Some soldiers attached to the Ojo Cantonment Barracks have allegedly stabbed a policeman, Saka Ganiyu, to death after he accosted their colleague for driving against the traffic around Volks Bus Stop, along the Ojo Iyana Iba Road area of Lagos State.
According to reports, the soldier, who was not wearing his uniform, was stopped by policemen on enforcement duty at Volks Bus Stop while driving an unregistered T4 Volkswagen commercial bus against the traffic.
It was gathered that an altercation ensued and the soldier contacted some of his colleagues, who reportedly trooped out of the Ojo Cantonment Barracks and atta3ked the policemen.
Ganiyu sustained varying degrees of inj¥ry during the atta3k and was rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for urgent treatment. However, the injured Inspector was later d!ed in the hospital while undergoing treatment. The corpse was deposited at the hospital’s morgue for preservation and autopsy.
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Inspector of Police killed in the line of duty by a Nigerian soldier.
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Hardship: I can’t afford diesel anymore. I expect youths to storm different streets and protest — Rotimi Amaechi.
Former Minister of Transportation Chibuike Amaechi has said that he is angry with the way Nigerians are responding to the current economic challenges.
Amaechi made this known in an interview with Igbere TV. The former governor of Rivers State also said he expected youths to storm different streets and protest against the high cost of living but he has not seen anything that shows that they are serious.
“People should be angry because you cannot see a group of people stealing your money without doing anything. I am really angry with the citizens because they are not doing anything. Look at what happened in Edo State, should any politician be campaigning in Edo State? See, some of us cannot afford to buy diesel again because it’s costly,” he said. -
The Lagos State Government has pleaded with the youths to enroll in the military.
The Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, made the appeal on Wednesday during the quarterly meetings with the Chairman and members of the Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC, in Ikeja.
Salu-Hundeyin said that security of a nation was everybody’s business and being in the military was a service to the state and the nation at large. According to her, it was disheartening to know that indigenous youths of the state were not enrolling into the military, as seen during the last recruitment.
She added that the FG has said that recruitment into the military must be on an equal number, that each state has 150 slots into the military.
“We discovered that in the military in Nigeria, Lagos State has been seriously short-changed. We hardly have people there. So, we are looking at this opportunity now, that it should not escape indigenes again. -
Pres. Tinubu’s presidency is a collective achievement rooted in Yoruba leadership says former Ogun Governor
A former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has called on Nigerians to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, asserting that his presidency is a collective achievement rooted in Yoruba leadership.
Osoba, who stated this at the APC South West Zone Assembly meeting in Lagos, urged the assembly and the wider Yoruba community to continue to the support for Tinubu despite any perceived shortcomings.
“Now that Bola Tinubu is there, I want to plead with all of you to accept his shortcomings. He will do better. After his first four-year term, he will serve another four years as a Yoruba son,” he stated.
“The South West Assembly’s message is clear – the Yoruba leadership stands united behind Tinubu’s presidency and remains confident in his ability to deliver on his promises during his tenure,” he added.
Osoba highlighted a crucial decision made by South West leaders in 2007, which facilitated Tinubu’s transition from state politics to national role. -
Repentant Boko haram fighters escape with government rifles and motorcycles.
Thirteen ex-fighters of the Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JASDJ), popularly known as Boko Haram, have escaped with rifles and motorcycles given to them by the Borno State government, which co-opted them to join military operatives in the fight against the insurgents in the state.
The 13 are among thousands of former Boko Haram fighters and their families who had surrendered to the government. Last year, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum revealed that more than 160,000 Boko Haram members and their families had voluntarily surrendered to the military amid a sustained military onslaught.
The “repentant” Boko Haram members and their families are being managed under the Borno Model, a post-conflict amnesty programme with a focus on deradicalisation, rehabilitation, reintegration and resettlement of low-risk persons previously associated with armed insurgent groups.
Sources familiar with the programme told that nearly 6,000 combatants are awaiting “transitional justice.” -
Pay attention to mental health issues. Please be your brothers keeper for a safer society says The first lady.
