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Anambra Committee Finds Mmesoma Guilty Of Forging JAMB Result, Recommends More Punishment  The Anambra state Committee of Inquiry set up to investigate Mmesoma Ejikeme’s case has found her Guilty of Forging JAMB result. The committee in a report released yesterday and titled REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY ON MMESOMA EJIKEME MATTER recommended more Punishment, noting that she manipulated the result using her phone. The report signed by the Commissioner for Information Anambra State, Sir Paul Nwosu reads “The Committee of Inquiry set up by the Government of Anambra State to thoroughly investigate the JAMB/Mmesoma’s matter has submitted its report. "Find attached below the unadulterated detailed report.” More photos below.   

Awka South Keke Chairman Sues Osita Obi Over Defamation Of Character  The Chairman of Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN), Awka South Chapter, Hon. Prince Collins Ozojiofor (alias Snoop) has institute a case of Defamation of Character and Blackmail against one Mr. Osita Obi of Umuawulu Town in Awka South LGA. In the suit (A/191/2023) filed by Hon. Collins Attorney at Awka High Court, he demanded the sum of Five Hundred Million Naira (500,000,000) as cost of damages done to his name and reputation. He said that Mr. Osita Obi, the man he sued is parading himself as the Coordinator of a faceless Union named 'Anambra Keke Drivers Forum (AKDF)'. While speaking to Journalist at Awka, the Capital of Anambra State, Hon. Collins explained that Tricycle owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) is a registered Trade Union which elected him with the responsibilities of piloting their affairs in Awka South LGA of Anambra State. He maintained that the said Anambra Keke Drivers forum(AK

ICPC arraigns Road Safety Official, others over Fake Certificate The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Achigili Raph Ogili and two others, Sunday Okpara and Rasaq Abdulrahaman Dabiri, over allegations of conspiracy and falsification of documents. The trio were arraigned before Honourable Justice J. E. Obanor of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court 29 sitting in Jabi, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. In a Charge No: CR/321/2023 filed before the trial court, the Commission alleged that the 1st accused person (Ogili) used a forged University of Abuja statement of result with Registration Number 2720700176 to support his application for upgrading in the Corps. He was also accused of forging a letter confirming the fake statement of result as genuine, purportedly written by the Deputy Registrar (Academics) of the University. On the other hand, both the 2nd and 3rd defendants were c

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU TO ATTEND ECOWAS SUMMIT IN GUINEA-BISSAU President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja for Guinea-Bissau on Saturday, July 8, to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in Bissau, capital of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. The Summit, which takes place on Sunday, July 9, is expected to address memoranda on pressing sub-regional issues including; Report of the 50th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council (MSC) covering security challenges faced by the member countries ; Report of the 90th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Council of Ministers on the financial situation of the body and the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), as well as Report on the status of Transition in the Republics of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea. Other items slated for discussion include; Memoranda on the ECOWAS Single Currency Progr

TROOPS RESCUE 24 KIDNAP VICTIMS, ELIMINATE ABDUCTORS IN SHOOT OUT Troops of 223 Battalion, operating under Sector 1 of Joint Task Force, North West Operations Hadarin Daji have in a rescue operation conducted in the early hours of today 7 July 2023 rescued 24 kidnap victims, including a child, after a shootout with notorious bandits at Kabugu Lamba; an abandoned village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara state, North West Nigeria. The gallant troops led by the Commanding Officer of the Battalion, stalked and swooped on the bandits, annihilating 4 of them in a ferocious fire fight that ensued.  The victims, including a minor, 9 females and 14 males have been extricated and evacuated from the kidnappers' hideout by the troops.  ONYEMA NWACHUKWU Brigadier General Director Army Public Relations 7 July 2023 One more photo below. 

