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Managing young people's frustration is defining task of today -Gbajabiamila The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that grooming the nation's youth and managing their frustrations remains the defining task of leadership in this age. Gbajabiamila stated that doing so was the surest way to channel their energy, drive, innovation, and courage into endeavours that would enrich the economy and accelerate our national development. "If we fail, this abundance of vigour will become the fuel for a carnage this nation may not survive", the speaker said. Gbajabiamila spoke in Abuja on Thursday as he formally handed over the Legislative Initiative (LMI) he initiated to groom young Nigerians for political leadership to the National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS). This was done to ensure the sustainability of the programme beyond his tenure as speaker. The LMI was launched in June 2022, and in October of the same year,...

 Press Release CANCELLATION OF THE MAY  MONTHLY SANITATION EXERCISE IN ANAMBRA STATE This is to inform residents of Anambra State that the ussual last Saturday environmental sanitation exercise for the month of May 2023 scheduled for this Saturday will not hold in Anambra State. This is to enable the children of Anambra State join their counterparts across the nation in marking the annual Children's day celebration holding same day.  However, residents of Anambra State are urged to clean their surroundings, desilt water channels and properly bag their waste for proper evacuation by waste management contractors. A clean, green and livable Anambra is possible. Soludo solution is here. Signed Mr Mike Ozoemena MD/CEO, ASWAMA 26th May 2023.

Abducted Corp members regain freedom in Rivers About seven members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) who were abducted on their way to Port Harcourt, Rivers State from the orientation camp in Ondo State have regained their freedom after spending one week in the kidnappers den. Confirming this development to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said: “I have just contacted the Rumuji Police Division. The corpers have been released.” Recall that last week Tuesday, 12 Corps members were abducted by armed men along the Rumuji axis of the East-West Road, Emuoha Local Government Area of the State. It was gathered that among the 12 that were abducted, five managed to escape. Also confirming the release of the abducted Corps members is a family member of one of the victims. According to the man who claimed his sister-in-law was among those kidnapped, he told journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that the Corps members were freed at about 9 ...

RESCUED BEGGAR DURING THE AWKA METROPOLIS RAID EMPOWERED BY THE WOMEN AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER By Chidinma Ikeanyionwu One of the beggars rescued during the raid which took place in Awka on Wednesday has been financially empowered by the Anambra State Women Affairs Commissioner. The financial support was part of the ministry's mandate in ensuring that the vulnerable beggars caught in the streets are empowered to start up some businesses. Handing over the cash to the disabled beggar, Ifeoma Chukwu, a native of Otolo Nnewi, the Women and social welfare Commissioner, Hon Ify Obinabo who noted that the support came from the wife of the governor of Anambra state, Mrs Nonye Soludo, advised her to make good use of the money given to him. Hon Obinabo used the medium to warn miss Chukwu that if she's caught again, she will be charged to court. On her part, Miss Chukwu appreciated the women and social welfare boss and promised to use the fund judiciously. More photos below. 

Air Force operatives assault KAI officers.  The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps popularly known as KAI has bemoaned the frequent attacks meted out by operatives of military formations and uninformed citizens on its operatives embarked on lawful enforcement duties in the State, thereby obstructing the course of justice. Speaking at the Command’s headquarters of the Agency, Corps Marshal, CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (retd) disclosed that two unidentified Air Force officers fled the scene while two dispatch riders had been remanded at the Badagry Correctional Centre for assaulting operatives on enforcement duty against street trading and hawking which remains banned in the State. According to her, “Our Special Squad had been on an enforcement operation to apprehend street hawkers on Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way in the Ikeja area of the State when operatives of the Nigerian Airforce in conjunction with dispatch riders both in transit, assaulted and obstructed our officers from effecting th...

