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BENUE STATE POLICE COMMAND PRESS RELEASE 9TH JUNE, 2023  CP OKORO ALAWARI JULIUS CONVENES A PEACE MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS OF COMMUNITIES INVOLVED IN COMMUNAL CRISES. Mbakela and Mbagwa/Uvir Communities along Makurdi- Gboko road have been experiencing crises in recent times leading to destruction of properties and displacement of members of these communities. This has affected farming and economic activities in the area. Upon arrival, the Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command, CP. Okoro Alawari Julius was greeted with attacks in the area and he decided to wade into the cause of this unrest. The CP invited stakeholders including; Executive Chairman Guma LGA Dr. Ubah Mike and. Executive chairman Gwer-+East LGA Hon. Mrs. Akua Agatha, traditional rulers; Ter Gwer HRH. Chief Dr. Dominic Akpe and Ter Guma, HRH. Chief. Shemberga Dennis among several others to discuss and bring solutions to the problem at hand. During the discussion, the major causes of these crises was identified a

Court Jails Engineer 11 Years For N61.1m Fraud In Lagos  Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, June 9, 2023, convicted and sentenced one Kayode Adegbaju, an engineer, to 11 years imprisonment for N61.1m fraud. Adegbaju, alongside his company, Warewater Limited, was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal  Command of the Economic and Financial  Crimes Commission, EFCC, sometime in 2020 on a five-count charge bordering on stealing, conspiracy to commit felony and issuance of dud cheques to the tune of N61, 160,000. In the course of the trial, the prosecution counsel, Fadeke Giwa, called a witness, an operative of the EFCC, who was involved in the investigation of the alleged fraud, following a petition by the victim of the fraud, one Alhaji Usman Abiodun (now late) and the alter ego of Harafat Intergrated Service Limited, who accused the defendants of defrauding him of the said sum. The court admitted as exhibits the several documentary evidence pre

I Could Have Slapped Kwankwaso At Aso Rock – Ganduje Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that he could have slapped his predecessor, Musa Kwankwaso if he had met him at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Ganduje said this while addressing State House reporters after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Friday. He accused Kwankwaso of masterminding the demolition in the state, adding that the demolitions in Kano were executed without due process and, therefore, breached the law. Some structures demolished include Haji camp, Daula Hotel, and shopping complexes around the Eid Prayer Ground in the state.  Kwankwaso lost the presidential election on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, although the party’s candidate, Abba Yusuf, won the Kano State Governorship election. However, both men were in the Villa at the same period to see the president.  When asked about the President’s response and if they had reconciled inside the Villa, Ganduje said, “I know he is

 Lady Begins 120 Hours Cook-a-thon To Break Guinness Records A chef identified as Damilola Adeparusi has begun a 120-hour cooking marathon in Oye Local Government Area in Ekiti State. This is coming barely after chef Hilda Baci broke the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual with a 100-hour record time As at 4pm, Adeparusi has hit 15 hours of the 120 hours earmarked for cooking. Credit: Twitter | ekititrends More photos below.

What I Discussed With Traditional Leaders — Tinubu President Bola Tinubu said that he has asked the traditional rulers and their representatives from across the country to support his administration. He made the call during a meeting held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja on Friday. Tinubu disclosed this in a post on his Twitter page on Friday. The meeting is part of a series of engagements the president is having with key stakeholders since he assumed office on May 29. He tweeted, "I enjoyed my engagement, this morning, with a gathering of traditional rulers from across the country.  "In the course of our dialogue, I tasked them with supporting the administration’s efforts to ensure lasting peace and unity by promoting responsible behaviour and patriotism."

NUC Issues Provisional Licenses To 37 New Private Universities The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given provisional licences to the newly established 37 universities approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on May 15. Executive Secretary, of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed stated this at the presentation of provisional licences to the universities Friday in Abuja said the number of private universities in the country now stood at 147. Prof Rasheed, said the country now has 264 universities, as access to university education remained a challenge due to the high demand and increasing number of secondary school leavers. ”The Nigerian statistics of high demand of tertiary education is grossly inadequate. Statistics put the number of enrollment in tertiary institutions at 2.23 million which is about 12 percent of the total population of 220 million,” he said. Prof. Rasheed urged the proprietors of the newly established universities to promote learning and standards. ”In estab

President Tinubu Suspends Godwin Emefiele As CBN Governor  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, CFR, from office with immediate effect.  This is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy.  Mr Emefiele has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate), who will act as the Central Bank Governor pending the conclusion of investigation and the reforms.   OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU SUSPENDS EMEFIELE FROM OFFICE AS CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, CFR, from office with immediate effect.  This is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy.  Mr Emefiele has been directed to immediately hand over the

Okrika: Tinubu Set to Ban 2nd Hand Clothes (Bend Down Select)  The government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to ban the use of second hand clothes popularly called Okrika (Bend down select) in Nigeria. This was revealed during a recent interview by a Nigeria Customs Service spokesperson saying that the sale of Okrika clothing is injurious to the country. He said: “Okrika clothes are injurious to the health of the nation. That is why government deem it fit that it should be banned. “One should be curious. Nobody knows how and who used these clothing. And most importantly smugglers desirous to turn Nigeria into a dumping ground. We should not accept it. “We are a country well blessed with human and natural resources. Why will someone go and bring used products?” The development has stirred reactions from netizens. Reacting to the video, tonia.gram_ said: “Let the poor breaffff. Don’t suffocate us 😭😭😭.” Babajideedges stated: “I’m sure the same person who raised the fuss about my

Nigeria’s national under-20 women’s football team have been drawn to face Burundi in the second round of the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers.   The draw was officially conducted by the Confederation of African Football in Cairo, Egypt.   Equatorial Guinea will face Libya, Togo will take on Guinea Bissau, and Mauritius will face off against Chad.   The winners from this round will then move on to the second round of the qualifiers.   In this round, Ethiopia will take on the winners of the Equatorial Guinea and Libya pairing, while Senegal will face off with Mali. Nigeria, the semi-finalists at the last edition of competition, will face Burundi while Ghana awaits the winners of the clash between Togo and Guinea Bissau.   The matches will take place between September 1 and September 10. While second qualifying round of matches will take place between Oct. 6 and Oct. 15, with the winners heading to the third round of qualifiers scheduled for Nov. 12 to Nov. 19.  

