Google kicks off ‘Africa Connected’ Competition

$25,000 prizes for five Africans whose lives are ‘powered by the web’

Nigeria, 20th August 2013.  For those who have been positively influenced by the internet, here’s a chance to share your web journey. Google is calling on entrepreneurs, creators, innovators and web-lovers in Nigeria and across Africa to share their stories of how the web has transformed their lives and work.  Whether you’re a photographer, an entrepreneur, a fashion designer or a community activist, if the internet and Google tools have played an important role in your success, Google wants to hear from you.

CG Immigration Orders Dismantling of Illegal Toll Gates

Mr. David Parradang

The Comptroller-General of Immigration Service, Mr. David Parradang,  has in line with his  zero-level tolerance policy on corruption, ordered the immediate dismantling of all illegal toll gates erected by officers of the Service (NIS) across the country.

This was contained in a statement signed Wednesday  by the Public Relations Officer, NIS, Mr. Chukwuemeka Obua. Parradang warned; “on no condition should any officer solicit for any form of gratification as a condition for performing his lawful duties”

FEATURES: Blinded By The Police

Chinonso Ozoemena

Chiemelie Ezeobi recently spoke with 28-year-old Chinonso Ozoemena, who was shot in the eye by an alleged drunken police corporal, Mohammed Abubakar, and abandoned to his fate despite his pains

When Chinonso Ozoemena came to Lagos exactly three years ago from Idemili, his hometown in Anambra State, he was brimming with hopes and aspirations. His goal was to make enough money to cater for his family, get married and enjoy life.

Suntai Sacks SSG, Dissolves State Executive Council

Mr. Danbaba Suntai

The raging political crises in Taraba State continues unabated, ailing governor of the state, Mr. Danbaba Suntai has announced the dissolution of the state executive council. Announcing the dissolution Wednesday while briefing pressmen at the executive council chambers in Jalingo, Senior Special Assistant to the State governor, Chief Sylvanus Giwa said all the  Special Advisers have also been relieved of their appointments.

Police EXCLUSIVE: Police Foil Plot to Kidnap Young Shall Grow Boss, Kill Two Suspects

The Area E Command of the Lagos State Police Command, Monday, engaged in a gun duel with an armed kidnapped gang who attempted to kidnap the Chairman, Young Shall Grow Motors at the FESTAC Town area of the state.

Led by the Area Commander, Area E Command, Dan Okoro, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), the police operatives had engaged the gang in a gun duel and  felled two of the suspects while the other members of the gang fled to safety.

SSS Quiz Teenage Stowaway’s Mother

Mrs Evelyn Ohikhena

Security agents have begun a probe into the circumstances that led 15-year-old Ricky Daniel Ohikhena to sneak into the wheel of an Arik Air fight to Lagos last Saturday as they interrogated his mother, Mrs Evelyn Ohikhena. She was grilled by a combined team of  the Department of State Security (DSS) and aviation security officials.

Mrs Ohikhena, a hairdresser who resides in Benin, in an apparent effort to unite with her son had earlier yesterday told reporters that her son had been secretly nursing an ambition to travel to the United States without her consent.

Fed Govt to Break off Negotiations with ASUU

Minister of Education, Prof. Ruquayatu Rufa'I

Culled from Thisday- With no end in sight to the debilitating strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the federal government, which has been holding negotiations with the union for weeks, with the aim of reaching a compromise on its demands, may be forced to break off negotiations, investigations have revealed.

EXCLUSIVE: 34 Navies Relocate to Nigeria for Maritime Security Conference

Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba, Chief of Naval Staff 

Tagged 'Delivering maritime security to Africa', the ogoing conference which was organised by the Nigerian Navy (NN), in partnership with the International Quality and Productivity Centre (IQPC), was instituted to address maritime insecurity in the GoG.

Some of the countries which participated are Spain, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Germany, Saudi Arabia, United States of America, Cameroon, Malaysia, France, Dubai, Togo, Pakistan, Canada, Tanzania, South Asia, Netherlands and South Africa amongst others.

EXCLUSIVE: Pandemonium as Police, OPC Clash in Lagos

Pandemonium erupted yesterday evening at the Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos when police officers attached to the Ishaga Divisional Headquarters clashed with some factional members of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC).

It was gathered that trouble started when policemen on patrol stopped the OPC conveyor which was moving towards Agege area, where they had aimed to launch a unit of the congress in the local government area.

EXCLUSIVE: Lagos Police Arrest Man for Attempting to Snap Pictures of Officers Harassing Okada men

Lagos PRO, Braide 

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and detained a medical representative who attempted to record policemen attached to the Area E Command in the act of arresting a commercial motorcyclist. 

The victim who was identified as Gregory Ekene Muonyililo, was arrested at the Amuwo Odofin area of the state for trying to take videos of policemen who were allegedly harassing a commercial motorcyclist.