By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   The Speaker of the Ecowas Parliament, Hon. Sidie Tunis, has stated that the Fifth Legislature of the Parliament has put measures in place to ensure the empowerment of women across the West-African sub-region. Tunis made this known on Monday at the Liberian and Sierra Leonean Bo Waterside border Post where he was received by a representative of the Liberian government, Sen. Edwin Snowe. Tunis was received by the representative of the Liberian authority ahead of the ECOWAS Parliament’s delocalized meeting on Women Empowerment scheduled to...

By Okosun Dennis   The National President, Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), Mrs Fati Attahiru, on Monday, visited 81 Division Nigerian Army as part of her maiden tour. During the visit, she met with the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division, Major General Lawrence Fejokwu, and solicited support for her mission for the barracks community within the Division’s area of responsibility. The NAOWA National President stated that her mission for the barracks community is to improve the quality of life of women and youth through the provision of sustainable...

By Okosun Dennis   For firing and attempting to kill his lady friend, identified as Joy Ndubueze, on October 8, 2020, at Salvation Road, Opebi, Ikeja, the Lagos State Police Command has dismissed and prosecuted one Sgt. Eze Aiwansoba, attached to the Special Protection Unit, Base 16, Ikeja, Lagos. Shortly after the incident, the matter was referred to the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Lagos State Police Command for investigation where it was revealed that the ex-policeman has a case to answer. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP...

By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   The Honourable Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON, has stated that he desires to be judged by the legacy he would leave behind and not by what critics say. This was contained in a statement by Deworitshe Patricia, Director (Press & Public Relations) The Minister stated this during the courtesy visit of the Alumni of the University of Calabar led by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Florence Banku Obi, recently in his office in Abuja. While receiving the ‘Distinguished UNICAL Ambassador Award’ conferred on...

By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   The Nigerian Navy (NN) has made significant progress in the recapitalisation of its fleet, with dozens of vessels commissioned in 2020 and more on the way. Last week, France’s Ocea shipped the third and fourth C-Falcon interceptors (P273 and P274) to Nigeria, via cargo ship. The Director, Naval Information, Commodore Suleman Dahun in a statement said the first two (P271 and P272) were delivered at the end of 2020. He noted that over the last eight years, Ocea has supplied one FPB 98 Mk I...

By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   The Minister of Transportation,  Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has threatened to take drastic measures to stop the disruption of the movement of trains into Apapa Port by tanker drivers and terminal owners. His words: “On the issue of port, I have asked the Permanent Secretary to discuss with NPA, as the Tanker drivers have disrupted the movement of the train into the port and we have to stop them now, or we stop the owner of that terminal”. The Hon. Minister of Transportation, Rt....

By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has blamed the armed bandits for the alleged Benue massacre and destruction, arguing that they used local settlements as a hideout to attacks the military. The Armed Force of Nigeria further argued that it will be wrong to blame soldiers who are in Konshisha on legitimate duties when some of them were murdered in cold blood. Acting Director Defence Information, Brigadier General Onyeama Nwachukwu said this in a statement in Abuja. He said that some of the buildings being paraded today...

By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has ordered an immediate sack of officials of the Nigeria Railway Corporation found to be involved in Ticket Racketeering at the Abuja-Kaduna Train Station. To this effect,  the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria was directed by the Minister to sanitize the ticketing process.  Amaechi gave the order on Friday in Abuja at the Annual Ministerial Press briefing on Landmark Programmes, Project, and Activities of the Ministry and its agencies in the year 2020. According to...

By Okosun Dennis   The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) has burst a syndicate of oil pipeline vandals in the Baruwa area of Alimosho Local Government in Lagos State. The vandals had vandalised the NNPC pipeline in the area but were Outsmarted by the NSCDC operatives while they made attempt to escape with a full load of a tanker containing 60,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. The spokesperson of the agency, Assistant Superintendent, Abolurin Oluwaseun, who disclosed the...

...as another man arrested for an illegal abortion for deceased girlfriend By Okosun Dennis   The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two women for the alleged killing of one Osita Anwuanwu, 64, a male, at the Arida area of Ikotun Lagos State. The man was said to have been killed on April 8, 2021, at about 8.45 pm. The daughter of the deceased, Linda Anwuanwu of Temitope street, off Governor's Road, Ikotun, Lagos State, was said to have reported to the police at Ikorun Division that she was informed...