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.....As IGP Lauds Operations, Collaboration with other Police Agencies via Interpol NCB  By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has successfully busted two suspects responsible for computer-related fraud, identity theft, cryptocurrency fraud, and obtaining money by false pretence.  in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja said the duo run a syndicate specializing in defrauding unsuspecting victims from foreign countries by assuming appealing identities of other persons and promising them romantic relationships, under the pretext of which they defraud their victims.  The statement revealed that in the extant case, a report on their activities was received from Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency in Korea through the Interpol National Central Bureau that in May, 2021, the suspects approached the victim, one Baek Seong-hee, a Korean national, via Kakaotalk,

By Our Reporter  Victims Support Fund (VSF) will commence payment of stipends to  people who volunteered in teaching in schools situated at Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the states where it was intervening. The Chairperson, Emergency Support Programme of VSF, Mrs Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, disclosed this on Sunday in Igumale, the headquarters of Ado Local Government Area (LGA), Benue while distributing relief materials to the IDPs. Akerele-Ogunsiji stated that the motive was to enable the voluntary teachers to give in their best in their work, stressing that by so doing they would be impacting quality knowledge into the children. She emphasized that it was the utmost desire of VSF that all children of school age were in school including those in various IDP camps. "We will implement this as one of our programmes in 2023," Akerele-Ogunsiji said.   She also disclosed that VSF would be renovating most Primary Healthcare Clinics (PHCs) in the state in 202

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja Militay says it's Troops of Operation FOREST SANITY on 16 December 2022 carried out an offensive operation on identified bandits Camp at KIDANDAN village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State and made contact with bandits.  During a fire fight, troops neutralized 2 terrorists, recovered one (1) AK 47 rifle, two (2) AK 47 magazines loaded with fifty two (52) 7.62mm special ammunition, five (5) motorcycles and three (3) mobile phones. In a statement signed on Saturday by the Defence Media Operation, DMO, Major-General Musa Danmadami in abuja said, on the same day, troops conducted clearance operation along Road Kaduna-Zaria-Galadimawa and made contact with terrorists at their various camps.  According to the statement, on sighting troops, bandits fled, troops destroyed several camps in the general area and recovered three (3) Dane guns,two (2) magazines, one (1) bandolier, nine (9) motorcycles and pairs of military uniforms amongst other i

.......says the military will make all formations accessible By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor on Friday tasked the National Human Rights Commission to conduct an independent investigation into the allegation of an illegal abortion programme by the military in the Nort Eastern part of the country as alleged by the International News Agency, the REUTERS Gen Irabor made the call when he led a high-powered delegation comprising principal staff officers of the Defence Headquarters on a visit to the Executive Secretary of the commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu over the allegation against the Armed of Nigeria The Agency had alleged in a report that Nigeria’s military run a secret abortion programme in the country’s North East, terminating at least 10,000 pregnancies since 2013. While briefing the Executive Secretary of the Commission the reason of his visit the first time since his years in the Nigerian Army, Gen Irabor insisted that the allegation b

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The Department of State Services (DSS) has called on citizens and residents alike to be of good conduct for public peace and order during and after the Yuletide. This was contained in statement signed by the DSS spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya in Abuja not the that, the Service pledged to collaborate with all stakeholders to maintain law and order across the country.  It request all community, religious and political bodies/leaders to preach peaceful coexistence, tolerance and unity as well as enlighten their members on safety measures during and after the season.  According to the statement, it  becames necessary as criminal elements may want to capitalise on the festivities to wreak havoc or harm unsuspecting members of the public. It says "political actors, while carrying out their campaigns, are expected to play the game according to the rules of engagement. They should shun fake news, hate speech, violence and acts inimical to national secu

....As IGP Promise to Always Respect Rule of Law in Nigeria, orders Deployment of DIG, 4 Other Senior Officers By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Honourable Justice Bolaji Olajuwon has today, Wednesday 14th Dec. 2022, set aside the contempt proceedings and committal order against the Office of the Inspector-General of Police.  The Court similarly discharged and acquitted the IGP of the conviction and 3 months sentence. This is following the motion filed before the Federal High Court on Thursday 1st December, 2022, highlighting the basis why the order should be vacated, particularly as the Force had complied with the original ruling of the court for the reinstatement of one Patrick C. Okoli, the plaintiff in the matter. In a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja noted that the earlier ruling was predicated on a reinstatement order for the plaintiff, a dismissed Police Officer,

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The Centre for Journalism Innovation and development and the Premium Times have organized a one day national health dialogue to create a platform that will open up discussions on setting an agenda for health care for all Nigerians. The one day event which took place BON Hotel in abuja on Tuesday seeks to broaden the scope of solutions by opening the door for more private sector investment. Nigeria’s health indices have continued to rate poorly due to large scale underfunding but for the first time in history, over one trillion naira has been allocated to the health sector in the proposed 2023 budget. With this laudable move, stakeholders across the health sector have been brought together under the agenda for national health dialogue 2022 , to rub minds and find a way forward for the improvement of health care in Nigeria. Speakers at the one day dialogue event, Dr. Charles Ugochukwu, Chairman, NMA, of the FCT, Chika Offor, ED Vaccine Network for Di

By Our Reporter The 401 Special Forces (SF) Brigade has donated 1000 branded exercise books of Exercise Enduring Peace II and 60 desks with chairs to two schools in Katsina-Ala and Logo Local Government Areas (LGAs), Benue. The Brigade Commander, Brig. Gen. Samaila Uba made the donation to NKST Primary School, Katsina-Ala and Gaambe-Tiev Community Secondary school, Anyiin, Logo LGAs of the state. Uba said the gesture was part of the directive issued by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Faruk Yahaya to all the Nigerian Army formations to strengthen the existing cordial relationship with host communities.  "The COAS has directed all Nigerian Army formations taking part in the ongoing exercises across the country to continually carry out Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) activities in order to strengthen the existing cordial relationship with host communities.  "I decided to concentrate on educational outreach because my desire is to encourage the return of th

