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Point News247 reports that Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has confirmed the appointment of CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, as the 25th indigenous Force Public Relations Officer. The confirmation was disclosed in a press release signed by the Admin Officer of the Force Public Relations Department,SP ANJUGURI JESSE MANZAH. CSP Adejobi was appointed in acting capacity on 16th February, 2022 after taking over from CP Frank Mba who was nominated by the Inspector-General of Police for the Senior Executive Course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos. BACKGROUND: Adejobi studied Archeology and Geography (Combined…
The Customs Area Controller of Tincan Island Command, Comptroller Kunle Oloyede has stated that his three points agenda as the Controller. of the command are; discipline, increase in revenue and trade facilitation. The Controller stated.this recently when the executives of the Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) paid a courtesy visit to the controller in his Tincan office. Speaking to the group of journalists on his resumption at the command, he said he was given a daily target of N2.5 billion from the N1.5 billion that it used to be before his taking over at the command about six…
Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC) has announced its formal return to tolling operations at the Ikoyi Link Bridge Toll Plaza. Managing director and chief executive officer of the company, Yomi Omomuwasan who made this known Friday in a press release available to pointnews stated that while they return formally Friday,April 1st,2022, no toll payment will be paid until April 16,2022. The release states, “Following months of engagement with key stakeholders within Eti-Osa /Lekki-Epe area, Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC) hereby officially announces the formal return to tolling operations on Friday, 1st April, 2022 at the Ikoyi Link Bridge Toll Plaza.…
President Muhammadu Buhari and all other political leaders have been urged to wake up from their slumber and nip in the bud the incessant killing of innocent NigerIans. A presidential aspirant under Accord party, Prof. Christopher Imumolen gave the charge Wednesday while briefing journalists in Lagos. Prof. Imumolen stated that,a war has been declared on the Nation, attributing the cause of the continuous attack on Nigeria to lackadaisical attitude of the leaders. He stated that,” I begin to ask myself how did we get to this situation and it is as a result of the lackadaisical attitude of the leaders…
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali has been commended for the professional role played in the leadership crises facing the Association of National Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and for ordering the immediate reopening of the secretariat. ANLCA president,Hon. Iju Tony Nwabunike gave the commendation in a press statement made available to pointnews on tuesday in Lagos. While Nwabunikethanked the IGP for not being biased in the matter affecting the Association,he pointed out that,”The IGP’s fairness and commitment to peace in ANLCA has been very instructive right from his days as AIG Maritime. The president also opined that, his…
According to a UNICEF/WHO special report focused on Africa, launched today at the World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets on water, sanitation and hygiene in Africa will require a dramatic acceleration in the current rates of progress. Point News247 reports that the special report is seeking urgent action to be taken on a continent where water scarcity and weak sanitation and hygiene services can threaten peace and development. Between 2000 and 2020, Africa’s population increased from 800 million to 1.3 billion people. About 500 million people gained access to basic drinking water and…
The Lagos State commissioner of police, Abiodun Alabi, has directed all area commanders and Divisional Police Officers to beef up security and maintain visibility in their area of coverage. Point News247 reports that this is coming on the heels of the indefinite suspension of the Lagos State Chapter Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo, over alleged misconduct, insubordination, and inciting members of the state chapter against the apex body. The state police boss in an interview with Channels Television on Thursday said a directive has been given on the deployment…
Police in Oyo State have arrested two teenage brothers, Waliu Abd Razaq and Iliaz Abdul Razaq alongside their father, AbdulRasaq Padun, for the abduction and murder of an 8-year-old boy, Raheem Bamimore. Point News247 reports that the boy who was declared missing on Friday afternoon, March 4, 2022, in Saki town, was found dead in an uncompleted building along Ogbooro road, in Al-Barka area on Sunday, March 6. It was gathered that Raheem came back home from school around 12:30pm on that fateful Friday, dropped his backpack and rushed out. His parents had declared him missing after he didn’t return…
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company has announced that there would be planned power outages across Lagos State between 7th to 13th March 2022. Point News247 reports that this disclosure was made by the company in a statement on Monday afternoon. The power outage comes at a period of low power and fuel supply which has plagued Nigerian consumers for the past weeks. Eko Electricity said in the statement that customers should be notified of a planned outage that will take place between 7th to 13th March 2022. “The essence of the outage is to carry out qualitative maintenance, upgrade and…
Point News247 reports that the officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a notorious drug dealer at Nukai market, along Jalingo-Wukari road in the Taraba state capital, Jalingo, Micha Godwin, during which the anti-narcotic officers came under attack and at least seven of them were injured and one of their vehicles damaged. Despite the attack, the officers however managed to arrest their target after recovering some quantities of illicit drugs from the suspect and thereafter retreated to take the wounded to the hospital for treatment. Following intelligence, the operatives on Tuesday 8th March stormed the market…