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MATAWALLE SAYS CBN COMPLIANCE TO SUPREME COURT ORDER, VICTORY FOR ALL 14th March, 2023    Governor Bello Mohammed has described the recent Supreme Court verdict on old currency notes and subsequent compliance by the Central Bank of Nigeria as a victory for all Nigerians. Governor Matawalle believes that the Court procedure which culminated into the reversal of the earlier CBN’s rash implementation of the cashless policy is for the good of the Country’s micro-economy and for the wellbeing of the common man. Governor Matawalle noted, “Those who accused us of going to Court for the sake of the Presidential elections, even as Nigerians groan under the policy implementation, are now proven wrong as we did not relent until we succeeded in achieving our demand to its logical conclusion. This is way after we have won the said Presidential election”. “All Nigerians can now sight a relief on this matter, and we expect more cash to be in circulation to ease our pains, while those who wer...

13th March, 2023 PRESS RELEASE ARREST OF SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS/RECOVERY OF THREE (3) LOCALLY MADE GUNS, CATRIDGE AND A SUSPECTED STOLEN TRICYCLE ARREST OF A FAKE MILITARY PERSONNEL, RECOVERY OF MILITARY UNIFORM 1. On the 12/03/2023 at about 0900hrs, operatives of Eagle-Net Special Squad, while on intensive Aberdeen system of patrol, sighted a tricycle with reg. no. RRU 773 QK conveying three male occupants. They were intercepted and subjected to a search during which a bag containing rice was thoroughly searched, and three (3) locally made guns,  one live cartridge, concealed in the bag of rice were recovered. Two of the suspects took to their heels and escaped into the bush, abandoning the tricycle, and the rider named Ahmed Umaru “m” 26yrs of Ayingba LGA Kogi state. The tricycle rider was arrested, and the exhibit recovered. Efforts to arrest the fleeing suspects are ongoing. 2. The Command received information about a syndicate in Asaba planning to cause mayhem in the state, d...

Osun Governorship: Appellate Court Reserves Judgement On Adeleke’s Appeal  March 13, 20230 The two top contenders of Osun Guber The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, reserved judgement on an appeal that Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State filed to challenge the nullification of his election. Adeleke, alongside his political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are praying the appellate court to set-aside the verdict of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which sacked him from office. It will be recalled that the Justice Tertsea Kume-led three-member panel tribunal, had on January 27, in a split decision of two-to-one, voided the declaration of Adeleke as winner of the governorship election that held on July 16, 2022. In the majority judgement, the tribunal upheld a petition that was brought before it by the former governor of the state, Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who came second in the election. It held that Adeleke...

Certificate Forgery: 43 Nigerian nurses face criminal charges in US 13 March 2023  The Texas Board of Nursing in the United States has released a 75-person probe list indicating that 43 Nigerians are under investigation for false educational credentials. According to information on the Board’s website about the probe tagged ‘Operation Nightingale’, the individuals who acquired the fraudulent nursing credentials used them to qualify to sit for the national nursing board exam. Upon successful completion of the board exam, the nursing applicants reportedly became eligible to obtain licensure in various states to work as a Registered Nurse (RN) or a Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/VN). The Board said it had filed “Formal Charges” against the nurses for fraudulently obtaining educational credentials. “Please note that Formal Charges are not a final disciplinary action, and a nurse is permitted to work, as a nurse, while Formal Charges are pending,” it added. A statement on the ...

Japanese man granted retrial after 45 years on death row Iwao Hakamada, 87, was convicted of four murders in 1968 but granted ‘temporary release’ in 2014 after new evidence emerged Justin McCurry in Tokyo Mon 13 Mar 2023 09.55 GMT A court in Japan has granted a retrial to a man – thought to be the world’s longest-serving death row inmate – who was sentenced to hang for the murders of a family of four almost six decades ago. The Tokyo high court ruled on Monday that Iwao Hakamada, 87, should be tried again for the crimes in a decision campaigners said was a “step towards justice”. Hakamada was convicted of the murders in 1968 and spent 45 years on death row before new evidence led to his release in 2014. At the time of his release, he was thought to be the world’s longest-serving death row inmate. The former boxer initially confessed to the murders but later retracted his confession and insisted he was innocent throughout his two-year trial. His death sentence was finalised in 1980. Hak...

OPERATION HADIN KAI: "DEAL DECISIVELY WITH TERRORISTS" GOC CHARGES FRONTLINE TROOPS Warns that Cowardice will not be condoned The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Divisional and Commander Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI, Major General Waidi Shaibu has charged troops of 26 Task Force Brigade to remain dogged and deal decisively with the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists within their Area of Operations. General Shaibu gave the charge on Sunday 12 March 2023, while on operational visit to assess the combat readiness of frontline troops deployed in Gwoza general area.  The GOC admonished the troops to remain courageous, disciplined and professional in routing the remnants of the BHTs and ISWAP terrorists,  urging them to eschew all acts inimical to the actualization of their operational mandate. He warned the troops that acts of indiscipline or cowardice would not be condoned, urging  them to desist from substance abuse and be contended wi...

NIGERIAN ARMY REMAINS NEUTRAL AND APOLITICAL IN THE DISCHARGE OF ITS CONSTITUTIONAL ROLES; NOT PERTURBED BY POLITICALLY MOTIVATED FAKE NEWS The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to a deliberately calculated smear campaign in the Social Media and other fora against some of our senior commanders and officers. While these unconscionable acts are inexplicable, the motivation behind them are not far-fetched. In the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections, officers and men of the Nigerian Army adopted a firm and resolute stance in providing security support for the Elections in a manner that effectively curbed and prevented ill-intentioned groups from violently interfering with the process.  There is no doubt that Nigerians are excited at this responsible posture and the democratic opportunity it offered them. However, some interest groups, that were effectively prevented from hatching their nefarious plots to influence the course of the elections through ...