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 12th May, 2024 PRESS RELEASE DELTA STATE POLICE COMMAND ARREST THREE SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS/KIDNAPPERS/CULTISTS AND RECOVERS ONE AK-47 RIFLE, AND ONE BARETTA PISTOL. PROACTIVE POLICING PAYS OFF AS THE COMMAND ARREST A SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBER IN A COMMERCIAL SIENNA VEHICLE AND RECOVERS ONE LOCALLY MADE CUT-TO-SIZE PISTOL CP Abaniwonda Olufemi reiterates proactive policing is key in the fight against crime and criminality, and he urges members of the public to exercise patience when interfacing with the police, especially during stop and search. On 9/5/2024 at about 0430hrs, the special team deployed to Ughelli by the commissioner of Police Delta State, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi led by ASP Julius Robinson acting on technically generated intelligence stormed Oghara town and arrested a 28yrs suspect who is a member of Eiye confraternity resident in Oghara Delta State. The suspect led the operatives to a hotel in koko Junction Oghara where another suspect aged 46yrs and a member of Eiye co...

 Tobi Amusan Sets World-Leading 100m Hurdles Record The world record-holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, was the fastest over the barriers, setting a world-leading time of 12.40 (0.9m/s). Danielle Williams, a two-time world champion, was ahead for most of the race but lost her rhythm over the final two hurdles and finished second with 12.46. “This is the healthiest I’ve been. It’s a pain-free season compared to other years,” World Athletics website quoted Amusan to have said. “I told myself: ‘I’m not getting a DQ today’. I’m not the best of starters, but looking at how I executed today, it could have been better, but I am thankful for the win.” Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, John Enoh, took to his X handle to congratulate the Nigerian athletics queen for her latest feat. “Take your flowers Tobi Amusan, you stormed to an emphatic win in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Jamaica Athletics Invitational, clocking a time of 12.40s (0.9), a World Lead time! “You defeated World ...

 ICPC Case: Court Convicts Mother of 5 for Forging Late Abba Kyari’s Signature A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gwagwalada, Abuja has found guilty and convicted one Mrs. Ramat Mercy Mba, a mother of five children guilty of forging the signature of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, the late Abba Kyari. The presiding judge, Justice Ibrahim Mohammad, however, deferred the sentencing of the convict until Thursday, 16th of May, 2024, but directed that she should be remanded in Suleja Correctional Centre.  The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had arraigned Mba in June, 2022 on a 5-count charge bordering on cheating, fraud and forgery contrary to Section 13 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 200 and Sections 320 (b), 366 of the Penal Code Cap 89 laws of Northern Nigeria.

 Don’t stop dancing but govern well, Obasanjo tells Adeleke Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, urged Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, not to relent in his drive for infrastructural development in the state. Obasanjo, who spoke at the inauguration of a VIP lodge, an edifice located within the premises of Osun State Government House in Osogbo, recalled a private conversation he had with Adeleke, when he advised him not to stop dancing but to work very hard to improve lives of the residents of the state. The former president, who declared himself as Adeleke’s dancing partner, also challenged the governor to unite the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, implement good policies that would affect people positively and ensure proper documentation of all his achievements as governor. Speaking in a mixture of Yoruba and English language, Obasanjo said, “Some people once despise you, calling you a mere dancer. In reply, I told them that it is only happy people that dance....

 RIVERS ELDERS AND LEADERS VISIT HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY QUARTERS, CONDEMN GOVERNOR FUBARA'S DEMOLITION SCHEME.  In a candid display of having the interest of the State at heart, and worried by the unfortunate political developments in the State, a delegation of prominent elders and opinion leaders in Rivers State, on Sunday, visited the Rivers State House of Assembly Quarters for a firsthand assessment of the state of things. The delegation, which included the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Kingsley Ogundu Chinda, Hon. Kelechi Worgu, former Chairman of PDP in the State, Amb. Desmond Akawor, former Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon.Ikunyi Ibani,  Caretaker Chairman of APC in the State, Hon. Tony Okocha, and former Senator representing Rivers South-East, Sen. Olaka Nwogu, expressed their deep worries over the recent events surrounding the planned demolition of the State legislative quarters by Governor Siminialayi Fubara. Speaking ...

  Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has insisted that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress have forfeited their positions in the legislative body. Twenty five lawmakers loyal to the former governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, had switched to the APC amid the political deadlock between him and Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Falana asserted that the lawmakers would be ousted from their seats for transitioning to the APC. Citing the constitution, he said, “Unless you can show and demonstrate that there is division in a political party that sponsored your election, you cannot remain in any legislative arm if you decamp to another party. “The whole idea is that the constitution set out to ban political prostitution on the part of legislators.” The human rights lawyer noted that there is a court or...

 How I was trafficked to Libya for prostitution by Facebook friend – Anambra Lady A 21-year-old lady from Anambra State, Chika Obiakaeze has narrated how she was trafficked to Libya for prostitution by a male friend whom she met on Facebook. Enrolled in a fashion school in Nigeria, Chika’s aspirations took a sad turn when the said friend offered to help her with an employment as a domestic help in Libya. She was assured of good pay and the prospect of working for foreign expatriates. Speaking in a telephone interview with newsmen, she said the friend introduced her to his sister who is based in Libya, who would assist her with accommodation and job when she gets there. Narrating how she met the online friend, she said “We aren’t too close, in fact, I can’t remember his surname, when he introduced me to his sister, I thought that he just wanted to help me, I thought it was legit.” She further stated, “I was learning tailoring before an online friend introduced me to his sister whom ...