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BARRACKS INSPECTION, OFFICERS' HYGIENE: POWA RECEIVES, LAUNCHES BARRACKS INSPECTION BUS DONATED BY SANOMI As IGP Encourages Officers to Embrace Healthy Lifestyles, Wellness The President of the Police Officers' Wives Association (POWA), Mrs. Elizabeth Egbetokun, today 15th July 2023, received and launched a state-of-the-art Barracks Inspection Bus generously donated by Sanomi Foundation through Mr Igho Charles Sanomi, a committed philanthropist and son of a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police. The ceremony, presided over by the IGP, highlighted the significance of maintaining officers' hygiene and overall wellness in the force. The event showcased a commitment to improving the living conditions of officers and encouraging them to embrace a healthy lifestyle. The Barracks Inspection Bus, equipped with modern facilities and amenities, will serve as a mobile platform for conducting comprehensive inspections of police barracks across the country. It aims to address is...

Suggests Alternative Routes For Motorists. The Lagos State Government has announced that Eko Bridge inwards the newly re-opened Apongbon Bridge will close for 24 hours on Sunday 16th July, 2023 for immediate remedial palliative works by the Lagos State Public Works in conjunction with Federal Ministry of Works and Housing. A statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Engr. Abdulhafiz Toriola said the 24-hour closure will ensure uninterrupted palliative adjustment of the Bridge. While confirming that the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Personnel have been deployed to control and manage traffic around C.M.S, Marina, Ijora, and other alternative routes on the Lagos Island and Mainland, he explained that the palliative work was necessary to complement the newly re-opened Apongbon Bridge. The alternative routes made available during the period of repair are highlighted as follows: Motorists coming from Mainland/Surulere and going to Lagos Isla...

PHOTOS: Atiku, Shettima, Pantami attend wedding Nikkah in Abuja Vice-President Kashim Shettima and Atiku Abubakar, former vice president, attended a wedding ceremony in Abuja on Saturday. The wedding, which took place at Al-Nur mosque in Abuja, was between Mohammed (Ameer) Bunu and Ikramullah Jamal Arabi. Guests at the wedding included Isa Pantami, former minister of communications and digital economy, and Babagana Monguno, former national security adviser (NSA). More photos below.   

Tricycle operators protest against alleged extortion by touts in Delta Commercial tricycle operators on Saturday staged a warning protest against alleged extortion by touts in the Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. They also accused the Governor of the State, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, and the Chairman of Udu LGA of allegedly imposing outrageous levies on them. The aggrieved protesters who converged at Jigbale market in the Local Government Area as early as 9 am used their tricycles to block the road leading to Orhunwhorhun community thus preventing vehicular movement in the area. They also carried placards with assorted inscriptions including “We say no to illegal parking task force”; “Say no to Agbero task force”; Touts should go and find better work to do”; etc. Speaking with journalists, one of the leaders of the commercial tricycle operators, Anthony Igbebe, said that the protest “is a warming to the Delta State Government to come and address the issues raised”. According to ...

Save us from police harassment, Anambra community begs Soludo, IGP Residents and indigenes of the Isuaniocha community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State have raised the alarm over widespread insecurity, terror, and human rights violations in their domain. They also alleged that over 23 community members were on remand in Awka prison, noting that five people were detained in zone 13 cell and two elderly men were detained in a private cell. The community appealed to the acting Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, to intervene and save them. The Executive Director of Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre, Okechukwu Nwanguma, the President-General of the community, Paul Okoye, told journalists that one Inspector Matthew Abu Michael of the Force Criminal Investigation Department Abuja was acting the script of a former community leader, Anthony Onyeagolu. Several calls, WhatsApp, and SMS to the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi were not...

Oborevwori condemns killing of a 2-yr-old by NDLEA Officials in Delta Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta on Saturday condemned the killing of a two-year-old boy, Ivan Omorhiakogbe, allegedly shot by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The governor’s reaction is contained in a condolence message by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Festus Ahon, to the family of the deceased Ivan Omorhiakogbe in Asaba. According to the governor, it was reported that the young Omorhiakogbe was hit by a “stray bullet” during an operation by the NDLEA, Delta Command, at the Okpanam area of the State capital. The governor said the tragic incident was regrettable and avoidable if the officers had operated based on their rules of engagement. He called on the NDLEA authorities and the Police Command in Delta to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the boy and injury to his brother, with a view to bringing the culprits to book and avoiding a future occurrence. “On behalf o...

20 million out-of-school children rate unacceptable — Peter Obi THE 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi has called for more investment in Nigeria’s education sector even as he decried the nation’s 20 million out-of-school population figure, describing the development as unacceptable. He also said the N8,000 earmarked for each poor household as palliative to cushion the effect of ongoing hardship occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal by the federal government, was grossly inadequate. The frontline presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, spoke on Saturday, at the graduation of the Class of 2023, Pacesetters Schools, Abuja. Noting that every household in the country was vulnerable and feeling the effect of the hardship caused by the subsidy removal,, Obi insisted that the amount was not adequate to assuage the pains citizens were going through following the fuel subsidy removal. According to him, almost every parent needed the money because of ...

