Month: July 2022

Police return N5.9m to robbery victim in Plateau

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Plateau Police Command has returned N5.9 million recovered at a robbery scene to the owner, John Okeke.   Mr Okeke was robbed on Jingre-Saminaka Road in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau on May 22 and the recovered money was returned to him on July 4.   DSP Alabo Alfred, Police spokesman of the command stated in Jos on Wednesday that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Bartholomew Onyeka, handed the money to Okeke in Jos.   He explained that on the day in question, the Jingre Division of the…

Tinubu /Shettima :Tested and Trusted Hands, Baiwa former APC National Woman Leader says

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The former National Woman Leader of the APC, Hajia Salamatu Baiwa Umar-Eluma has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over his nomination of Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate.   She described Senator Shettima as a highly detrabilized and selfless professional whose record of collaboration, partnership and accommodation makes him the best choice at such a time in our nation’s evolution.   Hajia Salamatu Baiwa called on Nigerians to evaluate the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates on the basis of their combined capacities…

JUST IN: Appeal Court orders Multichoice to sublicense channels to Metro-digital

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An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has ordered MultiChoice to sub-license some of its channels to Metro-digital in line with the code of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC).   While delivering his judgement on Wednesday, Justice Olabode Adegbehingbe, dismissed the ruling of the lower court, which dismissed the suit of the Appellant, Metro-digital, despite the appealant proving the existence of the dispute between itself and the first respondent, MultiChoice.   Justice Adegbehingbe also directed the second respondent, NBC, to compel Multi-choice to follow the court order within…

WE WILL SEEK REFUND FOR POOR SERVICES-NAHCON By Sani Sanda

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The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Alhaj Zikirullah Kunle Hassan, has stated that the commission will seek for refund to pilgrims in areas the Saudi Arabian authorities failed to deliver adequate services.   The Chairman made this known in Mina, during visitation to pilgrims at their various State Camps to felicitate with them on the successful completion of the Hajj rites and also joined them in celebrating the Eid.   Alhaji Zikirullah informed the pilgrims that already a letter had been written to the relevant Saudi Authority,…

BREAKING: Scores killed as building collapses in Lagos

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Scores of civilians were reportedly feared dead in the wee hours of Wednesday after a building in the Onipanu area of Lagos State collapsed.   The collapsed building is said to be located at Oke Arin street, off Shyllon Ilupeju.   The incident occurred at about 1.07 am on Wednesday.   At the time of filing this report, Newsband cannot independently verify the number of people killed during the collapse.           More details follow….           Newsband  

OPAN calls for immediate release Of 247ureports Publisher, Ikenna Ellis Ezenekwe

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The Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN), the flagship organization for digital news publishers has demanded for the immediate release of the publisher of 247ureports.com, Mr Ikenna Ellis Ezenekwe who was picked up by the Nigerian police at the FCT-Abuja on the morning of July 5, 2021 over an article published on the website.   Since his arrest by men from the IGP monitoring team, he has remained in incarceration and has not been charged to court. This OPAN described as unlawful and an infringement of his fundamental rights.  …

Oyo Lawmaker,Hon Segun Popoola dies at 46

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A member of Oyo state House of Assembly Hon. Ademola Olusegun Popoola is dead   He was aged 46   The lawmaker who represented Ibadan Southeast constituency II at Oyo state House of Assembly died on Tuesday evening at University College Hospital ( UCH ) after suffering from Kidney related disease   Popoola was the Chairman of, the Committee on Local Government, Chieftaincy Matters.   A family source who confirmed the incident said he was billed to be flown abroad for surgery before eventually gave up the ghost.    …

Troops neutralise Bandits, arrest armed robbers, kidnappers, recover weapons ,rescue passengers

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Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN sustained efforts at maintaining their mandate and ensured a hitch free and peaceful Sallah celebration. Notably on 7 and 8 July 2022,   Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN in conjunction with Plateau State Police Command, on 7 and 8 July 2022, arrested two notorious kidnappers, Abdulrazaq Umar and Idris Abdullahi, at Beco Junction Heipang District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State.   Suspects confessed to have carried out several kidnapping activities within Plateau and Bauchi States including the murder of Alhaji Saleh Abdulhamid (Shaba)…

Ongoing staff screening not targeted at any religion- Oyo TESCOM replies MURIC

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Chairman of the Oyo State Post-Primary Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Pastor Akinade Alamu, has declared that the ongoing data capturing of the newly-recruited teachers in the state was not targeted at any religion, whatsoever.   The TESCOM Chairman, who was reacting to a statement by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), which objected to the decision to hold the exercise on Monday and Tuesday on the grounds that the two days had been set aside for Eid-el-Kabir holiday, said that the exercise had been fixed long before the holiday was announced.…

OBi-Datti Candidacy: Restoring Public Confidence in Governance By Celestine Kezie Jr.

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The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the February 25th, 2023 general election Mr Peter Obi has always argued that when the person at the helm of affairs is not stealing and his family members and cronies are not stealing, corruption in governance will be reduced by fifty percent.   I can’t agree more with him. The fact is that the Nigerian political system is presently wrecked by the cumulative failure of those in government which in turn gives rise to angry and dissatisfied citizens who, in protest,…