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Suspected internet fraudster, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha has been granted a bail of N100 million by a Federal High Court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

He was granted bail on Friday after he was arraigned for alleged N33 billion fraud.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC had arrested Mompha on 19 October at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for alleged fraud.

He was arraigned by the EFCC on Monday on 14-count charge at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

But, Mompha pleaded not guilty to a 14-count charge bordering on the offences.

ENTERTAINMENTBBNaija’s winner, Mercy regrets fame, cries out for her old life published
2 days ago on November 27, 2019By Seun Opejobi

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, winner, Mercy has cried out over the challenges presented by her current celebrity status.

The Nigerian celebrity who got to fame following her appearance on the entertainment show, says she wants to go back to her old life back.

Mercy lamented that the responsibilities of stardom are overwhelming and too much for her to handle, hence the need for her old life.

The BBNaija winner made the disclosure in a video on her Instagram page while interacting with her fans.

She said: “This thing it looks rosy on social media and it’s not rosy I think I want my old life back. I want to sleep wake up when I want, don’t have anything to do, don’t have a calendar.

“Right now, I have a calendar. it sucks like I hate yea I prayed for it but it’s too much. People keep telling me it will reduce and it doesn’t. It keeps getting worse I don’t have a life of my own anymore…like I feel like I want my old life back.”

Fabrication engineer and chief executive officer of Bennie Technologies LTD, Jerry Mallo, has unveiled the first made in Nigeria carbon fibre sports car.

The carbon fibre car named Bennie Purrie was exhibited on Thursday at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.

“ Africa is a good market for luxury vehicles,” Mallo said on ChannelsTV Sunrise Daily on Friday.

“I got that exposure when I was in the UK in Europe, we learnt that making the car is just half of the challenge, and selling it is the other half.”

“Africa is usually is the target place to sell these vehicles, so I feel there’s a big market for it here.”

The 25-year-old, who hailed from Bokkos, Jos, Plateau State said he discovered his passion for cars at the age of five when he was in primary 2.

He said while in school he found it difficult to comprehend the theoretical aspect of his courses but did well in his practical classes.

“We have a lot of hand skilled individuals in Nigeria and they are lying wasted if you would allow me to say it, it is like the theoretical aspect is what is valued more and I am poor at the theoretical so I saw it as a challenge why don’t I do something practically-inclined and will also be platform for others to put their mind and we’ll make a living out of it,” Mallo said.

The Plateau State-born engineer said he was inspired to create the sports car because Nigeria and Africa at large have all the required resources and raw materials needed.

Mallo further stated that the car was made with fibres that have characteristics of glass totally different from the normal cars in Nigeria made with aluminium.

He said instead of victims getting crushed while in an accident, the car would break into pieces and the victims are protected with airbags.

The car manufacturer said the car has four radiators for Nigeria’s temperature and rugged for the country’s road.

Mallo said the car is not ready for purchase yet as it is more like research but will be ready for commercialisation in two years.

On the 2nd of August 2018, Mallo emerged as the overall winner of the Micro Small Medium Enterprise award.

Mallo specialises in the fabrication of agricultural machines including a tractor which earned him the national award as MSME of the year.

He was presented with a car and N1 million by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as the MSME Awards grand winner of the year and given the scholarship to study in any university around the world.

If a report by Daily Trust is anything to go by, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has dropped all 14 count charges against former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
The EFCC was also said to have dropped the charges against Ben Otti, Nnamdi Okonkwo, Stanley Lawson, Lanre Adesanya, and Dauda Lawal, all of whom are former officials of commercial banks and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Since 2015, Diezani has been dogged by a series of corruption allegations, including the alleged diversion and distribution of N23 billion.

The former minister has also been holed up in the United Kingdom where she also faces a separate probe for alleged bribery, corruption, and money laundering.

From then till date, the EFCC has obtained court rulings that have ordered the forfeiture of properties and funds linked to the former minister.

At the resumed hearing of the matter before Justice Muslim Hassan of a Federal High Court Lagos on November 5, 2019, the anti-graft agency, through its lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo, dropped the corruption charges against most of the accused persons, including Diezani, through an amended four-count charge.

The amended charges, which border on money laundering, now only seeks to prosecute Lawal, a former Executive Director of First Bank Plc, alongside Diezani and Otti, who served as Group Executive Director of Finance at the NNPC.

Diezani and Otti have both reportedly been at large since the beginning of the matter which was first filed in court on November 28, 2018.

