We Came Out Of Civil War Strong But… – LAPO Founder, Godwin Ehigiamusoe Speaks To Mark 64th Birthday

https://ift.tt/WX1vQJZ Advertisements Founder of Lift Above Poverty Organisation, the parent company of all LAPO subsidiaries, Godwin Eseiwi Ehigiamusoe has stated the reason he started LAPO Micro finance which is considered today as the father of all micro finance banks in Nigeria and Africa continent as a way to mark his 64 birthday anniversary. Godwin Ehigiamusoe in… Continue

Army Ready To Speak To Terrorists In The Language They Understand – COAS

https://ift.tt/UfBZOcF Advertisements By Onyeama Nwachukwu Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant Gen Faruk Yahaya has charged Army Cadets of Regular Course 69 of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) to deploy their newly acquired combat skills and competences to surmount security challenges in the country. General Yahaya gave the charge as the Special Guest of Honour at… Continue

Buhari Speaks On General Salary Increment Due To Rising Inflation

https://ift.tt/OIiHJXQ Advertisements By Femi Adesina President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said the public service remains the engine room of government, and should attract the “best and brightest’’ that will fuel policies with fresh ideas, while assuring that the Orosanye White Paper Report will be implemented, after review. “I have directed that the Orosanye White Paper… Continue

Buhari Commended For Spending N15b Newly To Return Displaced Boko Haram Victims From Chad, Niger, Cameroon

https://ift.tt/M3xdTYm Advertisements By Femi Adesina President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri directed the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development and its agencies to come up with specific programmes to address urgent threats posed by explosive remnants in the North East region. The President, who issued the directive on the occasion of… Continue

Police Arrests 4 Over Sex Blackmail In Anambra

https://ift.tt/aoPYujB Advertisements By Press Unit Police Command in Anambra has arrested four suspected members of a syndicate, two males and two females who extort money from people through blackmail. DSP Ikenga Toochukwu, Police Public Relations Officer who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday said they specialised in taking nude pictures of victims and threaten to… Continue

Money Ritual: Police Arrests 3 Igbo Men With 20 Dead Bodies In Benin

https://ift.tt/qKkhivA Advertisements By Jennifer Iwegbu In pursuance of its operational mandate of nipping crimes in the bud, Operatives of the Edo State Police Command today 17/08/2022 unravelled a suspected ritual shrine. Following credible information at the Command’s disposal that some corpse were discovered in a building along Asoro slope, off Ekenhua road, Uzebu quarters, Benin city.… Continue

EFCC Accuses Media Of Biased Reportage On Corruption Matters

https://ift.tt/j0lTgcL Advertisements By Press Unit Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa has called on the media to shun biases of ethnicity, religion and political affiliations in the reporting of financial crimes, stressing that the fight against corruption should transcend such considerations. He gave the charge on Wednesday, August 17, 2022… Continue

IGP Honours DPO Daniel Amah For Rejecting $200,000 Bribe

https://ift.tt/IMAqoQk Advertisements By Olumuyiwa Adejobi Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, in line with his mandate to apply the carrot and stick approach to personnel conduct, has commended three officers from across the nation who have been exemplary in their line of duty. The IGP has similarly directed the issuance of commendation certificates to the… Continue

Malaria Can Cause Miscarriage In Pregnancies – Buhari

https://ift.tt/MjWz08C Advertisements By Femi Adesina President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC), projecting that the successful implementation of the Council’s agenda and savings from the estimated economic burden of the disease would save Nigeria about 687 billion naira in 2022 and 2 trillion naira by 2030. The President told the 16-member… Continue

We Have Set Bolder Targets In UBA – Elumelu

https://ift.tt/RJD27IY Advertisements By Tony Elumelu At UBA Group, we keep learning, strategizing and executing. Last weekend, board members met with the new leadership of UBA Group, including Regional CEOs from across the four continents – Africa, America, Europe and Asia – that UBA operates in, at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja. We mapped the future of Africa’s… Continue

