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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, v...

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 sta...

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 ot...

.......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 allegati...

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...

....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 Offic...

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 fo...