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Friends and associates of Ibrahim Ezekiel Sini, a Superintendent of Police, who declined a bribe of N150 million from a Lagos businessman and founder of Platform Capital, Akintoye Akindele, on Friday honoured him in Abuja.

One of the organisers of the event, Prince Chukwuemeka Asudeogu, CEO, Vegas Homes said SP Sini’s conduct remains exemplary and should inspire others and Nigerians to note that the Nigerian Police Force have men of integrity and good conduct.

“SP Sini’s actions have not only brought honor to himself and the Nigeria Police Force but have also inspired countless others to stand firm against corruption and uphold the highest ethical standards. His integrity serves as a beacon of hope, demonstrating that even in challenging circumstances, it is possible to remain true to one’s values.

“This honour is aimed at not only appreciating the laudable conduct of Superintendent Ibrahim Sini, but to demonstrate that society appreciates individuals of integrity and good conduct.

“We want to also show that the Nigerian Police Force have officers that are professional, above board and with the right incentive engage in meaningful policing and be worthy examples”.

While commending Sini’s character, he said that the hosting was just one of other means of appreciation they have in store for him.

“This is just the beginning of what we have in store for his commendable conduct. To reject N150 million takes discipline, the fear of God and professionalism. All these are attributes Officer Ibrahim has demonstrated.

“I enjoin my fellow Nigerians to support the efforts of the police so they can better police our country,” Okoye said.

Akindele, who is remanded in Kuje prison by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Duport Midstream Company who was alleged to have offered police a bribe of N150 million to pervert the course of investigation in a petition against him.

The business man was said in the charge to have dropped N50 million as part of the alleged bribe to the IGP’s team of investigators led by Ibrahim Ezekiel Sini.

According to the charge, the bribe was offered to allow police permit him to escape abroad and to write a favourable report for him after the investigation.


Akindele was arrested in respect of a petition submitted to the Police Chief by Summit Oil International Limited and was alleged to have swindled the firm of $5, 636, 397 and another N73, 543, 764.

Asked to comment on why he rejected the huge amount of money, SP Sini said he preferred to have peace of mind, remain truthful to the mandate and core values of the Nigerian Police force and maintain the integrity of his family name.

FCT Police Commissioner, Benneth Igweh who presented an award of a plot of land on behalf of the organizers said SP Sini’s conduct has brought pride to the Nigerian Police Force.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/06/associates-friends-honour-police-superintendent-for-rejecting-n150million-bribe/

By Henry Umoru

ABUJA- THE Senate has passed the South East Development Commission (SEDC) Bill through the adoption of the conference report.

The House of Representatives passed the bill last December and transmitted it to the Senate for concurrence.

The passed Bill seeks to establish the commission to manage infrastructural development such as the construction and rehabilitation of roads, houses, and others in the South-eastern region, just as the agency will also be empowered to tackle the ecological problems and any other related environmental or developmental challenges in the region.

The Commission is expected to receive and manage funds from the allocation of the Federation Account to execute infrastructural projects in the South-East when established.

The adoption was sequel to the consistency of the conference committee report on the Bill presented by the Chairman, Senate Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Mohammed Monguno, APC, Borno North.

The Bill to establish the Commission was passed by members of the 8th Senate but former President Muhammadu Buhari did not assent to it.

The Bill titled: “A bill for an Act to establish the South East Development Commission charged with the responsibility of among other things receiving and managing funds from allocation of the federation account for the construction and rehabilitation of roads, houses and other infrastructural damages suffered by the region as a result of the civil war as well as tackle the ecological problems and any other related environmental or developmental challenges faced by the South-eastern part of Nigeria and for related matters 2024.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/06/senate-passes-south-east-development-commision-sedc-bill/

There were still beautiful house decor like the 2nd picture in year 2000. Those kinds of decors were always used in St Moritz adverts. Picture 1 was just a face me I face you 'rich man' setting

We still mentioned that Aiyegbeni miss today when Haaland missed his first chance against Man U

tommy589:
It was a popular TV show for kids in late 70s and early 80s

the show had the character, Freddie Kruger

Mali Drops French As Official Language

July 25, 2023

Mali has removed French as its official language, a move that comes more than six decades after Bamako gained independence.