When You Kill, Arrest Armed Robbers, Show Their Faces – Man Begs Police

https://ift.tt/ioZIJ95 Advertisements A young nigerian, Alagba Kenneth has taken to twitter to beg authority of the Nigerian Police Force to always show faces of armed robbers killed or arrested, same way, the robbers displayed photographs of security operatives killed online. The young Nigerian made his concern known few hours ago while reacting to the press release… Continue

Court Imprisons Mama Boko Haram For 14 Years Over Refusal To Pay For Ordered Goods

https://ift.tt/FsWu42M Advertisements By Press Unit Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of Aisha Alkali Wakil, a.k.a Mama Boko Haram, alongside Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyede on a three count charge of conspiracy and stealing to the tune of 66 million naira. The defendants… Continue

Sam Omatseye Compares President Muhammadu Buhari, Others With Bandits

https://ift.tt/cFLyNxO Advertisements By Sam Omatseye To define a bandit may come easy to most Nigerians. He is the fellow with guns, sometimes in hoods, often in the hunt, utters swear words and threats, hoots in forests, snorts in huts, kidnaps boys and girls, looms over schools, is a bigot, brings down planes and derails trains, darkens… Continue

Criminals Target Schools, Hospitals, Doctors, Nurses Across Nigeria – IGP

https://ift.tt/TGUnrWp Advertisements By Olumuyiwa Adejobi Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the deployment of water-tight security arrangements to cover all schools, hospitals, health workers, and critical national infrastructures around the country. The IGP has equally ordered regular patrols, stop and search, raids, and show of force by tactical commanders to clamp down on… Continue

Army Wives Donate Cash, Materials To Rescued Chibok Girls

https://ift.tt/l3vmGdL Advertisements By Press Unit President, Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association, Mrs Salamatu F Yahaya today Saturday 13 August 2022 donated relief materials and financial support to a newly rescued abducted Chibok school girl, Aisha Grema and three others at Maimalari Military Cantonment, Maiduguri. Aisha was rescued yesterday, 12 August 2022 with her four (4) years… Continue

Fire From Electrical Fault Kills 41 Persons Inside Church In Egypt

https://ift.tt/8yEqd3B Advertisements Over 41 persons have been confirmed dead in early Sunday morning fire that broke out during mass at Martyr Abu Sefein Church in Giza city of Egypt. It was gathered that the cause of the fire was as a result of electrical fault. Father Farid Fahmy, from another nearby church in the Imbaba neighbourhood… Continue

For Every Grain We Import, We Destroy Livelihoods Of Our Local Farmers – Buhari

https://ift.tt/02olHGK Advertisements By Femi Adesina President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said entrepreneurs and the business community, whose investments align with the priorities of the government in value and job creation, will continue receiving the full support of his administration, noting that the huge growth experienced by conglomerates like BUA Group is evidence of the correctness… Continue

Unknown Gunmen Now Wear Uniforms, Search Road Users’ Phones To Identify Policemen – Police

https://ift.tt/ImqTXY0 Advertisements By Michael Abattam Following a distress call on August 10, 2022 at about 1040 hours, that some of the bandits that escaped arrest during the Izombe and Agwa raid conducted by the Command’s Tactical Teams, were sighted to have regrouped, blocking the road along Obudi Agwa, stopping vehicles, searching the occupants and checking their… Continue

[Video] Reactions As Pastor Makes Mercy Chinwo, Blessed Uzochikwa Exchange “Your Money Shall Be My Money, My Money Shall Be Your Money” Marriage Vows

https://ift.tt/1o9waxW Advertisements Mercy Chinwo and Blessed Uzochikwa were made to exchange marriage vows with words: “Your Money Shall Be My Money, My Money Shall Be Your Money” at a church on Saturday during the white wedding ceremony held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The choice of words in the marriage vows have continued to… Continue

[Video] Mercy Chinwo, Now Mrs Blessed Uzochikwa

https://ift.tt/pirvlCk Advertisements Gospel music star, Mercy Chinwo, few hours ago has changed her name from Miss Mercy Chinwo to Mrs Mercy Chinwo Blessed Uzochikwa. Mercy Chinwo, a well known brand name in the world may be changed in a manner that would suit the couple. Many fans do still refer to celebrities by their brand names… Continue