Nigeria’s First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has emphasized the need for greater attention on mental health issues, especially in the work environment.
She raised the issue on Thursday as Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate the Mental Health Awareness Day. This year’s theme centres on “It’s Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace”.
Describing it as timely, she said one’s mental wellbeing can be affected especially in times like this when most people feel dissatisfied at the work place for several reasons
According to her, emotions bottled up is the beginning of mental health issues & challenges that confront individuals. “If there were no fears of stigmatization, people will tend to speak openly about their struggles, thus leading to early diagnosis thereby improving recovery outcomes
With love & support, mental health issues will be drastically reduced within and outside the work place. Let us all commit to improving mental health awareness & enjoin individuals to seek help medical early -
Nigerians should place their love for the country above financial gain. Says Akpabio
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says Nigerians should place their love for the country above financial gain.
Akpabio spoke on the floor of the senate on Tuesday. The senate president said the country would be better if citizens who are skilled in various fields stayed back.
“The country is losing its expertise. If they acquired those expertise and returned to Nigeria, it would have been better,” he said while commenting on a motion seeking to address mass immigration of Nigerians.
“I also think the conditions of service are quite responsible. I believe people should place love for their country above financial gains. That is why many of us choose to remain here.” Akpabio said the massive migration of Nigerians has adversely impacted the country’s health sector.
“The brain drain is a big problem, not just in the educational sector, particularly in the health sector – it is affecting us a lot. -
Hajj 2025: No concessions, subsidy for pilgrims – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has stated that the federal government will not subsidise hajj payment for pilgrims in 2025.
Daily Trust reports that government subsidy is mostly in the form of concessionary rate which allows pilgrims to access dollars at a reduced rate from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
A statement by the spokesperson of the commission, Fatima Sanda Usara, said for the 2025 Hajj, “There will be no concessionary exchange rate from the government for Hajj fare payment for pilgrims whether under state or private Hajj operators.”
This means that if the naira maintains its current rate of N1,650 to a dollar, each intending pilgrim will pay almost N10million for hajj fare as pilgrims pay at least $6,000.
While NAHCON is yet to announce the hajj fare for the 2025 hajj, States Pilgrims Welfare Board have begun asking intending pilgrims to pay N8.5m as initial deposit pending the announcement of the hajj fare. -
Federal Government urge Nigerians to seek permission before using the national anthem
A statement by the Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu on Wednesday, said seeking permission was necessary to avoid misinterpretation.
He further announced that press conferences will be held across all states to initiate the sensitisation campaign on the agency’s new policies.
He, however, did not state in what context permission should be sought before the anthem could be sung, or its lyrics could be used. “As custodians of Nigeria’s national symbols, the NOA is tasked with preventing all forms of misuse.
The DG emphasised that permission must be sought from the Agency before using the National Anthem to avoid misrepresentation,” the statement partly read.
He also clarified that the Nigerian flag is simply green, white, and green, with the correct shade of green being Emerald 2.0. -
BREAKING: Fuel price hits N1,030 at NNPC outlets
Petrol pump price rose to N1,030 per litre at various outlets of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) in Abuja on Wednesday, Premium Times is reporting.
The recent development comes after the NNPC decided to terminate its exclusive purchase agreement with Dangote Refinery. Earlier on Monday, Premium Times exclusively reported that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is ending its exclusive purchase agreement with Dangote Refinery, opening up the market for other marketers to buy petrol directly from the refinery.
This means the NNPC will no longer be the sole off-taker, and marketers can now negotiate prices directly with Dangote Refinery. This development aligns with the current practices for fully deregulated products, where refineries can sell directly to marketers on a willing buyer, willing seller basis.
PREMIUM TIMES observed Wednesday morning that NNPC Ltd outlets in the Central area of Abuja, the FCT adjusted the pump price of petroleum to N1,030. -
NNPCL steps down as middleman in Dangote refinery petrol purchases
The NNPC is ending its exclusive purchase agreement with Dangote Refinery, opening up the market for other marketers to buy petrol directly from the refinery, PREMIUM TIMES is reporting.