IGP ORDERS POSTING OF SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS - As Abia gets new Commissioner of Police The Inspector-General of Police IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, has ordered the posting of CP Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, fdc, to Abia State Police Command as the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the State and CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala, psc, to the Force Headquarters as the Commissioner of Police, Special Protection Unit. CP Kenechukwu holds a B.Sc (Hons) in Psychology from Anambra State University. He was appointed into the Nigeria Police Force in 1992, and has served in various operational, investigative, and administrative capacities in Ogun, Imo, FCT, Plateau, and Kaduna State Commands. He has attended several tactical and leadership courses within and outside Nigeria, including Policy, Strategy and Leadership Course (PSLC), NIPSS Kuru, Jos; International Course for Police Officers (China) amongst others. CP Mustapha is a graduate of the prestigious Bayero University Kano (

Tinubu Receives Kwankwaso In Aso Rock  President Bola Tinubu has received in audience the Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso at the State House in Abuja.  A former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jubrin, accompanied him to the Presidential Villa. The former Kano State governor had met Tinubu whom he contested against in the February 25 election but lost in France last month, making today’s meeting the second time the two leaders will be meeting after the elections. It is, however, their first meeting since Tinubu was sworn in as Nigeria’s President on May 29.  

Governor Soludo Commissions Steel Plant In Awkuzu  Governor Chukwuma Soludo has reaffirmed his resolve to encourage industrialization in Anambra State by providing an enabling environment for businesses to thrive in the state.  The Governor gave the assurance at Awkuzu, Oyi local government area, while commissioning an  indigenous steel plant, Milton Steel Manufacturing Company Limited. The Governor who assured to create a conducive environment for industrialization said the first step is provision of power supply which already in the works to provide 24hour supply in the state.  While assuring to remain focused in the business of providing good governance to ndi Anambra, Governor Soludo maintained that he remains the Chief marketing Officer of everything "Made in Anambra" adding that the best way to create jobs is to promote local manufacturing.  He promised to continue doing what he can as a government to create enabling environment for industrialization to help achieve ind

Anambra State Polytechnic Mgbakwu Matriculates New Students New matriculants of Anambra State Polytechnic, Mgbakwu in Awka North Local Government Area, have been implored to be helpful to themselves, families and society by studying well and acquiring necessary skills and knowledge  in their academic journey in the institution. Governor Chukwuma Soludo gave the advice during the sixth and seventh matriculation ceremony of the polytechnic for 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic sessions. The 2021/2022 matriculation ceremony could not hold due to administration transition, hence was merged with the 2022/2023 academic session. Governor Soludo represented by the Commissioner for Education, Professor Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, told the students that their future lies in their hands and that life is about choice, adding that it behooves on them to make decisions that will make them progressive in life. Governor Soludo congratulated the students for choosing to study at the state polytechnic, which he de

PRESS RELEASE  In response, kindly quote: AAA.003/CPRU/NHQ/ABJ/VOL/06/01 Date: June 9, 2023 Head of News. OIL THEFT: NSCDC BOSS READS RIOT ACT TO NIGER DELTA COMMANDANTS. Given the Presidential order to rid the nation's oil sector of economic saboteurs, vandals, criminals, oil thieves, and other nefarious activities inimical to the growth of the sector, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, mni, OFR, has read the Riot Act to Commandants of the Niger Delta States to ensure full compliance. Having summoned the concerned State Commandants to the National Headquarters of the Corps in Abuja, the CG gave them marching orders to immediately rejig their Anti-vandal units as a measure to arrest oil theft and vandalism of critical national assets. He warned that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, had declared zero tolerance for crude oil theft, illegal oil bunkering, and other frivolous dealings in petroleum products, therefor

NBA Commends EFCC, Pledges Support The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for its good works in fighting economic and financial crimes. The Association gave the commendation on Thursday, June 8, 2023 when the chairman of the Abuja branch, Afam O. Okeke, led a delegation to the corporate headquarters of the Commission, Jabi, Abuja. According to Okeke, ‘’We in the NBA Abuja branch, commends the Commission on the work you are doing to sanitize the society on the issue of financial crimes; and fighting corruption is a thing we must all key into for the benefit of the generality of the citizens of the country if we are able to get it right’’.    The Association also pledged to support the Commission in its fight against corruption with critical inputs whenever such is demanded. The Association however solicited the Commission’s intervention in resolving the lingering regulatory issues between its members and the Special Control U

RE: DON'T ARREST ANY MOTORIST, SANWO-OLU WARNS LASTMA The attention of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has been drawn to the recurring fake news circulating on social media, purported to have been said by the Governor of Lagos State Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu that, "Henceforth no LASTMA Officials should arrest any motorist, either commercial or private.  The duty of LASTMA is to manage traffic and not to arrest". A statement released by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq said the General Manager of the Agency, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba had previously debunked the fake online news which had alleged that LASTMA Officials were banned from arresting motorists who flout the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018. Mr. Oreagba explained that the false report, which is the handiwork of faceless mischief makers, has been repeatedly circulated online since February, 2020 despite being severally refuted by the ma