The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has said the Force is working on a surveillance application to capture all motor parks, commercial drivers and hotels operating in the country. Additionally, he said the Force was working on an innovation that could collect and manage data about all domestic workers with verified employment histories. He said the innovation would complement the Digitalised Central Motor Registry, which had been in use, adding that the innovation would be launched before the end of the year. Read the full story on https://punchng.com/police-unveil-safety-app/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1688861350
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Snake Islandto Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited a Black Sea island whose defenders famously defied a Russian warship at the beginning of the invasion, as the conflict reaches its 500th day. “Today we are on Snake Island, which will never be conquered by the occupiers, like the whole of Ukraine, because we are the country of the brave,” he said in a video clip released on social media Saturday. “I want to thank from here, from this place of victory, each of our soldiers for these 500 days,” Zelensky said in the undated clip, in which he was shown…
Sokoto state government has set up a Commission of Inquiry to probe all land allocations and government assets sold or auctioned during the tenure of Governor Aminu Tambuwal. The 5-man committee was led by Justice M.A. Pindiga (rtd) while Barrister Nasiru Muhammed Binji would serve as its Secretary. Other members of the committee include Chief Jacob E. Ochidi, SAN; Alhaji Usman Abubakar and Barrister Lema Sambo Wali. A statement signed by the Press Secretary to Governor Ahmed Aliyu noted that, the committee would also ascertain the government bank account and amount realized from the sales and auctions of the assets.…
The Federal Government in collaboration with Lagos State Government, has reopened the Eko Bridge, after 15 months of closure due to rehabilitation work. Recall that the bridge was severely damaged at Apogbon section during a fire caused by illegal trading under it. The intensity of the inferno was said to have weakened major components and supporting pillars of the bridge, prompting its closure for extensive repair on the entire stretch. Read the full story on https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2023/07/fg-re-opens-eko-bridge-after-15-months-of-closure/amp/
England won the European Under-21 Championship for the first time in nearly 40 years, thanks to a last-minute penalty save by James Trafford, who ensured the Young Lions beat Spain. Trafford, who is set to join Burnley from Manchester City in a deal worth up to £19 million, saved Abel Ruiz’s low spot-kick in the 99th minute following a lengthy VAR review. On the follow-up, the 20-year-old produced another brilliant stop before being mobbed by his teammates. Read the full story on https://dailynews24.ng/how-england-beat-spain-1-0-to-win-u21-championship/
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Guinea Bissau for the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). According to News Agency of Nigeria, this is Tinubu’s second foreign trip after his participation at the summit on “A New Global Financing Pact” in Paris, France, hosted by President Emmanuel Macron. Tinubu used the opportunity of the summit to visit the Nigerian contingent stationed in Guinea Bissau under the ECOWAS Stabilisation Force. In his address, the President commended the soldiers and their Commander, Gen. Al-hassan Grema, for their…
President Bola Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.); Governors Dapo Abiodun (Ogun); Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos); and Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa), among others, have paid tribute to the late founder of the First City Monument Bank, Otunba Olasubomi Balogun. Balogun, who was the Otunba Tunwase of Ijebuland and the Asiwaju of Ijebu Christians before his death, passed on May 18, 2023 in a London hospital, following a brief illness. He was 89. Balogun’s hometown, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, was agog with dignitaries who gathered to honour the late Olori Omo Oba of Ijebuland. Shettima, who represented…
Femi Otedola, the chairman of Geregu Power, has yielded the top spot on the ownership ladder of FBN Holdings to Barbican Capital Limited, an affiliate of Oba Otudeko’s Honeywell Flour Mill, a regulatory filing showed on Saturday. Barbican Capital accumulated shares of about 4.8 billion units in the parent company of Nigeria’s oldest lender FirstBank translating to a 13.3 per cent holding in the corporation, according to the document seen by PREMIUM TIMES. That is more than twice the portion held by Mr Otedola, who in late 2021 had acquired a 7.6 per cent interest in the financial services group…
David de Gea has left Manchester United after 12 years with the club following the expiration of his contract. The goalkeeper joined United from Atlético Madrid for £17m in 2011 and went on to make 545 appearances, keeping a club-record 190 clean sheets in the process. “I would like to express my unwavering gratitude and appreciation for the love from the last 12 years,” De Gea said in a statement. “We’ve achieved a lot since my dear Sir Alex Ferguson brought me to this club.” Read the full story on https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/08/david-de-gea-leaves-manchester-united-after-12-years
CivicAbdul’aziz YariAbdul’aziz YariOperatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have reportedly arrested and detained for two nights a former Zamfara State governor, Abdulaziz Yari. According to Peoples Gazette, Yari was allegedly arrested after multiple telephone calls to his lines from President Bola Tinubu rang through last month following the tussle for the Senate President of the National Assembly. One senior security officer and a State House aide disclosed that the DSS arrested Yari on Thursday morning and detained him for “thinking the president is a joke,” as one official put it. Read the full story on https://dailynews24.ng/tinubu-dss-reportedly-arrest-senator-yari/
