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Obinabo Intervenes Apprehends Couple Who St@rrved Their 5 Year Old At Adazi-Ani, Anaocha LGA. By Chidinma Ikeanyionwu The Anambra State commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Anambra State, Hon. Ify Obinabo has intervened in the case of a 5 year old girl who was stæverd by her parents at Adazi-Ani, Anaocha local government area of the State. This she did immediately she received a report about the incident at Adazi-Ani through the Transition Committee Chairman of Anaocha LGA Mr Gerald Ikechukwu Ozoh and the state coordinator of Ladies of Good Governance Mrs Chinwe Uba. Addressing the culprits at her office in Awka, Hon Obinabo noted that her primary assignment is to protect the rights of every child in the state whether from the state or not and assured that she wont let the perpetuators go free. Hon. Obinabo appreciated the efforts of Mr Ikenna Anoliefo for rescuing the child and raising alarm when necessary calling on other individuals to emulate him. On their parts, the culprits...

Things are not going well for us. We need your blessings - Happie Boiz tender public apology to clergyman OPM's Apostle Chinyere Former security men now entertainers, Happie Boiz, have tendered an apology to clergyman and Senior Pastor of OPM Ministries, Apostle Johnson Ugochinyere. Recall that Happie Boiz made news in June after they called out the clergyman who sent them on scholarship to Cyprus. They claimed the clergyman abandoned them in the foreign land and that he gave them money for the first six months after arriving in Cyprus and had since stopped assisting them financially.  Reacting to their allegation, Pastor Ugochinyere said it became a problem to continue sending them money because of the economy and exchange rate. He suggested that they transfer their studies to Nigeria or a neighbouring African country. He also stated that he had paid for their tickets to fly out of Cyprus.  The men in their response said they would not be returning to Nigeria and went on to t...

I ran for President to fix leadership deficit – Tinubu President Bola Tinubu told the Nigerian community in India that he decided to run for the office of the President to lead efforts in helping Nigeria sort out leadership and public sector management deficit. President Tinubu spoke in Delhi, capital of India, during a meeting with the Diaspora Nigerians in the country, noting that despite the great human and natural resource wealth of the nation, the deficit in leadership had held Nigeria back from her manifest destiny. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President told the gathering, which was pooled from different parts of India, that he had come to present a new future for Nigeria to them. The President called on Nigerians to harness the country’s rich diversity as a uniquely powerful tool for advancing prosperity and national development for the benefit of all citizens, emphasizing that our diversity must be leveraged to driv...

H.E. Mr Peter Gregory Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party Speaks on the 2023 Presidential Elections Petition Court (PEPC) Judgment On 7th September 2023 At Onitsha, Nigeria 1. Yesterday, 6 September 2023, the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) finally delivered its long-awaited judgments on the Petitions challenging the outcome of the presidential election held on 25 February 2023. This judgment was delivered within the statutory time frame under the extant statutes. We acknowledge the Court's contributions to due process and the seeming attempt to strengthen our democracy.    2. As petitioners in this case, we respect the views and rulings of the Court, but we disagree with the Court's reasoning and conclusions in the judgment it delivered. It is my intention as a presidential candidate and the intention of the Labour Party to challenge this judgment by way of appeal immediately, as allowed by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.   3. The...

Fishermen catch marine animal, Manatee in Apparanbie community, Akassa Island, in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The fully aquatic mammal was caught on Wednesday 6, September 2023 at 6:19 pm.  Manatees are sometimes known as sea cows.  All three species of Manatees are classified as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) They are threatened by habitat loss, collision with boats, and pollution. More photos below. 

