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Immigration Officers, Lecturer Killed In Taraba Bandit Attacks 19 April 2023  Two immigration officers have been killed by suspected bandits along the Takum Ussa Local Government Area link road in Taraba State. Confirming the incident to Channels Television on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abdullahi Usman said the officers were not only shot dead but had machete cuts on their bodies with their motorcycle abandoned. The officers were identified as inspectors Adike Austin and Uzo James of the Immigration Department attached to the Ussa local council checkpoint. Usman disclosed that their remains have been deposited at the morgue for autopsy with a full-scale investigation launched, adding that the killing of the immigration officers is not related to the ongoing herders/farmers crisis in the area. In a related development, a lecturer with the Federal University Wukari has been confirmed killed in his farmland by a suspected Tiv militia group. Until his deat

Fire guts Oyo Broadcasting Station 19 April 2023  The Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) is currently being gutted by fire. The fire was said to have started from the technical area of the studio. Source said the state fire service had been invited and that efforts were ongoing to control the situation.  Watch video below. 

Police, IPOB/ESN in bloody shoot out in Imo 19 April 2023  Imo Police Command has said its operatives wounded several members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm, Eastern Security Network(ESN) during a bloody shootout. The shootout, whichh took place at camp at Ubah Agwa/Izombe tropical rain Forest in Oguta Local Area, left several wounded. Announcing this in a statement by the command’s spokesman, Henry Okoye, tCommissioner of Police, Mohammed Barde, said the group was planning to launch an attack from their base in the forest when operatives of the Command’s Tactical teams swiftly swung into action, tactically maneuvered their way into the identified criminal hideout and raided it. “Acting on diligently gathered actionable intelligence that members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia affiliate (ESN), whose modus operandi is gorilla-like operation, that is, they unleash surprise terror attack and go into hiding in their crimin

SANWO-OLU HOSTS MUSLIMS AT 2023 LAYLATUL-QADR EVE SPECIAL PRAYER … Reaffirms Crucial Roles of Youths, Women in Governance As this year’s Ramadan gradually comes to an end, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has again lauded the roles of women and youths in governance, saying that it is impossible for any government aiming to succeed to ignore the contributions of women and the youth population. Sanwo-Olu stated this in his address to the Muslim faithful who attended the 2023 Laylatul-Qadr Eve Special Prayer (Night of Majesty) organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs in conjunction with the First Family of Lagos State, at the Lagos House Mosque Ground, in Alausa, Ikeja on Tuesday. The Governor said that his administration takes cognizance of women and youth in the constitution of the present Executive Council and other appointments, assuring that his second term tenure will also give a prime place for women and youth. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who alluded to the aptness of

Buhari directs Immigration Boss Isah Jere to hand over 19 April 2023  President Muhammadu Buhari may have responded to the outcry of stakeholders in the Nigeria Immigration Service to halt the tenure elongation plot of the outgoing Comptroller General of the Immigration Service, Isah Jere, with Monday’s directive for him to hand over the reins of office. The Immigration boss, in a letter marked CDCFIB/APPT.CG&DCG/61/VOL.IV/74 and signed by Obasi Edozie Edmund Ag. Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, (CDCFIB), was directed to hand over to the most senior Deputy Comptroller of Immigration on or before 24 April , pending the appointment of a substantive CGI. Recall that some Immigration stakeholders had last week in an open letter appealed to President Buhari to intervene and halt Jere’s tenure elongation, and save the Service from pervasive low morale. Haven served out the one year appointment given him by President Buhari, the stakeholde

‘I Don’t Have Dual Nationality’, Obi Throws Jab At Tinubu April 19, 20230 The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 election, Peter Obi has said he does not have dual citizenship. This is coming on the heels of controversies trailing Bola Tinubu, who allegedly acquired citizenship of another country other than Nigerian. David Hundeyin, over the weekend, sent Nigerian internet users into a frenzy after he uploaded images of a Guinean Conakry diplomatic passport bearing “Bola Ahmed Tinubu” and his photograph on Twitter. Though Twitter sanctioned Mr Hundeyin over what it described as a “breach of privacy”, there seems no end in sight to the controversy as Nigerians have started calling out Tinubu to come clarify himself. “I’m a Nigerian. Committed Nigerian. I don’t have any dual nationality. So, this (Nigeria) is my own country. “And I have said it that even if there is war outside this country and I’m outside, I will come back because this is my country,” Obi

