"POLICE OFFICERS HAVE NO RIGHT TO CHECK YOUR MOBILE PHONE"~~ LAGOS POLICE PRO (DOLAPO BADMUS)

The Lagos State Police PRO, Dolapo Badmus has shed more light on the routing 'stop and search' exercise on the road issue saying it is wrong for  police officer to search your mobile phones during this process.

In her words, 'Your phone is private, it's your private property because people do alot of private stuffs on their mobile phones so it's wrong. Police officers have no right to do that except there is a reasonable ground to do so'. Watch the video after the cut..VIDEO
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ENGINEER MURDERED A MONTH TO HIS RETIREMENT : FAMILY ACCUSES WIFE AND POLICE OF CONSPIRACY !

An Engineer with a frontline Oil company and former chairman of NUPENG, Mr. Adeyemo Adedoyin, 57, who was billed to retire this January to establish his own company has been allegedly hacked to death by yet to be apprehended suspects inside his house at Aviation Estate, Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos.

But the immediate younger sister to Adeyemo, simply identified as Benedict has accused the brother’s first wife as the mastermind of the dastardly act.

 Benedict who described the purported murder of his brother as height of wickedness, urged the Inspector General of Police Mr. Idris Kpotum Ibrahim to leave no stone unturned to ensure that the perpetrators did not go unpunished to serve as deterrents to others

Alleging that the brother died of bruises sustained as a result of beating and clubbing by the second wife and her agents, she urged the IGP to ignore the earlier post mortem report alleging that the deceased died of heart failure.

 She revealed that preliminary investigation revealed that the autopsy was tampered with as the first wife allegedly bribed the Investigating police Officer (IPO) one Babalola and the pathologist who carried out the purported autopsy report

 According to her, ‘‘my brother planned to retire this month and he had commenced feasibility studies to commence his own establishment. On that fateful day in December, he put a phone call to his second wife and while on that, the first wife overheard him speaking to her, felt jealous and confronted him. In the course of the brawl the wife’s relations joined in beating my brother and he sustained bruises as a result of the beating. The wife rushed him to hospital without informing anyone.
 
She added:‘’Prior to this day, the first wife had severally threatened to deal with her and my brother had cried loud which made me to relocate them to one of my flats so that I would monitor events. I even asked the wife’s relations living with them to quit but the woman kept them for this purpose.
  She argued that the two relations were arrested by the police but were swiftly released even before the autopsy was conducted fuelling suspicion that the police had compromised investigations.
  Giving reasons on why the result of the earlier autopsy result should be jettisoned MTS Benedict argued that the pathologist erred by not involving both parties before carrying out such sensitive report.

‘’We were not represented and not even invited. We suspect foul play and reject it. We got first class information that they poured chemical on my brother’s body to conceal the bruises on his body. We call for a fresh autopsy.
  However, at their no 9 Bisi Ladipo street residence at Mafoluku Oshodi Lagos, friends and well-wishers including colleagues are trooping to the area to sympathize with the family.
  One of the close friends who spoke under condition of anonymity urged the IGP to thoroughly investigate the matter so as to ensure justice to the deceased family and friends as well as to enable the dead to truly rest in peace
  But a senior police officer at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba, which investigated the case who pleaded anonymity, said all due process were taken before the autopsy was conducted and exonerated the police investigating team of any blame.
Story written by Odita Sunday

ARIK AIR TOPS AIRLINES FLIGHT DELAYS IN NIGERIA !

Arik Air, has once again topped the list of airlines in flight delays, while British Airways leads in missing luggage among local and international airlines operating in Nigeria.
According to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Arik Air had 307 delays out of 438 international flights, meaning 70 percent of the airline’s flights were delayed.

The airline also had 190 cases of missing and/or delayed luggage arrival in the period under review and the highest number of complaints of discourtesy.


Domestically, Arik Air also led the table with 1,660 flights and recorded 1,020 delays. The airline cancelled 45 flights, made two air returns and airlifted 209,288 passengers in October 2016.

Air Peace came second with 898 flights, 489 delays and airlifted 173,758 passengers.

Azman Air operated 343 flights, had 272 delays and carried 53,662 passengers, while Dana Air operated 578 flights and recorded 318 delays. Dana, within that period, airlifted 108,329 passengers.

Med-View Airline operated 307 flights, had 204 delays and airlifted 62,952 passengers while Overland operated 153 flights and recorded 97 delays and carried 8,191 passengers. FirstNation Airways operated 162 flights, had 35 delays and airlifted 29,872 passengers.

In all, in the month of October, there were 4,101 flights, 2,435 delays, 64 cancellations, two air returns, four cases of missing/delayed luggage, 311,431 outbound passengers, and 326,234 inbound passengers.

For domestic airlines, all the carriers, with the exception of Aero Contractors, completed 3,903 flights, recording 2,911 delays, 63 cancellations and carried 738,711 passengers in November.

On the international scene, 26 foreign carriers operated into Nigeria in the month of October with a total number of flights operated at 1,153.

Out of the 1,153 flights, international carriers recorded 502 delays, six cancellations, 270 cases of missing luggage, 1,874 luggage articles found, 11 cases of pilferage and discourtesy. Altogether, there were 130,904 inbound passengers and 137,215 outbound passengers.

Topping the list of flight delays and missing luggage cases among the international carriers was the British mega carrier, British Airways.

The NCAA in its report recorded a total of 81 cases of missing luggage with a total of 40 flight delays within two months for British Airways. The figure represents 49.3 percent of its total flights within the month.

