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Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu signs female inheritance bill into law  A female inheritance bill which would see Abia women inherit and own properties in their father’s family, has been signed into law by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. Ikpeazu who congratulated women over the bill which now has a law citation of ‘The Female Persons Right of Inheritance of Property Law 2022’, said his administration would continue to support women. Also appreciating the state assembly for the courage to pass the bill, the Governor promised that his administration would lean on the side of reason and common sense in the discharge of its obligations to residents of the state.  Ikpeazu who also described the bill as historic, added that women would no longer be treated as second-class citizens even in their families.  

KDSG Security Update: Wednesday 30th November 2022.  Troops rescue three victims, destroy camps in Chikun/Kachia/Kajuru Forests  - Remains of two victims recovered.  Troops of Operation Forest Sanity continued fighting patrols in Chikun/Kachia/Kajuru LGAs, with three kidnapped victims rescued and several bandit camps destroyed.  Feedback to the Kaduna State Government revealed that the troops engagaed bandits around Kwanti, Chikun LGA. As the bandits fled into the forest, they left behind four motorcycles recovered by the troops. The troops burned down the dozens of camps in sight.  Upon scouring the area, the troops found two male kidnapped victims, identified as Muntaka Abubakar and Nwabueze John. Also discovered were the corpses of two unidentified female victims who had been killed by the bandits.  The corpses were evacuated while the rescued victims were reunited with their families, after first aid was administered on one of them who was carrying an i...

Press Statement 30/11/2022  Return Government Properties within 48 Hours, Osun Governor Directs Former Officials  The Government of Osun State has directed former appointed officials to return government properties in their possession within 48 hours. The directive was sequel to large scale diversion of government assets by top officials of the immediate past administration, Several official vehicles are missing while official records indicated that two third of former state officials left with fleet of car in their office.  Most Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) were stripped of operational assets like vehicles, computers and even residential fittings. Residences of some top officials were equally pillaged even to lamp fitting.  Any former official who refuse to comply with the directive will face the full weight of the law.  Signed :  Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Spokesperson to the Executive Gpvernor of Osun state. One more photo below. 

Singer Slami Ifeanyi Shot Dead In Anambra Singer and songwriter Slami Ifeanyi has been shot dead in Awka the capital City of Anambra State. Ifeanyi, a former ‘Mr Anambra Universe’, was reportedly shot dead on Sunday by gunmen in his home state. According to reports, the 31-year-old model was driving alone in his newly acquired Lexus 330 when he was attacked and killed at Umubele, Awka area of the capital. The lifeless body of the deceased could be seen hanging from the car in a pool of his blood in a video on the internet on Tuesday. Reacting to the brutal killing of Ifeanyi, one Itz Macarthy, a digital director, said it was shocking and painful. He wrote: “Dear Slami Ifeanyi am just so shocked and pained getting the news of your demise. I remember the first time we met at a club in Awka. “You simply welcomed me at your table and shared drinks. Meeting you further at shows, you were so simple, despite your talents and physical endowment. “Well, we cannot question God when certain thing...

ACTDA Boss Claims ‘Not in Town’ As Agency Destroys Goods Worth Over ₦10m in Awka It was a scene of bewilderment at Awka, Anambra State capital, as goods worth over 10 million naira were destroyed by the officials of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (popularly known as ACTDA), which is an agency of the Anambra State Government under the administration of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo. The goods were destroyed following the destruction of a grocery shop along the Oby Okoli Avenue of the UNIZIK Temporary Site, Okpuno Awka. The ever-busy shop, which is situated among other shops and close to a mini market, was a one-stop shop for egg, flour, frozen foods, condiments, rice, beans, hot dog, noodles, and others in the entire Awka, both at retail and wholesale prices.  These goods, however, were all scattered on the street of Awka, as the ACTDA officials stormed the shop with caterpillar to pull down the building on Monday evening. Many passers-by and sympathizers were a...

PRESS RELEASE LASTMA ARRESTS TWO ABDUCTORS, RESCUE A FEMALE VICTIM INSIDE CAR AT YABA, LAGOS  .....handed over suspects with impounded Toyota Corolla car to Sabo Divisional Police Station. Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Tuesday, 29th of November, 2022 arrested another two suspected abductors and rescued a female victim inside their car around Pedesbytrian Church, Yaba, Lagos. The General Manager of LASTMA Mr. Bolaji Oreagba stated that the two suspected abductors were arrested by a team of Lastma personnel from Somolu zone while on patrol monitoring traffic around Yaba axis. "Our officers on patrol and with the help from passersby chased and apprehended a Toyota Corolla saloon car (FST 60 RJ) after a lady at the back seat was heard shouting Kidnappers! Kidnappers!! Kidnappers after the bridge coming towards Yaba from Jibowu" "The driver with the lady at the front seat were immediately apprehended while the…  woman who shouted kid...