The decision is contained in the West African country’s new constitution, adopted on Saturday, RT reports.

On Friday, Bamako’s constitutional court validated the final results of a June referendum on a draft constitution, saying that it received 96.91% approval from voters.

French will serve as the primary working language, while the 13 national languages spoken within the country will be formally recognized as official languages.

An additional 70 local languages, including Bambara, Bobo, Dogon, and Minianka, some of which were granted national language status through a decree in 1982, will be retained.

Mali has been ruled by a military junta since two coups in August 2020 and May 2021, following a decade of political instability marked by jihadist insurgencies.

The junta has insisted that a new constitution is essential to rebuilding the country, promising to return to civilian rule with elections in February 2024 after an earlier plan failed.

Interim President Assimi Goita announced on Saturday that the implementation of the constitutional framework signals the beginning of the Fourth Republic in the former French colony.

Relations between Paris and Bamako have deteriorated in recent years, as anti-French sentiment has grown across France’s former West African colonies as a result of claims of military failures against jihadists and political interference.

France withdrew its last troops from Mali in August, ending a nine-year military operation in the country to fight armed groups.

Late last year, the military government ordered all NGOs, including aid groups funded by France, to cease operations in the country.

The action was taken in reaction to Paris’ decision to halt development aid to Bamako over alleged concerns about Mali’s cooperation with the Wagner Russian private military company

Source: https://saharareporters.com/2023/07/25/mali-drops-french-official-language

Is Messi Spanish?
NO. He is from Argentina but spoke Spanish to show you that Spanish is their adopted official language that can be used to communicate with a wide and diverse range of people.Messi has his own indeginous language but also learnt Spanish in school like we did English in order to be able to communicate with educated people.

Sonnobax15:

Na low mentality dey worry dem normally........Abi when messi, wasn't the greatest player ever was unveiled at the MLS league last week,he didn't speak English but his spanish......I wonder why we Nigerians can't value our own language here...

Las las, pigin ain't no english but a language on its own.

Thats one thing many people dont understand. Pidgin is not peculiar to Nigeria. Most major world languages have their pidgins, which are just simplified versions of the languages with lesser grammatical structure and some elements of the local languages. There is pidgin French, pidgin spanish, even pidgin Australian English used colloquially for easy communication. The French spoken on the streets of Cameroun is pidgin and you wont expect that to be used in official communication. Even in China, you have to be educated to understand and effectively use Mandarin for communication.

Sorry to say

That's not pidgin

That is South African English
Australian English
Canadian English
American English ...

We have Nigerian English as well, it is different to Pidgin

Pidgin still differs to Creole[/quote]

After his arrest for allegedly absconding with a car from an Abuja car stand, Meshach Isinugo a.k.a Big Shark has denied the allegation, saying that he only took the car to Delta State for business while on a test-drive.

Big Shark said he decided to quickly use the car when the dealer, who sat in the passenger seat during test driving, didn’t return quickly after going to get cash to buy fuel in a filling station.

The suspect said that the day after he got to Delta, the car dealer angered him by posting his picture on the internet and calling him a car thief.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Wale Abass, at a press briefing, said that before the suspect’s arrest, the command received a complaint from a car dealer in Abuja, simply identified as Rilwan, on July 3 that a vehicle, Mercedes Benz saloon car 2021 model, was stolen from his car stand by Big Shark who disguised as an intending buyer.

The dealer told the police that the suspect absconded with the said vehicle during a test drive on June 30.

“Armed with available intelligence, operatives of the CP Decoy Squad stormed Ughelli town at about 0115hours (1:15am) of 3/7/2023 and recovered the said Mercedes Benz abandoned in a bush along Oteri Road by Doctors Quarters Ughelli North Local Government Area.”

Operatives began a manhunt for the suspect which yielded result when he was picked at a park in Benin, Edo State.

“I’m from Ughelli in Delta State, but I live in Abuja. I’m into foreign exchange and bureau de change business. I have been doing this since seven years. I started along that line when I was in secondary school. My business is at Instabul Airport, Turkey, so I used to shuttle between there and Nigeria. I started it there in 2021. I returned from Instabul in May after general elections,’’ the suspect said as quoted by Nigerian Tribune.

