By Okosun Dennis   Nigerian Army on Tuesday appointed Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima as the new Director, Army Public Relations. He takes over from Brig. Gen. Sagir Musa who has been redeployed to a training school in Kontagora. Gen. Yerima will be officially handed over the mantle of leadership as Army spokesperson on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. He is a thorough breed information manager, having been a one-time Director, Defence Information (DDI) as well as also served in different capacities in the public relations of the Nigerian Army. Before his...

With a pedigree that robustly identifies him as a top flyer both in academics and work places, Sir Onyebuchi Ememanka; a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, currently occupying the office of the Chief Press Secretary to the Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has shown that the love for one’s fatherland can easily outweigh some other lofty ambitions. This, he has exhibited by resigning from his top notch employment in Lagos to join a Governor whose main interest is to wholesomely bring democratic dividends home to...

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has inaugurated the Abia State Steering Team For Nationwide Youth Engagement Meetings with a charge to establish an accessible, credible structured and sustainable platforms of engagement that will give youths from local communities room to ventilate ideas for State based positions in zonal and national discourse. Speaking while inaugurating the 19-man committee at Government House Umuahia, on Monday, Governor Ikpeazu charged the Committee to integrate and gainfully engage the youths in skills for participatory governance by contributing in broad thematic areas and issues that...

By Okosun Dennis   It was a huge success in its anti-crime drive on Monday as some policemen on a "Stop and Search" operation in Edo state arrested one Adaninike Daniel and a passenger in possession of five pistols. Although the make of the pistols are unknown, a police "Situation Reports" revealed that the suspect were arrested early on February 8, 2021 at Oguda Bridge Okene/Auchi Road. The operation headed by Inspector Bousine Richard had intercepted the Toyota Tocoma vehicle with which they were traveling from Benin City to Abuja....

...no room for lawlessness, hooliganism - CP Odumosu By Okosun Dennis   Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has vowed to suppress any act of lawlessness and hooliganism across the length and breadth of Lagos State. While addressing and deliberating on security issues with the Area Commanders and Police Mobile Force Commanders in Lagos State on Monday, the police boss harped on the general security and public safety of Lagos State as the command has recorded some acts of lawlessness in some areas of the state. Trouble erupted...

By Paulinus Nsirim   Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike is not a stranger to receiving awards or attracting commendations and recognitions for his numerous heroic and courageous acts. His visionary leadership, astute, strategic governance and exemplary crusading exploits as a man of the people, have all yielded a bountiful harvest of awards over the years. In fact, the shelves of his trophy cabinet are splendidly decorated with an array of multiple plaques, silverware, mementoes and other memorial items of recognition from multi-sectoral professional and academic establishments. Governor Wike's recognition for his...

As Abia State is fast experiencing infrastructural development through Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s administration, economic activities in the state have come on full scale, thereby resulting in increased traffic on the roads.  This has invariably given birth to Traffic and Indiscipline Management Agency of Abia State (TIMAAS); an Agency charged with ensuring free flow of vehicles at every point. IKECHI ENWEREJI, Editor-in-Chief of PEOPLE AND POWER magazine, in this interview, takes on the General Manager, TIMAAS, Commander Bright Chinedu Ikeokwu on some sundry issues of concern. Excerpts:   One of the...

By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a trading surplus of ₦13.43billion for the month of November 2020 up by 54% when compared to the ₦8.71billion surplus recorded in October 2020. This is contained in the November 2020 edition of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR); according to a press release by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, Dr. Kennie Obateru. The trading surplus or trading deficit is derived after deduction of the expenditure profile from the...

By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   2021 surely seems to be the year for the Armed Forces of Nigeria as troops continue to record major successes against criminals across the country. In the North West, troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have recorded another feat in the fight against armed banditry, if reports filtering in from Zamfara state are anything to go by. According to a source close to the ongoing operations in the state, troops of operation Hadarin Daji have again neutralized several armed bandits, this time nothing less than 20...

By Odimmegwa Johnpeter, Abuja   The Federal Government is set for the Ground Breaking ceremony of Kano-Maradi rail line on Tuesday, February 9, 2021  to commence the 284km  standard gauge rail project by the contractor,  Messrs Mota-Engil Nigeria Ltd, a Portuguese firm. This was contained in a statement by Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, Media Assistant to the HMT. The Minister of Transportation,  Rt.Hon.Chibuike  Rotimi Amaechi has said that the Kano-Maradi line is crucial to the overall railway development in Nigeria and the sub region and therefore when completed,  it represents the last...