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Olaolar:
Six pieces of plantain for figo in akure
Meanwhile lagos people how much you buy it there??
Don’t come and lai here I just left lag last year December..

TimeManager:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/01/tinubu-approves-inland-dry-ports-for-ogun-oyo/

Stilloracle:
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AngelGabbyShara:
*Ekiti Airport Runway, World class, says Aviation Minister*

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has commended the quality of work done on the Ekiti State Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport, Ado- Ekiti, describing the airport runway as world-class.

Keyamo who landed at the Ekiti airport around 5.15pm on Monday and was welcomed with a water salute, said he was at the airport on a fact finding mission.

He told journalists on arrival that the airport is ready, adding that virtually all the facilities needed for a standard airport have been provided.

The Minister said the delay in the commencement of commercial flight operations at the airport is to give room for non-schedule flight which is the standard procedure across the world.

Keyamo said the agro allied airport has been on the radar of the Ministry of Aviation for a long time and it was high time it commenced operation.

“Well, I am here on a fact finding mission, the Ekiti Agro- Allied Airport has been on our radar for a long time and we felt it was time for us to start operations here.

“What we have approved for now is for the first six months for us to conduct non-scheduled flight. In other words, we will not have big commercial airlines coming in with plenty of passengers now but it is ready for the private jets to come in now to test the facilities here. It's not because it is not ready but that is actually the standard procedure all over the world that you start with non-scheduled flight and test the facilities before bringing a lot of passengers here.

“I can see that the aeronautical side is absolutely ready, the aeronautical where you have runway and am sure you have seen the quality of the runway, this quality of the runway you see here can be compared to any runway in the world”, the Minister asserted.

The Aviation Minister said the airport is long overdue considering the huge agribusiness going on in Ekiti State.

He expressed optimism that the airport would compete favorably with similar airports across the world.

The Minister was received at the airport by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr Oyeniyi Adebayo; Commissioner for Transport, Mr Kolawole Ajobiewe; Commissioner for Information, Rt Hon Taiwo Olatunbosun, Special Adviser OTSD, Dr Moyo Ekundayo; Special Adviser Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode, and Technical Adviser to the Governor on Airport Project, AVM Sunday Makinde (rtd) among others.

The visit came barely one week after the National Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) embarked on the calibration of landing equipment at the airport .

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18QzUspjBv/

Ndimkpurummiri:
The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has described claim that one Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu who shot an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, dead during a raid on his residence in Awka, Anambra State is a medical doctor.

Dr. Obiaeli Ifeanyi, the Secretary of Anambra chapter of NMA said this in a disclaimer issued in reaction to claims in the media that a medical doctor shot an EFCC officer dead in Awka.

There have also been calls that the NMA should intervene in the shooting incident involving its alleged member on the social media.

Ifeanyi noted one of the publications, Ikechukwu who shot the EFCC officer dead in the early hours of Friday 17th January, 2025 at Dr. J.O. Ukwutinife Close, Ifite, Awka was also referred to as a medical doctor with Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH.

But in the statement published on the X handle of Anambra chapter of NMA, Ifeanyi said findings by the Association so far have revealed that Ikechukwu is neither a medical doctor not a staff of NAUTH.

He added that Joshua Ikechukwu is also not a member of NMA Awka Zone of NMA as no member has been able to identify such a name as a colleague.

“⁠Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu is NOT a Medical Doctor (not even an academic doctor) as widely published by the media though he deals on medical supplies and has been addressed as Doctor,” the NMA said while raising concern about what it described as flagrant abuse of the title Medical Doctor by imposters and quacks, dragging the image of the revered medical profession to the mud.

“By this NMA Anambra State wishes to notify the Media & EFCC that the said Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu is NOT a Medical Doctor and that they refrain henceforth from using the title medical doctor for the suspect.


“We also demand immediate retraction of all defamatory publications from the EFCC & media where the suspect was addressed as a medical doctor. We urge the media to do due diligence before making their publications.

“While we commiserate with the EFCC and the bereaved family on this unfortunate incident, please be rest assured that the medical profession is a noble one and Nigerian Doctors are responsible and remain law abiding,” the Anambra chapter of NMA concluded.

https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2025/01/20/nma-disowns-man-who-killed-efcc-operative-in-anambra-says-hes-an-impostor/

Bob.loco:
A Professor of Political Science, Bolaji Akinyemi, has advised President Bola Tinubu to avoid confrontation with the newly inaugurated 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump.

Akinyemi gave this advice on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday.

“If I were President Tinubu, I would try to steer clear of antagonising him because there is nothing a bully likes more than taking on people who are not strong enough to resist him.