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  Normalcy was restore after a minor fire outbreak at the defense headquarters, (DHQ) in Abuja on Monday. In a statement signed by the Director Defence Information, Major General Jimmy Akpor, in Abuja explained that the cause of the fire outbreak was unknown at the moment however stated that full investigation had commenced immediately by Military High Command. He further explained that the situation has been brought under control with the combined efforts of the military and Federal Fire Service personnel and resources while all personnel and civilian staff were also evacuated without injury or loss of life. According to the DDI, ” We thank the Federal Fire Service and the entire public for the continued support and goodwill to the Armed Forces of Nigeria”.   

By Our Reporter  The All Progressives Congress (APC) faithful in Ushongo Local Government Area, Benue have expressed their intention to give the party's governorship candidate, Fr Hyacinth Alia unflinching support to enable him win the 2023 election. Mr Godwin Alumuku disclosed this when members of the party from Ushongo LGA of the state visited Alia on Monday in Makurdi. Alumuku said that the local government was for APC and not for any other party, adding that the party would enjoy 100 per cent support from the area. "Alia will surely win the governorship election in the state, there is no doubt about it. "As far as I know, Alia  is a candidate that will win his election with landslide victory. This is a fact that everybody knows," Alumuku said. He further stated that the visit was to send a signal to their brothers that dragged Alia and the party to court that they were not with them, emphasizing that they were for Alia and the party. "We want the

.....Says Conference, Avenue for Peer Review, Cross-fertilization of Ideas - IGP  By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officers and Strategic Communication Experts are set to converge on the culturally rich city of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital for their Annual Conference scheduled to hold from the 12th to 15th of December, 2022 at the Kakanfo Inn and Conference Center.  The annual conference with the theme “Strengthening Strategic Communication Towards Police Reforms, Security and Integrity of 2023 Election” will be declared open by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, with Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Honourable Minister of Information and Culture as special guest, and other important dignitaries from the State Executive. In statement signed on Saturday by the Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja said the conference will also have in attendance Heads of Security Agencies in the State, Public R

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, as assured women affairs Minister that the police under him is ready to throw it's weight behind activism against women and gender violence. The IGP disclosed this when he played host to the Honourable Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Kedem Tallen, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, as part of the activities to mark the 16 days of activism against Gender-based violence and violence against children which commenced on the 26th of November, 2022 and would run until 10th of December, 2022. In a statement signed on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi noted that, the IGP emphasized the need for all structures in the criminal justice system of the country to synergize to stamp out all forms of violence against all genders, particularly women and children, who are mostly victims of violent acts perpetrated through the crimi

By Our Reporter  The Managing Director (MD), Green Savannah, Mr Sylvester Uzoama, said the organisation gave scholarship to 60 children in both primary and post primary schools in Benue. Uzoama disclosed this on Thursday during her 2022 annual end of year celebration in Makurdi. The MD said that it had been a culture of green savannah to celebrate every end of the year where it shared food stuff and other agricultural produce to the people especially her host community which was the Nigerian Air Force Base and Ugondo community all in Makurdi Local Government Area (LGA), Benue. "It is on this note that we chose in addition to sharing of food stuff and other agricultural produce decided to give scholarship to the students and pupils," Uzoama said. He pledged to continue to engage with various community heads and groups in order to see how to they would continue to enrich the lives of stakeholders. He further promised that they would not relent in doing more for her

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja  Military says its Troops of Operation FOREST SANITY on 3 December 2022 responded to bandits attack at MAIGAMJI village, Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State. This was contained in statement signed on Monday by the Director, Defence Media Operation DMO, Major-General Musa Danmadami, noted that, during the fire fight, troops engaged the terrorist forcing them to scamper with gun shoot injuries.  According to the statement, Troops also exploited the general area and recovered a bag containing seven (7) magazines loaded with 204 rounds of 7.62mm special, one (1)Techno mobile phone, one (1) motorcycle amongst other items. The military high command commended troops of Operation FOREST SANITY and encouraged the general public to avail troops with credible and timely information on criminal activities. Thank you for your usual cooperation and kindly disseminate this information through your various media. 

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre, an innovation of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba to effectively tackle cybercrime offences, and which led to the reorganization of all cybercrime units of the Force, has recorded salient achievements in less than one month from the commencement of operations under the purview of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), DIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo. In a statement signed on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja said amongst the numerous concluded cases by the Centre, is a case of unlawful access to a computer network and manipulation of a point of sale (POS) network to defraud the unsuspecting owner of the total sum of Sixteen Million, One Hundred and Forty-Nine Thousand, One Hundred and Ninety-Five (N16,149,195.00) only by all-male trio of Sanmi Ayode

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja Project PINK BLUE with support from ACT Foundation in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health is implementing the Upgrade Oncology Programme; a Nigeria-US Science & Technology Exchange Programme in Nigeria. Executive Director Project of PINK BLUE, Chidebe, disclosed this while addressing Newsmen in Abuja on Thursday in a press briefing. Chidebe who was represented by the Programme Coordinator Gloria Okwu said the programme seeks to strengthen the capacity of the Nigerian oncology workforce through training in diverse oncology areas. According to him, the programme has been ongoing since 2018, as the organisation’s support to the Federal Government’s National Cancer Control Plan (2018-2022) and involves clinical oncologists, oncology pharmacists, nurses, pathologists, and other caregivers along the cancer care spectrum. In 2018, Project PINK BLUE brought two U.S.-based Fulbright specialists to train 44 clinical oncologists fro