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TWO SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS ARRESTED, VICTIM RESCUES UNHURT IN OGUN.  Two members of a kidnap syndicate, Umar Mohammed and Aliyu Mohammed were on Wednesday 14th of December 2022 arrested. More details later.  

Jesus. Praying for his family. Lord the kids! UNREAL!!!My heart goes out to his wife, 3 children, family, friends and all who love him. @sir_twitch_alot  #RIPtwitch #ellendegeneres Unfortunate news surfaced Wednesday morning regarding the passing of DJ Stephen 'tWitch’ Boss, the famed DJ from Ellen Degeneris’ talk show, “Ellen.” Sources say Stephen’s wife, Allison, frantically ran into an LAPD station on Tuesday, concerned for Stephen after he allegedly left their home without his car, something she found odd. Shortly after her report, LAPD received a call about a shooting at an L.A. hotel, where Stephen was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Stephen began DJ’ing on “Ellen” back in 2014 until the show ended earlier this year. Back in September, he told media outlets that he was happy with life after the show and was able to spend more time with his family. Stephen, who was 40 years old, is survived by his wife, Allison, and their three children. Our thoughts and prayer...

PRESS RELEASE CONTEMPT: COURT SETS ASIDE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS, COMMITTAL ORDER AGAINST IGP We Will Always Respect Rule of Law in Nigeria - IGP Baba  - IGP Orders Deployment of DIG, 4 Other Senior Officers The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Honourable Justice Bolaji Olajuwon has today, Wednesday 14th December 2022, set aside the contempt proceedings and committal order against the Office of the Inspector-General of Police. The Court similarly discharged and acquitted the IGP of the conviction and 3 months sentence. This is following the motion filed before the Federal High Court on Thursday 1st December, 2022, highlighting the basis why the order should be vacated, particularly as the Force had complied with the original ruling of the court for the reinstatement of one Patrick C. Okoli, the plaintiff in the matter. The earlier ruling was predicated on a reinstatement order for the plaintiff, a dismissed Police Officer, whose dismissal was ruled to be wrongf...

PRESS RELEASE POLICE CYBERCRIME UNIT WARNS OF POSSIBLE PHISHING, CYBER ATTACKS  Asks Public to Disregard Trending Messages on 5G Migration  The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) hereby warns members of the public and strategic stakeholders in national security matters to be wary of a suspected ploy by subversive elements to prepare the ground for likely phishing and cyber-attacks through the deliberate publication and dissemination of a WhatsApp message, currently in circulation, purportedly from the Cybercrime Department of the Nigeria Police Force informing the general public of the commencement and warning of possible breaches in the migration protocols to the 5G network services.  The Director in charge of the NPF-NCCC, DCP Uche Ifeanyi Henry, has noted that the message did not emanate from the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre and therefore warns the general public to be wary as it is likely the handiwork of cyber criminals sett...

OPENING REMARKS BY THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE, ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED, AT THE 12TH EDITION OF THE ''PMB ADMINISTRATION SCORECARD SERIES (2015-2023)'' IN ABUJA ON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14TH 2022 PROTOCOL I welcome you all to the 12th edition of the 'PMB Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023)', featuring the Honourable Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. Since launching this series in October, we have hosted 11 Ministers from: i) - Works and Housing ii) - Transportation iii) - Aviation iv) - Interior v) - Agriculture and Rural Development vi) - Finance, Budget and National Planning vii) - Water Resources viii) - Environment ix) - Mines and Steel Development x) - Science, Technology and Innovation xi) - And Power 2.  We launched the PMB Administration Scorecard Series in October to showcase and document the numerous achievements of the Buhari Administration. 3.   Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, during one of our earlier sessions here, I spoke about the da...

I am so humbled by the enormous show of love from my lovely wife, my family members, associates, Ndi Imo nile, friends and well wishers who gathered yesterday to celebrate my birthday, including those who sent in goodwill messages and calls. This year has been spectacular due to the intervention of God in our fight against insecurity in our State. The relative peace we have achieved so far, has been complementary to the milestones we have recorded in developments across the State. This, to me, is worth more celebrating and I thank you all for by your support, they were achieved.  While thanking God for his magnanimity and grace, I pray for his continued guidance and wisdom in service to our dear State even as I appeal for your continued support to my good intentions of transforming our dear State. In a very special way, I appreciate the presence of my very good friend, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi CFR, the Ooni of Ife, who made out time to join us in Owerri for the celebration, may ...