“You know there is that African proverb that if you are not strong enough to take on a bully and you challenge him, you will only suffer more for it.

“That’s the advice I would give President Tinubu: try to avoid having a confrontation with him, even if that means he does things that annoy or step on the interests of Nigeria. There are ways in which you could address his actions without confrontation,” he said.

The university don, who is a former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs. NIIA, described Trump’s inaugural speech as uninspiring, shocking, and depressing.


According to him, rather than rallying the world for peace, Trump used his speech to threaten the rest of the world with a bouquet of hostile policies, including taking back the Panama Canal, renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, and engaging in tariff wars, among others.

Akinyemi said the US president would soon learn that there are repercussions to policies and jingoism, stressing that the world is in for a rough ride during the four years of the Trump presidency.

The former Nigerian Minister of External Affairs said Nigeria is no longer a focus for the 78-year-old most powerful president, and that Africa’s most populous nation should not expect anything extraordinary from the Trump presidency.


DAILY POST reports that Trump was sworn in as president on Monday, succeeding Joe Biden, four years after an electoral defeat that truncated his second-term ambition.
https://dailypost.ng/2025/01/20/avoid-confrontation-with-trump-tinubu-advised/

NaMe4:
Insightful. Love to see people abreast with history and truth!

One thing I've learnt over time is history can never be hidden. It always manifests itself in various ways, even through the behaviour of individuals and people. It should be perceived as motivation for improvement rather than a burden.

diamond68:
it’s great history and information Chief. Great info. It’s appreciated. Always good to read historical facts. And so there is no reason for wike to be trying to deny his heritage. The Ikwerre tag obviously is a coalescing of different peoples. The man knows what he is and if he says he is not Igbo then he is not 🤷🏽‍♂️

diamond68:
it's a question of displaced people assimilating into the bigger tribe. For example some Brazilians moved to Lagos state years ago and their future generation all speak Yoruba today and have Yoruba names. But will they be wrong to say I am not Yoruba I am Brazilian? Just cuz someone from ikwerre speaks igbo and has igbo name doesn't mean they are igbo

amaridigital:
Leave people to make their choices regarding their identity now. Na you go force them to attach by force? This attitude of yours will make your Biafra dream a pipe dream for centuries to come because even if the whole ethnic groups in Nigeria agrees to break up, as more and more people are now tired of you guys, the fear amongst the other big tribes is that you guys will try to grab other people's land and resources which will lead to unending wars. Haba, bini and itsekiris shared same ancestry, similar names, culture and tradition with the yorubas but you will never find any Yoruba person who is interested in forcing them. The moment you start to adjust the map you will open a floodgate of unending conflicts as we see in Gaza. Just because your people are in the US will you go and claim their land? For me, I truly support the exclusion of Igbo land and people from Nigeria and will mobilize everyone to vote for Biafra if there is referendum tomorrow because we are all tired of you people but my biggest concern is that there will SURELY be a war without end between the igbo and their minority neighbors. Jonathan said something similar at a university in the US last week.

obasanjonews:
https://dailypost.ng/2025/01/19/im-not-igbo-wike/

GerogeI:
I agree with Obi of Onitsha.

But more importantly,
There is no thing traditional about igwe's and obi's in Igboland of which Anambra is part of.

They were started by British invaders as a means to subdue the people, Igbo had no chiefs, talk less of warrant Chiefs, nor Kings.

Nze and Ozo were socio political Societies, with Pyramid structures that allowed several people to provide leadership based on their level of title in the society. It is similar to a parliamentary government, with no Prime minister, only the leadership of the House. There morality and court were provided by Nri theocracy through the transfer of Ofo!


Soludo- can we stop deceiving ourselves. Do away with all the Igwes and Obi and replace them with the people's congress (which we have as town unions already) led by three elected persons forming a trinity to be known as Mayor or some igbo name 'Izu'. Trinity so they countercheck each other. Pass a law that establishes them as an extension of the state Government, but synchronize with Local government ment laws by electing them as councillors. This will make for faster more people oriented development, and also force the judicious use of local Goverment funds as they can be shared for community administration by the state Government irrespective of who answers local Government Chairman. You make the non performing Local Govt. Chairmen redundant.