Similarly, Nnamdi, Stanley, and Lanre, all did not make any appearance in court and have not been arraigned.

In what appeared like a twist at the resumed hearing of the matter, a source close to Lawal, who noted that the former Executive Director of First Bank did not fail to appear in court in all adjourned dates of the matter, was shocked that all other accused persons have been exonerated.

In a statement later released by the EFCC following reactions to this story, the anti-graft agency said it took a prosecutorial decision to split the initial 14-count charges to enable separate arraignment of the defendants.

This, the agency said, was necessary because of a spate of adjournments that prevented the arraignment of the defendants more than one year after the case was listed.

"It was clear that these recurring excuses were ploys to frustrate the arraignment. To get around this, the Commission took a deliberate decision, which was disclosed in open court, to separately prosecute the defendants in different courts," the agency's spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said.

The EFCC also noted that the non-inclusion of other defendants in the original charge in the amended four-count charges does not mean that they have been exonerated of any criminal allegation.


The EFCC had in the 14 count-charge accused the bank executives and the NNPC officials of conspiring to conceal $153 million in Fidelity bank, which they ought to have known were proceeds of corruption punishable under the Money Laundering Act.

In 2015, the EFCC discovered that the $153 million was deposited, to allegedly fund the presidential second term campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The matter was investigated by the EFCC and the bankers were alleged to have conspired with Diezani and other NNPC officials to conceal and distribute parts of the fund.

Lawal was accused of assisting Diezani to purchase a property, Merdien Hotel Ogeyi Palace in Port Harcourt, when he received $25 million from Fidelity Bank and deposited the same amount with Sterling Bank, allegedly on the instruction of Stanley.

Nigerian comedian Ayo Makun also known as AY is celebrating his eleventh wedding anniversary with his beautiful wife, Mabel today Friday, November 29, 2019.


To mark their special day, the comedian and actor took top his Instagram page where he shared some adorable photos of his family. He went on to celebrate his wife in one of the photos, calling her his best friend and sister.




"You have been my beloved friend and sister in the last 16 years, my lovely wife, soulmate and mother in the last 11 years. So let us continue to grow old together @midas_interiors. 
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY #moreblessings #gratitude #graceambassadors," he wrote.

Zenith Bank Plc,  GTBank Plc, Access Bank, First Bank of Nigeria, Citibank Plc and 15 others have disbursed N610.4 billion for 593 projects in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS), CBN’s third quarter (Q3) 2019 economic report revealed.

According to the report, while Zenith Bank disbursed N123.91 billion, UBA Plc released N83.53 billion, followed by Sterling Bank Plc, which gave N72.43 billion. FBN (N52.99billion), GTBank (N39.85 billion), Keystone (N30.05 billion), Unity Bank (N29.80 billion), Union Bank Plc (N28.96 billion) and Fidelity Bank (N23.67 billion), among others.
The fund is made available to participating banks to finance commercial agricultural enterprises at a maximum interest rate of 9%.

In addition, each State Government could borrow up to N1.0 Billion for on-lending to farmers’ cooperative societies and other areas of agricultural development provided such initiatives/interventions are in line with the objectives of CACS.
Highlights of the scheme
It has empowered over 1 million people across rural communities as over N600 billion for 593 projects has been disbursed since inception in 2009
At end-September 2019, the total amount repaid since inception stood at N368.0 billion at end-June 2019.

In the third quarter of 2019, agricultural activities intensified, due, largely, to increased rainfall experienced in most parts of the country.
Farming activities were centred majorly on the harvest of agricultural produce during the quarter.
In a bid to curb the farmers/herders clash and ensure a well-integrated meat/dairy industry, a pilot phase of the Livestock Transformation Plan was flagged off in Adamawa, Benue, Kaduna, Plateau, Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara states.
The Plan was targeted at supporting the development of the country’s livestock sub-sector.
The report also disclosed that a total of N1.214billion loan was guaranteed to 9,752 farmers under the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme (ACGS) by the end of Q3 2019. This represented an increase of 41.7% above the level in the preceding quarter but was 14.6% below the level in the corresponding quarter of 2018.
The sub-sectorial analysis showed that food crops received the largest share of N595.5 million (49%) guaranteed to 5,436 beneficiaries
Mixed crops got N221.8 million (18.3%) guaranteed to 2,472 beneficiaries
Livestock had N174.5 million (14.4%) guaranteed to 690 beneficiaries
Cash crops, fisheries and ‘Others’ got N106.5 million (8.8%), N84.4 million (6.9%) and N31.5 million (2.6%), guaranteed to 629, 321 and 204 beneficiaries, respectively.
Analysis by state showed that 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory benefited from the Scheme in the review quarter, with the highest and lowest sums of N142.9 million (11.8%) and N2.6 million (0.2%) guaranteed to Adamawa and Jigawa states, respectively.

