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By Jossymike ASABA – Nigerians have witnessed seasons of massive fear and agony over security threats, especially through kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, arms proliferation, child theft, attacks by herdsmen and sea piracy over a lingering period of time. While this menace has consequently sent several innocent souls to early grave, today, thousands are battling with debilitating health and all forms of disabilities. However, in order to cushion this effect and bring sanity to the system, the governor of Delta State, in collaboration with his counterparts in the South-South region, endorsed the proposal by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for community policing as panacea for the persisting security challenges in the country. At a one-day conference held at Asaba on Tuesday November 26, titled ‘Strategic Partnership for Effective Community Policing in the South-South Zone,’ the South-South Nigeria Police Regional Security Summit was described by critics as a welcome develop

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, and the Pioneer Chancellor of Ritman University,  Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Senator (Dr) Godswill Obot Akpabio (CON) in company of other eminent Nigerians, attends the first ever Convocation Ceremony of the University on Saturday, November 30, 2019. Below is the speech he presented at the ceremony titled: YOU HAVE GREATNESS WITHIN YOU. "YOU HAVE GREATNESS WITHIN YOU Protocols. On July 20, 1969, the Eagle Lunar Lander, landed in the Sea of Tranquility. Neil Armstrong stepped out of the lander and became the first man in history to set his foot on the moon. As the world listened and watched in fascination and awe, he uttered one of the most famous and profound one-liners in the history of mankind, “That is one small step for a man, but a giant leap for mankind.” Today we can rephrase that one-liner and declare that today’s event is one small step for this academic community, but a giant leap for education in our country, a giant

Again, Chevron put two Nigerian businesses up for sale United States-based energy corporation, Chevron has again put up for sale its stake in two Nigerian offshore oil and gas blocks, a sale document seen by Reuters News Agency showed, as the company seeks to dispose of aging assets to focus on its fast-growing production in the United States. The two businesses are shallow-water Oil Mining Lease (OML) 86 and OML 88. Chevron will be selling its 40 per cent stake in the businesses. The two businesses produce approximately 6,200 barrels of oil equivalent per day, according to the sale document. The sale is also part of a broader retreat by international oil companies from Nigerian oil and gas fields that have been plagued by pipeline theft as well as uncertainty over the West African country’s tax regime. The company has hired Scotiabank to run the sale process. “Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the joint venture between the N

POLICE PRESS RELEASE 26th November, 2019.  NEW COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ARRIVES AKWA IBOM STATE, ASSUMES DUTY. The Akwa Ibom State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu NPM, mni, has approved the posting of a new Commissioner of Police to Akwa Ibom State Police Command. He is CP Imohimi Oluwole Edgal. The new CP takes over from his predecessor, CP Kenneth Ebrimson as the 29th Commissioner of Police deployed to the State and has assumed duty. 2.  The new Police Chief holds a Master Degree in Public and International Affairs from the prestigious University of Lagos, a Bachelor's of Arts degree in History from the University of Jos,  and a Diploma in Police Science. 3.  The Senior Officer was appointed into the Nigeria Police Force as a cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police on the 1st of February, 1986. He has served the Force meritoriously in various capacities within and outside the country

PRESS RELEASE. FC IFEANYI UBAH PLAYERS ATTACKED BY ARMED ROBBERS ALONG KABA JUNCTION, NEAR LOKOJA. This is to inform the general public that at about 1:30pm today, players of FC Ifeanyi Ubah (Anambra Warriors) who were travelling to Kano for their scheduled NPFL matchday 6 fixture against Jigawa Golden Stars ran into a group of armed robbers dressed in NYSC uniforms, operating at Kabba junction, near Lokoja in Kogi state. To the glory of God, no life was lost. However, the driver was shot while some members of the coaching crew and players were critically injured. The affected persons are currently being treated and are responding to treatment. We wish to use this medium to appeal to the Federal Government as well as football regulatory bodies; Nigerian Football Federation(NFF) and the League Management Company (LMC) to further intensify security efforts to ensure the safety of teams who often have no choice than to travel long distances by road, especially clubs owned by Pri

Senator Bassey Vows To Say #NoToSocialMediaBill   by   admin   -   November 28, 2019 0 Senator Bassey Albert, representing  Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District has assured his constituents that he will kick against the obnoxious anti-social media bill which has csaled second reading in the Senate. Senator Albert gave the assurance while reacting to a call from his constituent, Barrister Inibehe Effiong who sought his position on the “obnoxious” anti-social media bill. Reacting to Barrister Effiong call, Sen. Bassey Albert replied as stated below: “Ini, my brother let me thank you openly and acknowledge your commitment and passion to social advocacy and the defence and the protection of the rights of the masses. “Let me also say that in the process of lawmaking it is at the public hearing where inputs, suggestions, criticism and the contributions of the public are taken and incorporated into what should be the submissions on whatever proposal to be made to full

Nigeria: Infrastructural Development - Udom Emmanuel's Giant Strides By Nkosimma Wilson At the last count, the government of Akwa Ibom State, under the leadership of Governor Udom Emmanuel has completed no fewer than 1,700 kilometres of roads and 35 bridges across the urban and rural areas of the state. And for this reason, the governor in his 2019 Democracy Day message to his people affirmed that he has kept his electoral promise to make the state an industrial hub in the country, and promised to do more by achieving his completion agenda dream. Of course, nobody can take this right from him because having used the scarce resources within his disposal to achieve such feat within a little over three years, he's justified to say so. Emmanuel does not mince words and this explains why his people refer to him as a promise keeper. He does what he promised he would do. On assumption of office in 2015, Emmanuel was alarmed by the rate of rural-urban migration of you