Nemere2020:
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nairametrics:
Today, there’s almost an app for everything. Games, fashion, modelling, you get apps that claim to help you in one way or the other. That is one advantage that comes with the digitization of services worldwide, especially over the Internet. In Nigeria, the craze has caught on as well with all commercial banks having apps that customers can use to perform basic transactions, instead of having to visit the banking hall. However, what many people need is a way to monitor and in most cases inmprove their personal finances. Most bank apps will not do that on a neutral basis, but there are apps that will do. These 3 apps were recommended by Investopedia as the best apps in 2017 for managing personal finances.
READ MORE: https://nairametrics.com/3-apps-that-make-managing-your-personal-finance-very-easy/

ijustdey:
https://dailytrust.com/the-suspicious-role-our-driver-played-in-our-kidnap-nysc-victim/

femisplash:
https://businesspost.ng/technology/nigeria-us-seal-2-1m-infrastructure-grant-for-broadband-penetration/



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Infotubia9ja:
Tiktok is back again working 100% in America.
Trump did his magic..

Charley2020:
App has done more damage than good in some cases, so the ban will definitely have positive effects on society, the extent to which I can't say. FB, YT, and Instagram were still the most used SM apps in the US in 2024 despite the presence of Tiktok, so I doubt Tiktok will be missed much.

HandyRex:
Abacha dey learn work for where this woman dey.

She even has the effrontery to talk about her image. What imagine if I ask? She claimed they are hellbent on tarnishing her image. No be only image, na portrait

Pls someone kindly help me with something pls. No matter how little or much. It's hard to survive these days. Pls 🙏. I don't want to start narrating ugly tales. Pls Help me

onuman:
Hordes of media miscreants who post the falsehood that it's an Igbo military coup, because Azikwe and Ironsi were not killed by the coup executioners. Whereas it was a Nigeria armed forces military coup planned and executed by soldiers from many ethnic groups in Nigeria, they can't point to specific Igbo soldiers who did the killings during the coup.

ogododo:
Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum Resources, has distanced herself from the $52. 8m recently repatriated to Nigeria from the United States of America (USA).


Contrary to reports, the ex-minister, who has been in the United Kingdom (UK) since she left Nigeria, said the money does not belong to her.

In a statement titled “There is no such thing as Diezani Loot, Alison-Madueke claimed the money that was reportedly linked to her belongs to a Nigeria’s oil magnate, Kola Aluko.

In the statement released through her counsel, Prof. Mike Ozekhome (SAN), the ex-minister insisted there was nothing like “Diezani Loot.”

Explaining how the looted money came by, Alison-Madueke said the $52. 8m dollars came from a vessel seized by the American government from Aluko.

According to her, the vessel was later sold and its proceeds was returned to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Describing reports that linked her to the repatriated money as false, the ex-minister the purveyors of the information were hellbent on tarnishing her image, adding that she has nothing to do with the purchase, use and sale of the seize vessel.

The statement reads in part: “We note with concern the recent deliberate attempt to link her with what has been described as a civil forfeiture of a yacht Galactica, the sale of which was said to have yielded $52.8m to the US government; which sum has since been repatriated to Nigeria.


‘This is a clear example of the mischievous and cruel sport of tarnishing the image of the lady through a bouquet of consistent, persistent and unrelenting cocktail of falsehoods and misinformation.


“The purveyors of this line of misinformation term it “name-and-shame”. To sell the storyline, the architects ensured they attached Diezani’s name to a recovered yacht which is not in any way linked to her.


“They now falsely termed it “Diezani loot”. Nothing of the sort ever happened. She was never involved in the purchase, use and sale of the said yacht.

“The yacht Galactica, from information readily available in the public domain and in open sources, was purchased by Mr Kola Aluko who had used the vessel until he agreed to its forfeiture to the United States of America.”

She, therefore, advised those peddling unfounded, defamatory information and indefensible narratives about her to find better use of their time and leave her alone.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/01/diezani-denies-ownership-of-repatriated-52-8m-loot/

Y.ibo:
Three suspects allegedly involved in child trafficking have been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command following a sting operation.

The three-member child trafficking syndicate, identified as Lukman Isiaka, 43; Abosede Olanipekun, 23; and Sabira Izuorah, 68, were apprehended with no fewer than 14 babies and toddlers stolen from Akure, the state capital, and Ilesa, Osun State.

The babies and toddlers were recovered from the ‘orphanage’ of Izuorah in Ihiala, Anambra State, where they were trafficked by Lukman and Abosede, who are both a couple.

Among the stolen babies were three weeks old, two weeks old, and two months old, among others.

While being paraded at the police headquarters in Akure, Izuorah, who claimed to have retired as a Director from the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Anambra State, admitted to having received the children from the couple.

She said, “I have a registered orphanage. I took care of children. The name of my orphanage is Clarion Children’s Care and Reforms Initiatives, and it started full operation in 2020.

“Lukman and his wife brought a total of 11 children to me. I don’t pay them; it is the adoptive parents who pay them. The adoptive parents don’t pay me; they give us food items and supplies.

