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Ify Onyegbule is the new Director General of Imo Broadcasting Corporation(IBC). Below press release has details. Congratulations to you Ify. This is how it should be. Right woman for the job. You will exceed expectations on this new role. IBC will experience great transformation. Governor Hope Uzodimma, you got this one 100%.  ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Government of Imo State Press release Uzodimma approves appointment of Onyegbule as new DG of IBC The Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, has approved the appointment of Ms. Ify Onyegbule as the new Director General of the Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC). Ms. Onyegbule has been a Board member of the State owned radio cum television station since 2021 before her appointment. The appointment is with immediate effect. In congratulating Ms. Onyegbule, Governor Uzodimma urged her to bring to bear in IBC her years of experience and professional competence in the broadcast industry for the overall benefit of Imo State.  Ms....

KDSG Security Update: Monday 28th November 2022.  Troops raid bandit camps, rescue nine victims.  - Ninety cows, four motorcycles recovered.  Troops of Operation Forest Sanity rescued nine kidnapped persons during fighting patrols to suspected bandit hideouts in Kaso, Chikun LGA.  According to operational feedback to the Kaduna State Government, the troops engaged bandits on the Tantatu high ground, as the bandits abandoned their camp fled further into the forest.   The troops searched the camp and rescued nine kidnapped persons, identified as: - Salama Oliver  - Husseini Odu - Danjuma Jakanwa  - Ezekiel Garba  - Obadiah Moses - Taiwo Isaac - Buky Isaac - Ado Adamu - Maigari Shekarau  Initial debriefing of the rescued victims revealed that they had all been kidnapped around the Gurara Dam area.   The troops also recovered 90 cattle left behind by the fleeing bandits. The animals will be handed over to the Kaduna State Livestock...

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT OSUN STATE POLICE COMMAND ASSURES ADEQUATE SECURITY  This is to inform the general public that the Osun State Police Command is aware and frowns at the crises that erupted within the National Union of Road Transport workers (NURTW) in the State. It would be recalled that the Commissioner of Police, the Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, other stake holders held meetings with NURTW executive, members and other stake holders in the state to avert these unwarranted attacks and forceful takeover of the parks in the state. All consented to maintaining peace, but it was a surprise to learn about the attacks by NURTW members in several parts of the state with attendant destruction of offices and injury to some persons and Police personnel. The Commissioner of Police, CP Faleye S. Olaleye, psc, swiftly charged the Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Tactical Commanders to ensure the situation is brought under control and arrest culprits....

WANTED | The duo of Anayo Chukwu Nwoke Collin 'm', 36 years old and Edwin Ikechukwu Stanley, 'm', 40 years old, are wanted in connection with a case of Conspiracy, Illegal Dealing in Petroleum Products and Tempering with Oil Pipeline. Anyone with information that could assist in their arrest should please contact +234 812 382 1788. More photos below. 

Nigerian community in Rome Holds Prayer for Nigeria, charged to support the birth of a New Nigeria Nigerians living in Rome have been charged to see themselves as stakeholders towards the realisation of the dream of a New Nigeria.  The call was made by Very Rev. Fr. Michael Ademola Odubela, OSJ, in his reflection shared with members of the Nigerian community at a prayer session on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at the Chiesa di Sant' Anna, Vatican City.  The community assembled in union to seek God's intervention for radical healing and positive transformation of Nigeria from the current ills bedevilling the country namely; bad leadership, corruption, division, insecurity, incessant shedding of blood and waste of life, mutual suspicion, exploitation as well as abuse of power and office.  Reflecting on the Gospel passage according to Luke 18.36-43, Fr. Odubela stressed on the need to pray, noting that the value of prayer can never be overemphasized in the quest for for a ne...

ACTDA Demolishes Illegal Structures In Awka, Okpuno,  Vows To Continue Onslaught Against Illegal Developers Officers of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) in company of Anambra Joint Enforcement Team (ANJET), Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA BRIGADE), various Security Agencies among others have demolished an illegal biulding blocking a road at Okpuno and leveled an ongoing building under  construction at Agu-Awka, all in Awka South Local Government Area.  They also marked some illegal structures within the enviroment for immediate removal. Speaking to the ABS shortly after the exercise, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ACTDA, Mr Ossy Onuko who monitored the exercise regretted the level of developmental impunity going on in the society, especially in Awka Capital Territory. Mr. Onuko who said that for Anambra to become fulfill the vision of Governor Chukwuma Soludo has promised Ndi Anambra, residents of the state must lear...