Peter Obi’s Present Excites Mammoth Crowd Of Worshipers At Redeemed Church Convention

https://ift.tt/JQSH8Wo Advertisements Thousands of worshipers at the 70th annual convention tagged “Perfect Jubilee” of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, could not hide their joy and excitement on Friday as the Labour Party presidential candidate for the forthcoming 2023 general election, Peter Obi was introduced during the church service. The convention held at the Redeemed… Continue

Police Sacks Officer For Checking Road User’s Phone

https://ift.tt/HBbSte5 Advertisements By Olumuyiwa Adejobi Nigeria Police Force has dismissed Force No. 509745 Corporal Opeyemi Kadiri attached to Dolphin Divisional Headquarters, Lagos Police Command for gross misconduct, disobedience to lawful order, and assault on a member of the public captured in a viral video on August 3, 2022. The dismissed officer who, enlisted into the Force… Continue

Is Like My Heart Left My Body When The Bullets Started Raining – Cubana Chiefpriest Wife

https://ift.tt/q0HsmpJ Advertisements Angel Gold Okechukwu, wife of Pascal Okechukwu, well known as Cubana Chiefpriest, has narrated her experience during last Friday night attack from unknown gunmen at Oba Community in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, just same day, she has written on her Instagram page that “Life is short. Take the cruise”. Angel… Continue

We Must End This Criminality Called ‘Oil Subsidy’ – Peter Obi

https://ift.tt/5LPYVch Advertisements By Peter Obi From where I stand, I dare to proclaim that Nigeria’s Democracy Must Survive! The new alliance that we seek is between Nigerian Youths, the Labour Party, which represent Nigerian workers, and Like Minds.  Collectively, it is an alliance of the #OBIdients! Going forward, we must look for ways to move Nigeria beyond… Continue

We Need 2023 National Population, Housing Census To Tackle Insecurity Bedeviling Nigeria – Buhari

https://ift.tt/q94mVTM Advertisements By Femi Adesina President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said deployment of digital technology in the 2023 National Population and Housing Census will ensure effectiveness and more accuracy in the figures, while noting that Nigeria could rank third largest in the world by 2050, after China and India. Speaking at the national stakeholders’ summit… Continue

How We Arrested 4 Owo Attackers – Defence Headquarters

https://ift.tt/qeUSITO Advertisements By Jimmy Akpor Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has confirmed the arrest of 4 of the architects of the terrorists’ attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State on 5 June 2022. He made the confirmation during the second CDS’ parley with media executives and editors, which took place at… Continue

Idris Ojo, A Rearrested Kuje Prison Escapee, Not Among Owo Attackers – Akeredolu

https://ift.tt/hGg4N0F Advertisements By Richard Olatunde Attention of Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has been drawn to the announcement of Idris Ojo as one of the attackers of St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, arrested by the security agencies. Governor Akeredolu acknowledged the confusion the statement has created in the public space, considering that the ugly… Continue

Buhari, Others Rejoice With Akintola Williams At 103

https://ift.tt/il8Sq7j Advertisements By Femi Adesina President Muhammadu Buhari joins family and friends of renowned accountant, Chief Akintola Williams, to celebrate his 103 (years) birthday, appreciating God for grace of long life, strength and impact, particularly in service to the country. President Buhari felicitates with Chiefpriest Williams for scoring many firsts, which brought the spotlight to Nigeria… Continue

Unknown Gunmen Attack Dreaded Red Beret Police Squad In Imo, Kill 2

https://ift.tt/CjmnapS Advertisements Unknown Gunmen, suspected to be members of the Biafra secessionist armed group on Tuesday morning attacked special team of the Nigeria Police Force Counter Terrorism Unit, CTU, along Onitsha-Owerri Federal road at Mgbidi community in the Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State, killing two of the security operatives. It was gathered that… Continue

How Security Operatives Battle Gallantly To Make Cubana Chiefpriest, Wife Escape Death On Friday Night In Oba

https://ift.tt/mZ5WI9X Advertisements It was a rain of bullets on Friday night for over an hour at New road junction in Oba Community when Pascal Okechukwu, well known as Cubana Chiefpriest, wife and security aides came under heavy gun battle with Unknown Gunmen suspected to be members of the Biafra secessionist armed group. It was gathered that… Continue