2ND REPUBLIC MINISTER OF STEEL, PAUL UNONGO IS DEAD A family source who didn’t want to be named confirmed the death saying the family will soon issue an official statement. Yes Wantaregh Paul Unongo died yesterday Tuesday but I cannot say more than that because I am not authorised to do so. But our family will issue a formal statement on the development,”the source said. Wantaregh Paul Iyorpuu Unongo, was born on September 26th, 1935 and belongs to the Kwaghngise-Anure-Abera ancestry, in Turan, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. In November 1958, young Unongo was employed as an Entries Clerk, by the prestigious Barclays Bank, DCO. Owing to his diligence, hard work and the positive encouragement of his British expatriate Manager, Mr. Naylor, Wantaregh Paul Unongo made rapid progress and attained the enviable rank of Acting sub-Accountant, usually reserved only for Whites, in 1959. His banking job, although very attractive and rewarding at that time, for a young man, his innate...

27-year-old Yahoo boy arrested for allegedly beating his undergraduate girlfriend to d€ath in Ogun A 27-year-old suspected Yahoo boy, Obeta John, was on Tuesday, November 29th, arrested by men of Ogun state Police Command for allegedly k!lling his girlfriend, one Idowu Buhari, an HND1 Mass Communication student of Gateway polytechnic Saapade. The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the arrest, said the suspect was arrested following a distress call received at Ode -Remo divisional headquarters, that the suspect, who resides at No 3, Mojubade compound, Eredu Ishara, locked himself and his girlfriend inside his room and had started b€ating the girl and hitting her head against the wall, and all efforts made to persuade him to open the door proved abortive. ''Upon the distress call, the DPO Ode-remo division, CSP Fasogbon Olayemi quickly led his men to the scene where they met the victim in the pool of her blood after forcing the door opene...

Busted: Chinedu Ike, 25, was rescued from jungle justice by RRS Patrol team sometimes in September, 2022 in Iyana Oworo over the theft of a mobile phone.  He was beaten to a coma by eyewitnesses before he was rushed to the hospital by the team. He was discharged after some days.  On Monday, adopting his usual style, he sneaked into a parked car to steal the driver’s mobile phone in Iyana Oworo. He was arrested by RRS officers when those who knew Chinedu hinted the driver to check his phone. Our officers recovered the driver’s Infinix Note 10 from Chinedu’s bag. He has been sentenced. One more photo below. 

ICPC Arraigns Polytechnic Lecturer for Allegedly Misappropriating N4.1M The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Kaduna State office, has arraigned one Mr. Sahabi Dahiru Doka, before Justice Kabiru Dabo of Kaduna State High Court, Zaria, Kaduna State, for allegedly misappropriating the sum of N4,103,214.90 (Four Million, One Hundred and Three Thousand, Two Hundred and Fourteen Naira, Ninety Kobo). Doka, who allegedly received the sum as salaries from Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria as a Lecturer, while being on secondment as Secretary to Kudan Local Government Council of Kaduna State, has been charged on two counts for offences punishable under Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 and Section 293 of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law 2017; and Punishable under Section 294 of the same law.  

LAGOS TRAINS DIRECTORS OF AUDIT   The Lagos State Government, through the Office of the State Auditor-General, has organised a Three-Day training for all Directors of Audit in the State at the Public Service Staff Development Centre, Magodo, Alausa. In his address at the commencement of the training programme, the Acting State Auditor-General, Mr. Moshood Adewale Adewuyi, said the training programme was designed to enlighten the participants on management responsibilities in order to further enhance job performance. He also emphasised that the training is ideal for those who are aspiring to reach the peak of their career in Public Service, advising them to take the training seriously, learn new things, exchange ideas, ask questions and contribute meaningfully to the programme.  Adewuyi listed some of the topics that would be treated at the Three-Day course on Management Skills to include: “Organisation and Management: the 21st Century Roles and Challenges of a Manager”, “...

