There may be some bad eggs in the police, but it is no excuse to destroy or kill policemen – Governor El-Rufai

 

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has decried the killing of policemen following the violence that erupted during the hijacked #EndSARS protest. 

 

The Kaduna state Governor who said this after the meeting of the Northern Governors Forum and traditional rulers as well as other key stakeholders in the region on Monday November 2, avered that the police must be supported to discharge their duties.

 

El-Rufai further disclosed that they have agreed on community policing that will transmute into state police when the constitution is amended.

 

He said; 

 

“We support the police, we believe that there may be some bad eggs in the police just as there are bad eggs in any organisation, but it is no excuse to destroy or kill policemen.

“We hope to expand the footprints and the effectiveness of the Nigerian police in accordance with their mandate.

“We have discussed closer collaboration with the Nigerian police and the governors to enhance community policing as a first step. 

“State police is a big subject in the constitutional amendment, at least we agreed on community policing which is the first step.

”It is the community police that will transmute into state police when the constitution is amended.

“We believe that what is needed now is to restore the confidence of the Nigerian police, give them more resources, more training and equipment so that they can do their job better in accordance with the best human right standards."

 

He reiterated that they believe the intention of the #EndSARS protesters was genuine before the protest was hijacked. 

 

El-Rufai added; 

 

“We believe that they have the best of intentions, but there are people that are pushing their own evil, anti-democratic agenda.

“We have taken very clear positions on some of these issues and we also back our road map, looking at various aspects of our lives, including Nigeria’s economic challenges, developmental and the almajiri problems.

“We will be meeting again in February to measure our progress."

OAP Dotun calls out Nigerians who were silent on End SARS but are now commenting on US elections

On Air Personality, Dotun has called out Nigerians who were silent about the call to End SARS but are now vocal about the US elections.

 

Today is Election Day in the United States and people all over the world are waiting to see who will win between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

 

A number of Nigerians have been sharing opinion pieces about the US elections.

 

Reacting, Dotun tweeted: "If you post or posted anything about vote Biden or Trump and you are a Nigerian. You live here but You didn’t post about #EndSARs or #PoliceBrutality Thunder fire you!"

 

You are a gift to my generation - Gedoni tells Khafi on her birthday

 

BBNaija star, Khafi Kareem is a year older and her man Gedoni Ekpata, took to his Instagram page to express his love for her.

 

His post reads

''Age is no enemy to you just blow out your candles and make a beautiful Wish.
....................................................................
The dots above are the inner warmth and joy you bring me that I can’t put in words. It’s been an amazing one year plus with you and I’m super pumped about forever with you UFANIMA MI.

Instagram doesn’t have the space or typing field to list out all the amazing qualities you possess and exude; for want of words YOU ARE A GIFT TO

MY GENERATION Sugarine.

I LOVE YOU DEARLY QUEEN OF MY HEART ??

A very happy BIRTHDAY to you. May all your wishes; spoken and thought come through.

Bon Anniversaire Ma Cherie''

Khafi and Gedoni flaunt their 'wedding rings' as they vacation in London for her birthday

 

Khafi and Gedoni were pictured in London after the couple flew there for Khafi's birthday.

 

Khafi said it was her birthday wish and Gedoni made it happen.

 

 

In the photos taken in London, the couple who met while they were housemates in the Big Brother Naija 2019 reality show, is seen sporting rings on their wedding ring fingers.

 

 

Though they haven't made a formal announcement, they have been dropping hints that they are married and Khafi has been flaunting her ring for weeks now.

 

 

Khafi and Gedoni got engaged last year and were supposed to get married earlier this year but they announced in April that they were cancelling their wedding plans because of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

It appears they eventually had their wedding ceremony weeks ago.

 

 

Governor Ganduje’s media aide, Salihu Tanko Yakasai a.k.a Dawisu calls for the arrest of Catholic Bishop of Nsukka, Godfrey Igwebuike Onah (video)

 

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s media aide, Salihu Tanko Yakasai a.k.a Dawisu has called for the arrest of Catholic Bishop of Nsukka, Godfrey Igwebuike Onah over a viral sermon he claimed was inciting. 

