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  Agosu Omoleye, Dangote Group has entered into a long-term agreement with an Enugu-based automaker, Transit Support Services Limited, for the supply of Shacman trucks being assembled at the Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company Limited’s factory situated in Emene, Enugu State. Already, the group has purchased 3,500 trucks from the automaker worth N63bn, according to the Managing Director of the Transit Support Services, Mr Frank Nneji. Nneji, who spoke with journalists on Saturday after a facility tour of the truck assembly line at the ANAMMCO plant, said the supplies amounted to over 90 per cent of all Shackman trucks assembled at the factory since the revival of the plant after a long period of abandonment. “About 90 per cent of trucks produced here are for Dangote. Right now at the dump, we have about 300 units. Since last year, we have done 800 units. Dangote Group since inception has bought about 3,500 units from us. It also patronises the Shackman trucks for its refinery currently

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has sanctioned Africa Independent Television (AIT), Arise Television, and Channels Television for what it called a gross violation of the broadcast code, top of which is the use of unverifiable online video footages on social media. The sanction, according to the Acting Director-General of the Commission, Armstrong Idachaba, will be a fine not less than two million Naira. He warned that this will be the last warning before a heavier sanction will be introduced. The DG also announced that DAAR Communications will be fined separately for using an unverifiable news item on the fire incident at the National Christian Centre. Idachaba noted the retraction by the station but said that there must be consequences. Commission, NBC, has sanctioned Africa Independent Television (AIT), Arise Television, and Channels Television for what it called a gross violation of the broadcast code, top of which is the use of unverifiable online video footages o

Agosu Omoleye According to a statement signed by the forum’s spokesperson Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, on Monday, the governors have held several meetings since the #EndSARS street protests and started to address concerns of members of the public and that they identified calls for justice and an end to police brutality. “The NGF wishes to state categorically that no State has been involved in or has hoarded any palliatives,” the governors said. Although the governors regretted the loss of lives and property occasioned by the violent protests that erupted they stressed that it is important for, “a lot of the information circulating on the social media needs to be fact-checked.” “The NGF pleads with members of the public to desist from spreading rumours which further creates panic and stampede. “For example, some of the properties stolen and vandalised, include palliatives set aside for vulnerable members of society. “The NGF reemphasizes and corrects the impression that palliativ

  Davido, has condemned the lootings that trailed the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate Lagos. Last Tuesday, soldiers had opened fire on protesters clamouring for police reform on the back of extrajudicial killings carried out by operatives of the now-defunct special anti-robbery squad (SARS). Serial looting of private businesses, destruction of government properties, and burning of police stations had followed. This caused state governments to declare curfews of varying durations to restore normalcy to the economic hub of the nation. Taking to his Twitter handle on Sunday evening, Davido described the attacks as “disrespect” to citizens who died in the course of achieving the goals of the #EndSARS protests. “It is painful that what started as a peaceful protest has been hijacked and turned into complete Anarchy, in total disrespect to those that lost their lives during the Peaceful protest,” the singer wrote. “This is def not the way to honour those that l

  Few days after he addressed the nation regarding the violence and unrest that marred the #EndSARS protests, President Muhammadu Buhari says he is avoiding to get into any debates until all facts are established. President Buhari disclosed this on Sunday in a communique by his special media aide, Mr. Garba Shehu. The president who said he had all along avoided going into a debate about the Lekki Toll Gate incidents until all the facts are established, appealed to the people all over the country to maintain peace and brotherhood as the machinery of the government and the wheel of justice turn against the perpetrators of murder, arson, stealing, rape, assault and malicious damage to public and private property. He also has asked parents and guardians not to encourage their children and wards to partake in the ongoing nationwide looting, destruction of property. “Families must turn back children who bring home unaccounted goods, in the same way, wives must ask their husbands to r