The British carrier had a total number of 23,029 inbound passengers between October and November 2016, while outbound statistics stood at 22,696.

From todaynews

UPDATES: GAMBIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER...TWO OTHER RESIGN !

  The political impasse in The Gambia created by Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to transfer power to opposition candidate and President-elect Adama Barrow remains unresolved and Gambian Foreign Affairs Minister, has resigned from the regime of Yahya Jammeh. Foreign Minister Neneh Macdouall Gaye, tendered her resignation letter today.
“I am of the conviction that under the prevailing circumstances, I cannot effectively serve as Foreign Minister. I thank you for the opportunity you given me to serve my country,” said Ms. Gaye in her resignation letter dated January 16th. A source emailed Ms. Gaye’s resignation letter to the Freedom Newspaper. Ms. Gaye prayed for the peaceful settling of Gambia’s political impasse. We hereby reproduce Ms. Gaye’s resignation letter, which was addressed to dictator Jammeh.

This follows last week’s resignation of Communication Minister Sheriff Bojang, who fled the country, and Sports Minister Alieu Jammeh.


From authorityngr

MEET PRINCESS AIBI EREDIAUWA : A LAWYER - TURNED - SHOEMAKER

Princess Aibi Erediauwa, the 2nd daughter of Oba of Benin Kingdom, Omonoba Erediuwa. she is the President/CEO  of  Blossom & Pages Global, a wholly indigenous/African manufacturing company that specialises in leather, stitches and buckles, is also a consultant partner with Polaris Consulting Company Limited in the heart of Benin City. She is a Lawyer by training and a fashion designer with passion !

"So when I came back to the country, I told him, dad I don’t want to practice Law, this is what I want and he said you want to be a shoemaker, (laughs). So, remembering the encounter my brother had when he was about floating “Hexagon Club”, my dad said to him, so you are trying to be a Bar man? But now, Hexagon is into so many things. So I took a queue from him and I did 2 pairs of slippers for my dad and he liked it. So, whenever I am making new designs , I always make for him.  So, he asked me one day, what is my Business Plan and I told him that it is not going to be a small outfit, it is something that is going go out of Benin, I gave him my strategies and all that. So each time I am going through some challenges, he will ask me if I want to shutdown, and I will let him know that I am probably not getting it right this way, maybe I will do it the other way. And now (then) he is (was) fully in support of what I do, he calls me “Lawyer Shoemaker”.

WE ALWAYS DISGUISE AS 'OKADA RIDERS' TO ROB PASSENGERS~~ SUSPECTS

The Lagos state Police Command on January 16, 2017 arrested three (3) suspected robbers terrorizing the Dopemu area of Lagos State.

Command operatives attached to Dopemu division while on patrol sighted some hoodlums attacking one Emmanuel, the suspects who were on commercial motorcycle popularly known as 'Okada' were sighted by the policemen while robbing the victim at gun point.

However, on sighting the policemen the hoodlums took to their heels while the policemen gave them a hot chase, one Ismail Owolabi of No 13 Alfa Nla road was apprehended. The ATM card and phone belonging to the victim were found in his possession. A double barrel pistol used in the robbery operation was also recovered from him.  

 The suspect Ismail Owolabi later led the Detectives to their hideout where two (2) more suspects were apprehended, the three (3) suspects confessed to be a four (4) man gang terrorising the Dopemu area of Lagos. They also stated that their modus operandi is to disguise as  commercial motorcycle (Okada) riders  and that when an intending passenger approaches them they will rob him or her .

One of the  bajaj motorcycle used by the hoodlums was also recovered. Effort is on to arrest the other gang member who is still at large. The 3 suspects Ismail Owolabi, Toyese Akinbayo and Tolulope Akinbayo have been transferred to (SARS) special Anti Robbery Squad for discreet investigation.

The command's PPRO SP Dolapo Badmos advised members of the public to be vigilant whenever they want to board Okada since investigation has revealed that most Okadas are used for nefarious activities.

MASS EXODUS IN GAMBIA....AS GAMBIA GOVERNMENT CALLS AFRICAN UNION "IRRESPONSIBLE AND MALICIOUS" !

 The government of The Gambia has reacted to the African Union Peace and Security Council Resolution on the Islamic Republic of The Gambia on the current political situation of the country.

Following the meeting in Addis Ababa on January 13th, African Union's Peace and Security Council
announced it will no longer recognize Yahya Jammeh as president of Gambia after January 19, the intended date for the inauguration of president-elect, Adama Barrow.

The council also warned of "serious consequences in the event that his action causes any crisis that could lead to political disorder, humanitarian and human rights disaster, including loss of innocent lives and destruction of properties."
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n a statement release on Sunday evening, the Gambian government described the African Union’s resolution as irresponsible and malicious meant to annoy and aggravate the political situation in The Gambia.
“We condemned it in the strongest possible terms,"  the statement read.

Below is the full text:
"The Government of the Islamic Republic of The Gambia has noted with concern the resolution by the AU Peace and Security Council stating inter Alia that the Government of The Islamic Republic of The Gambia will no longer be recognised after the 19th January 2017. This resolution is irresponsible and malicious and only meant to annoy and aggravate the political situation in The Gambia and we condemn it in the strongest possible terms.
The AU Peace and Security Council does not have the mandate to bar member states and governments from The African Union. Any such resolution has to be approved by the authority of the heads of State of the African Union.
This resolution has not been approved and the resolution is therefore non-binding and of no effect

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