PMB LANDS SOFTLY ON A SOFA FLOOR This has been a week of reflection, introspection, and rumination. It’s the last full week of a journey that started eight years ago. And like Yoruba people say, if you can ponder, then you will wonder, and be filled with thanksgiving to God. That was what Wednesday was dedicated to. Looking backwards, inwards, and forward, as the last Federal Executive Council meeting under President Muhammadu Buhari held. “This is the last that we shall dance together,” Wole Soyinka wrote in his work, Kongi’s Harvest. Yes, dances do end, no matter how much you love to pirouette. You dance like butterfly and sting like a bee. It will end. You gyrate, whirl and spiral. Very good. It’s a delightful part of life. But then, there’s always the last dance. That’s what Luther Vandross sang about in Dance With My Father: Back when I was a child Before life removed all the innocence My father would lift me high And dance with my mother and me then Spin me around till I fell asl...

CP Okon Redeployed To Force Headquarters Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, in his effort to achieve maximum impact of community-based and strategic policing on the society, has ordered the posting of CP Okon Okon Effiong to head the Department of Finance and Administration ICT, Force Headquarters, Abuja. Public Relation Officer , Force Headquarters, Abuja , CSP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI in a press statement said CP Zachariah A. Fera, fdc was posted to Force Criminal Investigation (FCID) Annex Enugu, CP Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka to Rivers State Command, and CP Gyogon Augustine Grimah to Cross River State Command. The IGP has tasked the Commissioners of Police to deploy all requisite assets in ensuring sanity, professional standards and discipline in all ramifications in their new places of assignment.  He has further charged the senior police officers to effectively apply their wealth of experiences to improving existing structural arrangem...

UK Universities Reject New Policy Against International Students May 25, 2023 Universities in the United Kingdom have rejected the new immigration policy that would no longer allow international students bring family members with them from 2024. In a statement on Tuesday, the UK International (UUK), a body of universities across the UK, said that the policy was a threat to the country’s economy and requested the government to consider the issues. The new policy, which was intended to tame the influx of immigrants, had stated that international students (except PhD and research scholars) would no longer be able to bring family members with them starting in 2024 and that international students would be stopped from switching from the student visa route to a work visa until their studies have been completed. The UUK director, Jamie Arrowsmith, said “International students make an invaluable contribution to our universities and to the UK’s economy. Building on the government’s explicit com...

Governor Wike dissolves Rivers State Executive Council  Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has dissolved the State Executive Council. Governor Wike announced the dissolution today during the valedictory Executive Council meeting at the Executive Council Chambers of Government House, Port Harcourt. The Governor directed the former cabinet members to hand over to the permanent secretaries in their respective ministries or the most senior administrative staff were applicable.  

[FULL LIST]: Council of Legal Education releases list of Accredited Nigerian Universities and their Approved Quota  May 25, 2023 The council of legal education have released lists of accredited universities and their approved quota for 2023 academic session. The full list seen by BarristerNG shows that the Council approved 220 slots for University of Nigeria Nsukka, 200 for University of Maiduguri, 270 for University of Lagos. Below is the full list of the Accredited Nigerian Universities and their quotas- COUNCIL OF LEGAL EDUCATION NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL HEADQUARTERS, BWARI, P.M.B. 170, GARKI, ABUJA. ACCREDITED UNIVERSITIES AND QUOTA FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES S/N UNIVERSITIES APPROVED QUOTA Log in to primsol.lawpavilion.com and enjoy the best E-journals, textbooks, and many more To subscribe to Primsol, go to store.lawpavilion.com. For further enquiries/assistance, send an email to customercare@lawpavilion.com or call 08050298729 1 UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN 150 2 UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS 270 3 UNIV...

Blood flows In Imo As Gunmen Kill Monarch, Traditional Prime Minister May 25, 2023 The killings in Imo State has continued unabated and the traditional ruler of Orsu Obodo in Oguta local government area of Imo State, HRH Eze Victor Ijioma, is the recent victim of the bloodthirsty unknown assailants. In the same Oguta local government, the Isama of Mgbele (the traditional prime minister) of Mgbele community was murdered. It was gathered that the two leaders were killed in separate attacks in different locations on Thursday. Sources said the Orsu Obodo monarch was accosted at Umuamaka Junction in the neighbouring Izombe town, where he was killed inside his car. It was further learned that the assailants, who were not satisfied with his death, went ahead to set his corpse ablaze inside his car. However, the Mgbele community leader was said to have been killed in his town. Village sources told our correspondent that military and other security operatives have increased their presence in Iz...

