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CHANGE OF COMMAND IN HEADQUARTERS 3 ARMOURED DIVISION AND STF OPERATION SAFE HAVEN The handing and taking over ceremony between the outgone and incoming General Officer Commanding 3 Armoured Division (GOC) and Force Commander (FC) Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) was concluded today Saturday 8 July 2023 at the Maxwell Khobe Military Cantonment and the Special Task Force Operation SAFE HAVEN Headquarters in Jos. In his remarks, Maj Gen AB Ibrahim lauded the commitment and effort of officers and men during the period he commanded the Division and STF and urged the incoming GOC/FC OPSH to think in and out of the box. In his response, Maj Gen AE Abubakar appreciated the commitment and accomplishments of the outgone commander in his effort to bringing lasting peace to Plateau State. He said he was aware of the enormous challenges ahead and assured that he was fully prepared and ready to hit the ground running as the strategic guidance recieved was clear and unambiguous on the mission at hand. H

 GOV SANWO-OLU AT THE REOPENING OF APONGBON BRIDGE ON SATURDAY, 8TH JULY 2023 Today, I am happy to announce that the hard work and collaboration between the Federal Government and Lagos State Government has paid off with the opening of the Eko Bridge that was closed 15 months ago in March 2022, after a tragic fire.  The bridge was severely damaged at the Apogbon section by a fire caused by illegal trading. The intensity of the inferno weakened major components and the supporting pillars of the bridge, prompting its closure for extensive repair on the entire stretch. This opening brings relief and convenience to the lives of Lagos residents, making our daily commute smoother, easier and safer.   We are committed to maintaining and reinforcing the durability of this vital infrastructure. L-R: Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu (right); Permanent Secretary, Office of Infrastructure, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Lagos State, Engr Olufemi Daramola (second right); Federal C

 Germany people received Accolades as Syrian refugee sworn in as mayor of German town Alshebl, who fled the war in Syria eight years ago, has officially taken the seat on Friday after being elected in April. A refugee from war-torn Syria has made history after he was sworn in as mayor of a German town. Ryyan Alshebl took the oath as mayor of Ostelsheim, a town 30km (18.6 miles) from the city of Stuttgart, in a solemn municipal council meeting on Friday evening. In April, the citizens of the Swabian community of 2,500 inhabitants elected Alshebl as the new head of the town hall with an absolute majority of 55.4 percent. The Young Mayors Network in Germany said it was unaware of any other refugee who had come to Germany and become the mayor of a German municipality. There has been no other applicant with Syrian heritage for a mayor’s office in the southeastern German state, according to the municipal association of Baden-Wurttemberg. Many praises the west says yet they are most criticise

 OPM’s Apostle Chibuzor recovers after slumping at airport 8th Jul 2023  The founder of Omega Power Ministries (OPM) Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere has recovered after he was hospitalised, The Nation has learnt. The Nation reports Apostle Chibuzor who spent a number of days at the hospital, slumped at the airport last week with many trying to resuscitate him. He also shared a photo of himself on a sick bed in the hospital. The Apostle, well known for his philanthropic gestures, has been in the news of recent. The Nation learnt the cleric is in a resting phase after responding to treatment. Since his hospital travail, many of his church members and followers held prayer sessions to intercede on behalf of the cleric’s health. The church via its official Facebook page, shared multiple videos of members praying for the cleric. A caption reads: “More than 620 students under OPM Overseas University Scholarship in ESM University, Benin Republic organized fasting and prayers today for the heal

Niger Delta stakeholders to new governors: Don’t toe Wike’s line 8th Jul 2023  MONARCHS, leaders, and stakeholders of the South-South have urged the Governors of the six states in the geo-political zone to steer clear of squabble, and self-centered political interests that made the immediate past governors work at cross-purposes in the dispensation that ended May 29 (2015-2023). They urged the governors of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, the oldest among them, and his Bayelsa counterpart, Senator Douye Diri, to galvanize the four new governors, and ensure cohesiveness for the collective growth of the region. The new governors are Elder Sheriff Oboreverowi- Delta; Pastor Umo Eno – Akwa-Ibom state; Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers); and Bassey Out (Cross-River).  The people were unhappy that the former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, was at loggerheads with other governors of the region, including the ex-governors of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Obaseki, and Diri, which adversely hurt

