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21 AIGs Retired From Nigeria Police The Police Service Commission has approved the retirement of 21 Assistant Inspectors General of Police who were senior to the new acting Inspector General of Police, Idris Ibrahim, before his appointment. The affected AIGs are: The Police Service Commission has approved the retirement of 21 Assistant Inspectors General of Police who were senior to the new acting Inspector General of Police, Idris Ibrahim, before his appointment. The affected AIGs are: 1 Bala A Hassan 2.Yahaya Garba Ardo 3. Irmiya F Yarima 4. Danladi Y Mshebwala 5. Tambari Y. Mohammed 6..Bala Magaji Nasarawa 7. MUsa Abdulsalam 8. Adisa Bolanta 9. Mohammed J Gana 10. Umaru Abubakar Manko 11. Lawal Tanko 12. Olufemi A. Adenike 13. Johson A Ogunsakin 14. Adenrele T. Shinaba 15. James O. Caulcrick 16 Olufefemi  David Ogumbayode 17. Edgar T Nanakumo 18. Kalafite H. Adeyemi 19. Patrick D Dokumor 20. Mbu Joseph Mbu 21. Sabo Ibrahim Ringim Chairman of the Commission, Sir, Dr. Mike Mba

SSS ‘arrests’ suspected members of Niger Delta Avengers, IPOB, others Samuel Ogundipe Premium Times Nigeria | July 1, 2016 The State Security Services, SSS, on Friday said some suspected individuals with ties to the notorious group of economic saboteurs, Niger Delta Avengers, and separatist group, Independent People of Biafra, IPOB, have been arrested. In a statement signed and distributed by a spokesman for the SSS, Tony Opuiyo, the department said it also carried out successful raids on the hideouts of suspected criminals across the country through the month of June. Mr. Opuiyo said the SSS decided to intensify surveillance activities as part its plans to stymie recent spate of criminal activities across the country. Suspected members of the Niger Delta Avengers arrested included Selky Torughedi and Christian Oluba; while the service said one Chidiebere Onwudiwe was the alleged IPOB member arrested. The full SSS statement reads as follows: “The general public is aware tha

legal practitioner, Mr. Nnamdi Nwokocha-Ahaaiwe, has filed a notice at the Federal High Court in Abuja to discontinue the suit he instituted seeking the disqualification of President Muhammadu Buhari for lack of a certificate. Nwokocha-Ahaaiwe had alleged that Buhari was not qualified to aspire for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria because he did not sit for the Cambridge West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1961 as he claimed. The notice of discontinuance dated June 27 and obtained by THISDAY, read: “Take note that the plaintiff in this originating summons, Nnamdi Nwokocha-Ahaaiwe, hereby discontinues this action.” THISDAY checks revealed that following the withdrawal of the suit from the court, the trial judge, Justice Ademola Adeniyi will today sit and accordingly strike out the case. Though Nwokocha-Ahaaiwe did not give any reason for withdrawing the case from court, THISDAY gathered that it might not be unconnected with alleged threats to hi

Kidnappers Abduct Delta Lawmaker's Wife, Demand N500 Million Ransom Mrs. Diden was said to have been kidnapped in Warri on Sunday. by Saharareporters, New York Jun 28, 2016 Share Tweet Email Cynthia Michel Diden, the wife of a Delta State House of Assembly member representing Warri North constituency, has been kidnapped by a gang of hoodlums. Mrs. Diden was said to have been kidnapped in Warri on Sunday. Family sources who confided in SaharaReporters said the kidnappers contacted the family and demanded a ransom of N500 million. The figure was reduced to N200 million this morning. "For now, nobody can give reasons for her kidnapping but we are suspecting that youths not happy with her husband could be behind the act. Before now, Cynthia resided in Abuja. But as we talk, we as a family and the security agencies are working round the clock to ensure that she is free unhurt," a family source said. It would be recalled that in 2009, the eldest wife of Mr

Missing Nigerian Musician Found, Police Confirm Kidnapping Ado Dahiru Daukaka, an Adamawa State local, went missing on Friday in the State capital, Yola, shortly after leaving his home to pray at a mosque. by Saharareporters, New York Jun 29, 2016 Share Tweet Email A Nigerian musician who was reported missing after releasing a song criticizing local politicians for corruption has been found, SaharaReporters has revealed. Ado Dahiru Daukaka, an Adamawa State local, went missing on Friday in the State capital, Yola, shortly after leaving his home to pray at a mosque. His song “Gyara Kayanka,” Hausa for “put your house in order,” accuses local All Progressives Congress (APC) politicians of corruption and selfishness. SaharaReporters reached out to Adamawa State Police Command spokesperson Othman Abubakar, who confirmed that Mr. Daukaka was kidnapped but has since been rescued. According to him, Mr. Daukaka was found in Lamurde Local Government Area at 1:30 PM on Wedn

Former Nigeria Minister, Ojo Maduekwe, is dead Sani Tukur Premium Times Nigeria | June 29, 2016 A former Minister of Foreign Affairs and a stalwart of the opposition Peoples Democratic Patty, PDP, Ojo Maduekwe, is dead. Mr. Maduekwe died at about 7pm on Wednesday at a hospital in Abuja. A close associate of the former minister told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr. Maduekwe was returning to Nigeria from the U.S. via Dubai when he fell ill. “He fell ill while on air from Dubai and he was rushed to the hospital as soon as the plane landed in Abuja, but he died before doctors could do much,” he said. The associate could not provide further details as he broke down while speaking on the phone. Mr. Maduekwe was recently appointed the secretary of the PDP Board of Trustees. Speaking to journalists from Saudi Arabia, the chairman of the BoT, Walid Jibrin, said Mr. Maduekwe died at a time his services were most needed. “He passed on at a critical time when we needed him most. I was waiting