 Court Upholds Ned Nwoko’s Victory, Orders Rerun In Warri South LGA The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba, the Delta State capital, has upheld the victory of Senator Ned Nwoko of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the lawful winner of the Delta North Senatorial Election held on February 25, 2023. The three-man Tribunal led by Justice Catherine Ogunsola dismissed the petition filed by Ken Kanmma of the Labour Party (LP) for lack of merit. Delivering the unanimous judgment, the Tribunal held that the petitioner failed to prove his case as he could not tender before the Tribunal any relevant document to prove a case of non-compliance as contained in the petition. Also, the Tribunal dismissed a petition of the All Progressive Congress (APC) petition against Nwoko filed by Senator Peter Nwaoboshi. The petition was dismissed by the Tribunal and a cost of N500,000 awarded against the petitioner. Also, the court ordered the Independent National Ele...

Taiwo Awoniyi Nominated For August Premier League POTM Award Super Eagles forward, Taiwo Awoniyi has been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month for August. Awoniyi's recognition for his impressive performances for Nottingham Forest at the beginning of the 2023-24 Premier League season have earned him a nomination for the award. The Nigerian international began the season with a goal after he came off the bench against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. He continued his impressive form against newly promoted side Sheffield United, scoring in the third minute of their 2-1 win over the Blades. The former Union Berlin striker ended August with a bang, scoring another goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford, but his team unfortunately lost 3-2 to the Red Devils. According to Soccernet, Awoniyi is up against another African superstar, Bryan Mbeumo, for the award. The Cameroon international has also had a good start with Brentford in the absence of Ivan Toney. Other pl...

42 African Countries To Storm Abuja For Second African Military Games Nigerian Defence Headquarters says it is ready to host 42 African countries that will participate in the second Edition of African Military Games scheduled for Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The Director of Sport, Defence Headquarters, Air Vice Marshal Abidemi Marquiz, who disclosed this at a press conference to announce activities lined up for the Military Games in 2024 also announced the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS Half Marathon Race and the General Assembly of OSMA which will take place in November this year. The African Military Games, is an avenue for all African Military Athletes to interact with one another so as to enhance the good historical collaborative efforts and working relationships built and enjoyed over the years. The Director said 27 of the 42 countries expected to participate in the 2nd Edition of African Military Games, Abuja 2024, have already indicated interest to participate in all the sporting acti...

 Terrorists Risk Annihilation If They Fail To Drop Arms...DHQ Defence Headquarters says terrorists and their cohorts risk annihilation if they fail to to drop their arms and rejoin society to provide a better life for themselves and their children A statement signed by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba said the armed forces will continue to apply strong military pressure on groups undermining the national security of the country, adding that it is clear that, terrorists and their cohorts cannot win in the face of ongoing military pressure against them and therefore, encouraged them to drop their gun. He promised that the military will work tirelessly to ensure the safety and security of the citizenry while applauding the trust and cooperation from supportive groups which he said is unprecedented.  According to him, input from the groups is making a difference in their operations and called on citizens to report suspicious events around their loc...

NAF SUPPORT IN CURTAILING ILLEGAL ARMS PROLIFERATION INCOMPARABLE, SAY COORDINATOR NCCSALW The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been commended for its efforts and commitment towards checkmating and curtailing the influx and proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the country. This was made known by the National Coordinator of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), Major General Abba Dikko (Rtd), who was recently at NAF Headquarters on a courtesy visit to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar. The Coordinator noted that the NAF has continued to assist the Centre in the transportation, storage and security of seized weapons, which are efforts that have continued to ease the burden of work for the Centre. According to him, “The commitment and diligence of the NAF towards assisting the Centre rid the nation of small arms and light weapons through airlifts, robust collaborative efforts, mutual synergy and proactive int...

Port Harcourt refinery: You are not an engineer - President Tinubu replies Obasanjo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has chided ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo over his comments on the petroleum refinery in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. LIB had reported that Obasanjo granted an interview with TheCable where he disputed claims made by the Tinubu administration that the Port Harcourt refinery will start working in December 2023.  Obasanjo was of the opinion that the nation’s refineries would never function efficiently as long as they remained under government ownership. “Someone told me Tinubu said refineries would work by December. I told the person the refineries would not work. This is based on the information I received from Shell when I was president,” he had said. Reacting to Obasanjo's statement via his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, President Tinubu said Obasanjo is not an engineer, therefore he shouldn’t be making such comments.   “Former President Olusegun O...