Congratulations pour in as Wumi Toriola completes her Masters with new frieinds Nollywood actress Wumi Toriola has announced the completion of her Masters Degree at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. The proud mother of one made this announcement on her verified Instagram page with a grateful message to her new frieinds. Wumi Toriola appreciates God for the success of her academic pursuit. She also appreciated her classmates and class governor for encouraging her through phone calls, supplying updates on assignments and give her comprehensive details of missed classes Wumi Toriola wrote extensively, “Masters in Public Administration(MPA )done and dusted Thank you God Almighty for this journey,the i had to ply ogbomosho (trailer road) Thank you to my classmates,my class governor @olushadow Thank you for being so encouraging,the calls ,the updates on assignments and all To the friends i made in the course of study @dojalisticunderwear @lizzytee_mama Thank you for the times i would

JAMB vs Mmesoma: Shame on you – Onanuga attacks supporters of UTME candidate Bayo Onanuga, a former media aide to President Bola Tinubu has criticized those who supported 19-year-old candidate of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Examination, JAMB, Mmesoma Ejikeme. He noted that they should have considered JAMB’s version before supporting Mmesoma. Mmesoma had claimed to have scored 362 to emerge the highest candidate in the 2023 UTME, but JAMB denied her claim. Investigation, however, showed that the 19-year-old forged the result she paraded for days. The back and forth between JAMB and Mmesoma generated much controversy, a situation that made the Anambra State government to constitute an investigation panel. Reacting, Onanuga tweeted: “The truth about Ejikeme Mmesoma’s forgery of her UTME scores is now out, thanks to a committee set up by Anambra Government. “The teenage girl confessed she committed the forgery by herself. Shame to all those ethnic jingoists who rushed to her supp

Davido’s latest pregnant baby mama cries for help as she blëëds Ivana Bay, on of the pregnant baby mama of famous Nigeria singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has cried for help as she bleeds. Ivana, who is currently in the emergency, shared oher plight on her Instagram story calling for help as she bleeds. The French beauty revealed that she woke up with the biggest pain in her stomach and her entire body while she keep bleeding. “I just woke up with the biggest pain ever in my stomach but I can feel it through my entire body… While I keep bleeding I can’t stop crying right now… I am going to the emergency.” Recall that there was controversy online when Ivana Bay and Anita Brown called out Davido for impregnating them and asking for an abortion. There allegations caused an uproar online as many dragged Davido for being unfaithful to his wife, Chioma, while others continued to vouch for the singer. Chats between the baby mamas and Davido, led many to conclude that the singer

I deliberately waited for the end of this investigation before commenting on this unfortunate case of our daughter, Mmesoma Ejikeme.  She’s a brilliant girl, judging by her actual score of 249. The nation should be careful not to destroy her. What she needs is counselling, correction and guidance. She obviously did not know the weight and gravity of what she was doing. As teenagers, most of us made juvenile mistakes that never came to light. The parents should encourage her to do a public apology to JAMB, to her family and to Nigerians after which she should be allowed to get her admission based on her actual scores. Anyone still pushing other narratives over this issue is not helping her and her family. It is time to close this very unfortunate chapter and move on. This is my plea. - Festus Keyamo  

Kano demolition: Coalition petitions US, EU, China, others, demands visa ban for Gov Abba Yusuf 8th Jul 2023  A group, under the auspices of Coalition for Good Governance and Change Initiative (CGGCI), has petitioned United States of America (USA), European Union (EU), China and other international community over the insensitive demolition carried out by the Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf. In the petition signed by its national coordinator, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi, the coalition also demanded that visa ban be clamped on the governor and his family members over his “anti-democratic activities and human rights violation.” The petition, dated July 7, 2023, titled “Violation of human rights and anti-democratic actions of Mr. Abba Yusuf, the Executive Governor of Kano state, an urgent call for Visa Ban” was received and acknowledged by the offices and embassies of the countries in Abuja. The acknowledged copies of the petition, made available to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday, claimed that

Police arrest 50 Enugu university students 8th Jul 2023  Over 50 students of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) have been arrested by men of the state Police Command. The Students Union Government (SUG) President of the institution, Donatus Okolieuwa disclosed this on Saturday. He said that the students were picked up by the anti-cult squad on Friday evening in the university campus. Okolieuwa who described the arrest of the students as detestable and condemnable, appealed to Governor Peter Mbah to wade into the matter to enable the affected students regain their freedom. “We therefore call on our kind-hearted Governor, His Excellency Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, to intervene in this matter, and use his good office to facilitate the release of our students. Our students should not be subjected to torture, inhuman and degrading punishment for no just cause.” Asked how the incident took place, the SUG President narrated: “While I was in a students meeting at Dragon Relaxa

