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Nov
15
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Prayers Prevented Exchange Rate From Reaching N10,000 Per Dollar – Pastor Adeboye

Prayers Prevented Exchange Rate From Reaching N10,000 Per Dollar – Pastor Adeboye

CBN/Commercial Banking, Security
Prayers Prevented Exchange Rate From Reaching N10,000 Per Dollar” – Pastor Adeboye The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said without divine intervention, the exchange rate could have soared to ₦10,000 to $1. Speaking during the Special Holy Ghost Congress in Abuja, Adeboye linked Nigeria’s financial struggles to its heavy reliance on fuel imports, despite being a significant oil-producing nation. He criticised the billions spent on refineries that remain non-functional, forcing the country to depend on imported petrol. Addressing the contentious removal of fuel subsidies, Adeboye remarked that the decision angered those…
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Nov
11
2024
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Gov. Otti Receives Graduands Of Nigeria Police Academy, Charges Then To Work Hard

Gov. Otti Receives Graduands Of Nigeria Police Academy, Charges Then To Work Hard

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Security
GOV. OTTI RECEIVES GRADUANDS OF NIGERIA POLICE ACADEMY, CHARGES THEM TO WORK HARD. Abia State Governor has charged graduands of the Nigerian Police Academy to work hard and contribute to the security of the country. Governor Otti gave the charge in his Nvosi Isialangwa South LGA country home while receiving in audience 15 Abia indigenes who graduated recently from the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano. He advised them to exhibit professionalism in the discharge of their duties. The Governor while congratulating them on passing out in flying colours, warned them against cutting corners and urged them to remain good ambassadors of…
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Nov
08
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Abia State Police Command Strengthens Collaboration With PCRC To Enhance Community Security

Abia State Police Command Strengthens Collaboration With PCRC To Enhance Community Security

Abia State, Crime, News Flash, Security
Abia State Police Command Strengthens Collaboration with PCRC to Enhance Community Security Today, 7/11/2024 The Commissioner of Police Abia State Command, CP Danladi Isa, met with the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), led by the state Chairman Chief Iheanyi Igboañulam (Kpakpando Ndigbo Dum), at the Command Headquarters. CP Danladi emphasized the importance of community policing, and encouraged ongoing partnership between PCRC and the police. He assured that officers have been strategically placed to address security concerns of the state, and urged the reporting of crimes without bias. He further highlighted that all complaints should be directed appropriately. PCRC members expressed…
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Oct
23
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Gov. Otti Assures Of ABIA State Government Support To The Joint Monitoring Team On Crude Oil Production Boost.

Gov. Otti Assures Of ABIA State Government Support To The Joint Monitoring Team On Crude Oil Production Boost.

Abia State, Economy, News Flash, Oil & Gas, Security
GOV. OTTI ASSURES OF ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO THE JOINT MONITORING TEAM ON CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION BOOST. Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has assured of the Abia State Government’s support to tackle the issues causing the drop in crude oil production in Nigeria. Governor Otti gave the assurance on Tuesday, 22nd October, in his Umuehim Nvosi Country home, when he received in audience a delegation of the Defence Headquarters Joint Monitoring Team, led by Major Gen. JAL Jimoh, who paid him a working visit. Governor Otti who decried the drastic drop in crude oil production in Nigeria,…
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Oct
21
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Senator Ashiru’s Attack On NDLEA Borne Out Of Vendetta – By Femi Babafemi(Director, Media & Advocacy NDLEA)

Senator Ashiru’s Attack On NDLEA Borne Out Of Vendetta – By Femi Babafemi(Director, Media & Advocacy NDLEA)

Crime, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Security
Senator Ashiru’s attack on NDLEA borne out of vendetta. We remain undeterred, but will continue to dismantle illicit drug networks including the one operating in the lawmaker’s house, Agency vows The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says the recent attack on its image by Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru (Kwara South) was borne out of vendetta rather than based on any altruistic motive or national interest. The Agency stated this at its National Headquarters in Abuja on Monday 21st Octoberduring a press briefing addressed to respond to a disparaging statement made by Senator Ashiru that "the National Drug Law Enforcement…
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Oct
17
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
FG’s Weapons Used By Terrorists, Bandits – Ribadu