SOLUDO COMMISERATES WITH VICTIMS OF KANO STREET FIRE INCIDENT, BESIDE ONITSHA MAIN MARKET Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR has commiserated with victims and owners of some shops at the Kano Street, beside Main Market, Onitsha, following a fire incident that occured in the market The unfortunate fire incident occurred around 1:00 am, in the morning of Monday 28th, November, 2022 and officers of the Anambra State Fire Service were on ground to extinguish it. Governor Soludo expressed sadness over the incident that left shops and goods razed and the losses incurred  "I commiserate with the shop owners over the inferno. "As a responsive government, we are already on top of the situation, investigating the remote and immediate causes of the fire, as well as the losses incurred with a view to averting a future recurrence of the disaster", said Professor Soludo. "Efforts of our emergency responders like the state fire service contributed in...

Police in India have busted a cyber fraud gang and arrested two Nigerian nationals for allegedly duping women through 73 fake profiles on Instagram.    The suspects identified as 29-year-old Rawlings Oshuor and 28-year-old Yao Theopile, were arrested in Delhi by cybercrime sleuths from Vadadora, Gujarat at the weekend.   During interrogation, the duo revealed that they have duped many people across India.  “We confiscated their mobile phones and checked the contents. They had made 73 different Instagram accounts to dupe people, especially women. Interestingly, names of all the accounts started with Alex,” said Hardik Makadia, ACP (cybercrime). The police said that they used to download photos and videos of some good looking man called Alex and post those pictures on the bogus Instagram ids.   "They send friend requests to women from these bogus IDs and befriend them. Many unsuspecting users see the photos on these Instagram accounts and fall for it thinking they...

Police arrest 29 years old for killing man who refuses to buy him beer  The command arrested one Monday Ajasco ‘m’ aged 29yrs of Kafin Tafawa Bauchi on the 17th of November, 2022, following information available at the Command’s disposal about his active involvement in a homicide case.  A discreet investigation conducted by the detectives attached to the command revealed that on the 16th November 2022 at about 2300hrs, the suspect (Monday) went to a beer parlor at Bagel village of Dass LGA where he met Abdulrazak Ibrahim ‘m’ aged 30yrs who is now deceased, and others drinking beer at a beer parlor in Bagel village. He (the suspect) asked the said Abdulrazak (deceased) to buy him a beer to drink. In response, the deceased refused to do so.  This development sparked a little altercation between them which displeases the suspect. After a while, they decided to leave the beer parlor and go to their homes while the victim left before them. The deceased’s friend heard screaming...

Second wife kills wife number one over suspicious of an attempt by wife number one to poison her  On the 22nd November 2022 at about 1800hrs one Ibrahim Sambo ‘m’ aged 40yrs of Gar village Pali ward, Alkaleri LGA came to Maina-maji Divisional Police Headquarters and reported that on the same date at about 1200hrs, his second wife Maryam Ibrahim ‘f’ aged 20yrs of the same address armed with a pestle entered into his first wife room Hafsat Ibrahim ‘f’ aged 32yrs of the same address and hit her with the pestle on the head, as a result, the victim sustained serious degree of injury and evacuated to Primary Health-care center Gar village where she was certified dead by the Medical Doctor. On receiving the report, a team of detectives attached to the Command swung into action and arrested the suspect. During interrogation, the suspect voluntarily confessed to the crime and revealed that on Tuesday 22nd November 2022 at about 1100hrs the said Hafsat Ibrahim (deceased) sent her son “Abdula...

25th Friday November 2022. MAN CHARGED FOR DEMANDING COMPENSATION. A man was arrested and charged by NCD Police for demanding compensation in Port Moresby today.  The accused John Tobias 38 of Imbongu Southern Highlands Province and his tribesmen allegedly demanded K500,000 from G4S Security company  when one of their male relatives employed by the firm, passed away while on duty recently.  The aggrieved relatives blamed the company for his death and allegedy  threatened the company officials. The company refused to pay but offered K5,000 for funeral expenses, which was rejected and met with threats.  The Managing Director an Australian male expat offered K33,000 for funeral expenses which was initially accepted but the Southern Highlanders later demanded a further K11,000 which was refused. Unhappy with the threats and attempt  to extort more money, the MD filed a police complaint and police swarmed the company premises and arrested several people includin...

COAS FLAGS OFF COMBAT SWIMMING COMPETITION, TASKS PARTICIPANTS TO USE ENHANCED SKILLS TO IMPROVE RIVERINE OPERATIONS The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has flagged off Nigerian Army (NA)Inter Formation Combat Platoon Swimming Championship at the National Stadium, Surulere in Lagos, where he tasked participants to take advantage of the Championship to enhance their fighting efficiency to conduct operations optimally, especially in riverine and amphibious terrains towards fulfilling NA's constitutional mandate. The COAS represented by the Commander, Corps of Nigerian Army Engineers, Major General Kamil Kadiri gave the charge during the flag-off ceremony of the championship, where he reiterated that the NA places high premium on qualitative training of its personnel across board, in furtherance of the vision of the COAS, to have "A professional Nigerian Army Ready to Accomplish Assigned Missions within a Joint Environment in Defence of Nigeria". ...

