The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to urgently provide adequate security for transmission towers across the country to curtail the state of vandalism. The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved at the plenary on Tuesday by Hon. Oboku Oforji. Presenting the motion, Oforji recalled that on July 29, 2024, residents of Yenagoa and Bayelsa State in general woke up to a total blackout occasioned by the collapse of a Transmission Station between Emezhi and Mbaima in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State and three others between Igbogene and…
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The Department of State Service (DSS) Tuesday trained staff of Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (NMCO) on cyber crime security. MCO said the collaboration was it commitment to its online service delivery and curbing cyber crimes associated with the internet. The Director General, NMCO, Obadiah Nkom charged MCO staff to adhere to “the Dos and Don’ts” of the DSS training, noting that cyber security is very crucial for personal and organisational protection. Nkom in a statement issued by the agency’s Head of Press, Folasade Fatoke stressed the need for the training which was held at the Agency in Abuja Nkom noted:…
The Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba and the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN), have identified a collaborative effort of government agencies, the judiciary, civil societies and community leaders as the pathway to scale up the impact of restorative justice in Nigeria. The duo pointed out that the concept of restorative justice is deeply rooted in healing and reconciliation, noting that the initiative was already being embraced by countries around the world. They spoke at a stakeholders’ engagement in commemoration of Restorative Justice Week, 2024, organised by Restorative Justice Centre of Lagos State Ministry of…
Troops of the 101 Special Forces Battalion under Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in Kukawa Town, Borno State have neutralised 12 terrorists on Monday during an attack on the troops. However, during the firefight that ensued, three soldiers were killed by the terrorists. A statement issued on Tuesday revealed that the attackers attempted to breach the camp using a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) from the Gudumbali axis. It said: “In the early hours of 25th November 2024, an unconfirmed number of terrorists, mounted on gun trucks and motorcycles, launched an attack on troops of the 101 Special Forces Battalion under…
Troops of Sector 3 operating under the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have neutralised five terrorists in Kukawa and Monguno areas of Borno State, Nigeria and recovered valuable military assets. Chief Military Information Officer, Lt-Col. Olaniyi Osoba, in a statement issued Monday said the ISWAP/Boko Haram terrorists who launched an offensive using suicide Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs) were met with superior firepower from the MNJTF Troops. He added that following intense air cum artillery bombardments and ground assault, five terrorists were neutralised, while several others fled with gunshot wounds. Osoba noted: “During the operation, own air assets destroyed…
One of the peculiar pleasures of my daily walks in my neighborhood is the way they coax my mind into untamed excursions, how they let my mind wander wildly and lead it to take trips that plumb the depths of dim and distant memories. Today, as my steps carried me through familiar streets in my subdivision, my thoughts veered unexpectedly to a man I hadn’t seen in nearly two decades. Eighteen years ago, in Chicago, I crossed paths with the man, though I can no longer recall how we met. He was at least 15 years my senior and worked…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have resolved to strengthen their collaboration in the interest of Nigeria’s continued socio-economic development. Speaking at a meeting at NGF’s Office in Abuja over the weekend, the Director General of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, said that a formal relationship between the NGF and NiMet is in the best interest of the country as it will benefit the people. He said it was no longer news that the country is seeing increasingly weather events that are affecting communities. Anosike said: “Every year we count losses of the number of our…
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the constitution of a 14-man State Assets Verification Committee to probe the administration of Godwin Obaseki. Okpebholo will inaugurate the Committee on Tuesday, the 26th of November, 2024, in Government House, Benin City. Okpebholo in a statement issued Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua said the members of the Committee include: Dr. Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe- Chairman, Anslem Ojezua- Deputy Chairman, Frank Edebor Secretary, while Prince Kassim Afegbua, Hon. Patrick Ikhariale, Mr. Taiwo Akerele, Hon. Patrick Idiake, and Hon. Rasaq Bello-Osagie are members. Other members are: -Mr. Fredrick Unopah, Mrs. Abdallah…
The Nigeria Police Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit has recovered unexploded military ordinances in Maiduguri on 22nd November, 2024, following reports from vigilant residents. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Saturday said acting swiftly, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) team was deployed to secure the affected areas. He explained that all ordnances were safely evacuated without any loss of life, injury, or property damage, and normalcy has been restored. Adejobi noted: “In the Dala Kacchallah area, the operatives recovered six unexploded projectiles and one mortar bomb near an uncompleted…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Friday presented the renewed Aerodrome Certificates for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja and Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMA), Lagos to the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The acting Director General, NCAA, Capt. Chris Najomo, while presenting the certificate to the Managing Director, FAAN, Olubunmi Kuku in Abuja, hinted that at the expiration of NAIA and MMIA aerodrome certificates, a six month extension was granted to FAAN to operate the aerodromes due to the COVID-19 pandemic which we all remember had devastating effects on the aviation sector. However, the extension, Najomo said was…