FG’s Weapons Used By Terrorists, Bandits – Ribadu

Crime, News Flash, Security
FG’s Weapons Used By Terrorists, Båndits – NSA Ribadu The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has stated that a significant number of illicit weapons currently in circulation in Nigeria originally belonged to the Federal Government. Ribadu made this statement on Thursday during the arms destruction exercise conducted by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) at Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment in Abuja. He explained that corrupt elements within the security agencies allowed these weapons to end up in the hands of non-state actors. The NSA condemned security personnel who facilitate the distribution of weapons…
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Oct
10
2024
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Power Drunk Soldiers Kill Policeman On Official Duty For Stopping Colleague Driving Against Traffic

Power Drunk Soldiers Kill Policeman On Official Duty For Stopping Colleague Driving Against Traffic

Crime, News Flash, Security
Power-Drunk Soldiers K¡ll Policeman For Stopping Colleague Driving Against Traffic Soldiers attached to the Ojo Cantonment Barracks led by a yet-to-be-identified colleague, who was accosted for driving against the traffic around Volks Bus Stop, along the Ojo Iyana Iba Road area of Lagos State have stabbed a policeman, Saka Ganiyu, to death. PUNCH Online gathered that the soldier, who was not wearing his uniform, while driving an unregistered T4 Volkswagen commercial bus against the traffic, was stopped by policemen on enforcement duty at Volks Bus Stop. Angered by the action of the policemen, it was learnt that an altercation ensued…
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Oct
04
2024
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Gunmen Behead Couple In Bende LGA of ABIA State, Police Reacts

Gunmen Behead Couple In Bende LGA of ABIA State, Police Reacts

Crime, Abia North, Abia State, News Flash, Security
Gunmen Behead Couple In South-east; Police React Gunmen have beheaded a couple in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria’s South-east. Jacob Udo and his wife, Comfort, were attacked and beheaded by the hoodlums in their residence. The incident, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, occurred on Tuesday night in Isiala Community in the local government area. The hoodlums were said to have dismembered the victims’ bodies after killing them. The couple hailed from Itumbuzor, a community within the same Bende Local Government Area of the state. – Police Speak On The IncidentThe police spokesperson in Abia State, Maureen Chinaka, confirmed the…
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Oct
03
2024
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PSC Moves 4 CPs To State Command In A Major Shakeup Within The Police

PSC Moves 4 CPs To State Command In A Major Shakeup Within The Police

News Flash, Security
Major Shakeup In Police As PSC Moves Four CPs To State Command The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday, October 2, approved the postings of four Commissioners of Police to head State Commands in the country. CP Abaniwonda Olufemi recently moved to Rivers State Command and has been returned as Commissioner of Police Delta State Command. CP Peter Ukachi Opara has finally been deployed to Cross Rivers State Command. According to a statement issued by the head of press and public relations, Ikechukwu Ani, he was earlier appointed the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, FCT Command, moved to Delta…
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Sep
28
2024
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Planned October 1 Demonstrations: Nigerian Police Warn Intending Protesters

Planned October 1 Demonstrations: Nigerian Police Warn Intending Protesters

FGN, News Flash, Security
Police Warn Protesters Ahead Of October 1 Demonstrations The Lagos state commissioner of Police, Olarenwaju Ishola, has warned intending protesters against unlawful acts during the planned protest. He gave the warning during a town hall meeting with stakeholders and security agencies organised by the Lagos police command on Friday in Ikeja, Lagos. There are talks of another planned nationwide protest by some groups over challenges being faced in the country, which is slated for Oct. 1. Mr Ishola assured Lagos residents of police presence to maintain safety and order during planned protests. “We are not stopping anybody from protesting, it…
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