The yuletide season comes to life in Lagos as Zenith Bank Plc lights up Ajose Adeogun Street with the theme “LET THERE BE LIGHT”
This year marks the 14th year since the traditional Light-up Ceremony at the Ajose Adeogun roundabout came to be.

The official lighting was done by Mr EbenezerOnyeagwu the GMD/CEO, Zenith Bank Plc supported by Executive management, staff and customers in attendance.

Speaking during the Light-up Ceremony, the GMD/CEO said “Ajose Adeogun Street has come to be recognized by not only Lagosians but Nigerians in general as an iconic place and tourist attraction because of the beautiful decorations adorning its length and breadth during the yuletide season.
In fact, people from all walks of life visit with their friends and families to take pictures of this wonderful spectacle, especially at night and enjoy the ambience of the street and season.”

The light-up ceremony came shortly after the ‘Zenith Bank Aspire Music Festival’, which took place in September and is part of the Bank’s line up of events ushering in the yuletide season and end of the year festivities.

Others include ‘The Zenith Bank Tech Fair, Style by Zenith 2.0 and Zenith Bank Christmas Youth Parade. These events are in line with the Bank’s retail business drive and continued commitment to customers as they are guaranteed opportunities to network and enjoy discounts on products displayed at these events.

 Top global designers and brands will storm Lagos for the “Style by Zenith 2.0” Fair, the second edition of Zenith Bank’s highly anticipated Lifestyle Fair, which holds from Friday, November 29 to Sunday, December 1, 2019, at the Eko Energy City, Eko Atlantic, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Some of the top designers billed to feature at the fair include Tom Ford, Dolce and Gabbana, Tokyo James, Eyola, Mai Atafo, Okunnoren Twins, Ejiro Amos-Tafiri, Telvin Nwafor, Fikirte Addis, House of Kaya, Gozen Green, Trish O, Chulaap, Agatha Moreno, Sunny Rose, Nonnistics, Caesar Couture, Yartel, Orapeleng Mdutle, Mustapha Hassanali and the Fabric Hub, amongst others.

Aside from showcasing their designs during the runway modelling sessions at the fair, they will also be participating in the various Lifestyle masterclasses, offering expert opinions on recent trends and designs in the global fashion industry.

Launched in 2018, the “Style by Zenith” initiative was created with the objective of supporting and creating value for customers by focusing on various aspects of their lifestyle.
“Style by Zenith 2.0” caps a year of all-encompassing customer lifestyle engagements by Zenith Bank through events such as the Aspire Music Festival, a musical concert for millennials held in Lagos in September and the Aba SME Fair organised for SMEs in the Aba Fashion Market, Abia State last month.
This is in addition to the Light-Up Ceremony of the yuletide decorations on Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island coming up by the second week of this month.

 The three-day fair has an interesting line up of activities including runway modelling by leading Nigerian and international models accessorized by top global and Nigerian designers, modelling masterclasses, exhibition of lifestyle, beauty, health & fitness products, food and drinks, games arcade for both children and adults as well as musical concert featuring Nigeria’s biggest artistes.
Fashion One, the leading global fashion and lifestyle channel will once again be working with Zenith Bank on the “Style by Zenith 2.0” initiative.
Registration for the event, which is free for everyone, can be done by visiting www.zenithbank.com/style.
Zenith Bank Plc is recognized as one of the most innovative financial institutions in Nigeria and was voted the most customer-focused bank in Nigeria for the Retail and SME segments in the 2018 KPMG Annual Banking Industry Customer Satisfaction Survey (BICSS). Most recently, the bank won the Best Bank in Retail Banking and the Bank of the Year at the 2019 BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BOFI) Awards and was ranked as the Best Digital Bank in Nigeria 2019 by Agusto & Co.

The closure of the country’s land borders is contributing to rising inflation says Federal Government.

The headline inflation stood at 11.61 per cent as of October according to recent figures from the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics.

Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance/Budget /National Planning,  explained to the State House Correspondents that inflation rose due to hikes in food prices arising from border closure.
She was responding to questions after the Federal Executive Council in Abuja.

