Month: August 2022

OWO TERROR ATTACK: CDS confirms arrest of 2 additional suspected terrorists

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Barely few hours after the disclosure by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor of the arrest of 4 of the Owo Catholic Church attackers, 2 additional ISWAP terrorists, who were also connected to the attack on the church were apprehended at Omialafara (Omulafa), Ose LGA, Ondo State yesterday, 9 August 2022.   The arrests were made through the collaborative effort by military and DSS personnel. The suspects are Al-Qasim Idris and Abdulhaleem Idris. It is instructive to note that Abdulhaleem, alongside other high profile ISWAP commanders, had…

Obasanjo throws weight behind Diaspora Voting,urges National Assembly to amend relevant laws

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has thrown his weight behind diaspora voting in Nigeria, maintained that there was no reason why the National Assembly cannot amend the relevant laws to make it possible for Nigerians in Diaspora to Vote.   The Former President was speaking when he was paid a courtesy visit by the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,(NIDCOM), Hon. Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa , and some staff of the Commission, in Abuokuta, the Ogun State Capital. The Chairman/CEO, (NIDCOM), Hon. Dr Abike Dabiri-Erewa , thanked President Obasanjo for his initiative to…

US-based Nigerian Professor returns home to empowe young Nigerians

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Professor Hauwa Ibrahim, a Nigerian, who once roamed the streets as a hawker, and now a lecturer in Harvard University, said she is back home on a mission to take away children from the streets and improve on their lives.   She spoke on her mission statement during a courtesy visit , along with her strategic visionary students, to Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), in Abuja.   Prof. Ibrahim who has been to 70 countries and taught in 12 countries, is back in Nigeria to teach…

CAS reviews ongoing Air Operations,as Airstrikes neutralize Terrorists Kingpin Alhaji Shanono, Others in Kaduna

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CAS reviews ongoing Air Operations,as NAF Aircraft neutralizes Terrorists Kingpin Alhaji Shanono, Others in Kaduna . The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, was back to Kaduna earlier today 10 August 2022 to review ongoing operations and give further directives. This was even as intensive air operations endured in the entire military theatres of operation as NAF aircraft continue to seek and decimate enemies of the state in their attempts to make life unbearable for innocent Nigerians. From the briefings received by the CAS, it was evident…

FCT Police rescue 3 alleged Fraudsters from angry Mob,warns residents to shun Jungle Justice

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The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), CP Babaji Sunday, has called on members of the public within the FCT to shun the barbaric act of jungle justice in their quest for justice.   The CP gave the advisory today, August 10, 2022, following the rescue of three alleged fraudsters from angry mob in the Lokogoma area of the FCT on Tuesday, August 9, 2022.   The CP noted that preliminary investigations carried out by the Police revealed that the mob descended on the trio – Francis Emeka Noah,…

NBC: Resetting The Pace of Professional Broadcasting In Nigeria, By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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The National Broadcasting Commission NBC is the regulatory agency of all broadcast stations operating in Nigeria, the roles it had played over time with successful leadership of the commission in recent times. In the course of carrying out its regulatory roles both on local and foreign broadcast organisations, it took cognisance of the legal framework guiding the operations in line with the NBC code in Nigeria. These ranges from professional misdemeanours of both staffers and the broadcast medium operating in Nigeria. Both the previous and current leadership of the commission…

JUST IN: Terrorists release Seven more Victims of Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack

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Seven more kidnapped passengers of the March 28 train attack in Kaduna state have been freed by their abductors.   They regained their freedoms on Wednesday morning having spent 135 days in the the terrorists’ den.   It is however unclear if any ransom was paid to the terrorists for their releases, as the police authorities are yet to confirm the development.   A member of the negotiating team, Tukur Mamu told Channels Television that six of the released hostages are members of the same family, which include a couple…

NHRC Boss, IIP-SARS Chair assure Nigerians of Justice to victims, secure NBA’s cooperation

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has assured Nigerians that law enforcement agents indicted by the Independent Investigation Panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS and other units of the Nigerian Police Force will be made to account for their brutality against the citizens.   The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu (SAN) who stated this in Abuja at the 2022 Session of Public Interest and Development Law (SPIDEL) conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) noted that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Commissioners…

NHRC trains Police personnel, says Human Rights, a necessity for effective policing

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Despite the incessant security challenges bedeviling the country,the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has remained consistent in training personnel of the Nigeria Police Force on the tenets of human rights which was described as a necessity for effective policing. Executive Secretary of the Commission Chief Tony Ojukwu (SAN) stated this in Abuja during his welcome address at the two-day training on mainstreaming human rights into the operations of law enforcement personnel in Nigeria. According to the NHRC Helmsman, the training was organised by the Commission in partnership with the Nigeria…

Insecurity; FHA won’t compromise security breach on Estates – Sen Ashafa

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The Managing Director, Chief Executive officer, Federal Housing Authority FHA, Senator Gbenga Ashafa has said the agency will not condone insecurity on its estates across the country.   Senator Ashafa made this remark on Wednesday in Abuja, during the commissioning of a police post on its estaste in partnership with BAM projets and properties,MIXTA properties at Expressive View Estates located in Lugbe , the outskirt of Abuja.   He maintained that security of lives and properties on its estate was guaranteed through a well thought out arrangement to ensure a…