PRESS RELEASE In response, kindly quote: AAA.003/CPRU/NHQ/ABJ/VOL/04/03 Date: April 19, 2023 Head of News. NSCDC CG SUMMONS ADAMAWA STATE COMMANDANT. Given the controversy surrounding the just concluded Adamawa State governorship rerun election where the Corps was alleged of complicity along with other security agencies, the Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Abubakar Audi, PhD, mni, OFR, has summoned the State Commandant, Muhammad Bello, to the Corps' National Headquarters, Abuja. The Corps helmsman directed the State Commandant to immediately hand over affairs of the Command to his immediate subordinate to allow him time to provide the management of the Corps with an explanation on the role he played in the exercise. Dr Audi emphasised that NSCDC is a non-partisan, non-political organisation that will not tolerate the involvement of personnel or any of its formation in political controversies as widely alleged. "I have summ

19th April, 2023 PRESS RELEASE RE-ALLEGED MURDER OF ONE ONYEKA IBE BY AN INSPECTOR OF POLICE INSPECTOR UBI EBRI DISMISSED FROM THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE, ARRAIGNED IN COURT FOR PROSECUTION AND REMANDED IN PRISON CUSTODY Following the murder of one Onyeka Ibe who was allegedly shot at by one Inspector Ubi Ebri attached to Area command patrol team while on stop and search duty along Ugbolu-Illah road on 5/4/2023, the Command wishes to inform members of the public as promised, that the said Inspector has been dismissed from the Nigeria Police force after the conclusion of the orderly room trial at the state headquarters.  The dismissed inspector was today arraigned 19/4/2023 before Asaba magistrate court  on a remand proceedings for the murder of Onyeka Ibe.The court ordered that the suspect be remanded at the Ogwashi uku correctional center while the case file be sent to Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice and prosecution of the suspect by the office of the DPP. The Comm

POLICE REFORM: NPF PARTNERS PORTO ON CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR NEWLY PROMOTED STRATEGIC POLICE MANAGERS As IGP Reassure Continuous Capacity Building for Personnel The Nigeria Police Force in partnership with the Police Reform and Transformation Office (PORTO) and the Supporting Police Reform Processes in Nigeria (SPRPiN) project has concluded a 2-day capacity building workshop on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th April, 2023, for the newly promoted Strategic Police Managers comprising 1 Deputy Inspector General (DIG), 26 Assistant Inspector General (AIGs), and 33 Commissioners of Police from across Zonal, State Commands, and Formations of the Force at the National Institute of Police Studies, Jabi, Abuja. The initiative which is intended to strengthen leadership and management skills that will enable these frontline officers to lead and own the ongoing reform initiative of the Force was led by the United Nations Development Programme and the Global Security Sector Reform Foundation

Wike Gave Me His Private Jet – Dino Melaye The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Kogi State, Sen. Dino Melaye, has claimed that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, gave him his private jet while he was helping him in the past because he felt he had the qualities and credibility to be a governor. Melaye disclosed this while appearing on Arise TV morning show on Wednesday. He said that Wike also invested his money in him, adding that he has respect for him as somebody who has assisted him in the past. Melaye said, “I want to tell you [Wike] that you supported me, doesn’t mean that you would ask for my liver and kidney. I will not give it and let me say that Wike himself has always been supported and he owes PDP a lot and anything he is doing for any individual in PDP is like giving back for what PDP has done for him. “Governor Odili made him chairman of his local government. So he has been helped by somebody. After Governor Odili helped him, Governor Amaechi made h

CHANGE OF BATON IN 6 DIVISION NIGERIAN ARMY  A new General Officer Commanding, (GOC) 6 Division Nigerian Army/ Land Component Commander Joint Task Force (South-South) Operation Delta Safe has assumed Command. He is Major General Jamal Abdussalam. Until his appointment as the 10th General Officer Commanding, 6 Division Nigerian Army, he was the immediate past Military Secretary (Army).  Speaking at the handing and taking over ceremony, the out gone GOC, 6 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Olufemi Oluyede thanked officers and men of the Division for their support and cooperation which enabled him record the modest successes attributed to the Division. He called on Brigade Commanders, Commanders of affiliated formations and units, officers and men of the Division to extend even greater level of support to the new GOC. While responding, the General Officer Commanding 6 Division Nigerian Army Major General Jamal Abdussalam appreciated the successes recorded under the leadership of the o

Combating Corruption is a Collective Responsibility – ICPC The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN. OFR. has urged Nigerians to see the fight against corruption as a joint effort of both the public and private sectors. The Chairman made the remark in Abuja recently, at the opening ceremony of a two-day training on Social Norms and Behaviour Change for Community-Based Organisations (CBOs), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) and the Organized Private Sector (OPS), organised by the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN) in conjunction with MacArthur Foundation. The training was aimed to discuss implementation strategies for the National Ethics and Integrity Policy (NEIP) for different segments of the society. More photos below .