OPENING REMARKS BY THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE, ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED, AT THE 5TH EDITION OF THE ''PMB ADMINISTRATION SCORECARD 2015-2023'' SERIES IN ABUJA ON MONDAY, 28 NOV. 2022. PROTOCOL 2.  I welcome you all, once again, to the 'PMB Administration Scorecard 2015-2023 Series'. This is the fifth edition of the series, which we launched in October to showcase the achievements of the Buhari Administration. To date, we have had presentations from the Honourable Ministers of Works and Housing, Transportation, Aviation as well as Interior. Today, the Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development will brief us on the achievements of his Ministry. 3.   Please note that on Thursday, Dec. 1st, it will be the turn of the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment to brief us. 4.   Before today's presentation, please permit me to quickly make an announcement. It has come to the attention of the government that Nigerian travellers to th...

President Buhari attends Opening Ceremony of the Ecowas Parliament in Abuja on 28th Nov 2022  Ecowas Commission 1: President Buhari receiving an award of recognition from the Speaker of Ecowas Parliament Rt. Hon. Sidie Mohammed Tunis during the Opening Ceremony of the Ecowas Parliament in Abuja on 28th Nov 2022. With them are the President of Guinea Bissau H.E. Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Deputy Speaker Idris Wase. PRESS RELEASE.  ECOWAS: WE MUST KEEP FAITH WITH VISION OF FOUNDING FATHERS, SAYS PRESIDENT BUHARI • INSECURITY, POLITICAL INSTABILITY, RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR BIGGEST CONCERNS FACING THE REGION   President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday in Abuja, reminded legislators of the ECOWAS parliament on the need to align their programmes with those of the founding fathers of the sub-regional body. The President, who stated this at the opening session of 2022 Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament, said that “the vision of the founding fathers of ECOWAS was to have a Wes...

Adeleke sacks 12,000 workers, dethrones three monarchs Osun Governor Senator Ademola Adeleke has sacked 12,000 workers and ordered the dethronement of three monarchs barely 24 hours after his inauguration.   The Governor also nullified the appointment of 30 Permanent Secretaries and suspended the chairman and members of    Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC).  The affected monarchs include Akinrun of Ikinrun Oba Yinusa Akadiri; Aree of Ire Oba Ademola Oluponle and Owa of Igbajo, Oba Gboyega Famodun. He ordered the monarch to vacate the palace, asking security operatives to take over. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed on Monday stated that the new Governor signed the Executives orders which covered chieftaincy matters, appointments issues, setting up of review panel, staff audit and employment matters.”  The release reads: “All employments in the service of Osun State Government made in any capacity into any...

Tiantian Kullander, the co-founder of Hong Kong-based digital asset company Amber Group, died in his sleep on November 23.   The sad news was confirmed on the company’s website.   "He put his heart and soul into the company, in every stage of its growth. He led by example with his intellect, generosity, humility, diligence and creativity" the company wrote in a statement confirming his death on their website, commemorating him as a "devoted" husband and "loving" father.   Known affectionately by his peers as "TT," the company remembered him as a "respected thought leader and widely recognized pioneer for the industry."   "His depth of knowledge, his willingness to collaborate and his desire to always help others benefited countless start-ups and individuals. His insights and creativity inspired many projects, people and communities.   "We lost a great partner and a true friend in TT and words cannot express our sorrow at this ...

Corps Member, 38 Others Convicted for Internet Fraud in Ogun, Oyo The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of a Corps member, Osisi Ikenna Nicholas to one month community service for his involvement in internet-related fraud. Osisi was convicted alongside thirty – eight others on a separate one count charge each before Justices Bayo Taiwo, Omolara Adeyemi, Ladoke Akintola, Mohammed Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan and Justice Opeyemi Sobowale of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta between November 21, 2022 and November 25, 2022. The sentences range from a fine, one to six months community service, and one year imprisonment. Other convicts are Christopher Ehiabhi Ogbidi, Odewale Johnson Olumide, Akinade Adeyeye Gbolahan Muyiwa, Chukwudi Emeka Samuel, Ehinmowo Stephen Segun, Emmanuel Oluchukwu, Aboaba Olawale Joshua, Akinba Oluwafemi Clement, Ayobami Temidayo Yusuf, Moshood Adeyinka Hammed, Gbolah...