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PRESS RELEASE WE WILL SUSTAIN OUR FIGHT AGAINST CYBERCRIMES IN NIGERIA, ACROSS GLOBE As IGP Lauds Appointment of DCP Uche Henry as Vice Chairman, Africa Heads of Cybercrime, INTERPOL Achievements The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, has reiterated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force in sustaining the fight against cybercrimes and other related offences in Nigeria and across the globe. The IGP made the assertion while applauding the appointment of DCP Uche Ifeanyi Henry, psc, head of Cybercrime Investigation Unit, INTERPOL NCB Abuja, as the Vice Chairman of Africa Heads of Cybercrime Units.  DCP Uche holds a Master’s Degree in Security and Strategic Studies from the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Cybersecurity at the University of Glasgow. He is a certified Ethical Hacker and a Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator, having attended several local and international courses on cyber security. He is equal...

DETERMINED TO BE IN THE HEADLINES, PDP SENATORS ARE DIVIDED, CONFUSED     The performative and babyish antics of those senators staging a walk out notwithstanding, Senate President Ahmad Lawan’s refusal on Wednesday to entertain the ridiculous motion to impeach our President was quite appropriate and correct.   Rather than making a mockery out of voters by trying to imitate what they see in America, the opposition would be well advised that their time would be better spent tackling the pressing issues Nigerians face, such as the current global cost of living crisis.   Their continued failure to do so goes some way to explaining why they remain in opposition.   In contrast, the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is committed to finding lasting solutions to the emerging security threats, including those left behind by the PDP in the South-South, the Northeast and throughout the federation. In the last 24 hours, two more Chibok girls were freed, in addition ...

Meet the Only Two Female SANs from Anambra State The legal profession in Nigeria is predominantly a male profession and that is why you hear the term ‘no ladies at the bar’. It would appear male lawyers are more successful. This is because the highest title a lawyer can attain in the profession is SANship and that position is almost a reserve for male lawyers in the country while the womenfolk are playing catch-up. For instance, as at 2021, the total number of senior advocates in Nigeria stood at 693 out of which the total number of women who reached that professional height has not exceeded 35 since inception. Even at that, some states have not produced a female SAN, so this is why ANAMBRA PEOPLE feels it is gratifying to bring to limelight two Anambra women who attained the silk (SANship) as it is called in the legal profession. PHOEBE C. AJAYI-OBE (NEE ERINNE) SAN: though late, was called to the Nigerian Bar in July 1969. She was admitted to the Inner Bar in 1989, making her the fir...

Appointing Caretaker Govt in Anambra LGAs Illegal, APC Tells Soludo The All Progressives Congress, Anambra State chapter, has kicked against the continuous adoption and appointment of local government caretaker chairmen in Anambra State instead of conducting elections, ANAMBRA PEOPLE reports. The party described the action as “illegal” and “provocative”, a move it said, started from the administrations of former governors Peter Obi and Willie Obiano. In a statement on Tuesday, the Anambra State Publicity Secretary of APC, Okelo Madukaife, said caretaker governments are illegal and a clear constitutional violation, specifically on Section 7 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended. Madukaife added that the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo will be held responsible in the event of any anarchy arising from the state government’s “white-eyed” challenge to the Nigerian Constitution.  

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, BUDGET AND NATIONAL PLANNING.  Press and Public Relations Unit PRESS RELEASE  THE FG, STATES AND LGCs SHARE N802.407 BILLION FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 2022. The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at its Meeting shared a total sum of N802.407 billion to the three tiers of government, as federation allocation for the month of June, 2022. From this stated amount, inclusive of Gross Statutory Revenue and Value Added Tax (VAT), the Federal Government received N321.859 billion, the States received N245.418 billion, the Local Government Councils got N182.330 billion, while the Oil producing states received N52.799 billion as derivation, (13% of Mineral Revenue). The communiqué issued by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) at the end of the meeting, indicated that the Gross Revenue available from the Value Added Tax (VAT) for June 2022 was N193.827 billion. The distribution is as follows; Federal Government got N29.074 billion, the...

English Teachers Hold Annual Workshop In Awka The English Language Teachers Association of Nigeria, Anambra State Chapter is holding its annual workshop in Awka. The teachers from primary and secondary schools, drawn from across Anambra state converged on the premises of Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board,ASUBEB, for the workshop. In a paper presentation titled "Grammar Content in English Language Teaching in Contemporary Times",a retired Head of Department, Schools and Education Quality Assurance Department, Awka Zone,Mr Benson Ibe, proposed to the Association to take up the issue of the revision of grammar they present to students to be in line with prevailing global practice. He also suggested that the association should set up a committee at the national level to do this and make recommendations to the government on English Language curriculum of the nation. More photos below. 

Court Jails Undergraduate 12months for Cheating, Personation in Kwara Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 convicted a 23-year-old student of Federal University of Technology, FUT, Minna, Niger State, one Mohammed Bello, for offences bordering on cheating by personation. Bello, who claimed to hail from Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State allegedly posed as a white female with intent to defraud unsuspecting victims The defendant was prosecuted on two-count charge by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC. On April 22, 2022, the EFCC while acting on credible intelligence arrested Bello alongside other suspected fraudsters at Agric Estate, Sango area of Ilorin, Kwara State. The defendant did not only admitted to committing the crime, but pleaded guilty to the charge upon arraignment.