Sunday, August 20, 2017

NAPTIP BOSS CALLS FOR SPEEDY APPROVAL OF INFUSED TIP CURRICULA

Julie Okah-Donli

The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In persons (NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli has called for the speedy approval of the Trafficking In Persons infused curricula for Basic and Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria.

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) condemns the repressive actions by men of the Nigerian Police following their brazen attacks on members of a civil society group, OurMumuDonDu, on Tuesday 8^th August, 2017, at the Millennium Park, Abuja.

A grieving mother, Mrs. Bola Sulaimon, yesterday said that unknown people have murdered her four-year-old daughter on Tuesday and sprinkled her blood on Ogun Shrine at the Iwaya-Yaba area of Lagos State.

Two siblings, returning from the just concluded Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Convection, have been narrowly escaped being kidnapped at the Mowe area of Ogun State.

The alleged target of the August 6, massacre at St. Philips Catholic Church, Amakwa Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State, Chief Aloysius Ikegwuonwu, aka Bishop, yesterday called on traditional rulers to invoke gods of the land to expose those that carried out the bloody attack on the church.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, yesterday, disclosed that the command has arrested the Baale of Oshoko village, Ibeju-Lekki and three others for allegedly burying a police Inspector alive.

Tension in Lagos community as Yoruba, Hausa clash

There was palpable tension at the Igando area of Lagos State, following a clash between Yoruba and Hausa speaking people.

Women and children are mostly being used by Boko Haram members for suicide bombing, says a study.

According to the study, carried out by researchers at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point and Yale University, majority of suicide bombers that the terrorist group, Boko Haram, uses to kill innocent civilians are women and children.

Detectives attached to the Lagos State Police Command have rescued two Filipinos and an Indian from their abductors after three months.

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested seven policemen for alleged robbery, extortion, murder and defilement.

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 30 people for allegedly carrying out jungle justice and attacking policemen at the Obadeyi and Ile-Zink areas of Lagos State last week.

Five members of a family at Umuatuegwu Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, yesterday died mysteriously after eating a meal of rice.

Energy thieves to face 21 years imprisonment

The Head of Corporate Communications, Ikeja Electric, Mr Felix Ofulue, yesterday disclosed that that energy theft is a serious menace affecting the electricity industry in Nigeria.

A businessman has accused two policemen of illegally arresting, him, and then forgetting their handcuffs in his car after taking N100, 000 bail money from him.

A suspected kidnapper has been allegedly lynched by angry mob in Akinpelu, Oshodi, Lagos.

A major security breach was recorded at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the early hours of Wednesday, August 16, 2017 as unknown gunmen attacked the office located at Wuse Zone 7, Abuja.

Travails of desperate spinsters

When a single woman gets to her mid-30s and early 40s in Nigeria, she begins to worry about her marital status. JULIANA FRANCIS writes on these unmarried ladies’ dilemma, especially in the hands of fake clerics who exploit their desperation.

Trials of desperate housewives seeking the fruit of the womb in the hands of fake clerics

JULIANA FRANCIS chronicles how fake spiritualists take advantage of barren women who are desperate to get pregnant and keep their marriages.

Mr Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa is the Cross River State Commissioner of Police. He is also one time Principal Staff Officer (PSO) to the current Inspector General of Police (IGP). In this chat with CLEMENT JAMES, Inuwa explains his efforts in making Cross River State peaceful, despite challenges. Excerpts;

IG’s Crack Squad operatives beaten to coma, hospitalised

… after trailing yahoo suspect into hotel

An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and a sergeant, attached to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris’s Crack Squad, have been beaten to a state of coma by staff and guests of Pelican International Hotel and Resort, located at Lekki Ajah area of Lagos State.

Panic as policemen open fire on Pasuma’s fans

…kill father of two, injure three

There was panic on Friday at Era village, Oto Awori Local Council Development Area, Ijaniki, Lagos State, after some policemen, attached to the popular Fuji Musician, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, suddenly opened fire on fans.

Ritual killers’ den: DPO attacked as mob vandalised houses, loot shops

*Mixed reactions trail aftermath of jungle justice

Less than 24 hours after an alleged ritual killers’ tunnel was discovered at the Obadeyi, Bus Stop area of Ijaiye, Lagos State, and with at least two being burnt alive, detectives attached to the Lagos State Police move in and took over the area.

NDLEA uncovers Cannabis Depot in Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a Cannabis sativa depot at Iyana-Ira, Ketu-Lagos State.

A tunnel, allegedly used by suspected ritual killers was discovered at Obadeyi Bus-Stop, Ijaiye area of Lagos State.

The tunnel was discovered by a female sweeper, who heard the voice of woman, crying for help at about 6am from the tunnel. The discovery of the den threw the community into panic.

