PINK REPUBLIC/ MY BLOG IS A STORY MARATHON.

ASWAMA Fixes Fresh Date For December Sanitation Exercise In Anambra. The Anambra State Waste Management Authority, ASWAMA, has said that this month's sanitation exercise will now hold on Saturday, December 17, 2022 from 7am to 10am, in order to prepare the state's environment for the christmas and year festivities. According to a release signed by the Managing Director of ASWAMA, Mr Mike Ozoemena, all residents of Anambra are encouraged to participate fully in the exercise by cleaning their surroundings and desillting all water channels. The statement noted that all forms of human or vehicular movements are prohibited within the hours of the exercise as offenders will be apprehended and sanctioned accordingly. It further reminded Ndi Anambra of the state government's policy on door to door collection of refuse and enjoined everyone to neatly bag their wastes and leave them in front of their homes for adequate disposal by the state waste management body. More photos below.  ...

LAGOS JUDICIARY TO PROCEED ON END OF YEAR BREAK FROM DECEMBER 23 ... Makes Alternative Provision for Urgent Cases During Break Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba has announced that Lagos Judiciary will begin its Y2022 Christmas vacation on December 23, 2022, and resume work on Tuesday, 3rd of January, 2023. A release signed by Acting Chief Registrar, Mr. Tajudeen Elias said the Lagos State Chief Judge, Kazeem Alogba had approved the vacation pursuant to order 49 rule 4(c) and 5 of the High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019. Elias added that arrangements for dealing with urgent cases during the Christmas vacation are that each judge will deal with all urgent applications related to any substantive case already assigned to him/her. According to him, “Any urgent application (the substantive case of which has not already been assigned) will be dealt with by the judge to whom the application is specifically assigned.” “Notwithstanding the provisions of Order 49, ...

LAGOS SET TO DIGITISE LAND DOCUMENT PROCESSING    Lagos State Government has said that the process of digitising all land documents in the State is ongoing such that when completed, interested persons in property acquisition or real estate transactions can access information on government portals relating to properties and land in Lagos State from anywhere in the world.  The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Electronic Geographic Information System (E-GIS) and Physical Planning, Dr. Olajide Babatunde, disclosed this during a panel discussion on Deploying Technology for Transparency and Growth of the Lagos Real Estate Market at just concluded Third Lagos Real Estate Market Place Conference and Exhibitions held at Victoria Island on Tuesday.   He said that transactions in the Real Estate sector require transparency such that an effective and sustainable platform can be created for local and foreign investors to actively participate in the sector....

LASBCA WARNS AGAINST INDISCRIMINATE DUMPING OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ON ROADS.  … To Commence Monitoring, Enforcement Exercise in January 2023  Lagos State Government has cautioned property owners and building developers to always give consideration to road users by ensuring that their construction works do not inconvenience other residents in the State.  The General Manager of Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Arc. Gbolahan Oki gave the warning on Monday in Ikeja, while addressing the reports on the indiscriminate placement of construction materials on the roads in different parts of the State.   He advised owners and developers of buildings under construction to build fences and gate their sites and ensure that construction materials are properly placed within the confine of their property as against keeping them on the road.  This, according to him, will ensure that the construction materials do not end up in the drains or hamper free human ...

SANWO-OLU CHARGES SECURITY AGENTS ON CRIME-FREE YULETIDE SEASON  •Launches Armed Forces Remembrance Day emblem, appeal fund Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged Nigerian Police and other security personnel in the State to work towards a crime-free yuletide season for residents by keeping the State safe during the festive season and beyond. He made the appeal on Monday while launching the Year 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem and Appeal Fund at the Exco Chambers of the Lagos House, Ikeja. Governor Sanwo-Olu urged serving security personnel to continue to reflect a high level of service, dedication to the call of duty and professional ethics that guide their profession. He said: “We appreciate all our service commanders for the job you are doing. We appreciate it and we do not take it for granted. Please continue to uphold the high level of professionalism that we know the Nigerian Military for. Please continue to ensure that whenever you are called upon,...