The Member representing Ezeagu constituency in Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chima Obieze on Sunday, October 25, 2020 visited the families of the people killed by the bullets from the guns security operatives when the #EndSARS protest was hijacked by hoodlums in Enugu State. This unfortunate events have thrown the entire peaceful state into a state of shock and fear, thereby crippling the economic activities the Enugu people are known for. The three victims where killed on different days as the police attempted to disperse hoodlums that hijacked the #EndSARS protest and were destroying both public and private properties across the state. It is unfortunate that they lost their lives while doing their part in the nation building. This heroic acts were not unnoticed. Visiting the family of Ejike Okeke in their country home, Amaogbu, Akama Oghe in Ezeagu LGA who was a student of Institute of Management and Technology, IMT, Enugu before his untimely death at Nkpokiti on Saturday,

 By: Agosu Omoleye Necessity they say is the mother of invention. The Nigerian Youths have taken to the street to demand for a check in the activities of the Nigeria. Police following the increasing numbers of deaths and accidental discharges, extortion and extra judicial killings recorded in the country.  The aggreived youth have been engaging in peaceful protests in order to drive home their demands as responsible citizens but there came a twist to the story as the military has been involved.  Gunshots can be heard almost everywhere as bodies of the peaceful protesters littered the roads. This sounds like some novel excerpts but it is the sad reality of Nigeria at this stage of our National existence.  At this rate, we are back in the Stone age where power is equal to right, where impunity reign supreme, where human life is Brutish and short. An age where absolute power is truly corrupting absolutely. A state in human existence where the motto is "All man for himself and God for

 By: Sanni Kabir Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police, has set up a new unit to replace the disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS). The formation of the new unit was announced 48 hours after the IGP dissolved SARS following a nationwide outrage. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Frank Mba, force spokesman, said the IGP had ordered all personnel of the disbanded SARS to report at force headquarters in Abuja for debriefing. “The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu, NPM, mni has, today, 13th October, 2020, in accordance with Section 18 (10) of the Police Act 2020, ordered all personnel of the defunct SARS to report at the Force Headquarters, Abuja for debriefing, psychological and medical examination. The officers are expected to undergo this process as a prelude to further training and reorientation before being redeployed into mainstream police duties,” the statement read.   “The medical examination will be carried out by the newly set-up Police Counselling and Suppo

 Alade Boye Mr Rotimi Akeredolu has been re-elected as Governor of Ondo State on the back of a campaign in which he promised to provide composed and focused leadership marked by economic growth and improved security for people in the state. The incumbent governor, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, swept to victory by winning 15 of the 18 local governments. Governor Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress got 292,830 votes, while Mr Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party and Mr Agboola Ajayi of the Zenith Labour Party came second and third in the election with 195,791 and 69,127 votes, respectively. “Having satisfied the requirement of the law and scored the highest number of votes, I hereby declare Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu of the APC as the winner, and he is hereby returned elected,” Chief Returning Officer for the election, Professor Olayinka said. Professor Olayinka, who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, announced the winner on Sund

  ENUGU State has sustained its outstanding performance at the annual President’s Teachers and Schools Excellence Award (PTSEA). The Principal of Urban Girls’ Secondary School, Enugu, Mrs. Chioma Ebue, was the first Runner-Up (Best Administrator in Junior Secondary School category in Nigeria) at the 2020 edition of the event at Eagle Square, Abuja, to mark Teachers’ Day celebration. Model Secondary School, Nsukka, also in Enugu State, during the 2019 edition of the PTSEA, was the fifth best school in public category in Nigeria. This followed the general assessment of infrastructure, e-library, quality teaching and learning in public secondary schools in the country by the Federal Ministry of Education. The outstanding feat, according to the Executive Chairman of Enugu State Post-Primary Schools Management Board (PPSMB), Nestor Ezeme, who received the award on behalf of the school, was the result of various educational interventions by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration. Ezenme

 By: Agosu Omoleye Schools at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja are to commence academic activities on Monday, October 12. Boarding students are expected to resume on Sunday, October 11 while academic activities begins on Monday. The FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammad Bello made the announcement while briefing journalists in Abuja, on Thursday. He said that the guidelines for the reopening of the schools will soon be released and the academic calendar will cover the third term that was left due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He adds that the FCT did not record any case during the reopening of schools for exit classes and is optimistic that officials and pupils will ensure compliance with COVID-19 protocols once the schools reopen. The Federal Government last week ordered unity schools in the country,  earlier closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to reopen on October 12th, 2020. Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, announced the reopening of the learning centres and explained th