We Have Killed A Million Of Ourselves To Keep Nigeria Together – Buhari

https://ift.tt/VHImad2 Advertisements By Femi Adesina President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja urged political leaders to stay focused and uphold the ultimate objective of promoting interest of the country, saying, “We are Nigerians, God willing we remain Nigerians, and Nigeria shall remain one.’’ President Buhari, who received former State Chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive… Continue

[Video] Kizz Daniel Promises Tanzanians Free Show On Friday, Gives Reasons He Didn’t Perform On Sunday

https://ift.tt/2zBN3g4 Advertisements Kizz Daniel has promised to partner the Organizer of the last Sunday night show he failed to perform in Tanzania, to work with them and give Tanzanians free show on Friday as a way of appealing to his disappointed fans in the country. Kizz Daniel in a press conference on Tuesday, narrated how he… Continue

Village People After Kizz Daniel – Tanzania Show Organiser

https://ift.tt/DLvcxzb Advertisements Steven Uwa, the organizer of the Tanzania Show in which Nigeria music star, Kizz Daniel was arrested for failing to perform, has said, the Buga music crooner refused to perform at the show because airline did not deliver one of his gold necklaces. Steven Uwa in an Instagram Live session with Daddy Freeze after… Continue

Police Arrests Kizz Daniel In Tanzania

https://ift.tt/wa6zijP Advertisements Nigerian music star, Oluwatobiloba Daniel, well known as Kizz Daniel, has been arrested in Tanzania for a reason yet to be officially stated. Kizz Daniel was billed to perform at the Warehouse, Old Nextdoor arena on Sunday night in Tanzania but an earlier video published online showed fun seekers threw trashes in anger to… Continue

Amusan, Others Brought Smiles To Our Faces – Buhari

https://ift.tt/obePL8n Advertisements By Femi Adesina As the curtain draws on the 22nd Commonwealth Games, Birmingham 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari celebrates the athletes that represented Nigeria gloriously in the competition. The President joined millions of other sports loving Nigerians to watch some of the colourful and spectacular moments in the 11-day competition, which had no fewer than… Continue

Hosa Okunbo, Remembering A Bridge Builder, One Year After

https://ift.tt/4tWGU86 Advertisements By Ifetayo Adeniyi/Patrick Ochoga It was former South Africa President, late Nelson Mandela that wrote, “Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and country, he can rest in peace”. While one of the greatest and famous Scientist that lived, Albert Einstein wrote… Continue

Obidients Are Our Grandchildren In PDP – Reno Omokri

https://ift.tt/SCcIp3V Advertisements By Reno Omokri Both Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed are PDP products. Both of them were Atikulating in 2019. PDP is their natural home. They are just on sabbatical. After sowing their wild oats in Labour, they shall return, and we will welcome them. Even if you are Obidiently Yusful, still be Atikulate and… Continue

Police Narrates Unknown Gunmen Use Dry, Red Sand To Manufacture Bombs

https://ift.tt/27wvz54 Advertisements By Michael Abattam Sequel to the modified and invigorated strategies emplaced by the Command’s management team under the watch of the Commissioner of Police, Imo Command, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde, psc(+) on assumption of office, with a view to checkmate violent crimes and criminality in the State. In line with Commissioner of Police strategy… Continue

Why We Refuse To Pay More Money To Innoson Motors – Uzodimma

https://ift.tt/Zp0fuUh Advertisements By Hope Uzodimma In a bid to provide operational vehicles for security agencies at the early days of our administration in order to both combat insecurity and support other logistical needs of our government, we thought it necessary to patronise local content. This led us to partnering with Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) for the… Continue

People In Nasarawa May Be Paid For Support Match For Peter Obi

https://ift.tt/CjOMa6T Advertisements Political rights activist, Adeyanju Deji has said that people who participated in the support match for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the forthcoming 2023 general election, Peter Obi may have been paid to carry out the campaign rally. Adeyanju Deji stated this in a message made available via his social media… Continue