7'   Container-laden truck crushes driver to death in Lagos Deji Lambo A truck driver, Ibrahim Shagari, has been crushed to death by a fellow truck driver, Obinna Nzekwe, on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos State. PUNCH Metro  gathered that the 47-year-old Nzekwe and 33-year-old Shagari were both driving their container-laden trucks with number plates AKD 180 XP and SMK 402 XS, respectively, when they ran into a gridlock on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway. The gridlock was said to have caused both drivers and others plying the route to spend weeks queuing on the road in a bid to get to their various destinations. It was learnt that Nzekwe was driving his truck ahead of Shagari, who was following closely behind. They had maintained the queue till they got to the MTN bus stop, where the tragedy that claimed Shagari’s life occurred. According to  PUNCH Metro’s  findings during a visit to the scene of the incident, Shagari slept on the bonnet of

No border reopening, until Benin, others respect protocols – FG John Ameh, Abuja The Federal Government admitted on Wednesday that its temporary policy to close land borders was responsible for the current rising inflation in the country. But it still defended the closure, insisting that it would remain in place until the country’s neighbours learnt to respect trade protocols. The FG said it had to close borders because Nigeria could not continue to subsidise economies  of her neighbours. Nigeria had in August  closed its land borders  on the grounds  that  smuggling of goods from its neighbouring countries was hurting its economy. On November 4, the Federal Government listed five conditions for reopening the country’s land borders. As one of the conditions, the government said Nigeria would not accept imported goods that were repackaged by neigbouring countries and brought to Nigeria. But since the border closure, headline inflation rose to 11.61 per cent as

Military clears 983 Boko Haram suspects in Borno By Tunji Omirin, Maiduguri  Nov 28, 2019 4:17 AM  The Nigerian Army yesterday freed 983 detainees suspected to be Boko Haram members but found to be innocent after investigations. The freed people were handed over to the Borno State Government for proper reintegration into the society.   Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, disclosed this while handing over the cleared suspects at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, the state capital.   Presenting the men to the governor, Adeniyi said they were alleged to have links with the terror group. SUN 00:00 / 03:00 Copy video url Play / Pause Mute / Unmute Report a problem Language Mox Player He appealed to Governor Babagana Zulum to empower them through training in various trades and vocations to become self-reliant.  While advising those fighting the Nigerian State to surrender, he said anybody who voluntarily dropped his arms will be welcomed back to the so

Football Zlatan Ibrahimovic invests in Swedish club Hammarby By  Jossymike   -   November 27, 2019 Zlatan Ibrahimovic has acquired roughly a quarter of the shares in Stockholm-based football team Hammarby, the club said Wednesday. The 38-year-old former Juventus, Barcelona, Paris Saint Germain and Manchester United forward has bought 50 per cent of American sporting and entertainment company Anschutz Entertainment Group’s stake in the Swedish team, according to a separate statement by AEG. AEG also owns LA Galaxy where Ibrahimovic has played the last two MLS seasons, although he has confirmed he will leave when his contract runs out at the end of the year. Ibrahimovic had hinted that something was in the works earlier this week when he posted a short video on Instagram showing a football jersey in Hammarby’s colours and the name Ibrahimovic on the back. He said he would not have a playing role for Hammarby, telling sports magazine Sportbladet: “Fo

Nigeria Lagos to register places of worship ‘to ensure sanity’ By  Agencies   -   November 27, 2019 The Lagos State Government says plans are on to register religious houses in order to ensure sanity in the state. The Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, made this known on Tuesday in Alausa, during a stakeholders meeting with the Nigeria Inter-religious Council. Akinbile-Yussuf said the registration, which was supposed to commence by mid 2020, would help to identify worship centres that are being used to perpetrate illegalities in the state. She said that having a database of all religious bodies in the state would enable ease of reference, as well as ensuring effective communication. “We need to know our number; then we can know what we need, we can know where we belong, we can know what we are doing. “So, we are coming up with the registration forms and we need your cooperation as religious bodies that rep

Edo governor to swear-in new special assistants, senior special assistants Thursday By  Jossymike  November 27, 2019 The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, will on Thursday, November 28, swear-in his newly appointed Special Assistants and Senior Special Assistants. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, said the swearing-in ceremony will hold at the New Era College Hall, at Upper Mission Road, in Benin City, the Edo State capital. He said the newly appointed Special Assistants and Senior Special Assistants are expected to be seated by 9:30, as the event will commence by 10 am prompt. According to the statement, “It is hereby announced for the information of the general public that the swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed Special Assistants and Senior Special Assistants by the Executive Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, will hold on Thursday, November 28, at New Era College H

GOVERNOR UDOM Emmanuel DOCKS MICAHAEL ITOK AMIDST TIGHT SECURITY ...Appears Pale, Battered And Dehydrated The plot by the Department of State Security (DSS) and #GovernorUdomEmmanuel to secretly arraign citizen Michael Itok and send him to Prison was yesterday foiled at the Chief Magistrates’ Court premises, FULGA street, Uyo. Michael Itok has been in the custody of the DSS since October 7, 2019 when he was trailed and whisked away by unidentified persons suspected to be operatives of the DSS acting on the orders of the governor. He was abducted from his office on Nwaniba road by men who came in a Hilux truck with Akwa Ibom registration number KPD 427 AA and ever since his whereabouts have been unknown as enquiries to the Police, DSS and other security outfits have turned up negative responses, thus fueling rumours of his death. Trouble started for Michael Itok when he was alleged to have abandoned his employment with Governor Udom at Government House and took to his Facebook