By Miriam Humbe On 17/04/2024 at about 1545hrs, a distress call was received that four individuals posing as EFCC personnel, using a Toyota Corolla, Green in colour with registration number Abuja YAB 509 TT robbed some students of Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa at Samakwe Lodge behind Government College, Nasarawa LGA. The fake Operatives also abducted one Adudu Kingsley, an ND II Student of the same Polytechnic. DSP Ramhan Nansel revealed this in a statement signed on Wednesday for the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, Umar Shehu Nadada. Reacting to the unsavoury development, Police operatives gave the suspects a hot chase,…
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By Miriam Humbe The Nigeria Police Force is currently deepening strategic collaboration with INTERPOL to strengthen intelligence sharing, operational coordination, and capacity-building initiatives across borders. A statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this was as part of the ongoing efforts to bolster regional security measures and enhance effectiveness in policing strategies. This is evidenced by the recent high-level meeting in France attended by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun alongside the President of INTERPOL, Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates, the INTERPOL Vice-President for Africa, AIG Garba…
By Miriam Humbe Nigeria and India held a joint trade summit on Monday in Abuja to improve their bilateral ties and ease commerce. Director Information & Public Relations in the Ministry, Adebayo Thomas revealed this in a statement signed on Monday. At the opening ceremony, Ambassador Nura Abba Rimi, Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment, welcomed delegations from both countries and said that the joint meeting was called to strengthen the existing bilateral trade and investment relations between the two countries. He said the joint bilateral meeting would focus on key priority areas with the “aim of…
By Miriam Humbe Project Coordinator of the Hydrocarbons Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), Professor Nenibarini Zabbey, has said HYPREP is committed to enhance the capacity of the local people, even as it has already commenced the cleaning of oil spillage in the area. At the 17th Meeting of the National Council on Environment (NCE), in Abuja, the HYPREP Coordinator told Journalists that HYPREP has trained about 5000 youths and women in Ogoni for improved and sustainable livelihood. Professor Zabbey, said that the cleaning up of Ogoni land comprised of about 2000 hectares of both the medium risk site and a complex…
Prof. Hamalai By Miriam Humbe A Federal High sitting in Apo, Abuja has ordered the arrest of former Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Professor Ladi Aisha Hamalai for her failure to appear in the corruption case preferred against her by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). ICPC’s Spokesperson, Demola Bakare revealed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The Court presided over by Hon. Justice C. O. Oba issued the bench warrant on Monday, 22nd of April, 2024 for the arrest of the Professor following her repeated failure to show…
…IGP Tasks Investigation to Unravel, Sanction Mischief Makers The Nigeria Police Force has addressed the recent circulation of a video on social media, where motorists at a traffic stop point were being harassed and robbed by armed individuals, purporting to depict an incident that occurred in Abuja, Nigeria. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) at the Force Headquarters Abuja revealed this in a statement signed on Friday. The statement reads: “After conducting a thorough digital forensics analysis, the NPF-National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has determined that the incident actually took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “The video…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, participated in a high-level meeting of the Regional Police Chiefs Committees Chairmen convened by INTERPOL in France on 26th April, 2024. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) at the Force Headquarters Abuja revealed this in a statement signed on Friday. The meeting, attended by senior officials including the President of INTERPOL, Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, aimed to enhance collaboration in addressing transnational organized crime. During the sessions, the IGP engaged with key INTERPOL representatives, including the Secretary General Dr. Jurgen Stock and the Executive Director of Police…
By Miriam Humbe Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has told participants at the Regional Forum Workshop on Seasonal Forecasts of Agro-hydro-climatic characteristics of the rainy season for the Sudanian and Sahelian zones of West Africa and the Sahel (PRESASS), to downscale outcome of the workshop to their local communities. Mr Keyamo spoke in Abuja during the closing ceremony of the workshop on Friday, 26th April 2024. He said: “The outcome of the Regional Climate Outlook Forum for West Africa and the Sahel is a great planning tool for governments and policymakers across the region. “We are very…
By Miriam Humbe Minister of State for the Environment, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako has emphasized the need to continue to place the highest premium on the health and sustainability of the environment. The Minister said this on Wednesday at the 17th National Council on Environment in Abuja. Humsimedia gathered that the 17th National Council on Environment is the highest policy making body for the environment sector in Nigeria. The Minister said that: “Our past, present and future as human race and that of other creatures on planet earth is profoundly shaped by the quality of our environment.” This year’s meeting…
By Miriam Humbe “The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has a culture of zero tolerance for corruption, which is further strengthened by its core values of Teamwork, Respect and Fairness, Integrity, Professionalism, and Passion”. This formed part of the remarks of the MD/CE, NDIC Mr. Bello Hassan which was read by the NDIC Executive Director, Operations Mr. Mustapha M. Ibrahim who represented the MD during the inauguration of the Corporation’s Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) by officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) at the NDIC headquarters in Abuja. NDIC’s Director, Communication & Public Affairs,…
By Miriam Humbe The Federal government has commenced the implementation of strategies towards the creation of jobs and lifting people out of extreme Poverty. Adebayo Thomas, the Director Information and Public Relations in the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment revealed this in a statement signed on Monday. Humsimedia gathered that the implementation was with a phasial distribution of working tools to numerous beneficiaries across the country. During the inaugural activity in Abuja on Monday, the Permanent Secretary of the federal ministry of industry, Trade, and investment, Amb. Nura Abba Rimi, said that the activity was part of President…
By Miriam Humbe Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, has said that the outcome of the Regional Forum Workshop on Seasonal Forecasts of Agro-hydro-climatic characteristics of the rainy season for the Sudanian and Sahelian zones of West Africa and the Sahel (PRESASS) would strengthen regional seasonal forecasting. Professor Anosike was speaking on Monday, while declaring open the 2024 Edition of the Regional workshop. He praised AGRHYMET and ACMAD for sustaining the Regional Climate Outlook since 1998. He welcomed the participants on behalf of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, the…