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Monday 8 December 2014
Tuesday 25 November 2014
Tuesday 24 June 2014
FRANK MBA BECOMES ASST.COMM. OF POLICE
ACP Frank Mba who hails from Ezimo in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on 18th May, 1992 as a cadet Inspector. He had his training at the prestigious Police Academy, Kano between May 1992 and December 1993, passing out as the 'Best Graduating Cadet Inspector in Academics' for his Course and thus winning a special IGP Award. Thereafter, he was deployed to Lagos State Police Command in January 1994 where his career in policing commenced in earnest.
He was promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in 1999, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) 2003, Superintendent of Police (SP) 2006, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) 2012 and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) 2014. He has worked in many Police Formations and held many middle level command positions. He worked briefly as the Operations Officer and later the Area Crime Officer in Area 'C' Surulere, Lagos. He also served briefly as the Crime Officer, Bode Thomas Police Station, Surulere before he was eventually transferred to Airport Police Command.
At the Airport Police Command, he served as the Officer in charge of the Command Anti-Vice Squad and later became the pioneer Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, a position he held until he was redeployed to Lagos State Police Command in 2007. On his return to Lagos State Police Command, he served briefly as a Staff Officer in the Office of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command before he was eventually appointed as the substantive Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Lagos State Police Command on 5th December, 2007, a position he held until 31st January, 2011. He is currently the Force Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Police Force, Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
ACP Frank Mba, studied law at the University of Lagos, Akoka-Lagos between 1995 and 2000 graduating with an LLB Degree (Second Class Upper Division). He later enrolled at the Nigeria Law School where he obtained his BL Degree- again graduating with a Second Class Upper Division and wining Justice KayodeEsho's Award for the 'Best Graduating Student in Professional Ethics'. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2002. He is also an alumnus of the University of Dundee, Scotland-United Kingdom where he studied and obtained a Masters Degree in Law (passing with a Distinction).
In addition to his core academic trainings, ACP Frank Mba has also attended numerous professional police courses within and outside the country. He had his Middle Management Course on Global Peace Operations in Vicenza, Italy (2008), General Criminal Investigations Course at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA), Gaborone- Botswana (2009) and also participated in the prestigious US- sponsored International
ACP Mba was a member of the Nigeria Police Contingent to the United Nations Peace-Keeping Mission in Liberia between February 2006 and February 2007 where he served in various capacities including the esteemed position of 'Special Adviser' to the UN Police Commissioner. In the course of his international assignment, ACP Frank Mba distinguished himself through a combination of hard work, professionalism and an excellent culture of discipline, thereby earning himself the prestigious UN Medal and also a special Commendation Letter from the UN Police Commissioner.
He is a member of various professional bodies: the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Chattered Institute of Local Government and Public Administration of Nigeria (MCPA) and International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).
He is a lover of poetry and classical reggae music and has great respect and admiration for Arsenal's brand of mesmerizing soccer. He is happily married.
Monday 23 June 2014
Summit on Functional Social Networking for Nigerian Journalists: The Capital Edition (Sponsored by UBA)
Nigerian Journalists: The Capital Edition
Date: 25 June, 2014
Venue: Chams City, Plot 66, 1st Avenue, off Shehu Shagari Road, by Federal
Character Commission, Central Area, Abuja.
Time: 9:00am-5.00pm
TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
Welcome
- Taiwo Obe, Commonwealth Professional Fellow, 2014. Founder/Director,
The Journalism Clinic and Founder/Manager, EverythingJournalism Group
on LinkedIn.com
Why we are involved
- Phillips Oduoza, Group Managing Director/CEO UBA Group
I am a Social Media Alien
- Olusegun Adeniyi, Chairman, Editorial Board, THISDAY
Social Media 101
- Pelu Awofeso, travel writer, author and blogger
What’s your apptitude?
- Emeka Azuka Okoye, Software Developer, CEO Vikanti Nigeria Limited
It’s on the Internet, so...
- Shina Badaru, Founder/Editor, Technology Times
Online Editing: Tips, tools and take-aways
- Lekan Otufodurin, Managing Editor, Online, The Nation
Crowdsourcing: What an investigative journalist can do with it
– Yemi Adamolekun, Executive Director, EnoughisEnough facebook is good for me
– Lara Wise, TV anchor & author of Lessons of Life
Multimedia journalist at work
- Abdulwasiu Hassan, deputy online editor, Media Trust
Ethical traps and how to avoid them
– Dapo Olorunyomi, Managing Director/E-in-C Premium Times
Social Media for Government
- Ms Rosemary A Ajayi, Technical Assistant (Strategic Communications) to
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Governor of Ekiti State. Social Media Strategist and
Content Producer.
Conflicts. Emails. Fact-checking
- Azubuike Ishiekwene, Group Managing Director, LEADERSHIP
Banking on the Internet – the UBA story
- Dr Adeyinka Adedeji, Divisional Head e-banking, UBA plc
Social Media: 10 Questions the Travel Industry must answer
- – Dr Anderson Uvie-Emegbo, Leading African digital and social economy
specialist, thought leader, multimedia content producer, etc.
