11 - 2024 - Emporium Reporters

Apapa Customs Command ,Comptroller Olomu win 3 Awards for Excellence, Revenue, Controller of The Year

November 30, 2024 Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Apapa Port Command of Nigeria Customs Service and it’s Area Controller has been honoured with three awards at Comptroller General of Customs Award for Revenue Collection and an Award of Excellence for its outstanding feats at the CGC Award Night held on Friday November 29, 2024 in Abuja. Comptroller Babatunde Olomu, the Customs Area Controller who was celebrated by colleagues,friends and stakeholders stood out as the star of the night. He emerged “Best Controller of the Year” for his exceptional leadership and improving on the command’s capacity to…

Edo State Security Corps sets for profiling and documentation of members – Coordinator

November 30, 2024November 30, 2024 Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Coordinator of Edo State Security Corps (ESSC), retired Commissioner of Police Friday Ibadin has urged personnel of the defunct Edo State Security Network now ESSC to make themselves available for profiling. Ibadin stated this in Benin City in a chat with journalists where he said the Governor Okpebholo led administration is striving towards a safer Edo State. Noting that the governor want Edo State to be safe, because according to him without a safe society there can’t be development, adding that Security and development work side by…

NIMC to roll out e-ID Card with integrated payment, other features

November 30, 2024 Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced its plans to roll out an innovative e-ID card system with integrated payment and social security features by the first quarter of 2025. The announcement was made by Mr. Peter Iwegbu, Director of the Card Management Services Department, during the second day of the NIMC roundtable with online publishers held in Abuja. The new card program, designed to meet one of NIMC’s core mandates, is aimed at empowering Nigerians and legal residents to securely participate in the growing digital economy. This initiative…

CGC AWARD/GALA NIGHT: Customs Area 2 Command Onne bags Award For Best in Anti-smuggling activities

November 30, 2024 Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Onne Command has received Award for Best in anti-smuggling by saving a lot of lives from destruction via the interception of arms, ammunition and drugs. Speaking on the award the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Babandede said “it was a team effort as he could not have done it alone if not for the role every officer and men in the Command played in ensuring public health and safety of lives” He appreciated every officer and men of the Command for their contribution towards making the country safe.…

Edo PDP’s Delusional outburst and its Open Threat To Nigeria’s Judiciary

November 30, 2024 Lukman Laleye Babalola

On Friday, 29th of November, 2024, Osita Chidoka decided to throw his toys around, on behalf of the Peoples’ Democratic Party as bad losers do. In a well-orchestrated plot hatched by the delusional Peoples’ Democratic Party, in connivance with a serial defector featherweight politician from Anambra State, Osita Chidoka, tried to bully and blackmail the judiciary into circumventing the will of Edo people. The shameful display, which was unfortunately aired on a once-respected national television, Channels TV, reeled out numbers purchased from ‘Oluwole market,’ and impetuously concluded that the 21st…

BOAT MISHAP: 22 bodies recovered,as search operation continues

November 30, 2024 Emporium Reporters

The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has confirmed the recovery of 22 bodies after the boat mishap that occurred between Baro and Akwanu communities in the Agaie local government area of Niger State. It was earlier on Thursday reported that at least eight people died following the boat accident in the early hours of Friday along the Dambo-Ebuchi section of the River Niger. Eyewitnesses had said the boat, belonging to one Musa Dangana, was carrying over 200 passengers, including market women and farm labourers, on their way…

Gov Okpebholo hails Tinubu over remedial works on Ekpoma section of Benin Express Way

November 30, 2024 Lukman Laleye Babalola

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has appreciated the developmental efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with regards to the ongoing construction works on the Ekpoma section of the Benin Express Way. Governor Okpebholo who inspected ongoing works on the road alongside the Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo State, Emperor Jarret Teneb, as well as other top government officials, said the level of work done was impressive. The Governor said he was honoured and happy that his party, the APC is bringing good governance and the…

Wole Olanipekun and the cartography of compassion By abiodun KOMOLAFE

November 30, 2024 Emporium Reporters

_“Salus populi suprema lex esto” – Cicero._ The commissioning of The Wole Olanipekun Senate Building at the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology (BOUESTI), Ikere, Ekiti State, last Thursday, has again testified to the power of visionary leadership and the boundless potential of human generosity. In a world where the pursuit of knowledge is often overshadowed by the pursuit of power and wealth, Wole Olanipekun’s commitment to the ‘civilizing mission’ of education is a breath of fresh air. This iconic Senate Building stands as a beacon of hope…

ACC John Onoja Attah named Nigeria’s Most Outstanding Security Officer of 2024

November 29, 2024 Emporium Reporters

Assistant Commandant of Corps (ACC) John Onoja Attah of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has been recognized as Nigeria’s Most Outstanding Security Officer of the Year at the 2024 Security and Emergency Management Awards (SAEMA). The award ceremony, held at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, was attended by top government officials, security experts, and dignitaries. Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwarbin Musa, presented the award to ACC Onoja in acknowledgment of his exceptional efforts in tackling illegal mining activities and safeguarding national resources. Impactful…