On how he got into police custody, he said: “I was arrested on July 6 for car theft after I was tracked by the police. Actually, I moved the car, from Abuja to Delta State.”

“I didn’t steal the car, but it was not mine. What happened was that I got the owner’s contact from an online platform (name withheld). He posted the car’s picture on the platform, putting it up for sale. When I called him to indicate an interest, he told me to come for the car inspection. He was also Abuja-based and the location he invited me to was at Garki.

“I saw the car, and the intending seller put the price at N58 million. I offered to pay N30 million and he said I should test-drive it so that I would know the value of what I was pricing. He gave me the car key and sat on the passenger seat.

“When we got to a filling station, he asked me to pull over as he needed to buy fuel for the car. He told me to wait so that he would go and get some cash to buy the fuel. I waited for his return for three hours but he was nowhere to be found, and I was already causing a queue at the filling station. I called his line several times but it was switched off. It was already dusk so I drove to my residence at almost 8pm. My phone had gone flat then, so I charged it when I got home and called him again. His line was switched off.

“The following day, I drove down to Delta for a business. That same day, I saw my picture that he posted on the internet, calling me a car thief. His call also came in and he told me he had informed the police and they were tracking the car. This made me to be mad at him. It was crazy. I switched off my line known to him and started using my other line.

“My uncle saw me with the car and he asked me about it. I told him how the car came by and he got mad and slapped me. He said he would not allow me to drive the car but would report it at a police station. I ran from him because he assaulted me. I was eventually arrested in Benin, Edo State. I didn’t steal the car, I only drove it from Abuja to Delta. If I were the car dealer, I would just look for a way to get the car back. That would work.”

It was learnt that the suspect had been transferred to Abuja where the act was perpetrated.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/07/abuja-stolen-n55m-benz-i-didnt-steal-car-only-test-running-suspect/

The Court of Appeal sitting in Asaba, Delta State on Monday affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court, in Warri which held that the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC can only operate on federal roads.

A panel of the court in suit No. CA/AS/276/2019: FRSC Vs Darlington Ehikim dismissed the appeal filed by FRSC challenging the judgment of Justice E. Nwite of the Federal High Court, Warri.

The Federal High Court had on January 25, 2019 entered judgement in favour of the Plaintiff, who is a member of the NBA Warri and granted all the reliefs sought, which includes a declaration that the FRSC has no right to operate and/or carry any activity on State and Local governments roads.

The trial court also issued restraining orders against the Commission from operating on roads other than federal highways and also awarded cost of N10m against the FRSC

Plaintiff’s lawyer, Mr. Kunle Edun commended both the trial and appellate court for standing by the proper interpretation of the law.

He said that by virtue of the Court of Appeal judgment, FRSC personnel who are on roads inside cities and towns except Federal highways, have no right to be there, as their operations on such roads which are mainly to extort road users are illegal.

Edun further stated that the Judgment is a re-emphasization of the federal structure of the country because the FRSC being a federal agency should only concern itself with federal roads.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/07/just-in-frsc-can-only-operate-on-fg-roads-acourt-rules/

Abeg who go announce June 12 public holiday now that Ogbeni is busy with the devil?

Sowore is just an attention seeker.
I used to take him serious, until the last couple of years.
Meanwhile, the 📷 man no try as he no tell Wike make e button him jacket properly.

"Tiwa Savage snubs Toke Makinwa at an event" should have made a better headline

sacajawea:
It's obvious, Hush is not that Smart, as a matter 9f fact he is Very, Very Foolish and Loudmouthed.

We don see u Mr Smart

Who else saw kisumu at the bottom of the CV? That should be in Kenya. I give up on any news from Kenya or Zimbabwe

I'm a teacher in a private school in Akwa ibom state and have received complete salary up till april. Just wondering if may salary will be paid in full. For the records, my school implemented the new minimum wage policy even before the state government

OPAUGBEE:
Pls what's the full meaning of WiFi?

Wireless Fidelity

TonyeBarcanister Is To Udom Emmanuel What Airforce1 Is To E-Money

thatigboman:
How could police have rescued him when they paid ransom?