THERE IS NO CAUSE FOR ALARM Reports reaching Government is that the appearance of armed masked men in Sienna buses this morning in parts of Onitsha caused some panic among the people. Truth of the matter is that those they saw were men of  the Anambra State Vigilante Group (AVG). Following the mild tension and anxiety among the people, Government directed the Department of State Security (DSS) and the 302 Artillery Regiment, Onitsha to join in strengthening the patrol. Normalcy has since returned to the commercial city. Offices and shops have since reopened. However, a few miscreants that tried to test the resolve of Government to protect lives and property of its people have been arrested by our security agents and they're presently providing useful information. Reports from Local Government Chairmen in other parts of the State reveal that people are going about their normal businesses while their local AVGs and Joint Task Forces are on red alert.  Anambra State Government is ther

State Government Intervenes on Oba Landslide By Okoli Sunday Anambra State Government has intervened to rescue the gully erosion that has eaten up a lane of Onitsha - Owerri road (Oba section). The Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ifeanyi Okoma who visited the site said that the State Government is moving immediately to arrest the situation and prevent further devastation. According to Mr. Commissioner, " We have a very urgent, critical and emergency situation as the road is about to be cut into two.  "The road belongs to the Federal Government, but if we leave it like that, there would be lost of life and properties of Ndi Anambra, and so, Mr. Governor directed immediate arrest of the situation while we wait for the Federal Government". Engr. Okoma said that without further delay, the State Government has engaged a service provider, Tamad Construction Company to move in immediately and bring the situation under control. On his part, the Director of Tamad

POLICE WARNS ANAMBRA RESIDENTS NOT TO SPREAD FALSE SECURITY ALERTS … _reels out telephone nos/media handles to reach them in event of security breach_   Chris Chikelue Anambra State Police Command has warned the people to stop spreading false security alerts. This is contained in a statement issued by the command on July 7 and signed by its Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga. The Force in the statement stated that, ``the Anambra State Police Command today 7/7/2023 has observed with great dismay, the mischievous act of persons sharing false security alerts/messages, and doctored old videos of security incidents to cause tension and panic in the State. ``Given the above, the Command shall invoke relevant cyber laws on persons found wanting in this regard’’. The command promised that it would not take for granted the confidence the people has vested on them for the protection of lives and properties, and hinted that it has teamed up with other security agencies to

STOP TWISTING STORIES OF INSECURITY IN ANAMBRA STATE Paul Nwosu Anybody who lives in Anambra State will bear witness to the fact that the sophisticated security infrastructure put in place by Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo (CFR) has been at work putting the criminals in State on their heels. The paradoxical dimension unfortunately is that some social media blacklegs rather than acknowledge this, have continued to turn the many success stories on their head. Joint Task Force on Security (JTF) recently uncovered the idolatrous camp of the so-called "Unknown" Gunmen in Nkwelle-Ezunaka town, near Onitsha. The camp was raided and arrests were made. The shrines and idols from where they purport to derive the powers of their criminal invincibility were all burnt down.   In the heat of the success story, there was a tragic tanker accident at Umunya junction, Enugu-Onitsha expressway that made many motorists and commuters to avoid the expressway by trying to find alternative routes

NDLEA promotes 3,248 officers as Marwa honours 12 Commands, 148 personnel  - Charges anti-narcotic officers not to slacken but continue their good work Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) on Thursday 6th July decorated three Deputy Commanders General of Narcotics, DCGNs and four Assistant Commanders General of Narcotics, ACGNs who topped the list of 3,248 newly promoted and regularised officers and men of the Agency at a colourful ceremony where 12 state commands and 148 other personnel were given awards and commendations for their outstanding performances in the first half of the year. Speaking at the event, Marwa said the exercise is an indication that the Agency has now entrenched the culture of excellence. According to him, “Without grandstanding, we can say that we have raised the bar. Our weekly drug supply reduction effort is a testament to our performance. The innovative approach we have taken

PRESS RELEASE 07TH JULY, 2023 The editor, CRIME BULLETIN  CULPABLE HOMICIDE: Acted on information received on 5th July 2023 at about 2340hrs, the detectives attached to the Township Divisional Police headquarters, Bauchi have arrested one Maimunatu Sulaiman 'F' Aged 21yrs old of Kofar Dumi area of Bauchi state for allegedly culpable homicide.   While receiving the information from their end, the detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer immediately rushed to the crime scene at the address and took both the victim and the suspect to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi for medical attention. Consequently, reports obtained from medical doctors confirmed that the victim died as a result of an injury sustained on his chest, while the suspect sustained minor bruises on her stomach. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect (Maimuna Suleiman) stabbed her husband Aliyu Mohammad 'm' of the same address as a result of an altercation ensue

