Author: Vincent Osuwo

IGP orders promotion of traffic wardens

Newly promoted Deputy Inspectors General of Police have been assigned to head different departments and various formations. In a statement signed by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the force’s Public Relations Officer, Usman Alkali, the Inspector-General of Police, has approved the redeployment of DIG Hafiz M. Inuwa to head the Department of Logistics and Supply. Newly promoted Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, DIG Bala Ciroma and DIG Emeka Frank Mba, are to head the Department of Training and Development and the Department of Research and Planning, respectively. Frank Mba, Bala Ciroma promoted to DIGs Chronicle NG reported that the Police Service Commission has…

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Rapist: Landlord defiles tenant’s 14-year-old daughter in Ogun

On Friday, the Oyo State Police Command paraded 21 armed robbery suspects, including a gang that killed one Makanjuola Ogedengbe and raped his two daughters in Apaatuku/Onireke village, Akobo, Lagelu Local Government Area of the state. The victims are 14 and 10 years old respectively. Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, said the suspects were assisting the police with vital information. Man rapes teenage family member to death in Enugu Osifeso stated that the suspects, who were armed with dangerous weapons, stormed the area on Sunday, May…

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AIG Tunji Disu was appointed acting Inspector-General of Police by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday after Kayode Egbetokun’s resignation.

The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday approved the promotion of AIGs Frank Mba and Bala Ciroma as Deputy Inspectors General of Police. This was made known In a statement by Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations, of the PSC. Their promotion were high points of the 21st Plenary Meeting of the Commission chaired by its Chairman, Dr. Solomon Arase, and attended by all the Members of the Commission including the Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Commission, Ifeoma Adaora Anyanwutaku. Matawalle’s case: Police hands over properties to court DIG Mba who replaced retired DIG John Amadi will represent the South…

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Dino Melaye backs call to stop Tinubu UK state visit

Senator Dino Melaye, the National Collation Agent of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election, on Friday, June 16, 2023, in Abuja, told the Presidential Election Petition Court that INEC was wrong to declare Tinubu the winner of the election that was marred with irregularities. Senator Melaye who testified as a Star Witness for the former Vice President, told the tribunal that election collation irregularities by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), resulted in the declaration of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the election. Melaye further told the Court that he left the National Collation…

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Tinubu orders Matawalle to Kebbi after schoolgirls’ abduction

Zamfara state Police Command complies with the order of the Federal High Court, Gusau by handing over the vehicles it impounded from the residences of former Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle, to the court. The Nigerian Police Force and four other respondents involved in the seizure of automobiles and other assets from the houses of former Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle were ordered by the Federal High Court in Gusau to return them within 48 hours. The Presiding Judge, Justice Aminu Bappa, ordered that all confiscated property, together with a detailed inventory, be brought into the court’s custody. Court orders…

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FG hikes passport fees by 100%

Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, the acting Controller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has declared a state of emergency on passports related matters in the country. The NIS boss stated this during a working visit to Lagos where she emphasized how expedient it is to address the challenges Nigerians face in getting Passports in the country. According to Tony Akuneme, the Comptroller of Immigration overseeing Media and Publicity, the acting Comptroller General of Immigration has established a plan of action to mitigate these passport related issues effectively. Nigeria’s inflation rate rises to 22.41% The Nigeria Immigration boss had previously urged all Passport…

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Ministry of sex proposal sparks outrage ahead of election

Otubong, a barber in the Mile 2 area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday, June 16, 2023, died following an alleged marathon sex with his female partner. Reports have it that the man was seen on Thursday evening walking the lady into his room in the densely populated area. It was also discovered that the middle-aged man had taken some sex-enhancement drugs, including alcoholic liquor. Nigerian doctor rapes patient during surgery On Friday morning, one of his neighbors who went to check on him found his door ajar. His neighbor said, “It was early this morning (Friday) that one…

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Court denies Al-Shabab terrorists bail over Owo church attack

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted Mansur Ali Mashi, a former member of the House of Representatives, on eight counts of conspiracy and obtaining by pretense. This was stated in a June 16, 2023, press release signed by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media, and Publicity, of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The presiding judge, Justice Sale Musa, convicted Mashi, who represented Mashi Dutsi federal constituency, alongside three bank officials: Abdulmumini Mustapha, Shehu Aliyu, and Muazu Abdu, in a trial that lasted 12 years. FMC staff, 47 others arrested over internet fraud The Press Release reads: EFCC…

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The Arewa Consultative Forum has expressed strong opposition to the proposed creation of 31 new states by the House of Representatives. USAID

On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly against a proposal to force the Federal Government to address the reasons driving Nigerian professionals to japa (relocate) to other nations in quest for greener pastures. Hon. Philip Agbese, a new member of the House, presented a motion titled ‘Need to Declare Emigration of Young Nigerians Abroad A.K.A Japa Syndrome a National Emergency,’ requesting the government to “convene a national summit with key stakeholders to adequately address the ‘Japa syndrome.’ Agbese also prayed the House to “declare a state of emergency on the factors that predispose young Nigerians to give up on…

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EFCC parades 40 internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State

Men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Command, have arrested a staff member of the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, for allegedly involving in internet fraud. The suspect was arrested along with 47 other suspected internet fraudsters. In a press release signed by Wilson Uwajaren, Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the Idi-Aba area of Abeokuta following intelligence on their alleged criminal activities. Nigeria Air: EFCC invites Sirika for questioning The Press Release reads: EFCC Press Release FMC Staff, 50 Others Arrested for…

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