“I stopped Lukman and his wife from bringing children for me in November 2024. All the children were no longer with me, but I went to recover them from their adoptive parents. It didn’t start with me, and it will not end with me.”

While confessing to being involved in the crime since 2023, Lukman, a bricklayer, stated that Izuorah introduced him and his wife to the illicit trade when he left Ondo State to work in Anambra.

According to him, Izuorah always paid him N500,000 per child, which she in turn sold to her prospective buyers for N1 million and above.

He said, “I have been stealing children since 2023. I have given a total of 11 children to Izuorah. The method my wife and I use to steal the children is when we are going, and we see any child roaming about, we call them and say we will buy soft drinks and biscuits for them.

“After telling them that, they will follow us. After walking for about 10 minutes, we will board a bike to the park, where we will board a vehicle to Anambra State to give Izuorah the children.

“She normally gives us N500,000 for each child that we bring to her. I met Izuorah when we went to Anambra to work. I’m a bricklayer. She was the one who introduced me to the business after training me, and since then, I have been giving her children.

“I don’t know anything about the two-month-old and four-month-old babies. She is the one who can say where she got them from. I only operate in Akure, Ondo State, and Ilesa, Osun State.”

The Commissioner of Police in the State, Wilfred Afolabi, who hailed the spirited effort of the police operatives in rescuing the victims, stated that intelligence-led policing made the operation a success when Lukman and Abosede were traced to Ottah village in Edo State, where they were arrested.

Afolabi added that the arrested couple led the police operatives to Anambra State, where Izuorah was arrested and moved to Akure.

“A case of a missing child was reported at Okuta Elerin-Nla Division in Akure. A complainant reported that Abosede deceived her by claiming she wanted to buy biscuits for the baby.

“Meanwhile, Lukman distracted the complainant by engaging her in a personal conversation and requested that she follow him to Olukayode Plaza in the market to get a mobile phone. On getting to the market area, he abandoned her and left. When the complainant returned to the shop, she discovered that her child was missing, with no trace of Abosede, the supposed sister of the man she followed to the market; thus, a report was made at the Division.

“During interrogation, the suspects admitted to abducting the child and other children from Ondo and Osun States and selling them to Sabira Izuorah, aged 62 years, in Ihiala, Anambra State, at the rate of One Million Naira (₦1,000,000) per child.”

The police commissioner, however, stated that some children are currently on the missing list while efforts are ongoing to locate and rescue them. He added that the suspects will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria/metro/we-steal-children-in-ilesa-ondo-sell-for-n500000-in-anambra-suspects/

Staywithbina:
The British colonist planned installations of cameras and control Centre ,establishment of asphalt production unit ,well marked and neat road construction and maintenance, established Agro and palm farm ,my brother if mbah was the governor of Anambra ,wonders will happen in Anambra,white men settled in onitsha too ,let’s even talk about the park ultra modern park he’s building in enugu ,so many wonderful projects ,have you seen international conference Centre in enugu and that of what solution is building in anambra ,if you are not exposed ,you will think aba eir Jordan is same as original air Jordan

fergie.001:
EFCC PRESS STATEMENT

EFCC Condemns False Narratives on Loss of Officer

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, expresses grief on the loss of one of its officers, Assistant Superintendent of the EFCC, ASE II Aminu Sahabi Salisu who was killed in cold blood while on a legitimate duty on January 17, 2025 by a suspected internet fraudster, Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu.

Additionally, the Commission views with great concern the irresponsible, callous, inhuman and outrageous narratives being circulated on social media on the whys and wherefores of the fatal accident. It is heinous to reduce the death of a gallant officer who was carrying out patriotic and official duties to social media razzmatazz.

More worrisome is the fact that some faceless commentators are pitching their tents with an alleged criminal who unleashed terror on officers of the EFCC in their line of duty. There is no justification whatsoever to rationalise a murderous act. The milk of human kindness demands that a grieving family, Commission and nation should be spared the shenanigans of false narratives and conjectures on the death of the slain officer.

Salisu, alongside other investigators of the EFCC, were at Dr. J.O. Ukwutinife Close, Ifite, Awka, Anambra State, to arrest some suspected internet fraudsters in the early hours of January 17. The operation was duly documented at the Anambra State Command Headquarters and Area Command of the Nigeria Police in line with operational protocols.

The operation was initially smooth sailing with 37 suspected internet fraudsters already arrested at a two-storey building housing Ikechukwu and other occupants of the house.