andA group, Coalition for Good Governance and Change Initiative (CGGCI), has petitioned the governments of the United States of America, China, and European Union, over the recent demolition exercise embarked upon by Governor Abba Yusuf-led government in Kano State of Nigeria. The Coalition, in a petition signed by its national coordinator, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi, demanded a visa ban on the governor and his family members over what it called his “anti-democratic activities and human rights violation” orchestrated barely six days after assumption of office as governor. The petition dated July 7, 2023, titled “Violation of Human Rights and Anti-democratic Actions…
A 16-year-old runner, Miss Saibu Yetunde, has emerged winner of the 5km race tagged ‘Ogun Women Run’ in Abeokuta, Ogun State. ‘Ogun Women Run’ is a 5km race organized by Brussels Sports Management Limited annually for adult girls and women in Ogun state. The race started at Sapon area of Abeokuta metropolis, through Isale Igbein, IBB Boulevard, Kuto, and finished at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, on Saturday. In the end, Yetunde emerged overall winner after finishing the race in 19 minutes and 39 seconds. Read the complete story here: https://dailytrust.com/16-year-old-athlete-wins-5km-ogun-women-run/
A trailer accident has claimed the lives of at least four persons at Dutse-Baupma opposite AYM Shafar Filling Station along Dutse-Bwari expressway in the Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The accident, which occurred at about noon on Saturday as a result of failed brake from a trailer carrying sharp sand, also affected a black Toyota Highlander Jeep, a black Hilux pickup van belonging to the Nigeria Police Force, and a commercial tricycle. An eyewitness, Abdul Mohammed, explained that the trailer carrying sand failed to brake from the Usman Dam junction along the Dutse-Bwari expressway and had…
President Bola Tinubu will depart from Abuja for Guinea-Bissau on Saturday (tomorrow) to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) which takes place on Sunday, in Bissau, the nation’s capital. This was made known by the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, Dele Alake, in a statement on Friday. According to Alake, President Tinubu will be accompanied by some members of the Presidential Policy Advisory Council and other top government officials. Read the complete story on https://www.channelstv.com/2023/07/07/tinubu-to-depart-for-ecowas-summit-in-guinea-bissau-on-saturday/
May Yul Edochie, first wife of actor Yul Edochie, has finally broken her silence following the passing of her son Kambiichukwu, three months ago. The PUNCH had earlier reported the passing of 16-year-old Kambolichikwu, first son of May and actor Yul Edochie, who passed after he slumped while playing football in school. May, who has remained mum on the painful passing of her son has finally broken her silence. She took to her Instagram page on Saturday to share a photo of herself with all her kids and penned a piece to mourn her late son. Read the complete story…
Operatives of Enugu Police Command have crushed a four-man gang of gunmen, who attempted to enforce an illegal weeklong sit-at-home in Enugu in the early hours of Friday. Enugu police spokesman DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in Enugu, late Friday night, recalling that police had earlier on the same day reported that operatives of the Awkunanaw Division of the Command intercepted and engaged the criminals in a gun duel at One-Day, Awkunanaw, Enugu, as they were snatching an Enugu State Transport Company, ENTRACO-branded Sharon mini van at gunpoint for their deadly operation. Although they managed to escape with serious gunshot…
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu State has commenced sitting on the petition filed by the Labour Party and its candidate Chijioke Edeoga against the election of Dr Peter Mbah as the governor of the state after the Sallah break. At the resumed hearing on Friday, the petitioners presented the National Youth Service Corps, as its first witness in defence of their petition. Edeoga and his party are challenging the election of Governor Mbah on grounds that he did not secure the highest lawful votes cast in the March 18 governorship election and that the respondent, submitted a…
The eight-member panel set up by Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State to investigate the controversies surrounding the results claimed by a candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Mmesoma Ejikeme, has submitted its report. Headed by Nkemdili Nnonyelu, a professor, the committee confirmed Miss Mmesoma forged the score of 362 as earlier claimed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. According to the report, a copy of which was obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, the candidate confirmed she single-handedly forged the result before approaching a cyber cafe for printing. Read the complete story on https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/608626-breaking-2023-utme-mmesoma-confirms-she-forged-jamb-result.html
A Federal High Court in Kano has issued an interim order restraining the Nigeria Police, Kano Public Complain and Anti Corruption Commission from harassing, arresting, inviting, or detaining the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, his family members, or any appointee who served under his administration. Also restrained by the court presided over by Justice A.M Liman are six other defendants reports The PUNCH. A copy of the restraining order dated July 7, 2023, showed the order will remain in effect pending the hearing and determination of the substantive originating motion. Read complete story on >>>https://punchng.com/dollar-video-court-stops-police-kano-anti-graft-agency-from-arresting-ganduje/
To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…