Two suspected fake soldiers were on September 22, 2020 arrested in Sagamu area of Ogun State. The spokesman of the Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, revealed this in a statement on Thursday. Oyeyemi said the suspects were arrested following a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer of Sakura Division that four persons cladded in Nigerian Army camouflage uniform suddenly alighted from a bus at Sabo Market, Sagamu, and caused pandemonium there, beating up an elderly market woman and disrupting commercial activities. While this was going on, a serving soldier arrived the scene and demanded for the identity…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress has said it would go ahead with Monday’s planned nationwide protest over the hike in the cost of petrol and electricity tariff. The President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, said this on Thursday in Abuja after the meeting with a Federal Government delegation to resolve the issues. The meeting, with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, leading the Federal Government team, however, ended in deadlock. Speaking on the ruling of the National Industrial Court, Abuja stopping the impending strike, Wabba said he had not been served, adding that the group that filed…
The Commissioner of Police , Lagos State, CP Hakeem Olusegun Odumosu has confirmed his readiness to work with the National Identity Management Commission,NIMC, in capturing the biometrics of Lagosians, and Nigerians by extension, to boost forensic investigation and curb crimes in the state. The police boss gave the assurance on Thursday 24th September, 2020, when the Regional Coordinator of the Commission, Mrs Funmi Opesanwo, led her team to the office of the Commissioner of Police at GRA Ikeja, on courtesy visit. CP Hakeem Odumosu instantly swung into action and directed the Deputy Commisioner of Police, Department of Finance and Administration,…
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has emerged the winner of the 2019 Zik Prize in the professional leadership category. Announcing the winners in a webinar on Thursday, Prof. Pat Utomi, a member of the Advisory Board of the prestigious award, said Prof, Danbatta and Kennedy Uzoka, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa, are the winners in that category. “Prof Umar Garba Danbatta is a square page in a square hole. An academic professor, Danbatta has, through the NCC, led the charge to drive Nigeria’s…
The United Kingdom says it respects absolutely the sovereignty of the Nigerian Government but also has the right to determine who to enter her country or not. Catriona Laing, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, made this remark during an orientation programme for people with disability seeking Chevening scholarship opportunities in the UK, on Thursday in Abuja. This is also coming following the response of the Nigerian Government that it considers it disrespectful to the sovereignty of Nigeria for any outside authority to judge the conduct of its citizens and apply punitive measures such as visa restriction. Recall that the governments…
The Senior Special Assistant on Mobilization to the Governor of Ekiti State, Prince Tunji Ogunlola has assured the people of Iluomooba-ekiti of more government presence in the community. Ogunlola stated this yesterday while addressing members of Okelau quarters during their community meeting held at Iluomooba multipurpose hall. He commended the people of the town for supporting the present administration in the state under the leadership of Dr Kayode Fayemi. The Spokesman of the quarters, Mr Joseph Oguntuase thanked governor Fayemi for appointing their son,Hon Ilesanmi Oguntuase as one of his aides and solicited for more appointment and employment for the…
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has registered his displeasure with continuous patronage of illegal habours known as secure anchorage areas. According to the minister, an individual has sought to exploit the industry by collecting $1,200 daily for secure anchorage in the country from ship owners. He said this while delivering a virtual keynote address at the 2020 World Maritime Day Celebration which held at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. The minister said the issue was quite unsettling. He said, “There is a crisis in the maritime sector. The crisis is on the issue of security. “Today, we have…
Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has commended members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), for passing into law, the Nasarawa State Mortgages and Foreclosure Law 2020. Engineer Sule made the commendation while presiding over the monthly state executive council meeting, at the Government House, on Thursday. The Governor said with the passage of the bill into law, the people of the state stand to benefit from the efforts of housing development agents that will come into the state. “We are going to see a lot of efforts from housing development agencies that will come into the state,…
Dell Technologies has partnered with other global giants to establish a Tech Experience Centre, an ambitious technology project that will bridge the gap to cutting-edge technologies for millions, in Nigeria. Nicholas Travers, Dell Technologies Director, Central and West Africa, said in a statement that the project, expected to be launched on Oct. 1, would save huge costs and capital flight while also boosting technology adoption in Nigeria. Travers hailed TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s foremost tech, lifestyle and solutions distributor, for the landmark initiative “We believe the Tech Experience Centre will help reduce the decision making cycle and save huge costs…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is working to ensure early opening of polls and declaration of results, especially in the riverine areas, in the Oct. 10 governorship election in Ondo State. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman, stated this on Thursday in Akure when he met with the traditional rulers in the state in preparation for the election. Yakubu said that INEC would pay particular attention to places that have difficult terrains, so that it could deploy materials early and get the results out of these places in good time. “Just yesterday, we discovered that between Ese-Odo and…
