PICTURE: 2FACE 'BLINGS' HIS MICROPHONE

2BABA recently 'blinged' his microphone and tweeted about it

NIS TRAGEDY: IMMIGRATION BOSS SAID MINISTER FOR INTERIOR SIDELINED HIM

The Comptroller-General of the NIS, Mr.  David Parradang has told the committee members that he was sidelined by the Minister throughout the recruitment exercise and that he got wind of the exercise through a  newspaper advertorial. He made this disclosure yesterday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Interior Matters Panel instituted by the senate to investigate circumstances that led to the ill-fated exercise.

He said only N45million was released to the NIS for provision of test materials as against the the N201million released to the consulting firm, Drexel Technical Nigeria Limited. He said this caused a lot of logistic problems on the day of the test.

Some of the Commanders of the NIS who headed the test in some other states said asides the serious logistic problems, influx of those who were not supposed to write the exam was also responsible for the stampede experienced on that day..

MEDICINE AFTER DEATH: Minister for Interior, Abba Moro finally accepts blame for NIS tragedy

MORO

After weeks of dillydallying and blame trading, the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro yesterday accepted blame for the poorly conducted immigration recruitment exercise that led to the death of 16 youths on March 15th. Mr Moro appeared before the Senate Committee on Interior Matters Panel instituted by the senate to investigate circumstances that led to the ill-fated exercise. While expressing his sympathy to those that died, Moro said as with most administrative exercises, the end result cannot be determined...

"Mr chairman and distinguished senators, we are deeply grieved and saddened by the way events turned out. We express our sincere regrets once again. However, permit me to state that our patriotic desire was the pursuit of a more honest, a more transparent, a more cost effective, a more efficient and equitable platform. 

Police Clarifies Debate on Tinted Glass Ban

To clarify the raging debate about the ban on tinted glasses by the  Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubabkar, the police expatiated on some salient issues. According to the Force PRO, CSP Frank Mba, "the Police High Command has observed with concern the unnecessary controversies that have trailed the recent IGP’s announcement on the ban on the indiscriminate use of tinted glasses on vehicles plying Nigerian roads.

The Force has observed opinion that one of the issues that have generated so much contention and sometimes endless arguments between Police Officers enforcing the ban on the one hand, and motorists on the other hand, is the contention by some vehicle owners that there is no valid law restricting the use of tinted vehicle glasses in Nigeria. Others who claim to be aware of the legal restriction argue that because the tints on their glasses are ‘factory-fitted’, they are under no legal obligation to obtain a permit. Yet, others hinge their arguments and objections on the fact that their car tints are not as dark as others and thus, should be excused from the requirements of obtaining Permits.

FRANK MBA: TIPS FOR SURVIVING KIDNAPPING & HOSTAGE SITUATIONS

FRANK MBA

Often times when people are faced with kidnap or hostage situations the greatest challenge they are saddled with is how to get off the hook. The quest to regain their freedom dominates the victim’s mind. Myriad of rhetorical questions run through the helpless victim’s mind.

While it is common to get overwhelmed by the situation, the thought of what to do is always miles off the victim’s mind. The preoccupation will be how soon can the help come?

FRANK MBA: Spouse Battery (Part 2)-Dealing With the Problem

In case you just stumbled into this article it is sequel to our earlier published article ‘Detecting Signs of Spouse Battery (1). In this edition we shall be talking about steps to salvage the situation and what you must do if the situation is nonredeemable, in other words how to deal with the problem.

Abuse in a relationship or marriage can wreck you. If you are one of those in an offensive relationship there is need to know how to handle it or get out of it. Abuse is not always physical, it could be emotional or verbal. Being abused is simply to destroy your being and make mince meat of your confidence. So, how can you nip this menace in the bud?

FRANK MBA: Detecting Signs of Spouse Battery (Part 1)

FRANK MBA, POLICE FORCE PRO

Recently a Lagos High Court in Ikeja sentenced to death Akolade Arowolo for the murder of his banker wife, Titilayo, who he repeatedly stabbed to death at their Lagos residence. The question everyone would naturally want to ask, is why?

This incident is not an isolated case because there are so many “Titilayos” who had been maimed or murdered in the past by their violent and aggressive spouses.

Could a man be so frustrated to the point of killing his wife and cutting her into pieces? Is he a confirmed drunk and wife beater? Why don’t ladies see all these signals before walking down the aisle? Was it his first time to beat her, why did she stay there? the questions are endless.

Battery, domestic abuse, spousal abuse, family violence, dating abuse, and intimate partner violence, are some of the terms associated with a pattern of behavior which involves the abuse by one partner against another in an intimate relationship such as marriage, cohabitation, and dating which involves physical aggression with the sole aim of inflicting pain.

Wife battery is not just a crime, it is immoral, unethical and a clear breach of the fundamental right and the dignity of the abused.

Nuella Njubigbo Finally Admits Affair with Tchidi Chikere on the Eve of Traditional Marriage

 

After years of living in denial, Nuella Njubigbo yesterday finally admitted what we all knew. read her statement: 'Let me start by confirming some of the rumours you may have heard. Yes, the

traditional marriage rites between Tchidi Chikere and I will be performed soon.

 This was not the way we imagined or planned it, but as they say, nobody has a crystal ball to tell where or who we end up with. Life is a dice.

At the time the rumours of his separation/divorce and me being involved was going on, I definitely was not in that space where some story writers said I was. I was busy doing other things with my life, other preoccupations, a relationship (I thought would lead to marriage), and my acting career. Things happened, my relationship packed up and we went our separate ways, I moved on.

POLICE SMASH CERTIFICATE FORGERY SYNDICATE

THE SUSPECTS

A team of operatives attached to International Police Organization (INTERPOL) section, Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Abuja has, following a tip-off and accompanying discreet investigation, arrested a syndicate which specializes in the forgery of certificates and other sensitive documents.The syndicate which has its operational base at the UTC Shopping Complex, Area 10 Garki, Abuja specializes in forging documents such as: WAEC Certificates, University Degrees, NYSC Discharge Certificates, assorted land documents, certificates of incorporation. It also engages in the falsification of travel documents and drivers licenses amongst others for a fee ranging from Five thousand naira (N5,000) to Thirty thousand naira (N30,000) depending on the socio-economic status of their “client” or the urgency of the transaction.

POLICE ADOPT MULTI-FACETED CONFLICT RESOLUTION STRATEGIES IN TACKLING HERDSMEN/FARMERS CLASHES

As part of deliberate and elaborate efforts by the Nigeria Police Force to finally bring to an end the lingering crisis between herdsmen and farmers in some parts of the country, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Abubakar, Thursday, March 27, 2014 at the Force Headquarters, Abuja held an interactive meeting with the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore (Umbrella body for Fulani Herdsmen), which comes as the first of a series of meetings already planned by the Force.

According to the FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, CSP FRANK E. MBA, the essence of the meeting was to find an alternative dispute resolution mechanism geared towards finding a lasting solution to the lingering crisis. The IGP called on the leadership of Miyetti Allah and other relevant stakeholders to cooperate with the Police in this regards. The IGP further reiterated that in addition to the ongoing crisis management measures and the core law enforcement strategies already being implemented by the Force in the affected areas, there was need for the Police to meet with stakeholders and parties to the conflict so as to bring an end to the crisis.