Nigerian Muslims condemn burning of Qur’an in Sweden, call for calm 8th Jul 2023  The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), on behalf of Nigerian Muslims, on Saturday joined its voice to the global condemnation of the recent “provocative and blasphemous” act of burning the Glorious Qur’an in front of the main mosque in Stockholm, Sweden. The “abominable and heinous “act, according to a press release signed by its Deputy Secretary-General, Professor Salisu Shehu, made available to Tribune Online, was a clear affirmation of the growing high level of Islamophobia, while evidencing the impunity of Islamophobes whose hatred for Islam and Muslims knows no bound. While acknowledging the proactive measures taken on the matter by Turkiye, Morocco and other Muslim countries, the NSCIA enjoined Muslims across the world to remain calm and continue to be peaceful and law-abiding in the face of this provocation. The Council further reiterated the fact that no Holy Book should be desecrated an

110,000 Americans died last year of drug overdose, says US 8th Jul 2023  The United States lost nearly 110,000 of its citizens to drug overdose in 2022, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has said. The economic toll, he said, was nearly $1.5 trillion in the United States in 2020 alone. Blinken was speaking at the weekend to the senior government officials from more than 80 countries, as well as leaders from over a dozen regional and international organisations during the the launch of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. America, he said, acutely feels synthetic drugs because they are the number one killer of Americans aged 18 to 49. “Nearly 110,000 Americans died last year of a drug overdose. Two-thirds of those deaths involved synthetic opioids. For the individuals, the families, the communities affected, the pain caused by these deaths and by the millions who suffer with substance use is immeasurable. It’s also inflicting a massive economic toll – nearly $1.5 tr

WOMEN AFFAIRS MINISTRY REUNITE 7 YEAR OLD WITH FAMILY AFTER COURT ORDER. By Chidinma Ikeanyionwu Anambra State Children, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Magistrate court Awka has granted one Mr Onyebara custody of her grandchild after series of abuse by biological mother. The order was granted in court after the women and social welfare Commissioner rescued the 7 year old girl from her abusive mother Ogochukwu Onyebara who maltreats, abuses and inflicts her with severe bodily injuries. Also the said mother Ogochukwu was arrested, detained and charged to court on offenses bothering on child abuse.  The ministry after giving the 7 year old medical treatment, traced her family and prayed the court to grant her order to reunite the child with her grandparents.  According to eye witnesses, the abusive mother usually uses hot heated knife to inflict injury on the said child and also beats her up mercilessly which made them to contact the ministry for rescue. As at the time of this report, t

PHOTO STORY: Police Thwart Oil Theft Attempt From NNPC Pipeline In Lagos Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Idowu Owohunwa, accompanied by a team of Police officers, intervened at a site in Idimu where oil thieves had illegally gained access to an NNPC pipeline in the early hours of Saturday morning. Tthe thieves were in the process of filling their tanker with stolen PMS but upon spotting the swift response of the Police, the criminals hastily fled the scene, abandoning their truck and tools. Credit: Twitter | SP Benjamin Hundeyin. More photos below.   

Nigerian man begins 200hrs singing marathon to break world record A Nigerian man, Oluwatobi Kufeji, has embarked on the longest singing marathon in his quest to set a new Guinness World Record. The marathon kicked off in Lagos on July 5 and is expected to run until July 13. Kufeji had earlier announced his ambitious plan to undertake a 200-hour praise-a-thon as he aimed to surpass the previous record of 105 hours set by Indian singer Sunil Waghmare in 2012. “Guinness world records has accepted my application to break the record of the LONGEST SINGING MARATHON of 105 hours currently held by Sunil Waghmare (Indian) since March 2012 and the record of the LONGEST CONCERT BY A SOLO ARTIST for 501 hours currently held by Kuzhalmannam Ramakrishnan (Indian). “These marathons will be done separately. I’m very convinced that I will break the two records. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,” he posted.. However, he is not the only Nigerian seeking to break Guinness World Record

David de Gea Man-U Goal Keeper announces exit from Man Utd Manchester United goalkeeper, David de Gea, on Saturday, announced his exit from the club after 12 years. He made this known via his Twitter handle saying “It’s the right time to undertake a new challenge.” The long-serving Spanish goalkeeper, who won the Premier League Golden Glove award for most clean sheets last season, was criticised for a number of high-profile errors in the final weeks of the campaign. He, however, appreciated fans of the club for their support I just wanted to send this farewell message to all Manchester United supporters and for the feats records since Sir Alex Ferguson brought him to the club. “I took incredible pride every time I pulled on this shirt, to lead the team, to represent this institution, the biggest club in the world was an honour only bestows upon a few lucky footballers. “It’s been an unforgettable and successful period since I came here. I didn’t think from leaving Madrid as a young boy