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, KEBBI STATE COMMAND, CP AHMED MAGAJI KONTAGORA, AT THE STATE HEADQUARTERS, GWADANGAJI, ON TUESDAY, 13TH DECEMBER, 2022. Senior Police Officers here present, Gentlemen of the press, Good Afternoon. It is my pleasure to welcome you to Kebbi state Police Headquarters, for another press briefing.  In its avowed commitment towards ensuring conducive atmosphere for socio-economic development, as well as the 2023 general elections, the Kebbi State Police Command under my watch had gallantly recorded another breakthrough in the fight against crimes and criminality as follows: 1. THEFT AND RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY: On the 20th  November, 2022 at about 0900hrs, the Manager, kebna ICT JAMB Centre, Zuru, one Dr. Michael Ezra Dikki, reported at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Zuru, that on the same date at about 0830hrs, he visited the centre where he discovered that, one Abubakar Ismail, the site manager, had stolen eighty three (83) piec...

Wickedness: Unknown men pluck eye of 12 years old Almajiri boy Omeiza Balogun  A 12-year-old Najib Hussaini, an indigene of Kano state, and student of a Qur’anic education (Almajiranci) in Kafin-Madaki has fell victim to eye plucking by unknown men.   The boy according to a statement by the Bauchi Police Command, Public Relations Officer, SP Ahmed Wakil, the boy was barely a year in the state when the incident occurred on 9th December, 2022 at about 0200hrs at Unguwar Yamma, not far from the victim’s school (Tsangaya).  It was revealed that two unknown people who came on a motorcycle lured the young victim to a nearby house to assist them to call a lady.  The perpetrators of the evil act thereafter took him on a bike to an isolated area near Hanyar Gonar Wakili of the same village, where they stopped the motorcycle near a bushy area and forcefully plucked the right eye of the victim and consequently abandoned him in his pool of blood.  The victim however ma...

Femi Adesina shared this photo on social media with the caption  "THE OTHER MUHAMMADU BUHARI  This young boy was born on the day Muhammadu Buhari won the presidential election in 2015. What better name to give him than Muhammadu Buhari? God bless his loyalist parents.". One more photo below. 

PDP CRISES: WIKE, OKOWA, ORTOM IN AIRPORT DRAMA The scene was the Makurdi Airport and the dramatis personae were three Peoples Democratic (PDP) governors – Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Samuel Ortom (Benue) and Ifeanyi Okowa (Delta). Ortom, whose mission was to receive the leader of the Group of Five (G-5) aggrieved governors, was the first to arrive at the airport to receive Wike, who was billed to inaugurate the Geographic Information Service Centre built in Makurdi by the Ortom administration. The aircraft that conveyed Okowa touched down shortly after. He had arrived to await Atiku for a convoy ride to Nasarawa for a scheduled presidential campaign. Okowa is running mate on the PDP presidential ticket with Atiku. Then came Ortom, whose mission was to receive the leader of the G-5. Those at the airport took Ortom’s presence for the return of peace to the PDP, thinking that he was there to welcome the presidential candidate of the party. Alighting from the plane, Okowa and Ortom exchanged pl...

PENSIONERS BLOCK GOVT HOUSE, DEMAND FOR PAYMENT OF ENTITLEMENTS Pensioners in Niger state yesterday barricaded entrance gate into Government House, chanting anti-APC administration songs and calling out Governor Abubarkar Sani Bello to pay their entitlements before vacating office. Also, apparently to forestall possible breakdown of law and order, Niger state police command rolled out its Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), conspicuously being positioned at the entrance gate as Local Government Chairmen were being sworn-in.    The pensioners in their numbers had positioned themselves at the entrance into the Government House, venue for the swearing-in of the chairmen scheduled for 10 am, but could not start as planned because of the activities of the pensioners. Carrying placards with different anti-government inscriptions, the pensioners, some carrying mats and pillows formed human blockage around the government house gate also prevented people, including the chairmen and their...