This means NNPC will no longer be the sole off-taker, and marketers can now negotiate prices directly with Dangote Refinery. This development aligns with the current practices for fully deregulated products, where refineries can sell directly to marketers on a willing buyer, willing seller basis.
Earlier in September, Devakumar Edwin, vice president at Dangote Industries Limited, said the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery has begun the processing of petrol. Mr Edwin explained that NNPC Limited would buy its product exclusively.
But the NNPC, in reaction to a statement that the Dangote Refinery Limited is being undermined by actions of the company at the time, said it was not the sole offtaker of all products from the Dangote Refinery. It said the refinery was free to sell its petrol to any marketer. -
Federal Government begin distribution of 21,924 bags of rice in Katsina State.
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has launched the distribution of 21,924 bags of rice as part of the Federal Government’s food security programme.
The governor while launching the program at the Katsina People’s Square on Sunday, revealed that the aim was to alleviate the current economic hardship faced by the citizens.
According to him, the programme targets various segments of the population mostly the vulnerable women and youth groups at various ward and local government levels where a total of 6,652 polling units will be covered. Katsina State is in the North-West region of Nigeria.
He recalled that this is the second time, the FG has distributed palliatives to Katsina State after the President recently procured fertilizer for farmers in the State to use for both wet and dry season farming.
Governor Radda explained that Katsina State in this year’s farming season recorded a significant reduction in insecurity compared with last year when 95% of farmlands he said have been successfully cultivated -
84 Lecturers died in three months over unpaid salaries, says ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reported the deaths of 84 of its members between May and August 2024, attributing these losses to economic hardship and unpaid salaries.
ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, made this revelation during an appearance on Channels Television’s socio-political programme “Inside Sources” with Laolu Akande.
“In the past three months, from May to August 2024, Nigerian universities lost 84 academics to death because of what our people are going through,” Osodeke stated.
He highlighted the dire situation faced by university staff, noting that the government continues to withhold salaries, implementing policies such as fuel & electricity price hikes amid ongoing financial struggles.
Osodeke criticised the Federal Government’s “no-work, no-pay” policy, which affects salaries during strikes, stating, “Despite this crisis, you are holding somebody’s three-and-a-half or more salaries on the no-work, no-pay. -
Mexican mayor Alejandro Arcos reportedly kill3d days after taking office
The mayor of a Mexican city has been murdered just days after taking office, officials have said, the latest in a series of attacks on politicians in the violence-plagued Latin American country. CNN is reporting.
Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of Chilpancingo, a southwestern city which is the capital of Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located.
Local media reports said Mr Arcos had been b3h3aded. Police have not confirmed any details of his d3ath, but were pictured at a scene in Chilpancingo where the body was reported to have been found. Reuters reported that photos circulating on WhatsApp showed a severed head on top of what appeared to be Arcos’ vehicle, but the news agency could not independently verify the photos’ authenticity.
“His loss mourns the entire Guerrero society and fills us with indignation,” Guerrero governor Evelyn Salgado said in a statement. -
Two arrested as NDLEA intercepts illicit drugs in a commercial bus and bags of garri.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday, October 3, intercepted a commercial bus marked JAL 198 YQ coming from Onitsha, Anambra state to Jalingo, Taraba state.
NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in statement on Sunday, October 6, said large quantities of opioids: tramadol, rohypnol and codeine-based syrup concealed in body compartments of the vehicle were recovered when it was searched.
Adding that two suspects, identified as Pako Thomas and Emmanuel Anyigor, were arrested.
Meanwhile, another suspect, Chibuzor Okafor was arrested at Wukari on Wednesday, October 2, with 80 blocks of cannabis weighing 38kg hidden in bags of garri. -
Ex-Women Affairs Minister Pauline Tallen loses her only son.
Richard, the only son of the immediate past Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has passed away. Richard died on Sunday morning, October 6, at the Cedar Crest Hospital in Abuja, after being hospitalised, according to a statement by the family.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the cause of his death was not immediately known but he was said to have been placed on oxygen in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on Friday night.
