By Ibrahim Jagaba Like his predecessors, the name (CSP) Olayinka Egbeyemi evokes fearlessness, bravery and proactiveness. Having spent over four years as Chairman, Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce), where he cut a niche as a dedicated and result-oriented senior police officer, Egbeyemi redeployment from RRS after over three years in the saddle would see him exiting the squad leaving behind many unique and enduring legacies. From assumption of office as Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in mid-December, 2020, CSP Egbeyemi hit the ground running as a sprinter with clear destination in sight. He started with re-orientating and…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Defence chiefs of countries in Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) on Thursday, converged in Abuja to deliberate on the proposed $2.607 billion budget for the activation of the subregion standby force. The standby force is meant to contain terrorism and unconstitutional change of government with the region planning to raise a 5,000 standby force. The region, alternatively proposed a budget of $481,459, 335 for 1,650 standby force, with the meeting organised to decide which plan to be implemented. Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar disclosed this at the opening of the meeting of the region’s Minister…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command has arrested four suspected vandals in Dabi Bako area of the Kwali Area Council, Abuja. The arrest was made during a routine patrol of the anti vandal team of the Command where one of the suspects was caught vandalizing armoured cables at the National Mathematical Centre (NMC), small Sheda, Kwali, kwali Area council, Abuja. Upon interrogation, the suspect made useful confessions that led to the arrest of three (3) other accomplices and the recovery of more stolen armoured cables already on its way to the market. The…
The United Nations International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has promoted the need for the revalidation of the National Action Plan (NAP) to tackle issues that affect Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country. IOM Chief of IOM Mission in Nigeria, Mr. Laurent De Boeck, disclosed this in Abuja at the 7th National Humanitarian Coordination Technical Working Group (NHCTWG) meeting, to revalidate the NAP on IDPs in Nigeria. De Boeck, who was represented by Head of Policy Governance Liaison and Support of IOM, Daniel Salmon at the event organised with support of the Swiss, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty…
The ECOWAS Court President, Justice Edward Amoako Asante has welcomed the Chairperson of the Community Audit Committee, Diane Holo-Sacramento at the ECOWAS Court. The meeting marked the first official engagement between the Court and the Audit Committee, signifying a significant step towards enhanced collaboration and oversight. Justice Edward Amoako Asante extended a warm welcome to the Audit Committee members, acknowledging the importance of their visit. He introduced the key members of the ECOWAS Court team, including the Vice President, other judges, the Chief Registrar and the Director of Administration and Finance. He expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to discuss…
By Emmanuel Udom The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has rejected a petition against a Lagos based firm for alleged N5 million fraud sent to it by a Lagos-based non-governmental organization. The petition against Mr. Uwa Onaifo Prosper, Managing Director, Home Class Nigeria Company and Uflyright Enterprises, dated January 24, 2024, signed by Debo Adeniran, chairman, The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), and addressed to the zonal commander of the anti-graft agency. The NGO stated that EFCC rejected the petition, stating “that it falls below the threshold of the commission and could therefore not be documented and…
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, says that the Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit, slated for July 10-13, 2024, will help to build synergy for the sustainable development of the Niger Delta region. Speaking during an interview with newsmen at the NDDC’s headquarters in Port Harcourt, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, stressed the importance of engaging stakeholders to come up with strategies for economic growth and development in the Niger Delta region. The NDDC Chief Executive Officer remarked that stakeholders’ engagement was one of the cardinal points in the Renewed Hope Agenda…
Following the abandoned dredging project for the channelization of the Ikorodu-Mende ferry route, residents of Mende in Lagos have called on the contractor handling the project to return to the site. Speaking with newsmen, concerned residents alleged that dredging equipment had been abandoned and that engineers were no longer present on site. They urged Merited Construction Limited, the company, awarded the project, to resume work without further delay. “Since December last year 2023 to date, they have not performed to the expectations of the public”, they alleged. The residents had previously pleaded with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to fulfill his electoral…
Nigeria has again made positive history in the global circles with the nomination of a renowned gender activist and Convener of Womanifesto, Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi to the United Nations Spotlight Initiative Global Reference Group (2024-2026). The nomination which is in recognition of her immense dedication to the cause of women’s rights in Africa, is said to have thrown the human rights community in Nigeria in excitement. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, Founder of Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WARDC) and Director, Centre for Human Rights, University of Lagos, is staunch gender rights advocate and law lecturer and practitioner, who has led hundreds…
Following the end of the tenure of Professor AbdulRasheed Na’Allah as the 6th Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja on 30th June 2024, the Senate of the University has elected Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University pending the inauguration of the University Council and the appointment of a substantive Vice-Chancellor. Maikudi is a Professor of International Law and the current Deputy Vice Chancellor (academic). Born in Zaria on the 31st January 1983 and hailed from Katsina State, Aisha attended Queens College, Lagos where she obtained her West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).…