Nathaniel Bassey prays Messi wins World Cup Nigerian Gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey is praying Lionel Messi wins the world cup. In his tweet, he stated,  “Father, Please give Him the World Cup and silence His mockers …😌. Stating the reason for his prayers, he said  “So because I want my favourite player to win the World Cup, I don’t pray for Nigeria Abi? Schm. Is it today you found out I’m a huge Messi fan. So being a man of God means I can’t watch football as one of my hobbies. 😌😏.” Credit: Twitter // Nathaniel Bassey  

Delta Police Command neutralize one kidnapped suspect, rescues victim On 13/12/2022, at about 0200hours, the DPO Ozoro received a distress call, that the residence of one man (name withheld) along Owhelogbo road, Ozoro in Isoko North LGA, was attacked by assailants who shot at him, forced him into the trunk of his own car, and took him away.   The DPO, CSP Ogedengbe Areguamen, upon receiving this information, mobilized and led Police operatives/vigilantes to Owelogbo road, and other parts that exit Ozoro in a bid to rescue the kidnapped victim, and possibly, arrest of the suspects. Their effort paid off when they sighted a Corolla car with a registration number that matched the description given by the distress caller. In an attempt to intercept them, the suspects abandoned the victim in the trunk of the car, disembarked from the vehicle, fired some shot while escaping into a nearby bush.  The Police operatives relentlessly went after them, and successfully neutralized one of ...

N50m Bribery: Court Dismisses No Case Submission, Orders Chinese Nationals to Open Defence Meng Wei Kun and Xu Kuai (both Chinese nationals) standing trial before a Sokoto State High Court on a two count charge of conspiracy and attempting to bribe one Abdullahi Lawal, former Head of the Sokoto Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday December 13, 2022 lost in their bid to stop their trail A Sokoto State High Court presided by Justice Mohammed Sifawa, dismissed their no case submission. According to Justice Sifawa,”a prima facie case has been established against the defendants and therefore they must enter a defence".  Meng and Xu, both staff of China Zhongao Nigeria Ltd, allegedly tried using the sum N50million to compromise EFCC’s investigation into the company's conduct in a contract in Zamfara State. In the course of the trial, the EFCC had called three witnesses and tendered documents which were all admitted in evidence by the Court.  O...

"Today, I signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law.  We are reaffirming a fundamental truth: Love is love, and Americans should have the right to marry the person they love"-Joe Biden.  President Joe Biden invited thousands to celebrate at the White House on Tuesday as he signed into law gay marriage legislation before a bipartisan crowd that reflects growing acceptance of same-sex unions. The triumphant mood played out against the backdrop of a right-wing backlash over gender issues, which has alarmed gay and transgender people and their advocates. The new law is intended to safeguard gay marriages if the U.S. Supreme Court ever reverses Obergefell v. Hodges, its 2015 decision legalizing same-sex unions nationwide. The new law also protects interracial marriages. In 1967, the Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia struck down laws in 16 states barring interracial marriage. “Congress has restored a measure of security to millions of marriages and families,” Biden said in a s...

ANSAA Seals, Pulls Down Non- Compliant Billboards, Others Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency, ANSAA, enforcement team has removed posters and billboards that were indiscriminately pasted or erected in different parts of the state.  They also sealed or pulled down other bill boards that were non-compliant with the payment of signage levies.  The agency said that the defaulters had been served demand notices based on the type of their signage but they refused to pay. The ultimatum given to the political parties, business owners, churches among others to pay their ANSAA money or mount their billboards appropriately ended on December fifth, but they failed to make any payment to the agency. Places visited include Kwata flyover axis of Enugu-Onitsha Express road, Awka by Royal Paradise Hotel, Awka ,Government House, Afor-igwe Umudioka, Nimo, and Abagana  Addressing newsmen after the exercise, the leader of the operation, Mr Chijioke Agbanyim said that the law estab...

LABOUR PARTY LAGOS STATE PASSES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON NATIONAL CHAIR, SAYS ARABAMBI’S EXPULSION, A GOOD RIDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH …Calls on family to re-examine his state of mental health. The Lagos State chapter of Labour Party, under the leadership of Comrade Olukayode Salako, has on Wednesday, taken a stance  behind the party’s National Working Committee in passing vote of confidence on the National Chairman of the Party, Comrade (Dr.) Julius Abure, while applauding the party on its decision to relieve the acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Abayomi Arabambi of his duties. Recall that the National Working Committee of Labour Party, had on Friday, December 9, 2022, decisively terminated the appointment of its acting National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, and dissolved the Ogun State chapter of the party, over the audacious and insubordinating role they played in the alleged expulsion of the Director General of Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. D...