I Also Smell Something Fishy In The Whole Plot. Why Did The Police Show Up Immediately The Ransom Was Paid? And Why Did They Just Shoot Sporadically When They Got Close To The Kidnappers's Den If Not To Signal The Remaininig Guys That The Deal Was Done And The Coast Clear For Escape? I Suspect Some Form Of Complicity Btw D Police And Driver

emeijeh:
Chai.


Reminds me of the movie, FINAL DESTINATION

Final Destination I Swear. Even B4 Opening The Thread, The Movie Came To Mind.

Diso60090:
Confirm blue queen clear road

Ok. Awon Asa

somadinho10:
bros don't be offended but when do you actually do your bbqgrills or are you a Robot?.... Once again no vex

Even Me Been Want Ask Am That Same Question Because Him Dey Comment 4 Every Thread. Maybe He Has A Social Media Handler

6pax:
Where is his Grammy

Cant Remember Mentioning Anything Like Grammy, MOBO Or BET In My Comment. Did Fela Or Miriam Makeba Win Any?

TonyeBarcanista:
The rice was presented to the State Executive Council by the Agriculture Commissioner Dr Uduak

News by Meflyn Anwana

I Just Hope It's Not Like The Pencil, Paint And Toothpick 'produced' In Akwa Ibom That We Never Get To See On The Shelves Of Supermarkets Or Even In Neighborhood Shops And Kiosks. Only Seen With Governor Udom's Aides When They Are Apple-polishing And Singing His Praises Either On Tv Or At Political Rallies.

6pax:
Wombolobo crunner I sight you
The rest are up coming artists

Do U Even Knw Who Youssou Ndour Is? He Is In The Same League With People Like Fela, Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba Etc

Munzy14:
Lies. Python doesn't bite. Your brother killed a python gaskiaa!!!.

Pythons Do Bite, But They Are Not Venomous. Meaning U Just Treat The Bite Wound Like Every Other Injury. Their Major Strength Is To Constrict Preys They Can Overpower

paparazzi1987:
I see some gullible people here already criticizing Pappy Freeze.

He stated clearly and i quote "Drop your emotions,Sentiment and gullibility...Carry your dementia brain and listen to the Fake Prophecy again"

Dont Mind Them. They Are The Main Targets Of All Kinds Of Charlatans. Even The Bible Warns Us About Fake Prophets Who'll Come In God's Name. Most Nairalanders And Gullibility Are Like 5 And 6, Despite Daddy Freeze's Efforts To Emancipate Them From Their Vulnerability. Truly, 'Religion Prospers Where Poverty Thrives' Like A Poster Above Posited

adorable29:
When their flag has orange marijuana symbol why won't their kids be taking it like chocolate. Even Jamaica hasn't legalized it.

Say no to drug and substance abuse!

The Orange Leaf On Canada's Flag Is Marple Not Marijuana

kolafolabi:
Nnkan nbe - Strange but true. Late ace broadcaster, Kolawole Olawuyi would have done a thorough investigation better than police in this mysterious case.

Like if you know him.

He Was A True Investigative Journalist. There Was This Other One On Tv Called 'Labe Orun'... Cant Remember The Name Of The Presenter Again. Having That Nostalgic Feeling Bout Those Days In Gidi

Mynd44:
24 year old abandoned project.

I am tired of my people

1996-2018 Is 22 Not 24years. Why Gwagwalada? What Happend To Garki, Maitama, Wuse, Utako Or Even Gwarimpa? Them For Kuku Go Give Am Flat For Otukpo. Political Jobbers Playing To The Gallery In Order To Win The Hearts Of Football Loving Nigerians Against 2019

iyatrustee:
I dey tell you! I watch those 2 channels all the time and wish we had just half their investigative and forensic prowess.


Sadly, this death can never be solved. just another samuel doe

John Doe, Richard Roe Or Jane Doe For Females

Nollywood And Wack Low Budget 'movies' Are Like 5 n 6. When Did The Producers Audition, Script, Cast, Scout 4 Locations, Shoot, Before Hitting The Studio For Post Production Tasks Like Editing, Sound Mastering And What Have U?