The late Richard, who is a graduate of Computer Science from a United States university, was aged 42 and is survived by a wife and three children. -
JUST IN: IGP orders withdrawal of officers deployed to seal Rivers LGA HQs
The IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of police personnel previously deployed to seal off the 23 local government areas of Rivers State
The secretariat were sealed in June following the disagreement between the Caretaker Committee Chairmen loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara & the immediate past local government chairmen who were loyalists of Nyesom Wike
This directive was announced on Monday in a statement by Grace Iringe-Koko, the PRO of the Rivers State Command
According to the statement, the order follows recent political developments in Rivers State. “The newly deployed State Commissioner of Police, Bala Mustapha, conveyed the directives of IGP Kayode Egbetokun for the immediate withdrawal of all police personnel previously deployed to seal & safeguard the Local Government Secretariats in the state.”
The statement emphasized that the decision “is in line with the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure neutrality & the smooth functioning of democratic institutions.” -
Man sentenced to 8 years in prison for land fraud in Lagos State.
Abodurin Gerald Abozo was charged on October 15, 2023 with two counts: obtaining money under false pretense & st£aling. The first charge stated that Abozo, operating under the name S.G.B. & A Property Lines Company, deceived Engineer Samuel Segher in 2013 into paying N62 million for two plots of land in Chevy Estate, claiming to sell them when he had no intention of doing so.
The second charge claimed that he unlawfully used the same amount belonging to Segher. Abozo pleaded “not guilty,” leading to a full trial where prosecution counsel M.S. Owede presented two witnesses & submitted various documents including Abozo’s extra-judicial statement, all of which were accepted by the court.
In the judgment, Justice Ijelu sentenced Abozo to 7 years for the first count & one year for the second count, without the option of a fine. He was also ordered to repay the N62 million to the victim. -
US Court Orders Mayweather to Pay Nigerian Firm $2.4m over Contract Breach
A US court has affirmed the decision that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is required to pay $2.4 million to Zinni Media Concept Limited, a Nigerian firm, for violating the terms of their contract.
According to a statement from Alex Nwankwo, the company’s media executive, Zinni Media reached an agreement with Mayweather to make various appearances in Africa, including one in Nigeria, in June 2017.
However, the former boxer unilaterally terminated the deal without cause & refused to reimburse the company for the advance payment paid for the service. Nwankwo claimed that Mayweather’s legal representatives implied that because the company was not based in the US, the boxer could not make any refund.
“After several unsuccessful attempts to recover the appearance fees from the boxer, the company instituted a legal action against Mayweather in 2018 where it alleged breach of contract, unjust enrichment & fraud against the former champion. -
Pastor Adeboye addresses critics of Oyedepo’s Rolls Royce.
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has responded to the discussion surrounding Bishop Oyedepo’s recent gift of a Rolls Royce.
Speaking during the October Holy Ghost Service at Redemption Camp, Adeboye said: “Someone gave a bishop a car , and some people got very, very upset, that how can a bishop be riding a Royce roll as if once you are a bishop, you must d+e of hunger.
Let me tell you, my beloved children, if you die poor, they will blame you. They will say, after all these days of serving God, this is how you end. If you can’t pay your rent, they will say where your God is; if all of a sudden you begin to ride a Royce roll, they will attack you, so which of the two will you choose?
They are going to attack you anyway, whether you die of poverty or you live in abundance.” -
APP wins 22 of 23 LGs in Rivers council election
APP wins 22 of 23 chairmanship seats in Rivers local government elections.
The Action Peoples Party has secured 22 out of 23 chairmanship positions in the recent local government election in Rivers State.
Justice Adolphus Enebeli, the Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, announced the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt.
He noted that the results for Etche Local Government Area are currently on hold due to ongoing collation efforts.
Enebeli indicated that the Etche LGA results will be released alongside the outcomes for the 319 councillorship seats at a later date.