However, Ikechukwu, who sighted the investigators through a CCTV Camera mounted at his doorpost and who also confessed sighting them, declined to open his door for the investigators who politely demanded entrance to his apartment. Defying all the introduction and physical sighting of the investigators, he resorted to firing shots at them and killed Salisu in the process and wounded another officer detailed to conduct a search in his apartment.

Preliminary investigations showed that Ikechukwu was involved in coding and online medical supplies of doubtful legitimacy. Two laptops, ipads, several recording devices were recovered from his apartment and his involvement in internet fraud is already established. Though currently in police custody owing to the murderous dimension of his case, the Commission will surely bring him to trial.

The EFCC also wishes to alert the public that the activities of internet fraudsters are becoming patently hazardous to public safety and security. Intelligence has shown that these criminals are carrying arms, involved in kidnapping, banditry, ritual killings and other deadly acts. The public should not fold its arms or allow itself to be deceived that they are mere “Yahoo boys and girls”.

As for the EFCC, every subsequent attack on any of its officers will be met with the force of the law. The Commission will not fold its arms and allow any of its officers to be killed again in cold blood. As a law enforcement agency of repute, the EFCC is unrelenting in riding the nation of internet fraud and other acts of corruption.

While mourning the loss of its officer who paid the supreme price in the service of the nation, the Commission appreciates the invaluable support, condolences and prompt response of sister agencies and well-meaning individuals standing shoulder to shoulder with it at this trying time.

Dele Oyewale
Head, Media & Publicity
January 19, 2025


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Staywithbina:
Solution is a clueless governor,one time they are planning this ,another time he’s working on this and nothing to show ,show all working Oga ,have you been to enugu and see the kind projects the enugu mbah is doing ,honestly I wish I can change my state of origin to enugu ,am so disappointed of what my state Anambra is turning in to ,anytime I leave enugu to anambra ,once I cross oji river ,the air of frustration fills everywhere…tufiakwa. this one has shown that leadership has nothing to do with book

BluntCrazeMan:
GOVERNOR SOLUDO UNVEILS ANAMBRA HOMELAND SECURITY LAW, LAUNCHES “OPERATION UDO GA-ACHI”



Source:
https://anambrastate.gov.ng/governor-soludo-unveils-anambra-homeland-security-law-launches-operation-udo-ga-achi/



USE THIS LINK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF-COPY OF THE ANAMBRA STATE HOMELAND SECURITY LAW-2025
https://anambrastate.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/ANAMBRA-STATE-HOMELAND-SECURITY-LAW-2025.pdf

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Source:
https://anambrastate.gov.ng/documents/anambra-state-homeland-security-law-2025/

BluntCrazeMan:
POLICE RECOVER TWO STOLEN VEHICLES THROUGH E-CMR PLATFORM

The Kano police command says it has recovered two stolen vehicles in the state.

A statement on Friday by Abdullahi Kiyawa, the police spokesperson, said the vehicles were recovered using the electronic central motor registry (e-CMR) platform.


Kiyawa said the suspects stole the first vehicle during a car test drive in Abuja, while the other car was taken in Kano where it was parked.

“The Kano state police command has made significant strides in the recovery of two (2) motor vehicles reported stolen through the NPF Electronic Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) Platform,” the statement reads.



“On 1st January 2025, a complaint was lodged by a resident of Abuja, stating that unidentified individuals approached him at his car stand located in Zuba, Abuja, expressing interest in a Toyota Corolla 2014 model.

“During a test drive, the two suspects brandished a pistol, threatened the victim, and subsequently fled with the vehicle including original documents and two keys. Similarly, on 4th January 2025, a Mercedes Benz C300 parked in front of Luxirian Event Center in Nassarawa GRA, Kano owned by a resident of Hadejia Road, Kano was reported stolen.”

The police spokesperson said the operatives, after obtaining relevant information from the e-CMR platform, recovered the stolen vehicles behind old airport in Bauchi state, and Shagari Quarters in Kano state respectively.



He urged motorists to utilise the e-CMR platform to register their vehicles.

“Between 10th and 15th January 2025, the team after obtaining relevant information from the e-CMR platform, successfully recovered the two stolen motor vehicles behind old Airport in Bauchi State and Shagari Quarters, Kano respectively. Investigations into the two cases are ongoing,” Kiyawa said.

“The commissioner of police commended the detectives for their exemplary work in both cases and appreciated the public’s continued support. He further assures that the command remains committed to maintaining law and order and combating crime within the State.

“Furthermore, anyone with information regarding criminal activities or suspected individuals to assist the Police by reporting to the nearest station or through the following contact numbers: 08032419754, 08123821575, or 09029292926.”

Source:
https://www.thecable.ng/police-recover-two-stolen-vehicles-through-e-cmr-platform/