However, she stated that the closure of the borders was a temporary measure adopted by the government to protect the economy against trade malpractices by neighbouring countries.

“We are still discussing with our neighbours to ensure that we all respect our trade protocols, especially now that the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement is coming into effect.”

The FEC meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Nigeria must up-skill to compete successfully in the 4th industrial revolution. This is because the Nigerian labour market is currently seen to have such enormous size but the talents requisite skills needed in the modern-day workplace may be missing.

With a workforce of about 85 million people, Nigeria has been described by information communication, IT, experts as a haven for talents but also home to the distended labour market


However, up-skilling may not be properly entrenched in an analog-based system without government, policymakers, industries, and individuals, making investments.
How to make effective investments that would result in appreciable skill level for the boundless talents in Nigeria, was the thrust of a round table discussion organized by global provider of business and IT support services, Tek Experts Nigeria recently.

The event which happened in Lagos, saw key IT and human resource experts, Human Resources, HR experts and other professionals discussing the future of work, examining the challenges and as well proffering effective solutions.

The forum, with the theme: ‘Preparing for the Future of Work’, also analyzed Nigeria’s preparedness for the Future of Work and touched on several areas including what changes are necessary for the workplace, and the nature of work itself.
Country Manager, Tek Experts Nigeria, Lars Johannisson, said the Future of Work is here and Nigeria must take urgent action at all levels to ensure its workforce always has the right skills and the ability to adapt in real-time and also succeed in the direction that work is going. Johannisson explained that with a workforce of 85 million people, Nigeria is home to an enormous labour market and this talent must be upskilled and honed in order to compete successfully in the 4th Industrial Revolution. He said: “Work as we know it is currently being disrupted and the advent of artificial intelligence, AI, and many technological innovations has changed the way we work. “At Tek Experts, we recognize that this is the direction the world is taking thus the need for adequate preparations to be made.”
“We currently hire over 1,000 young IT talent which makes us one of the largest and fastest-growing IT companies in Nigeria.

Therefore, we have a massive responsibility as a business to train our staff and we recognize the need to upskill our talent, reinvigorate their work experiences and training so they cannot only deliver top-notch customer experiences but also operate optimally in the place of work”.

Like a distressed Nigerian said, “How can you come to our country, Make money out of us, Sell us substandard drinks and still have the effrontery to declare war on indigenous brands like Bigi??”

The role of the media is sometimes more important than that of government, said the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.

Femi, who was represented by the lawmaker representing Bende federal constituency of Abia State, Benjamin Kalu, said the media remains the fourth arm of government and must live up to its responsibilities.

He said, “The 9th House of Representatives under my leadership sees the media as more than a mere source of news but as an instrument of unity, peace and national development. We consider the media to be the 4th arm of government with a critical role to play that can even be more important than that of those in government.

“But while we do so, we all must also take responsibility to ensure that the media is not used to perpetuate pessimistic truths but reinforce positive narratives.”

“This is why we started this in Section 2.14 of our legislative agenda. We will partner the media in our joint task for nation-building. We will ensure that freedom of information is strengthened and the media is not gagged.

The appeal court had annulled the February election of Melaye and ordered a fresh one which held on November 16, an exercise that was declared inconclusive while a supplementary poll fixed for November 30.
Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesman of the PDP, while speaking on Saturday expressed worry that INEC might not conduct a free and fair election.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that both security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been instructed not to allow Dino Melaye to return to the senate.
“There is indeed nothing to indicate that more people will not be massacred in the proposed Kogi West Senatorial re-run election. It is therefore doubtful if Nigerians will be prepared to participate in that re-run given their sordid experiences in the last election.

“There is already a growing consensus across the nation that participating in elections by INEC as presently constituted under the Buhari Presidency would amount to helping to legitimize illegitimacies and outright criminalities.

“Moreover, there are reports in the public space that the APC-controlled Federal Government does not want Senator Dino Melaye in the Senate just because of his forthrightness in defending the interest of the people.

“Nigerians recall with shock how, at the presentation of the 2020 budget, Mr. President reportedly asked Senator Melaye ‘you, you mean you are still in this chamber?’. A question which meaning cannot be far-fetched.

“Our party has been made aware of how INEC and security apparatus have been instructed to use all means to stop Senator Dino from returning to the Senate. INEC had also blatantly refused to consider Senator Melaye’s petitions regarding the November 16 election.”