Kano man returns dëäd father's salary to state government A young man identified as Yusuf Sulaiman Sumaila has been commended by Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, for returning the salary received through his dead father’s account to the government coffers. In a statement released, the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Digital Media, Abdullahi Ibrahim, said Sumaila’s father died in October 2022 but the state government continued to pay his salary until August 2023. He stated that when Samaila noticed the error, he returned the salary which totaled N328, 115.75 to the state government and notified the government of his father's demise.  “Yusuf stated that the state government had continued paying his late father’s salary into his account after his death in October 2022 until August 2023, when he made an official request for the payment to be stopped. To the governor’s satisfaction, Yusuf also requested to return the backlog of 328,115.75 to the government, for wh...

President Tinubu Condoles Muslim Community Over Sheik Giro's Death   President Bola Tinubu has sent his condolences and sympathy to the family, followers, and associates of the prominent Islamic preacher, Sheikh Abubakar Giro Argungu, who passed away on Wednesday. In a statement, the President Tinubu describes the death of the religious leader as a loss, which reverberates beyond his immediate community, and as one that affects the entire country, in view of his contributions to the canon of islamic studies and his renown calls for moral rectitude. The President observed that the voice of Sheikh Giro Argungu will long be remembered for his years of Islamic propagation and advocacy for righteousness. He said the activities of the cleric through the Islamic group, JIBWIS, where he had served as the Working Committee Chairman, has contributed immensely in guiding a large flock of Muslim youths over the years.  The President noted that Sheikh Giro would be greatly missed for his f...

PRESS RELEASE INTELLIGENCE-BASED POLICING: POLICE RESTRUCTURES FIB, APPOINTS DIG TO HEAD DEPARTMENT, ACPs TO HEAD FORMATIONS Orders Immediate Resuscitation of NPF Intelligence College in Kwara; As Delegation of Scholars, Academia Meet IGP on Intelligence Partnership, Trainings The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has approved the upscaling of the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) to a Department in the Nigeria Police Force, to consolidate current strides in the advancement of police efforts to strengthen and enhance the NPF intelligence capabilities for an improved internal security mechanism with a view to bolstering the ability to combat modern-day challenges effectively. As part of the transformative move, the IGP has approved the appointment of Deputy Inspector-General of Police, DIG Habu Sani, a seasoned and highly experienced officer, as the new Head of the Force Intelligence Department (FID).  DIG Habu Sani, a Geography graduate from Us...

EFCC Arraigns Three for N20.5m Fraud in Maiduguri The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday September 7, 2023, arraigned Ali Alhaji Isa, Alhaji Ali Abubakar and Ibrahim Suleiman Magaji before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on separate charges bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, criminal misappropriation and cheating to the tune of N20.500, 000.00 (Twenty Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira). The charges read: “That you, Ali Alhaji Isa between the 4th and 8th of January, 2021, at Maiduguri within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud did obtain an aggregate some of N4,000,000.00 ( Four Million Naira) only form Mohammed Alhaji Bukar under the false pretence of the supply of by-products of wheat flour from Crown Flour Mills Ltd to him, the pretence you knew to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other...

A police officer who was k!lled during a gun duel with kidnappers in Enugu, has been identified as Inspector Nege Tavershima from Mbayion, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State.    Recall that operatives of the state Police Command neutralised two kidnap suspects terrorizing motorists along the Enugu-Ugwuogo-Opi-Nsukka road at the weekend.  Inspector Tavershima, who was attached to the Enugu State Government House was on escort duty with officials when they ran into the kidnappers and he joined other police officers to engage the hoodlums.  The Command's spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement, said the incident happened on Sunday, September 3, adding that several other hoodlums escaped with bullet wounds. “Police Operatives of Enugu State Command, in the evening hours of 03/09/2023, foiled an attempt to kidnap some road users at Ogbeke-Nike, along Ugwogo-Nike/Opi/Nsukka road. The hoodlums had blocked the road and shot sporadically, before the Operatives, some ...

