Exclusive: Again, Police Kill Commercial Motorcyclist in Lagos

Lagos PRO 

Pandemonium erupted at Ladega, Ojubode area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, yesterday evening after a policeman attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) allegedly shot and killed a commercial motorcycle rider popularly known as Okada.

The policeman who was simply identified simply as Haruna, in company of three of his colleagues, had stormed the area to arrest defaulters of the state government's ban, which restricts Okada riders from plying about 475 roads in the state.

Ouch! Emmy Collins Fries Noble Igwe

I was actually leaning towards letting this slide as there is no dividend in exchanging words with Noble. Honestly, there was never gonna be a rebuttal; I was just toying with Noble`s little ok,big ignorant head. Everything changed when I received these images of Noble PROUDLY rocking his Emmy Collins pieces and feeling so cool in them from a reader who must have felt our bearded little pal was unfair and spoke from both sides of his mouth with those rants of his last weekend.

IG Redeploys 14 Commissioners, Retains Controversial Rivers CP

IGP, Mohammed Abubakar

In hisefforts to reposition the Nigeria Police Force for greater efficiency and better performance in the fight against crime and criminality, the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered the redeployment of 14 Commissioners of Police to commands and formations across the country.

The 14 newly-redeployed CPs are: Lawal Tanko, CP Borno State, Ibrahim Ahmed, CP Zamfara State, Hilary Okpara, CP Bayelsa State, Maigari Dikko, Ebonyi, Adebayo Ajileye, CP Inspectorate ‘E’ Dept, FHQ,  Adeola A. Adeniji       CP Border Patrol, Waheed O. Salau       CP Airport, Markus Danladi,     Commandant, Police College, Maiduguri, Tonye E. . Ebitibituwa, 

Ezekwesili: National Assembly Gulps over N1trillion in 8 Years

Oby Ezekwesili

The immediate past Vice-President of the World Bank (Africa) and former Minister of Education, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has confirmed the widely held belief that the  federal legislature is a drain on the country’s national purse, stating that the National Assembly has between 2005 and 2013 received over N1 trillion.

Ezekwesili made the revelation yesterday in Abuja, at a one-day dialogue session on the cost of governance in Nigeria and review of the Oronsanye Committee Report, organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC).

EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Navy Arrests Sea Robbers, Recover Hijacked Oil Vessel

Chief Of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft of the Nigerian Navy (NN) yesterday paraded four sea robbers who had hijacked an oil barge, MV Crow at the Escravos area on August 14. While addressing newsmen at the Defence Jetty, Marina, the Commander, NNS Beecroft, Commodore Chris Ezekobe, said the arrests were in line with the Strategic Guidance 01 of the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba. 

He said, "We were alerted from Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency's (NIMASA), Regional and Maritime Awareness Centre (RMAC) and we pursued the vessel to Aiyetoro in Ondo State. 

EXCLUSIVE: Another police salary deduction

Following the recent outcry among members of the Nigeria Police Force over what they described as arbitrary deductions of their salaries from source, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has revealed reasons for the deductions.

Speaking through the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr. Frank Mba, Abubakar said that the N5, 500.00 deductions, from all police personnel last month, was for the benefit of the personnel.

According to him, the money is to facilitate the floating of a mortgage bank for the police, which will greatly improve the housing needs of every police every. The bank will be in every state, due to the wide spread of police personnel.