top notc...
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ASUU: PROTESTING STUDENTS CAN'T BLOCK THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE,POLICE WARN.(PHOTO).

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ASUU: Protesting Students Can’t Block Third Mainland Bridge, Police Warn The Lagos State Police Command has warned aggrieved varsity students protesting the seven-month industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities to desist from any plan to block the Third Mainland Bridge in Nigeria’s economic capital. The spokesman for the police command in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, told Channels Television on Wednesday morning that though students or any group have the right to protest they also have no right to restrict others’ movement. “They can protest but they can’t infringe on other people’s right to movement,” Hundeyin told our correspondent in a telephone chat. Hundeyin also said police officers have been stationed at the end of the bridge which spans over 11.8km to prevent any form of blockage. Earlier in a string of tweets, the police spokesman on Wednesday said protesters cannot hold about 20 million Lagosians to ransom by blocking major roads and preventing them from ...
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POLICE DEPLOY PERSONNEL TO STOP PROTEST ON THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE-BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN. (PHOTOS).

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PHOTOS: Police deploy personnel to stop protest on Third mainland bridge The Police Command has deployed personnel to prevent any gathering or protest on the Third Mainland Bridge. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, who shared photos from the Third Mainland Bridge, noted that police officers were on the ground to ensure that people’s right to freedom was not violated. Hundeyin tweeted, “I personally visited the 3rd Mainland Bridge this morning. Our officers, led by DPO Adeniji Adele, CSP Lanre Edegbai, are fully on ground at that end of the bridge. Same applies at other points. Have no fear. We got you covered. “We will not allow any person or group of persons deprive Lagosians of their Right to Freedom of Movement. Everyone’s rights must be respected!” Credit: Twitter | BenHundeyin. One more photo below. 
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17 BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS,SURRENDERED TO THE NIGERIAN ARMY.(PHOTOS).

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Due to the Renewed Military Onslaughts by gallant troops of Operation Hadin Kai, 17 BokoHaram terrorists including their family members surrendered with their weapons earlier today to troops of 151 Task Force Battalion deployed at Banki-Junction in Bama LGA of Borno State. Profiling of the surrendered terrorists is ongoing. More photos below. 
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POLICE REFORMS: IGP MEETS PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON POLICE REFORMS, UNDP.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE

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  PRESS RELEASE POLICE REFORMS: IGP MEETS PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON POLICE REFORMS, UNDP - Team Deliberates on Areas of Further Collaborations, Trainings The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc,  and members of the Force Management Team met with the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nigeria, Mr. Mohammed Yahya and his team including representatives of the German Government, on Monday 19th September 2022, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, as part of the Presidential Committee on Police Reforms Agenda for the Nigeria Police Force. During the meeting, the UNDP Resident Representative discussed areas of further collaborations with the Nigeria Police Force to achieve the Presidential Action Plan for Police Reforms in the country. The areas considered and deliberated upon include training and retraining, support in acquisition of logistics such as ICT-based gadgets and intelligence networks, welfare etc., in l...
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KAYODE SALAKO REITERATES STRONG COMMITMENT TO OBI-DIENT MOVEMENT AND LABOUR PARTY, DEBUNKS DEFECTION TALES.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.

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KAYODE SALAKO REITERATES STRONG COMMITMENT TO OBI-DIENT MOVEMENT AND LABOUR PARTY, DEBUNKS DEFECTION TALES. Following sponsored malicious reports in some sections of the media about the Chairman of Lagos State Labour Party, Mr. Ezekiel Kayode Salako, being a mole of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC in the party, Mr. Salako has vehemently debunked the allegation in strong terms, saying that he still remains the Chairman of the Party in the state, a committed supporter of the Obi-dient Movement, and an unapologetic member of the Labour Party in the state. In a brief chat with the media on Monday, Salako said he had not defected to the APC, or any party for that matter, and has no intention now, or in the near future of leaving the Labour Party. He said the news of his purported defection is baseless, mischievous and the handiwork of his traducers, who are already jittery of the impacts he has made with Lagos State Labour Party setup within a short space of time, and further reech...
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