Author: Saint Augustine

…As command arrest two for armed robbery Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edward Ajogun, on Tuesday, applauded the committed efforts of the National Association of Online Security Reporters (NAOSRE) at bridging the gap in communication between citizens and security agents. The Commissioner made the remarks in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital when Mr. Femi Oyewale, NAOSRE President, led the association’s team to pay him a courtesy visit at his Eleweran office. He emphasized the importance of media as integral partners in nation building and urged for restraints in sensationalism. “I feel happy to receive you today in my office. I…

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has said that despite the laudable initiative of the electronic call up system and the initial successes recorded on its introduction, there seems to be a reversion to the old ways as many importers and exporters are expressing severe frustrations. The President, LCCI, Mrs. Toki Mabogunje who made this assertion during the quarterly media briefing of the Chamber held in Lagos recently, noted that extortions by law enforcement agencies had returned adding that there were transparency issues in the issuance of passes and the call up tickets. Mabogunje further pointed out that…

…Describes report as false, misleading and mischievous The Anambra State Government has debunked news reports making the rounds on the internet alleging that the federal government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Aviation, has refused to give the ssate a license to operate an international airport but has rather offered it a license to run a domestic airport. Recall that the Anambra State Government had earlier in a statement informed that the first commercial plane is scheduled to land at the Anambra International Cargo/Passenger Airport on April 30, 2021, to test-run the facilities at the airport. However, reacting to the…

…As gross earnings hit N42.71 billion in FY 2020 Unity Bank Plc grew its assets base to N492.02 billion representing a significant increase of 67.90% from the N293.05 billion of total assets value recorded in 2019. This is even as the agric-focused lender declared gross earnings of N42.71 billion within the period under review. A review of the Bank’s audited results for full year ended 31 December, 2020, released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, showed that the Bank improved its bottom line marginally as Profit After Tax (PAT) stood at N2.09 billion. Profit Before Tax (PBT) closed at N2.22 billion,…

On April 20 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Governor Seyi Makinde will unveil the maiden edition of the State’s Diaspora Day with a theme “Promoting Diaspora Investments, Safe Migration and Curbing Human Trafficking.” This is as the governor’s aide on Diaspora Matters, Bolanle Sarumi Aliyu declared that the state would take the lead to drive both the foreign and local investments into the economy. In a statement issued by Ajibola Abayomi, the President of the Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM), who doubles as the media anchor for the event, Bolanle stated that the Governor’s blue print on diaspora…

…Neutralize one of the attackers; recover one GPMG, ammunition Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) attached to Zone 13 headquarters, Ukpo, Anambra State have successfully repelled an attack on the Zonal headquarters by criminal elements in the early hours of yesterday, 19th April, 2021. The attackers, who came in their numbers shooting sporadically in order to gain access to the facility, were repelled by Police personnel on duty who showed profound gallantry in the face of the seemingly overwhelming attack. Following the inability of the attackers to access the facility, they threw petrol bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)…

The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law otherwise known as Intersociety has called on the Nigerian Government to mete out appropriate sanction on the Katsina Islamic leaders for indiscriminate abduction and forceful conversion of scores of Hausa Christians especially girls of underage to Islam. In a statement jointly issued in Onitsha, Anambra State by the trio of Emeka Umeagbalasi, Obianuju Igboeli and Chidimma Evan Udegbunam, Intersociety named the Emir of Katsina and the Islamic District Head of Kafur in Kafur Local Government Area of the State as the Chief culprits in the dastardly act. The statement reads…

…Wants media owners to pay salaries promptly The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has again appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari for a bailout fund for the media so as to save the media industry from collapse. This is even as the union wants the media owners to discharge their obligations to journalists promptly. This is part of the communiqué issued at the end of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the NUJ held at Asaba, the Delta State capital last Friday. The meeting recalled that in May last year; the NUJ wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari appealing for…

The Lagos State Police Command, on Saturday, arrested one Victor Ebhomenyen, 33, for driving against the traffic, assaulting and causing severe bodily injuries on an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Erhator Sunday at Four Point Hotel, Oniru, Lagos State. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi who confirmed the arrest in Lagos on Sunday disclosed that the command had deemed it necessary and responsible to react and set the record straight on the incident that was captured in a video that went viral on the social media on Saturday, 17th April, 2021, where two (2) men were…

The delicate insecurity in Nigeria as well as  infiltration of illegal aliens, arms and ammunition, ethno-religious conflicts, political based violence, economic based violence were central to stakeholders’ submissions at the Naija Times Diaspora conversation which held on April 17, 2021. The webinar which had in attendance Mr. Femi Oyawale, President, National Association of Online Security Reporters (NAOSRE) was organized by Naija Times. The conference drew discussants from London, Canada, United States and other countries in the world. In his opening remarks, the convener and Publisher/Editor-in- Chief of Naija Times, Ehi Braimah, noted that it was the publication’s maiden conference which…