Floyd Mayweather has made it clear that he is done with boxing and won't be returning to the ring for a rematch with Manny Pacquiao or for any professional fight.

Since he stopped Conor McGregor in the 10th round in 2017, Floyd Mayweather has not fought any professional fight.
There has been speculation that Floyd Mayweather could return to professional boxing two years after quitting.

The 42-year-old Mayweather states that he wants to protect his health and for that reason, he won’t be returning to resume his career but he will be doing more lucrative exhibition matches from time to time.
He also claims to be making more money than those who fight now in the ring.

According to him, "I've got calls to get back into the ring, but my health is my wealth."Boxing is a very, very brutal sport.

In the last few years, a lot of fighters have died inside that squared circle."You have got to know when to hang it up. I had a great career. I'll still travel and do exhibitions.
I make great money doing exhibitions; between $10 and $30 million."I think I make more doing that than most fighters make fighting,'' Floyd Mayweather told Reuters. Throughout all his professional fights, Floyd Mayweather was never defeated by any opponent.

Award-winning Nigeria singer, Burna Boy, has been nominated for a Grammy Award.
The recording academy announced the nominees for the 62nd Grammy Awards next year and the Nigeria singer was nominated in the World Music Album category for his album “African Giant”.

The World Music category had African music legend like Angelique Kidjo who is also a Grammy winner as a nominee. She also featured on Burna Boy’s album on a track “Different” with Damian Marley.

Nigerian singer turn politician, Banky W, took to his Twitter account to share the good news as he thanked the singer’s management.

Banky tweeted: “Our African Giant has been nominated for a GRAMMY!!!!!! Congratulations to @burnaboy, his Mom and the entire team. AMAZING, and well deserved. Anything is possible with a little bit of faith and a lot of hard work. So so sooo happy for him.”

The Grammy Awards will take place on Jan. 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The broadcast will air live on CBS at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

DJ Cuppy who is currently in Dubai with her Dad and they visited the Fame park today, while at the park, she met with
‘Little Cuppy’, a baby lion in the park.

Florence Otedola aka DJ Cuppy has shared an adorable video of herself feeding a baby lion which was named after her in Dubai on Twitter.











See her post below:

Introducing the world to “Cuppy” the newest baby lion named after ME at #FamePark Dubai!!! I’ve always wanted to be a mother! #MamaCups pic.twitter.com/rvVuXVGtcN
— Cuppy  #GELATO (@cuppymusic) November 20, 2019

The Super Eagles have received an accolade from

Lesotho coach Thabo Senong after they defeated his team 4-2 in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier clash on Sunday in Maseru.

South African was defeated by Nigeria from a goal down to side 4-2 in the encounter.

The very first goal was by Alex Iwobi in the 26th minute.

Further goals came from Samuel Chukwueze and Victor Osimhen, with two, before Chidozie Awaziem scored an own goal to ensure the game ended 4-2.

Senong conceded the Super Eagles were a very smart team, and praised them for coming back into the game, and winning from 1-0 down.

“For me, I don’t have much to say about our defeat to Nigeria, I think to come back from 1-0 down to win is not that easy,” Senong told reporters.

“I will say we played against a very good team today.”

Nigeria will host Lesotho in the return leg of the encounter on November 9, 2020. Lesotho’s next qualifier is a double-header against Benin in August and September 2020.

David Lyon, the Governor-elect of Bayelsa State, on Monday, visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa.

The aim of his visit is unknown, but it is believed he wants to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to express his happiness and gratitude over the outcome of Saturday’s governorship poll.

He was accompanied on the visit by the Minister of State of Petroleum, Timipre Sylva; Chairman, Governors Forum and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu and  Governor of Jigawa State, Badaru Abubakar and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole.

Nigerians have expressed their displeasure at President Muhammadu Buhari for describing the emergence of Yahaya Bello as winner of Saturday's  governorship election in Kogi as a “victory well won”.

Bello had won by defeating Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party with 216,518 votes.

However, the election was marred with high rate of violence and electoral malpractices.

President Buhari while congratulating Bello on Monday, said the “Victory was well won” as he also commended “INEC and security agencies for discharging their responsibilities under difficult conditions”.

Angered by the comments made by President Buhari, Nigerians on the social media lambasted him for not condemning what they said “does not qualify to be called an election”.

In his reaction, ThankGod Ukachukwu lamented that the President was not showing interest in democracy and fair election.

He said, “We told y’all this man isn’t interested in a better democracy. He’s not aware of the electoral violence and irregularities, he’s not interested in the electoral act amendment to make our elections better. He’s not interested in democracy. We warned Nigerians.”