 FUBARA WILL SURPASS MY SUCCESS RECORD IN OFFICE - WIKE  Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has assured that his successor, governor-elect Siminalaye Fubara and his deputy governor-elect, Prof. Ngozi Odu will surpass his record of success.    Governor Wike gave the assurance when he spoke at a Public Lecture and Book Presentation in his honour at Dr. Obi Wali International Conference Centre in Port Harcourt on Thursday.   The governor remarked that his administration enjoyed tremendous support from leaders and people of Rivers State to be reckoned with success his administration is celebrating.   Governor Wike solicited same support should be given to his successor because if Fubara administration fails, it will mean that all that made it possible for him to emerge as the next governor, have failed.   "I have that belief that the governor-elect and the deputy governor-elect will do very very well. He is somebody you can rely on. His yes is yes, ...

EFCC Arrests 45 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Ogun Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 arrested forty-five (45) alleged internet fraudsters in Ogun State. The cybercriminals were arrested in Ijebu-Ode area following intelligence on their alleged fraudulent internet-related activities. The fraudsters are Ogundiya Alex Olusegun, Ogunnusi Oluwaseunfunmi Akorede, Idor Ndubuisi Samuel, Bakare Idowu Ayomide, Oduntan Durojaiye Oluwaseun, Nurudeen Olalekan Quam, Bakare Taiwo Adewale, Aiyeloja Ridwan Oluwatobi, Bakare Kehinde Ademola, Musa Saheed Oladipupo, Idor Uchenna Joseph, Akerele Ayobami Emmanuel, Olanrewaju Olaitan Adisa Quadri, Adebanjo Oluwafemi Samuel, Bashir Abdulrahaman Adedayo, Alaran Boluwatife, Lasisi Damilola Opeyemi, Fisayo Akinkunade Folarin, Ayomikun Taiwo Odude, Oladejo Oluwatobiloba Joseph, Kuku Akeem Olabanji, Jaiyesimi Matthew Oluwatimilehin, Odude Kehinde Ayomipo, Arode Opeyemi Amos, ...

Love Scam: Man Convicted for Impersonation in Kaduna Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna, on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 convicted and sentenced one Bature Japhet to two years imprisonment on a one count charge bordering on romance scam. The suspect was arrested by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, around Karji area, in Kaduna state following intelligence on his alleged internet fraud-related activities. The one count charge reads: “that you, Bature Japhet (aka JOHNMIKE430) on or about the 18th of April, 2023 at Karji, Kaduna, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court falsely presented yourself as JOHNMIKE430 and in such assumed character Impersonated one JOHNMIKE430 (a US citizen) via your Gmail binanceapphelp@gmail.com account and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 142(1) of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017”. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge when i...

EFCC Arraigns One for Employment Scam in Sokoto The Sokoto Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  on Wednesday,  May 24, 2023, arraigned one Muhammad Shehu Dambuwa before Justice Abubakar Adamu of the Sokoto State High Court on one-count charge bordering on cheating to the tune of N1,000,000.00 (One Million Naira only). The charge reads, "That you, Muhammad Shehu Dambuwa sometime in May, 2022 in Sokoto within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, did dishonestly induce one Usman Muhammad Maiturare to deliver to you the sum of N1,000,000.00 (One Million Naira) while misrepresenting that you had employment offers into the "Nigerian Ports Authority" to give to Usman Maiturare, a fact you knew was false and thereby committed an offence of cheating contrary to Section 310(1)(a) of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law 2019 and punishable under Section 311 of the same Act". The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charg...