  Police to arraign celebrity kidnapper, John Lyon, today The Bayelsa state police command will on Wednesday, November 30, arraign celebrity kidnapper, John Ewa (Lyon), who was arrested in September this year. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Asinim Butswat, John Lyon and his cohorts will be arraigned in High Court 6, Yenagoa, today. “The celebrity kidnapper John Ewa ‘aka’ John Lyon and others will be arraigned in High Court 6, Yenagoa, today 30 November 2022, by 0900 hours.” Lyon who was popular for flaunting dollars on social media, confessed to his involvement in two kidnap incidents. 30-year-old Lyon who is from Akwagom-Eruan Community in Boki LGA of Cross River State, was arrested alongside his gang leader, Emmanuel Angase, While confessing to the crime, John Lyon claimed that his friends (the kidnap gang) asked him to give them the address of his former boss, Danjuma Omeje, and that few days later, they kidnapped Omeje and c...

Atiku More Committed To Fix Nigeria Than Other Candidates – Wife The Wife of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the February 2023 election, Princess Rukayya, has told Nigerians that her husband is more committed to fixing the country than all other presidential candidates. Princess Rukayya, who spoke at a PDP Women Summit in Lafia called on all Nigerians to massively vote for her husband. According to her, Nigeria can still be great with the right person at the helm of affairs, despite the challenges it is currently facing “Let me begin by saying thank you to everyone here for taking out the time to make the journey here. The fact that you are all here shows that you are committed to making our country great again. “You are here because you all believe in what this country can be. In the face of war, you believe there can be peace. In the face of despair, you believe there can be hope. In the face of a p...

We are not introducing N5,000 note — CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has no plan to introduce N5,000 denominated bank note as being speculated by some sections of the society. Ahmed Umar, the Director, Currency Operations of CBN clarified this at a three-day workshop organised by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), for members of the Financial Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) and Business Editors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workshop, which opened on Monday in Port Harcourt, has as its theme: “Building Depositors Confidence Amidst Emerging Issues and Challenges in the Banking Industry.” Umar who spoke on the topic, “Redesign of the Naira: Benefits to the financial system and the Nigerian economy”, said the apex bank was not carrying out note restructuring. “We are not introducing any new note because there was noise, some people have seen one N5,000 note that we don’t know about,” he said. Umar was represented by Amina Hali...

Court Sends APC Chairman To Jail Over Illegal Possession Of PVCs A Kano Magistrate court presided over by Faroukh Ibrahim Umar has sentenced the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yautar ward, Aminu Ali, to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of 367 permanent voters cards (PVCs) bearing different names, according to Daily Trust report. Ali was in October arrested for collecting PVCs from different people in Gabasawa Local Government Area of the state and that he conspired with some members of his party to commit the offence. The court sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the two-count charge, which contravened section 22 (a) of the Electoral Act, 2022 as amended. However, the magistrate gave the convict an option of N500,000 fine for the first offence.  

An all-female refereeing team will take charge of a men's World Cup game for the first time in Thursday's group-stage game between Costa Rica and Germany. Stephanie Frappart will be the first woman to referee at a men's World Cup. The Frenchwoman became the first female official at the tournament when she was named as the fourth official for Mexico and Poland's game last Tuesday. "We know the pressure," Frappart told BBC Sport before the tournament. "But I think we will not change ourselves. Be calm, focused, concentrate, and don't think too much about the media and everything, just be focused on the field." Frappart will be joined by Brazil's Neuza Back and Mexican Karen Diaz Medina at Al Bayt Stadium on Thursday. Asked if she ever has comments from players, managers or fans due to being a woman, Frappart said: "Since I started I was always supported by teams, clubs and players. I was always welcome in the stadium so I feel like another...

NDLEA arrests wanted Abia drug kingpin, declares another wanted . Seals hotels, mansions, bank accounts linked to them, recovers exotic vehicles One of two brothers who serve as major sources of illicit drug supplies in South East and South South parts of the country, Onyeaghalachi Stephen Nwagwugwu, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA after nine years of being on his trail. The elder brother, Eze Kaleb Stephen, who is also wanted, narrowly escaped during the overnight operation carried out simultaneously in their two locations: Umuahia and Ntigha Okpuola community in Isiala Ngwa North LGA, Abia state. Investigations show the two notorious brothers began a career in the illicit drug business since the late 90s when they started as pocket dealers before they later established smoking joints/bunks in their community, Ntigha Okpuola and subsequently grew to become barons; owning Hotels, Houses in choice areas of Abia, Rivers and Imo State, wi...