Ag. DG( NAFDAC),Dr Monica Eimunjeze led a crack Team of Enforcement Officers to carry out a sting operation on warehouses of different brands of unregistered and substandard Tomatoe Pastes, food seasoning and Sardines in Lagos. #NafdacALERTS Watch video below and more photos below.  .

I have just signed the Anambra 2023 budget appropriation document into law.  The timeous preparation and expedited legislative process in passing this "Budget of Acceleration" is indicative of our recognition that ours is a vision with a deadline.  Now that we have the budget in hand, we are ready for next year.  God bless Anambra!  CC. Soludo, CFR.  

Nigeria, India agree to share intelligence on drug trafficking syndicates . As Marwa holds bilateral talks with counterpart in New Delhi Nigeria and India have agreed to exchange vital intelligence on the activities of drug trafficking syndicates operating vulnerable drug routes between both countries, while the latter will also strengthen the capacity of NDLEA officers with training. This was part of recommendations and agreements reached at the end of a two-day bilateral meeting held in New Delhi, India between an NDLEA delegation led by its Chairman/Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) CON, OFR and its India counterpart, Narcotics Control Bureau, NCB, led by its Director General, Mr. Satya Narayan Pradhan. The meeting also recommended exchange of best practices in drug demand reduction and sharing of real time information on the involvement of nationals of both countries in drug trafficking as well as conducting joint operations, while agreeing to hold another bilat...

PRESS RELEASE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS: IGP STRATEGIZES FOR BETTER SECURITY Meets Security Committee, Stakeholders As Police PRO’s Design Strategic Communication Action Plan for Seamless Elections The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, in line with the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, to leaving a legacy of a deepened democratic system and credible electoral process in the nation, has engaged in tactical meetings and conferences with various stakeholders to build solid Standard Operating Procedure and strategic communication action plan geared towards having a seamless electoral process for the 2023 General Elections. In furtherance of the IGP’s critical plans in actualizing free, fair, and credible elections in Nigeria, a strategic meeting with all heads of operations of national security agencies in the country, was held at the instance of the IGP , on Tuesday 13th December 2022, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, to further ...

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT The Kano State Police Command under the leadership of CP Mamman Dauda, psc(+) is announcing to the Public that the personnel of the Nigeria Immigration Service from Immigration Training School Orlu, will conduct four days of shooting range practice located at Hawan Kalibawa, Dawakin Tofa LGA Kano State from Wednesday 14th December 2022 to Saturday, 17th December 2022 from 0600hrs to 1800hrs daily. 2. Members of the Public, especially those residing at Dambazau, Gangaren Dutse, Tumfafi, Kakurum and Dandalama villages in Dawakin Tofa/Ungogo LGAs and its environs are advised to keep off from the area and not panic at the sound of shootings until the exercise is over. Thank you for your usual cooperation. SP ABDULLAHI HARUNA KIYAWA, ANIPR, POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,      FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, KANO STATE COMMAND ___________________________ RUNDUNAR YAN SANDAN JIHAR KANO 12/12/2022 SANARWA DAGA RUNDUNAR YAN SANDA TA JIHAR KANO Rundunar Yan Sanda...

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT ELECTORAL OFFENCES NIGERIANS SHOULD KNOW ON THE FORTHCOMING YEAR 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS TO AVOID FALLING ON THEM *Ignorance of the law is not an excuse* *CP Gumel appreciate NUJ and media houses in Sokoto State*. As the 2023 general elections is fast approaching, the Sokoto State Police Command under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, *CP Muhammed Usaini Gumel FIPMA, psc,* draws the attention of the general public to actively participate in the promotion of uniformity of intentions among the electorates, all candidates contesting elective positions, government and security officials for free, fair and credible election to thrive.  The Police Command further draws citizens’ attention to avoid falling on any of the following electoral offences stated in the Electoral Act, 2022 as amended: 1. *Voting by unregistered persons*: Attempt by unregistered persons to vote without PVC violates Part VII, No. 124 of the Electoral Act and you could be liable to 6...

Atiku Abubakar shared a picture of wike today with the caption  "As you turn 55 today, I pray that all lines fall in pleasant places for you. Enjoy your special day. -AA". One more photo below.