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Jan

18

2025

MRA Accuses FG of Undermining FOI Act Through Poor Funding

MRA Accuses FG of Undermining FOI ActThrough Poor Funding Lagos, Wednesday, January 15, 2025: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today accused the Federal Government of undermining the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act by persistently under-funding its implementation, noting that only one percent of Federal public institutions have allocations in their 2025 budget proposals for FOI-implementation and related activities. In a statement announcing the release of its 22-page report titled “A Vote Against Transparency: A Report on Allocations for Freedom of Information Implementation in 2025 Federal Budget”, MRA observed that only 13 out of over 1,300 Federal public institutions…

Jan

15

2025

By Famous Reporters

POWA President Promises Better Welfare For Police Widows, Orphans

NATIONAL NEWS#POWA

POWA President Promises Better Welfare For Police Widows, OrphansHANS • Slates Visits to Imo, Abia State Commands The President of the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), Dr. (Mrs.) Elizabeth Egbetokun, has reiterated the commitment of her leadership to improving the welfare of police widows and orphans in 2025, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report. She made this statement today, Wednesday, 15th January 2025, during a strategic meeting with senior officers of the Police Force Headquarters at the POWA Secretariat in Abuja, while announcing plans to embark on familiarization tours to various states in the country commencing with…

Jan

15

2025

By Famous Reporters

NSCDC FCT Command trains 137 Officers On Basic Arms, Weapons Handling

NATIONAL NEWS#NSCDC, #security, #Weapons

NSCDC FCT Command trains 137 Officers On Basic Arms, Weapons Handling The Nigeria security and civil defence corps (NSCDC) Federal capital territory(FCT) command has passed out 137 batch 2 trained officers on basic arms and weapons handling in Abuja, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report. This passing out ceremony brings to the number 272 properly retained operatives from both batches in less then a year.In his address the FCT Commandant Olusola Odumosu ph.D, said training and retaining of officers is a continued responsibility of the corps. " What we are doing here today is one of the…

Jan

08

2025

By Famous Reporters

Shun corruption, show commitment to duty, AIG Fayoade charges Tokunbo, Ameh-Akpa, others

NATIONAL NEWS#AIGFayoadeAdegoke

Shun corruption, show commitment to duty, AIG Fayoade charges Tokunbo, Ameh-Akpa, others Indeed, the year 2025 begins with new songs as some senior police officers in Zone 2 Command (Lagos and Ogun States) have been decorated with new ranks by the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of the command, AIG Fayoade Adegoke. The colourful and well attended decoration ceremony the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Lanre Ogunnowo, Deputy Commissioner of Police, DC Administration, Lagos Command, DCP Khan S.M, DC ZCID, Zone 2, DCP Adewale Ajao, DC SCID Lagos Command,…

Jan

07

2025

By Famous Reporters

Breaking: Shun palliative, make Nigerians self dependent, NAVC boss, Amalambu to FG

NATIONAL NEWS#BolaAhmedTinubu, #Corruption, #NAVC, #Palliative, #Rev.BlessedAmalambu

Breaking: Shun palliative, make Nigerians self dependent, NAVC boss, Amalambu to FG By Charity Uwakwe As the year 2025 crawls in, Rev. Dr. Blessed Amalambu, the Coordinator of National Volunteer Corp (NAVC) of Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Abia State chapter, has urged the federal government of Nigeria and all political leaders to refrain from intermittently distributing palliative to Nigerians, but endeavour to provide a lasting solution to the protracted suffering of the masses. Th General Overseer of Christ Generation Ministry Incorporated, Umuahia and Secretary, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Abia State chapter, insisted that rather…

Jan

04

2025

By Famous Reporters

IGP Egbetokun Reaffirms Commitment to Security, Improved Collaboration

NATIONAL NEWS#IGP, #KayodeEgbetokun, #security

IGP Egbetokun Reaffirms Commitment to Security, Improved Collaboration The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has arrived Enugu State today 3rd January 2025, on a two-day official visit aimed at strengthening security and fostering collaboration with key stakeholders in the region. The IGP is accompanied by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in charge of the South-East, DIG Frank Mba mni; the AIG Zone 13, AIG Godwin n. Aghaulor; the AIG FCID Annex, Enugu, AIG Kwazhi Bzigu Dali, mni; Commissioners of Police of Enugu and Anambra States, and other senior officers, National Association of Online Security News Publishers,…

Jan

04

2025

By Famous Reporters

AIG Zone 2 Decorates Newly Promoted Deputy Commissioners Of Police, DCPs

NATIONAL NEWS#AIGAdegokeM Fayoade, #Zone2

AIG Zone 2 Decorates Newly Promoted Deputy Commissioners Of Police, DCPs harps on consistency and commitment The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 Police Command, AIG Adegoke M Fayoade, Thursday, decorated newly promoted Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs), National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report. The decorated officers included DCP Usman Abdulrahman, former Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of operations at Zone 2 Command Headquarters Onikan; DCP Baba M Alhaji, former Area Commander Agbara, Ogun State; and DCP Lawrence Iwodi, former Area Commander Ayetoro, Ogun State. In his congratulatory speech, AIG Adegoke Fayoade charged the new Deputy…

Dec

26

2024

By Famous Reporters

Archbishop Martins Calls for Improved Quality of Lives for Nigerians at Christmas

NATIONAL NEWS#ArchbishopAlfredAdewaleMartins

Archbishop Martins Calls for Improved Quality of Lives for Nigerians at Christmas Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins, of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, has enjoined all Nigerian leaders to be more sensitive to the yearnings of the people for a better life. The Archbishop stressed an urgent need for a better enabling environment to allow businesses thrive in a bid to reduce the high rate of unemployment and the grinding poverty in the land. He urged leaders to prioritise the welfare of citizens over personal needs in addressing the widespread hunger, poverty, joblessness, and insecurity ravaging the nation. The Prelate said:…

Dec

22

2024

By Famous Reporters

IGP Egbetokun Commissions 10 Solar-Powered Mobile Medical Clinics Donated by UNDP

NATIONAL NEWS#KayodeEgbetokun, #MobileMedicalClinic, #UNDP

IGP Egbetokun Commissions 10 Solar-Powered Mobile Medical Clinics Donated by UNDP The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, represented by the Deputy Inspector-General, Training and Development, DIG Frank Mba, has officially received and commissioned ten (10) state-of-the-art solar-powered mobile medical clinics for the Nigerian Police Force generously funded by the Government of the Republic of Germany and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with GS-Foundation. The clinics, designed to improve the welfare and well-being of police officers, recruits, and trainers, were handed over at a well attended ceremony held at the Police Central Stores in Ikeja,…

Dec

07

2024

By Famous Reporters

DCP Akinbayo Renovates Female Police, NSCDC Hostel In Enugu NYSC Camp

NATIONAL NEWS#NSCDC, #NYSC

DCP Akinbayo Renovates Female Police, NSCDC Hostel In Enugu NYSC Camp By Samson Oki 'Youths obey the clarion call' opens the acclaimed NYSC anthem which has been sung since 1984 when it was composed by the late Oluwole Adetiran. Since then, the song has spurred Corps members to great feats in various spheres of influence during the mandatory 1-year of service to the country. It is this same clarion call that the Deputy Commissioner of Police, DC Operations, Enugu State Command, DCP Olasoji Olasunkanmi Akinbayo obeyed, not to wear the white and green khaki, but to give back a landmark support…