No part of her body was mutilated- FUOYE confirms d€ath of student The Federal University of Oye, Ekiti state has dismissed reports claiming the body of one of its students, Atanda Modupe Deborah of the Faculty of Basic Medical Science, was mutilated by yet to be identified persons. The 100-level student of the institution went missing after she went to study in the class on Monday night, September 4, 2023. After days of searching for her, her body was found buried in a shallow grave behind her faculty with her eyes plucked out on Wednesday, September 6. Unconfirmed reports had claimed that her eyes were plucked out by those who k!lled and buried her. However in a statement released, the school authorities say they visited the morgue where her body was deposited and can confirm that no part of her body was mutilated. Part of the statement reads "The cause of d€ath and manner in which she d!ed is a thing of great pain to the entire student populace of FUOYE. As we say our goodbyes ...

Jubilation as Portable storms filling station, pays for all customers Street hip-hop artiste, Portable is making the headlines once again, this time for a remarkable act of generosity as he covers the expenses for all patrons at a local petrol station. In a series of TikTok videos, the ‘Zazu’ crooner is captured in his usual ‘element’ volunteering to pay for everyone who came to buy fuel at a particular filling station in his community. As he announced his intention to the attendants, an eruption of jubilant cheers and heartfelt praise ensued. Portable’s name resounded throughout the area, with some individuals even requesting that he distribute cash, a request he graciously fulfilled. The self-styled ‘Wahala’ singer could be heard saying in Yoruba language: “I want to buy fuel for everyone. I want to buy fuel for my people”, he said, holding a POS machine and inputting his pin. “Sell fuel for all the vehicles, motorcycles (Okada), I’ll pay. I’ll also share money but you people should ...

Meet Nigeria’s female Deputy Govs The number of women in politics continues to increase over time unlike when women were excluded. Here are the current female Deputy Governors in Nigeria: Noimot Salako-Oyedele (Ogun) She has been the Deputy Governor in Ogun State since 2019 under the All Progressive Congress (APC). She was born on January 8, 1966 into the family of Prof. Lateef Akinola Salako and Mrs Rahmat Adebisi Salako. Engineer Noimot Salako-Oyedele, is from Ota in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state. She is married to a former Permanent Secretary in Lagos State. Her position as a Deputy Governor is the first political position she held since she ventured into politics in 2015. Before this she was a practicing consultant, contractor and real estate manager. She served as a Graduate Engineer and Project Manager at Ove Arup & Partners between 1989 and 1995 in the United Kingdom. Engineer Salako-Oyedele also was the Managing Director, NOS Nigeria Limited between 199...

Akeredolu returns from three-month medical leave Aviral picture of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state’s return from the months medical trip in Germany has surfaced online. It was learnt that Akeredolu’s cabinet members were already in Ibadan to welcome him. Akeredolu began medical leave in June and was extended indefinitely by the state House of Assembly. The Ondo governor had transferred power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in line with constitutional provisions. Photographs and video of the Governor in a German hospital emerged when he celebrated his 67th birthday. In the video, the Governor was seen dancing alongside his wife and close associates. A source said the governor would arrive in Ibadan, where he would take a few days rest. “I’m also aware that some members of the state Exco might likely visit him there to welcome him back to the state”.  

NO REASON TO LOWER MOMENTUM OF DEVELOPMENT IN RIVERS - GOV FUBARA ...As Elelenwo internal road project is flagged off Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has assured of not lowering the standard and pace of development that he inherited because it is one way of contributing positively to improving the lives of Rivers people while advancing the fortunes of the State. Governor Fubara who spoke at the flag-off of the internal road project in Elelenwo community of Obio Akpor Local Government Area as part of activities to celebrate his first one hundred days in office, said it is in keeping with his campaign promises to consolidate on the existing pace of development. Sir Fubara explained that it is  because of the commitment to expand the scope of development that his administration approached the State House of Assembly to secure approval for an additional N200 billion to add to the 2023 budget of N500billion of the State. "The 2023 budget that we inherite...