Court wall collapses on Chief Judge of Ekiti, Justice Adeyeye …as NBA laments infrastructural decay in Judiciary  The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on Saturday, said it received with rude shock, news that a section of the High Court building in Ekiti State, collapsed on the Chief Judge, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye. NBA, which is the umbrella body of legal practitioners in the country, said this through its President, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, The legal body, in a statement that was signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Akorede Habeeb Lawal, disclosed that the “unfortunate incident” occurred last Wednesday. NBA lamented that the incident exposed to the level of infrastructural decay in the judiciary. It said the collapsed Ekiti court building, “again brings to the fore the deplorable state of infrastructures in most court buildings in Nigeria and the pitiable state of facilities available to court officials and users in the country.” NBA President, therefore, urged the Government ...

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Tanker crushes hawker to death in Lagos multiple crash An unidentified female hawker was on Saturday crushed to death by a diesel-laden tanker at Otedola bridge inward Berger area of Lagos State. It is gathered that the truck with number plate GME 483XD also rammed into three moving vehicles. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke – Osanyintolu confirmed the incident in a statement. He said the accident happened after the tanker suffered a mechanical fault while in motion.  

PHOTOS: Arsenal Sign Declan Rice In English Record Transfer Deal Of £105m England midfielder Declan Rice has completed his transfer to Arsenal, the club announced on Saturday, for what is reportedly an English record of 105 million pounds. More photos below. 

I AM LEAVING THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE WITH A SENSE OF FULFILMENT- AIR MARSHAL OLADAYO AMAO (RTD)  The immediate past Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao (rtd) has stated that he was leaving the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fulfilled and with a sense of pride and accomplishment having reached the peak of his career as the 21st CAS. Air Marshal Amao made this known while delivering his valedictory speech at the colourful fly-out ceremony organized in his honour at the NAF Base, Bill Clinton Drive, Abuja. “I am also having a tinge of nostalgia and the realization that I would really miss this great Nigerian Air Force Family. Nevertheless, I am greatly comforted by the scripture saying that there is time for everything under the sun. ” While expressing his heartfelt gratitude to the officers and men of the NAF for the vital role they played in ensuring the safety and security of the country, Air Marshal Amao said it was an honour to have led such a capable and dedicated fo...

Igbo leaders kick, urge FG to tame Simon Ekpa 15th Jul 2023  WITH one voice, some Igbo leaders and groups, yesterday, condemned the recurring lockdown of the South-East by the Finland-based Simon Ekpa-led faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and tasked the Federal Government on decisive action. Noting that the lockdown was gradually grinding the economy of the South-East zone to a halt, some of the leaders, among others, urged the Federal Government to diplomatically engage the government of Finland to tame Ekpa. For several months now the Ekpa-led group has been issuing and enforcing sit-at-home orders in many parts of the South-East as civil disobedience in pursuit of the Republic of Biafra. For many years, the zone has been observing sit-at-home on Mondays and other days directed by the separatist group. During days of lockdown, gunmen enforced the order by attacking traders, school children and anyone caught on the road, market and schools. Many lives have been was...

Fake news will not derail, distract my mission for a new Nigeria — Obi 15th Jul 2023  The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25, 2023 election, Peter Obi, has decried the mischief of fake news manipulators using his name but said that they will not distract nor derail his focus for a new Nigeria which he insists, is Possible. In a series of tweets on Saturday, Obi said “I have noticed with dismay, an emerging pattern, where fake media reports and news items are predicated on interviews and press remarks I never granted. Obi mentioned among many others, “Two recent instances relating to my saying that I am looking forward to running for office in 2027 on a supposed Arise TV interview that never took place and the other, about my reaction to prospective appointees into the current Federal Government” He described both reports as bogus. “Regrettably, our politics has sunken to this level where manipulation of the media space is now a trade.” He lamented Undaunt...

Lagos not Igbo homeland — Prof. Okonkwo 15th Jul 2023  Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, on Friday in Lagos reminded the Igbo people that the occasional brickbats with their Yoruba neighbours is uncalled for. Speaking in his remarks at the Second All Markets Conference of Ndigboamaka Progressive Markets Association at Festival Hotel in Lagos. Prof. Okonkwo said the Igbo must avoid merchants of violence who sow seeds of discord between the m and their Yoruba hosts. Noting that one’s hosts is also one’ refuge, Prof. Okonkwo, who is also the National Grand Patron of the Association, noted that the Igbo must pursue peaceful co-existence with their Yoruba neighbours adding that Igbo people must also invest in their homeland. According to him, the thought of Lagos as a ‘no man’s land’ is vexatious and insulting. He said that even in places overtaken by civilisation, there are still people listed as original inhabitants of those lands. He appealed ...