Chairman of the Occasion: Mr Richard O Ikiebe, Director, Centre for
Leadership in Journalism, School of Media and Communication, Pan Atlantic
University, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Sponsor: UBA Group
Official Air Carrier: ArikAir
US CONGRATULATES INEC
United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria, Public Affairs Section
Plot 1075, Diplomatic Drive, Central Business District, Abuja
Telephone: 09-461-4000. Website at http://nigeria.usembassy.gov
June 23, 2014
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embassy statement
For immediate publication
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Abuja, Nigeria
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Nigerian Ekiti State Governor’s Election
We congratulate the many electoral stakeholders for the successful conduct of the June 21 Ekiti gubernatorial election. The Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) oversaw a credible, efficient process, and by all accounts the result reflected the will of Ekiti’s voters. The security forces collaborated effectively and provided a safe and secure environment free of major incidents. The parties and their supporters acted responsibly during and after the election, and the magnanimity exhibited by all candidates afterwards speaks highly of them and the people of Ekiti. That more than fifty percent of registered voters turned out to make their voices heard bodes well for the future of Nigeria’s democracy.
Woman condemned to death released after international pressure
23 June 2014 – Immediate
Sudan: Woman condemned to death released after international pressure
Today’s release of Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, a Christian Sudanese woman sentenced to death by hanging for ‘apostasy’ and to flogging for ‘adultery’, is a step towards undoing the horrific injustice visited on her, said Amnesty International today.
Meriam was released from Omdurman Woman’s Prison today after an appeal court found her not guilty of both charges. She is now with her husband and her two children.
“Today’s ruling is a small step to redressing the injustice done to Meriam,” said Sarah Jackson, Deputy Director at Amnesty International . “However, she should never have been prosecuted. Meriam was sentenced to death when eight months pregnant for something which should not be a crime. Furthermore, her abhorrent treatment, including being shackled, violated international human rights law against ill-treatment.”
Meriam’s case attracted more than a million Amnesty International supporters to take action calling for her immediate and unconditional release.
Nigeria Vs Argentina: Maigari wants special birthday gift
President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari has charged the Super Eagles to go all out against Argentina on Wednesday and ensure a place in the 2014 FIFA World Cup’s Round of 16.
Speaking in Sao Paulo on Monday, Nigeria’s football supremo says he would be the most delighted with a favourable outcome as the match-day falls on his birthday.
“My birthday is on the day we are playing Argentina, and I would feel very special if we defeat the Argentines. But more than that, a place in the Round of 16 at this World Cup finals would bring joy to the entire NFF delegation and the good people of Nigeria back home.
BUSES DONATED BY FRIENDS OF FCT MINISTER TO BAUCHI PDP
Contrary to the insinuations in some quarters, it was the Committee of Friends of the FCT Minister, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed and not him that pulled their resources together to purchase 22nos 18-Seater buses for the Bauchi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently.
The Committee of Friends presented the buses to the Bauchi State Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Ibrahim Yaro Yaro in Bauchi two weeks ago at a time when the FCT Minister was far away in Brazil as part of the Federal Government’s delegation led by the Senate President, Senator David Mark to the opening of the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Saturday 5 April 2014
Female Footballers and their Coaches recognized
Female Footballers and their Coaches recognized by Peps-Pean Productions
Pepsie Adiukwu, CEO of Peps-Pean Productions and a leading figure within female football in Nigeria has confirmed that she has arranged a female football match on Sunday 6th April 2014 to honour female footballers and their coaches.
Sunday 6th April is the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.
Launched by the UN at the initiative of the International Olympic Committee, the first ever ‘International Day of Sport for Development and Peace’ will take place on Sunday 6th April 2014.
The event represents a unique opportunity to mobilize, join forces, encourage and bring to light projects for peace and development through sport.
Peps-Pean Productions is joining this major celebration of sport for peace by organizing a football match onSunday 6th April 2014 at the National Stadium Surulere practice pitch.
The goal of this event is to celebrate sport as a tool for development and peace and encourage members of the public to raise awareness and rally support for initiatives in their local communities.
Joël Bouzou, President and Founder of Peace and Sport stressed the importance of the event: “By establishing 6 April as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the UN and IOC are paying tribute to the unique role of sport in our society and honouring its constructive and positive values,” he said.
Director of FCT Water Board Redeployed
Director of FCT Water Board Redeployed
The Hon. Minister of FCT, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, CON, has approved the redeployment of the Acting Director of FCT Water Board, Engr. Jiniya B. Anto. He was relieved of his position over incompetence, insubordination and a vote of no confidence passed on him by members of the Governing Board of the FCT Water Board led by their Chairman, Alhaji Alhassan Gwagwa.
The Board members accused the Acting Director of “failure to seek and refusal to seek and provide vital and necessary information to enable the Board perform the statutory functions it was appointed for”. They also accused him of “disobliging attitude, disdain and disregard for Board members, their decisions, requests and directives”.