Imo Prison Escapee, Shina Rambo Is Dead – Police

https://ift.tt/mg690QB Advertisements By Michael Abattam On the 27/7/2022 at about 0900 hours, the command’s tactical teams after diligent gathering of both technical and credible intelligence, trailed one Osita Ogbuiri ‘m’ aka Shina Rambo, a native of Mmahu in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, to their hideout in Utuma/ Ukwa, a boundary between Abia and… Continue

Civilian Casualties Increase In Israel, Gaza Deadly Rocket Strikes

https://ift.tt/10Wnhrf Advertisements By News Agency Israeli airstrikes flattened homes in Gaza on Saturday and Palestinian rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted for a second day, raising fears of another major escalation in the Mideast conflict. Gaza’s health ministry said 24 people had been killed so far in the coastal strip, including six children. The fighting began… Continue

[Video] Residents Count Losses As Unknown Gunmen, Unknown Soldiers Destroy Lives, Properties In Imo

https://ift.tt/2LBucmf Advertisements Unknown Soldiers, residents accused to be members of the Ebubeagu security outfit and Unknown Gunmen suspected to be members of the Biafra secessionist armed group, have wrecked havoc in Imo State. The destruction of lives and properties by the two groups were carried out between Friday night and Saturday morning in Agwa and Izombe… Continue

Buhari, Others Appreciate Daisy Danjuma At 70

https://ift.tt/jpFgwMR Advertisements By Garba Shehu President Muhammadu Buhari sends warm greetings to Senator Daisy Ehanire Danjuma, wife of former Chief of Army Staff, businessman and philanthropist, Lieutenant General Theophilus Danjuma, as she turns 70 on August 6, 2022, praising her commitment to a better living standard for the less privileged. In a congratulatory letter to the… Continue

Nigerian Army Holds Ceremony To Celebrate Newly Built Entrance Gate, Others

https://ift.tt/oZsj59F Advertisements By Ishaku Takwa Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has today 4 August 2022, commissioned the newly remodelled Maxwell Khobe Cantonment gate, newly built Quarter Guard, Access Road and donated new hilux van to 3 Division Regimental Sergeant Major. In his remarks, the COAS said the projects will improve the security… Continue

FG To Parents: Beg ASUU To Call Off Strike

https://ift.tt/gSrlAZb Advertisements There maybe no hope that the strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU since February 14, 2022 will be called off so soon, as the Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern and shifted the responsibility to parents whose children are the victims of… Continue

What My Primary 3 School Teacher Told Me – Soludo

https://ift.tt/QAMiGfy Advertisements By Charles Soludo I had the rare privilege of hosting my Primary three (3) class teacher today at the Governor’s lodge, Amawbia. Lady (Dr) Mebirim, from Ahiazu Mbaise, taught me at Nigercem Primary School, Nkalagu, in today’s Ebonyi State. It is true that the reward of Teachers is in heaven. However, I always tell… Continue

Army To Investigate Soldiers, Police Crisis In Lagos

https://ift.tt/UQSrqkb Advertisements By Olaniyi Osoba The attention of the 81 Division Nigerian Army has been drawn to a story online over the unfortunate incident that occurred between some soldiers and policemen around Ojo in Lagos resulting in the loss of the life of a police officer. The Division is already in touch with the Lagos State… Continue

Buhari Mourns Ex IGP Tafa Balogun

https://ift.tt/oxWvgiG Advertisements By Femi Adesina President Muhammadu Buhari condoles with family, friends and associates mourning the death of former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mustapha Balogun. He also mourns with the Nigeria Police Force, an institution Balogun spent the better part of his life serving. The President recalls that Tafa Balogun, during his tenure as IGP, did… Continue

Mercy Chinwo, Blessed Uzochikwa Holds Court Wedding

https://ift.tt/eqauPVl Advertisements Most talked about marriage in Nigeria and likely in the world today, may be that of Mercy Chinwo and Blessed Uzochikwa. Mercy Chinwo, gospel music icon of youth delight had earlier on June 23, 2022 informed the general public of her engagement with the resident pastor at WaterBrook church, Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa. Pastor Blessed… Continue