Abiola Mojeed, on his part, said that it was a shame that the people are losing confidence in the government.

He said, “Nigerians are losing confidence daily in this government. This election does not qualify to be called an election, this is a shame.”

Nnaemeka Elias in his reaction on Twitter, said, “No hate speech is worse than this, congratulating them when the so called winner won on blood of the citizens of the state.”

Michael Ajayi, another aggrieved Nigerian, said, “You're congratulating a thief sir, who stole a mandate.

“The race was not well ran and lives cannot be improved because no foundation since 1999 has been laid in Kogi State to build upon even for the last three years.”

Inibeghe Imeh said, “Your congratulatory message shows that you are really the grand master of corruption and electoral violence.

“An absolute silence on Kogi elections would have absolved you but...”

The Lagos State newly appointed Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu has made it known that managing the menace of traffic in the metropolis would be his top priority.

He disclosed this during a press briefing Monday in Ikeja.

Muazu who has just passed on the barton has been posted to Force Headquarters, Abuja as AIG in charge of Counter-Terrorism Unit.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that Odumosu took over from AIG Zubairu Muazu, who was recently promoted from Commissioner of Police to Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG).

The commissioner said that bad roads were the major cause of traffic in Lagos State, adding that poor attitude of drivers also contributed to the traffic problem in the state.

“The Lagos State Government under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has started palliatives measures on all the roads especially now that the rains have subsided.

“However, I urge him to increase more of the palliatives measures on the roads because bad roads contribute to traffic congestion.

“If we have the government tackling bad roads from that angle and we the police on the road controlling the traffic, congestion would be reduced to a minimum.

“Once traffic flows, we would have reduced crime by at least 30 per cent in the city,” Odumosu said.

He said that more men would be mobilised from all sections of the police so that there would be enough personnel to manage traffic in the state.

The commissioner also said that he had enlightened the various Divisional Police Officers (DPO) and Area Commanders on the need to change strategy towards traffic management.

“We need to change our traffic management strategy such as the time of reporting for duty and the time of closing of the traffic officers.

“The closing time of any traffic junction will be 10.00 p.m. and in areas where the traffic congestion is very serious, the time would be extended to 12 midnight,” he said.
We hope to have a traffic-free movement soon.

United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA, has been rewarded with double honours as it emerged the Bank of The Year 2019 at a business newspaper awards.

The bank’s Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, also emerged CEO of the Year at the event. Uzoka beat other CEOs to the prize owing to his sterling achievement since he assumed the leadership role at the bank three years ago, while  UBA was crowned Bank of the Year following its exceptional performance in key financial indicators in 2019.

Aremu Afolayan, an actor and filmmaker, has slammed at the critics who
have tagged him a gigolo.

In an interview with Scoop Sunday, the actor, who is a brother to
Kunle Afolayan, a Nollywood producer, said if his critics got the
exposure and opportunity, they had been a gigolo.

He said being in a relationship with an older person does not mean he
gets financial benefits from it.

At Kaiama, headquarters of KOLGA Dickson commended traditional rulers, Chiefs, leaders of the party and the people of Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA for the rousing reception and show of solidarity for their son and the PDP and urged them to deliver the area to the PDP come Saturday, November 16.
Dickson declared: “I and all leaders of our party are very happy with this large turnout, this is not a campaign but a carnival and I want to thank all of you, I thank all your leaders, caucus chairman, members of the assembly, the immediate past speaker, Tonye Isenah, the council chairman,  traditional rulers, commissioners, SAs and you the electorate.

Governor Seriake Dickson has charged the people of  Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area not to let their son and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, down by ensuring that they come out in their numbers to vote massively for the PDP on Saturday.
I know you people will not let us down, don’t let us down.” He urged the people not to give in to the antics of the opposition, stating that the APC led federal government has alienated the people and rather than supporting the development he has to embark on like the airport project, the apchas frustrated it is by withholding operating license.

In his remarks, the PDP governorship candidate, Sen. Diri said the people of Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA will ever be grateful to Governor Dickson for the love shown to them by giving the people a House of Representatives member, a Senator and now a Governor come November 16.

The unlawful arrest and detention of Sowore, who is also the publisher of SaharaReporters, have been greeted with public outcry, both locally and publicly, condemning the actions.

Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has called on the Nigerian government to release pro-democracy activist Omoyele Sowore and save the country from further global embarrassment.