 By: Omoleye Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), are currently interrogating the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, over allegations of financial recklessness. Obasa, it was learnt, arrived at the EFCC Abuja office at 10:00 am on Thursday. He arrived in company of his lawyers, who were asked to wait at the reception while he was being grilled. It was also learnt that operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), have also extended an invitation to him for an interview. Recently, Obasa has been under investigation by the anti-graft commission following a series of allegations bordering on misappropriation of funds from the coffers of the House, including overbloated expenses. It was uncovered that Obasa operates over 60 bank accounts and used his office to misappropriate funds and allocate contracts to himself through third party sources, as well as other acquaintances, releasing some classified doc

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has appointed 26-year-old, winner of the reality television show, Big Brother Naija, Olamilekan Laycon Agbeleshe as a youth ambassador. The governor also announced a gift of three bedroom bungalow and N5million cash for him. He commended his astuteness and proper conduct as a true son of the soil. He made the announcement in Abeokuta, the state capital when he played host to the winner of the reality show at the executive chamber of the governor office in the State capital. “Once again, I congratulate you and on this note, I hereby appoint you as Youth Ambassador of Ogun State. I look forward to working with you to be a  model of good character, excellence, good virtues, calmness, integrity that are general attributes of Ogun State, and in fact, your homestead, Odeda. “We believe that you will help inspire our teeming youths to channel their energies towards positive engagements and shun vices such as robbery, drug abuse, cultism, advanced fee fraud, c

 By: Agosu Omoleye Prophet Babatunde Alfa, and 5 others of Praising Chapel on Tuesday have been sentenced to life imprisonment over the disappearance of a one-year-old boy on the church premises. Gold kolawole went missing in the church last year. Justice Odusola convicted the defendants having found them guilty of the two-count charge of kidnapping and aiding and abetting to kidnap based on the circumstantial evidence presented by the prosecution. He also condemned in strong terms the complicity, compromise, and lackadaisical attitude of the Ondo state police command after Gold got missing which also led the burning of Sotitobire Church. Whether or not the judgement will be be appealed by the defendants have not been ascertained. However, a member of the church who spoke to our correspondent S’Teller on the grounds of anonymity hope that the decision will be Revisited on the ground that the judgement tends to be disproportionate to the circumstancial evidences provided by the prosecut

Rwandan President Paul Kagame yesterday appointed a 19-year-old boy as minister. Patrick NKURIZA 19 years old, appointed Minister of New Technologies and Development of RWANDA by Paul KAGAME. As the saying goes; ′′ Value does not wait for the number of years to come ". In any case, the least we can say is that this saying fits perfectly with the fate of Patrick Nkuriza, a 19-year-old Rwandan youngest appointed Minister of New Technologies and Development of his country. Indeed, this little genius experienced a dramatic rise to the point of getting the baccalaureate at 14 and obtaining a PhD in digital communication engineer afterwards. Patrick is a real gifted person who has developed several applications that allows his country to perform productive activities in a lot of economic areas.So it is right that he is appointed a minister in his specialty.

Real Madrid moved to the top of La Liga on Sunday as Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema both scored in a 2-0 win over Levante. Vinicius, who had proved decisive in Madrid’s win over Real Valladolid on Wednesday, looked set to see off Levante as well, before Benzema notched his first goal of the season late on. Madrid have now recorded three clean sheets from their four opening games, although a draw away at Real Sociedad has given an early advantage to Barcelona, who play away at Sevilla later on Sunday. “We had to suffer,” said Zinedine Zidane. “We had chances in the second half to kill the game and that would have made it different. We suffered a lot because they also had chances.” Madrid and Barca had earlier played out the first ever women’s Clasico after Madrid finally launched their female team this season. Yet Barcelona showed their superiority in a 4-0 rout. But the men’s team have become something of a defensive juggernaut under Zidane after their solidity and resilience formed

IGP BANS FSARS, OTHER POLICE TACTICAL SQUADS FROM ROUTINE PATROLS - As Police Arrest 2 FSARS Operatives, 1 Civilian Accomplice in Lagos State. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The IGP’s directives come against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under t