BENUE: HELP MY FATHER, OMOTOSHO SUNDAY WITH A JOB - DAUGHTER BEGS 7th July, 2023      An online marketer based in Benue State Chief Ukeyima John UKmoni  wrote this evening on his facebook page. " I hardly do this on Social Media but when I and Mirabel Ibyem investigated this together and find out is true, I just have to post it here. This was a message a lady sent to Me 👇 Good morning Sir, how are you, please sorry for coming inbox, I can't die in silence, My Dad is a printer in Makurdi, for long now and he doesn't have shop of his own, they are many that shares one shop at high level, is almost 3 months now, no single job. My mom and I have been carrying every responsibility but it get worsen by the day, 5 people or more have called me that my dad treks from wadata to high-level and back to wadata, the wadata I mean is around that Boma secondary school. Please post for me if anybody can even get him another job, atleast to bring something home, this man is almost 60 year

GOVERNOR ADELEKE APPOINTS HIS DAUGHTER ADENIKE, AS COMMISSIONER IN OSUN 7th July, 2023 On Friday, July 7, the Osun State House of Assembly confirmed the list of 25 commissioner-nominees forwarded by Governor Adeleke for screening and confirmation. During the plenary session, the Assembly Speaker, Adewale Egbedun announced the names, confirming the inclusion of the governor’s biological daughter, Adenike Adeleke, and a family member named Moruf Adeleke. Egbedun said he received a letter from the governor for the confirmation of the nominees in line with sections 192 (2) and 196(1) of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution (amended). The speaker said 25 names for the position of commissioners and another request for the appointment of 25 Special Advisers were received from the governor. He said the 25 commissioner-nominees include Oladosu Babatunde, Bayo Ogunbamgbe, Sesan Oyedele, Kolapo Alimi, Soji Adeigbe, Moshood Olagunju, George Alabi and Sunday Oroniyi. Others are Abiodun Ojo, Bashir Salami

COURT ORDERS DSS TO RELEASE OCHE, GAJIR, BENUE LG CHAIRMEN 7th July, 2023     The Federal High Court in Makurdi has issued an order directing the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to release the four local government chairmen who have been detained in Benue State. The Presiding Judge, Justice Abdu Dogo, granted the order while ruling on an ex-parte application brought by counsel to the chairmen, Joseph Oche. Veronica Gajir (Ushongo), Alfred Atera (Katsina-ala), James Oche (Ado), and Mike Usah (Guma) have been in detention since responding to an invitation from the DSS earlier this week, with the reasons for their detention yet to be disclosed. As per the court’s order, the chairmen are to be released on bail effective immediately. Failure to comply with the order would require the DSS to present justifiable cause on Monday, July 10th, 2023. However, the chairmen will not be released pending the application for the enforcement of their fundamental human rights. Justice Dogo als

Just in: Osun assembly releases 25 names of commissioners, special advisers [See full list] The Osun State House of Assembly, has announced the names of Commissioner and Special Adviser nominees as forwarded to the Assembly by the Executive Governor of Osun State, Sen. Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke. The Speaker of the Osun assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun read the governor’s letter containing the nominees to members of the House of Assembly at Plenary on Friday, 7th July, 2023.  The Nominees are: 1. Barr. Oladosu Babatunde 2.Prince Bayo Ogungbangbe 3. Mr Sesan Epharaim Oyedele 4. Barr. Kolapo Alimi 5. Mr Soji Ajeigbe 6. Mr Moshood Olalekan Olagunju 7. Hon. George Alabi 8. Hon. Sunday Olufemi Oroniyi Tailor jailed 3 months for stealing body lotion 9. Mr. Abiodun Bankole Ojo 10. Dr. Basiru Tokunbo Salami 11. Mr Morufu Ayofe 12. Mr Sola Ogungbile 13. Rev. Bunmi Jenyo 14. Mrs Ayo Awolowo 15. Barr. Wole Jimi Bada 16. Hon. Dipo Eluwole 17. Alh. Rasheed Aderibigbe 18. Prof. Morufu Ademol