A 45-year-old woman, Karima Nuhu, has filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband, Musa Falalu, for allegedly failing to take her to Saudi Arabia.   The lawsuit was filed before a Shari’a Court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna. The plaintiff who lives at Rigasa area of Kaduna, told the court that she had been married to Falalu for four years, during which he provided her with food for only two months.   She said;    “He told me that he lost his job as a driver but had secured another one in Saudi Arabia, urging me to be patient while promising to take me along. “So far, I have been feeding myself. I even borrowed money for him so that he would be able to pay for the trip, but after getting what he wanted, he divorced me.”   She told the court that she had no witnesses except God who will judge them on the last day.  The defendant, however, denied the allegations as he revealed that he had divorced the complainant.   The judge, Malam Anass Khalifa, who confirmed the divorce between the couple, said

 WE 'II DECLARE EMERGENCY IN OUTSTANDING SALARIES, PENSIONS PAYMENT - BENUE DEP GOV-ELECT 19th April, 2023     The Deputy Governor-elect of Benue State, Mr  Sam Ode, has said that their administration will declare an emergency on the payment of outstanding salaries and pensions of civil servants in the state. This is just as he said that the All Progressives Congress( APC) led government in the state would create an enabling environment and opportunities for the indigenes of the state to thrive. Ode stated this in an interview with journalists after a visit by a delegation from a Support Group, Alia Alliance World Wide in Abuja. He said because of the importance of wages to the well-being of the workforce, the government intends to clear all arrears of pensions and salaries. “We also cannot say that the payment of salaries is an achievement but it is a stepping stone to doing more,”he said. The former Minister of State for Niger Delta said that the move would also serve as a motiva

 Aviation unions vow total airports shutdown after 7 days 19 April 2023  The striking aviation unions on Tuesday vowed to have a total shutdown of the airports after seven days as they staged a procession to the international wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA). Security operatives also took over the venue of the protest where the unions converged on Monday, the first day of their two-day warning strike when the barricaded access roads. The unions comprising the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE); Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Employees (NAAPE) are demanding implementation of conditions of service, halt in demolition of aviation agencies’ offices in Lagos, payment of relocation allowances, among others. The activities at all the agencies including the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Federal Airpo

MINISTRY OF AVIATION APPEALS TO AVIATION WORKERS TO END STRIKE The Ministry of Aviation has expressed her displeasure at the ongoing warning strike by the Aviation Unions in spite of efforts at meeting the demands of the workers.  2. The strike is unnecessary as it will increase the hardship on our citizens, affect flight schedules, lead to economic losses and negatively impact on our rating globally. 3. On the grievances prompting the strike by the Unions, these are issues that should not lead to strike. 4. It should be noted that the planned demolition of certain buildings obstructing the runway is in public interest and an administrative issue that can be sorted in-house. The Unions should have met with management of Agencies for alternative accommodation to all affected offices before going ahead with the strike. 5. On the Concession of airports, the Unions are aware of global practices and for the Aviation industry in Nigeria to be the hub in Africa, the concession is the way

3,298 inmates on death row in Nigeria — NCoS 19 April 2023  No fewer than 3,298 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed. Its Public Relations Officer, Mr Abubakar Umar, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, however said that the term ‘condemned criminal’ had been abrogated. With the emergence of the NCoS Act 2019 which made the prisons correctional centres, the term ‘condemned criminal’ was abrogated as it is stigmatising, he explained. He said that the service preferred to use a more friendly term of ‘Inmates on Death Row (IDR)’. He pointed out that death sentences were not always carried out immediately they were imposed. “There are often long periods of uncertainty for the convicted while their cases are being appealed at higher levels. “Inmates awaiting execution live on what we call death row; some offenders have been executed more than 15 years after their conv

IGP CONSIDERS INTERNAL CHECKS, VACCINATION AGAINST HEPATITIS B AMONG POLICE PERSONNEL Harps on Better Health Conditions The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, in line with his administration’s policy on health and wellness amongst officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, has approved the partnership of the Nigeria Police Medical Services with the Daniel Onoja Foundation for the efficient organization of a 3-day Hepatitis B Testing/Screening for members of the Nigeria Police Force to promote good health practices amongst officers and men of the Force. The exercise which will take place from Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st April 2023 at three designated centres viz the Force Headquarters Sick Bay, Muhammadu Buhari Police Hospital, Area 11, Garki, and the Police Hospital, Dei-Dei, all in Abuja, is targeted at creating awareness on the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) which infects more than 300 million people worldwide and is a common cause of liver disease and liver cance