Following his redeployment, the Deputy Director, Quality Control of the FCT Water Board, Mr. Michael O. Adebayo has been directed to oversee the affairs of the Agency on acting capacity pending the appointment of a substantive Director. The Hon. Minister has also directed that an interview should be conducted as soon as possible for qualified senior officers for the appointment of a new Director.
TROOPS CLEAR 3 BENUE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF ARMED GANGS
TROOPS CLEAR 3 BENUE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF ARMED GANGS, RECOVERED ARMS
Formation commanders of the Nigerian Army have moved to the various states in their area of responsibility to conduct the operations aimed at addressing deteriorating security situation in parts of the North Central. Troops deployed in Benue state have already cleared camps of all armed gangs in three Local Governments of the State. Normalcy have been restored in Guma, Gwer West and Agatu Local Government Areas. Some arrests and recoveries have been made in the process.
Tagged ‘Operation Restore Peace’, the mission has also resulted in the destruction of militant camps, arrests as well as recovery of arms in Shendam area of Plateau State. 2 AK 47 rifles were recovered after an encounter with troops of Special Task Force and the armed gangs in their enclaves in Shimanker in Plateau State. In Kaduna State, militants camps in Ladduga near Kachia were destroyed while arms were equally recovered in Maigungume Hills in Niger State.
General Officers Commanding (GOCs) are directly supervising these operations in their Area of Responsibility in Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger States as troops comb forests in the mission to apprehend members of armed gangs and destroy their enclaves.
ECOWAS ANTI-MALARIA MEETING ENDS
The first in a series of region-wide national sensitization meetings preparatory to the application of biolarvicides under the ECOWAS Malaria Elimination Campaign has ended in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with a number of recommendations including the call for the organization of national conferences to harmonize and deepen public knowledge before the commencement of the application.
The meeting which was attended by ECOWAS and Member States' officials, financial, health and environment experts, armed forces of Member States, parliamentarians, religious and community leaders, as well as development partners among other stakeholders, also called for a roadmap for the mobilization of national armed forces and the establishment of a network of regional parliamentarians behind the campaign.
In their six-point resolution, the participants also recommended effective sensitization campaign for attitudinal change and the collaboration of religious and traditional leaders, the media and the private sector in support of the anti-malaria campaign.
MILITARY RETIREES SUPPORT ANTI- TERRORISM FIGHT
MILITARY RETIREES SUPPORT ANTI- TERRORISM FIGHT
Retired military officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces have offered to lend their support to the fight against terrorism and other similar threats to national security. This was conveyed by a delegation of retired senior military officers led by Air Commodore Michael Ekwere (Rtd) during a courtesy visit to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh in his office.
The retired officers used the opportunity to congratulate the CDS on his appointment and subsequent elevation to the rank of a 4 Star General in the Nigerian Armed Forces and also gave a pat on the back to the security forces for the successes recorded in the fight against terror.
Air Commodore Ekwere emphasised that Nigeria had a rich repository of human resources waiting to be tapped. He likened his group to PAE America, a private outfit of mostly retired military personnel who are appointed to head logistics and administration departments while the military was allowed to concentrate on its core functions of fire and manoeuvre.
OMALE’S GROWING FIXATION WITH ODUAH by Yakubu Dati
OMALE’S GROWING FIXATION WITH ODUAH
Yakubu Dati
There is a sense in which people like Capt Dan Omale, a self-appointed gadfly of Nigerian Aviation do not give up, even when it is apparent they are on a wrong trajectory. Sadly, if only Omale had applied such doggedness to his business, he would have been more successful.
Omale recently wrote a barrage of wild and unfounded allegations against the leadership of the Ministry of Aviation and in particular, the ex-minister, Princess Stella Oduah. In it, Omale, an unlicensed charter aircraft operator insinuated that the latter was still ‘manipulating’ things,even after her exit. I took the trouble to write a reaction which debunked all his wild allegations in that article published in Leadership Newspaper titled ’Oduah’s Invisible Hands Still at Work in Aviation ?’.
But rather than accept the glaring facts and reality canvassed in my rejoinder, Omale has written a rejoinder to my rejoinder, in which he simply resorted to attacking my person, instead of tackling my points.
For someone who claims to be passionate about aviation, Omale spent the first three paragraphs of his so-called rejoinder attacking my person, rather than address the issues at stake, which I raised in my earlier response. He wrote:
“After his failure to pursue a meaningful political career in his home state of Plateau, he gained respite with a job in FAAN.”
This is very interesting. I am not the issue here. But suffice it to say that, by the grace of God, between 1999 and 2007, I served as elected Local Government Chairman, Special Assistant to the Governor, Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Commissioner for Information all of Plateau State. I was also Special Adviser to the Hon Minister of State for Commerce and Industry... I can go on and on. So, the failure here is only in the befuddled mind of Omale.
Another allegation which shows the confused mind of Omale is his claim that” In just three years as the Minister of Aviation, Oduah, in search of a puppet, changed three different director-generals of the agency — unprecedented anywhere else in the world. With such a high turnover of the heads of the NCAA, instabi.
Yakubu Dati, Coordinating spokesperson, aviation parastatals writes from Lagos.
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