Six Suspected Cultists killed in Rivers Community Rivers State Police Command has arrested six Kidnappers and killed six other suspected cultists at Obelle town in Emohua Local Government Area of the State terrorizing Emohua Local Government Area section of the East West road. The Commissioner of Police,  Nwonyi Emeka  in a press briefing at the Command’s headquarters in Port Harcourt said operatives of Anti-cultism and Tactical units stormed the hideout of a gang led by one Uchechukwu Daniel and on sighting the Police, the hoodlums opened fire. CP Emeka disclosed that the Police responded and in exchange of gunfire six of the hoodlums were fatally wounded,six arrested while others ran with bullet wounds. The police Boss explained that  on Friday 30th June 2023 Police Operatives on patrol along King Perekule junction GRA, PortHarcourt intercepted and rescued a victim who narrated how one of their friends was kidnapped . You might also Like:  Rivers Police declares 'total war' a

Man kills lion with bare hands in Benue 7th Jul 2023  A 53-year-old man, identified as Mr Iorver Udele, from Ajio clan in Shangev-Ya district of Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State on Friday reportedly killed a Lion that attacked him with bare hands at the Ngokugh mountains. Ngokugh mountains is the area where a Nigeria Military Jet crashed in September 17, 2006 killing 13 out of 18 Army Generals on board and three others rescued via the efforts of the then 14-year-old Detimbir Chia, who discovered the crash site with his dog and has long joined Nigeria Army. New Telegraph gathered that Mr Iorver, who has also created history like the Biblical Samson who also killed a Lion using his bare hands, was working on his cassava farm located at Ngokugh mountains where he was reportedly attacked by the roaring Lion. Mr Iorver, in a self defense bid launched a counter attack, in what can best be described as a fierce battle that lasted for about ten minutes before he defeated the wild be

Rivers police arrest suspected criminal gang leader, recover human skull, arms 7th Jul 2023  The Police in Rivers State have arrested the leader of a notorious criminal gang simply identified as Ojukwu and recovered a human skull during a raid of his hideouts in the Khana Local Government Area of the state. Aside from the human skull, two AK-47 rifles and a pump action were also recovered in the operation. The Chairman of Khana LGA, Dr Thomas Bari-ere who disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Port Harcourt, said the arrest followed a tip which the council authority got wind of and immediately alerted the police. Dr. Bari-ere said, “We received intelligence information that one of the suspects in police custody by the name of Ojukwu has a place where he stores his arms as well as a human skull. “He uses them to administer oaths to his victims for them to keep his identity secret. “So we alerted the security operatives, and the Bori Police Division, alongside the anti-cultism uni

 GOV. FUBARA SIGNS SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET TO FINANCE PH RING ROAD ...seeks support of other arms of government to succeed. His Excellency, Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has signed the supplementary budget of N200billion recently passed by the Rivers State House of Assembly. Stating that his administration is poised to begin construction work on the proposed Port Harcourt Ring Road and that the project will connect communities across several local government areas. Speaking after signing into law the Rivers State Supplementary Appropriation Law No. 4 of 2023, presented to him by the Leader of the House, Hon. Edison Ehie, at the Executive Chamber of Government House on Friday, Governor Fubara restated his resolve to actualize projects and ideas bequeathed to him by the previous administration, which will improve the lives of Rivers people. He said "Let me on behalf of the Executive arm of government commend you for your prompt response to the Supplementary Budget. We are

PHOTOS: Tinubu Receives MTN Group Chairman, Vice Chairman NCC AT State House President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, met with the MTN Group Chairman, Jonas Mcebisi, and the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr Umar Garba Danbatta at the State House in Abuja. Present at the meeting include the Chief Of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila and other team members of the MTN group.  More photos below. 

EFCC Presents First Witness Against Defendants In Alleged N996m Fraud In Lagos   The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on July 6, 2023, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Kola Oyeneye, President, Volition Capital Investment Staff (Eti-Osa) Cooperative Multipurpose Society Limited, against the duo of Taiwo Oluwadahunsola and Adebola  Adetayo, who are facing trial over an alleged N996,000,311.00 fraud,  before Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The defendants, alongside a company, Green Eagles Limited, were arraigned on Thursday March 23, 2023, on a 19-count charge bordering on conspiracy to steal, stealing, money laundering, and offences in relation to issuance of dishonoured cheques to the tune of N996,000,311.00. They pleaded "not guilty" to the charges. At today’s proceedings, Oyeneye, while being led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, narrated how the