Fighting Financial Crimes is Crucial National Service- Bawa Tells Graduating Cadets The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, May 25, 2023, inducted 115 Detective Inspectors into its Service at the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ende Hills, Akwanga, Nasarawa state. The Reviewing Officer of the Passing Out Parade and Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, congratulated the graduating Cadets and charged them to be diligent in contributing their quota in the fight against economic and financial crimes. ”Cadets, I urge you all to be committed to the profession you have signed up for. It is crucial for you to know that law enforcement, especially in the field of economic and financial crime is a crucial national service”. He reminded them that it is “a career that takes years to build but requires only a minute to destroy”. The EFCC boss also expressed appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari, for the enormous support given to the Commission.  He eq...

Erling Haaland has been named the FWA Footballer of the Year 🏆 In England he scored 40 goals in all competitions.  Another trophy 😎  

Appeal court fines ex-presidential candidate N40m for seeking to stop Tinubu’s inauguration Justice Jamil Tukur of the Court of Appeal has ordered the presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) in the 2019 elections, Ambrose Owuru, to pay a fine of N40 million for filing a suit to stop the inauguration of president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29. Delivering judgment today May 25, Justice Tukur who read the lead judgment of a three-member panel of the court, held that Owuru committed a gross abuse of the court process by filing a frivolous, vexatious and irritating suit to provoke the respondents. In the suit marked CA/CV/259/2023 and filed in April, Owuru challenged the outcome of the 2019 elections and asked the court to declare the president’s seat vacant and swear him in as the authentic winner. He prayed the court to prohibit President Muhammadu Buhari, Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), fr...

LG CHAIR DIES IN YOBE LESS THAN 24 HOURS TO SWEARING-IN The newly appointed Chairman, Caretaker Management Committee of Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, Lawan Gana has died.  According to reports, Gana died on Thursday at Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, after a brief illness. This is coming as all the 17 LG Chairmen Caretaker Management Committees will be sworn-in on Friday by Governor Mai Mala Buni. Between 2023 and 2007, the deceased was elected as member Yobe State House of Assembly representing Karasuwa local government on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). He was also a PDP deputy gubernatorial candidate in 2015, but defected to APC in 2019.  

MAKINDE DISSOLVES WASTE MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE  Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has ordered the dissolution of the State Task Force on Waste Management. The Chairman, Transition and Inauguration Committee, Segun Ogunwuyi, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said the dissolution is with immediate effect. The task force, chaired by the Executive Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Intervention, Mrs. Aderonke Adedayo, was inaugurated October, 2022. Other members of the task force include the chairman of the defunct Waste Management task force, Mr. Francis Ojomo, Mr. Ademola Aderinto, who is Special Assistant to the Governor on Environment; Miss Ololade Ajibola, Special Assistant on Special Duties and Mr. Ayoade Adekola.  

NIGERIAN, OSIBOGUN ELECTED DEPUTY MAYOR OF BUCKINGHAM IN THE UK. A Nigerian, Dr. Adekunle Osibogun has been elected as the Deputy Mayor of Buckingham in England, United Kingdom for a period of one year. The Communications Manager of Omo Oodua Worldwide, Maxwell Adeleye, who made this known in a statement said Dr Osibogun is currently a councillor representing Buckingham South on the Buckingham Town Council. Osibogun will deputise for the new Town Mayor who was also elected for a period of one year. His tie to the communty began in 2004 when he arrived in Buckingham for his second undergraduate degree. As the new Deputy Mayor, Osibogun will assist the Town Mayor with council meetings and promoting community focused initiatives; addressing residents concerns and overseeing the town’s public service departments to ensure they operate effectively. Osibogun hails from Ijebu-Ode, Ogun-State, South-West, Nigeria and he is a former House of Representatives Candidate for Ijebu Central Federal C...

FG DEVELOPS APP TO TRACK PROJECT EXECUTION, REPORT PROGRESS  The Federal Government has developed a citizen-based web application, EYEMARK, to enable Nigerians to track the execution of capital projects and report progress to the government. The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba stated this during the end-of-tenure news conference in Abuja on Thursday. Agba said that the application would enable Nigerians within the country and in the diaspora to track the execution of government projects.