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a fake corps member at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Nsit Atai Local Government Area of the state.

A suspected robbery suspect, who has been on Police Wanted List, was arrested on Saturday, while returning from all night robbery operation at Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Residents in Mowe, Ofada Mokolokin Local Council Development Area of Ogun State, are still reeling in shock following the abduction of three children by a mysterious lady.

Four persons were killed and six others rescued, including a two-year-old child, after a two-storey build crumpled like a pack of cards yesterday morning at the Owerri Urban Police Area Command of Owerri, Imo State.

IGP IN MOROCCO FOR A FOUR-DAY OFFICIAL WORKING VISIT

Says it’s To Exchange Security Information

The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, has commenced a four-day official visit to the Kingdom of Morocco in North Africa.

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on August 10, 2017 in Benin City commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for bringing integrity into the fight against corruption in the country.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal

Office has arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Afolabi Ojo, who allegedly specialized in defrauding unsuspecting members of the public through phony online shopping.

Chairman, Cameroonian National Anti-corruption Commission, CONAC, Rev. Dr. Dieudonne Massi Gams, has promised that he looks forward to partnering with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the area of training its staff in modern techniques of law enforcement, particularly as it relates to the fight against corruption.

The management of the soar-away television stations, Channels, has expressed readiness to train some staff of the Public Affairs Department, PAD, of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in effective communication.

Justice Chuka Obiozor, a vacation judge sitting at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, September 7, 2017, ordered the final forfeiture of a $37.5m ( N11.75bn) property on Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos allegedly belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has stepped up investigation to determine how a suspect, Yasir Salihu Abdullahi came by a total of 849 Automated Teller Machine cards of various Nigerian banks and the reason the cards were being shipped out of the country.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Kano State command DSP Magaji Musa Majia handing over the recovered N100,000 to the complainant while one of her family member watches

The Police in Kano State command have arrested one Yakasai Mohammed, who is in the habit of impersonating both the police and court officials in order to defraud innocent family members of arrested suspects.

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has advocated for a course focusing specifically on anti-corruption, to be introduced in curriculum of Nigerian universities, and promised to sponsor research work at doctorate level for the next 10 years.

Following the successes recorded in the joint operations between operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the United Kingdom’s Border Force at the Heathrow and Gatwick Airports in London recently, the British High Commission in Nigeria is to further assist the Agency in its operations.

Robbers inflict cyclist with killing dagger cuts over motorbike

Detectives investigating the murder of Mustapha Umar, a commercial motorcycle rider, have revealed how he was stabbed on the head, chin and stomach by suspected robbers, who wanted to steal his motorcycle.

God is witness, I’m not a robber, says pastor arrested for car snatching

Suspect: Devil possessed me to steal car

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Pastor Joseph Akah of the Ministry of Holy Ghost Church, located at Ajah area of Lagos State and four others for armed robbery.

A suspected gang leader, Henry Ogidi, 31, must have been perceived as a strong man by his gang members of suspected robbers before they decided to kowtow to him as their leader.

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspect, who allegedly used to lure young boys into sodomy via social media.

Bankers Docked for Forging SCUML Certificates

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today July 31, 2017 arraigned the duo of Ebenezer Joshua and Franca Johnson before Justice Abbas Ahman of the Kebbi State High Court on a three count charge of forgery.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned eight suspected oil bunkerers before Justice H.I. Oshoma of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on a 2-count charge, bordering on conspiracy and dealing in petroleum products without a licence.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission corruption prevention project, Creative Youth Initiative against Corruption (CYIAC) has concluded plan to launch anticorruption movement in the Diaspora; which is tagged “Diaspora Nigeria Action Against Corruption Initiative (DNA Action)”.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today secured the conviction of one Muhammad Nasir of Ministry of Housing and Transport, Gombe State before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the Gombe State High Court.

Once again, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, wishes to call the attention of the general public to the activities of a band of fraudsters who have been extorting head of ministries, departments and agencies, claiming they were acting at the behest of Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of the Commission.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on Thursday, August 3, 2017 pledged its support to Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria AMCON, in its drive to recover toxic assets and boost for the nation’s economy.

The deployment of the Operation Absolute Sanity personnel by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, to tackle the cases of Kidnappings in the recent times on Abuja-Kaduna Highway have been yielding positive results.

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Monday, August 14, 2017

When a single woman gets to her mid-30s and early 40s in Nigeria, she begins to worry about her marital status. JULIANA FRANCIS writes on these unmarried ladies’ dilemma, especially in the hands of fake clerics who exploit their desperation.

Sunday, August 6, 2017

Thursday, August 3, 2017