On the 22nd of May, 2024, the Deputy Inspector General of Police South-South geopolitical zone, DIG Daniel Sokari Pedro psc (+) mni, paid a working visit to the Command. The visit was aimed at boosting the morale of officers, enhancing Police community relations, and also assuring residents in the State of the Force commitment to ensuring a safer Delta state. The DIG who is the most senior Police officer in the South-South region (supervising DIG South-South) and also the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Department of Information and Communication Technology of the Nigeria Police Force, accompanied…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
It’s double celebration for us in Yorubaland and in deed, the entire Nation, as we roll out drums and blow trumpets to felicitate our referred Monarch of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona (Ogbagba II) on his 90th Birthday anniversary as well as 64 years’ coronation anniversary. Kabiyesi was crowned Awujale of Ijebuland at the age of 26 years and Today, his 64 years’ reign on the throne has brought tremendous development to Ijebuland. He is a disciplinarian, very active, vibrant and ever formidable. Interest of Ijebuland, Yoruba race and Nigeria as a whole is paramount in his mind He is forward…
Leveraging on the recent charge on succinct intelligence gathering and sharing for effective operational deployments by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, the Force Intelligence Department Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) has made significant strides in the ongoing efforts to combat crime and restore security in Delta State and beyond. Following the recent tragic events in Ohoro Forest, Ughelli Delta State, where some police operatives were ambushed and gruesomely murdered leading to the loss of thirteen (13) police rifles to the criminal suspects, the FID-IRT have successfully recovered ten (10) of these arms. During a coordinated…
As part of its ongoing efforts to ameliorate the suffering of Lagosians, Lagos State Government has floated its second pallatives’ scheme to cater for residents of the state including journalists in the state. Speaking to journalists at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat on Monday,Representative of the Commissioner for Agriculture, and the Permanent Secretary,Mrs. Dikirat Oshodi, Deputy Director at the Ministry of Agriculture, Lagos State, supervised the delivery of the food packs to Lagos NUJ. In her words, ” Our Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is executing this project through the Ministry of Agriculture and we are up to the…
During an interview with PUNCH Newspapers recently, Primate Ayodele revealed that sometimes, he prays that his prophecies don’t come to pass, especially the ones people regard as ‘bad prophecies’ even though there are no good or bad prophecies; prophecies are just what they are. The unfortunate death of Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi is one of the many reasons Primate Ayodele prays against the fulfillment of his prophecies. He is just a vessel of God with the burden of giving divine revelations to people around the world and sometimes, it could be difficult knowing the way humans perceive ‘bad’ prophecies but…
The special squad deployed by CP Abaniwonda Olufemi to Ughelli North LGA has been embarking on an intelligence-led policing strategy that has been paying off leading to the arrest of over nine suspected kidnappers and recovery of firearms. The team again recorded another major achievement on 16/5/2024 at about 0200hrs, when they stormed Inene Community in Ughellli North LGA, Delta State, on the trail of the leader of a dreaded kidnapping syndicate known as Joel Joseph, who is a native of Ekakpamre Community in Ughelli North LGA Delta State. The Suspect upon sighting the operatives opened fire on the operatives,…
Leading financial institution -Fidelity Bank PLC -has distributed food packs to women, widows, children, and the vulnerable in Keffi, Nasarawa State as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. Addressing newsmen in Keffi, Nasarawa state during the distribution event tagged, “Fidelity Food Bank Initiative”, which was carried out in partnership with ABBASID Charity Foundation, the Divisional Head, Brand and Communication Plc, Fidelity Bank, Meksley Nwagboh, emphasised the bank’s commitment to supporting communities all across Nigeria through its Food bank initiative. “Since April 2023 when we launched the Fidelity Food Bank initiative, we have distributed over 100,000 food packs in…
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has renovated the Primary Healthcare Clinic along the Workers Village in the Tudun Amba Community of Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The bank also provided water facilities to ameliorate issues of water scarcity being experienced in the community in recent times. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Divisional Head, Brand and Communication Plc, Fidelity Bank, Meksley Nwagboh, said the dignity of every human person is a shared responsibility. The bank decided to embark on the project as a means of improving the living…
The lawmaker representing Akoko North-west/Akoko north-east federal constituency at the Green Chamber of the National Assembly, Honourable Ife Ehindero, has described the role of the media on national development as immeasurable and a sector any success-driven lawmakers must harness in their legislative duties for national development. Ehindero made the declaration during a courtesy call on him in his office at the National Assembly, by members of Ondo State journalists under the aegis of the Ondo State Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OSMEPAN), on Friday. Hon. Ife Ehindero addressing the newsmen in his office.[/caption] Addressing the visiting journalists, Hon Ehindero expressed…
In an emotion laden expression, Senator Yunus Akintunde mourns the demise of Prince Ajibola Afonja the Chairman of Integrated Dimensional Systems IDS who died early hours of Sunday 19th May 2024. In a release made available to the Media by Kunle Olatunji the Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Senator Akintunde, he expressed shock about the sudden passage of Prince Ajibola though at an advanced age of 82, after a brief illness at the University Teaching hospital UCH Ibadan. “I have lost a father, mentor and role model with this incidence and I will greatly miss him. I had…