 

Onah had decried an alleged discrimination in handling of security cases in the north and in the south. He backed up this claim by recounting the clash between IPOB members and DSS operatives in Enugu state.

 

The Catholic bishop also alleged that mosques are springing up in the east, while it is allegedly difficult to get lands to build churches in some states and the northern region of the country. 

 

 

Reacting to the cleric's comment, Dawisu called on security operatives to arrest the Catholic bishop. He stated that one cannot use a place of worship be it Mosque or a Church and incite violence. 

 

Dawisu tweeted; 

 

This will be a good scapegoat for security operatives to make example of. You CANNOT use place of worship be it Mosque or a Church and incite violence particularly that of religion in a country like ours, and then get away with it. I call for the arrest & prosecution of this man

 

 

 

 

Our critical documents are safe - NPA MD, Hadiza Bala-Usman speaks on attack at agency's headquarters

 

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman has stated that the attack on the agency's headquarters during the violence that erupted during the #EndSARS crisis in Lagos, did not affect critical documents. 

 

The NPA MD who disclosed this while addressing journalists after an on-the-spot assessment of the damage at the headquarters, said critical information, finance and payment documents of the authority were not tampered with during the fire incident at its headquarters.

 

Hadiza said; 

 

“What is paramount is that our services were not interrupted. Our network and our systems have been functional. Within two days of the incident, we’ve been able to resume. All port operations continued within 24 hours of the attack.

“We were able to ensure that critical information and documents are safe. All our financing and payment systems have been protected and were not in any way affected."

 

Recounting how the attack occurred, the NPA boss said the hoodlums came in their numbers holding knives, daggers and were attacking security personnel at the building.

 

She added; 

 

“They disarmed the security people and gained access to the premises where they torched so many places, burnt 27 vehicles, and a whole wing of a building was also torched.

“We were able to get the support of the Nigerian armed forces and they were able to apprehend six of the hoodlums who are with the Nigerian Navy undergoing interrogation, and necessary actions will commence within the necessary judiciary provision."

 

Hadiza also disclosed that operations have resumed in earnest with loss adjusters stepping up with an assessment and subsequent replacement of burnt items.

EFCC interrogates ex-FIRS chairman, Tunde Fowler, over alleged N100bn tax evasion fraud leveled against Alpha Beta consulting

 

A former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS, Babatunde Fowler, is currently being interrogated by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC over the N100 billion tax evasion allegations levelled against a tax firm known as Alpha Beta Consulting.

 

Fowler, a long-time ally of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, and also a close friend of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, arrived at the EFCC Lagos office this morning.

 

Fowler was invited for questioning after a former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Beta Consulting, Dapo Apara, petitioned the antigraft agency, accusing the firm of tax fraud to the tune of N100bn.

 

In the petition which was filed in 2018 and signed by his counsel Adetunji Shoyoye and Associates, Apara stated that Alpha Beta, the firm given exclusive rights to monitor and collect Internally Generated Revenue on behalf of the Lagos Government, “has become an avenue for official corruption of government officials, a conduit pipe for the massive money-laundering scheme, tax evasion, among other vices.” Apara also alleged that the fraud had been covered by powerful politicians in the state.

 

The petition reads in part

“Over the years the company has been protected and shielded by some powerful politicians and people in the society which made them to always boast of being untouchable, but our client, feeling the need not to keep quiet again and strengthened by his belief in the fact that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari is keen on fighting corruption, which has been the bane of our country, is of the firm belief that it’s time to expose and open the can of worms called Alpha Beta Consulting.”

 

 

Fowler's tenure as chairman of EFCC expired in December 2019 and was not renewed by President Buhari. 

 

President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Garba Shehu, in an interview granted in December 2019, disclosed that Fowler's tenure as FIRS Chairman was not renewed over his inability to generate enough revenue for the country.

 

It is not yet certain if he will be released or detained after today's interrogation.