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The Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola  Ajimobi today Tuesday 15th January, 2019 paid tribute to our fallen heroes at The Armed Forces Remembrance Program and Laying of Wreath to commemorate 2019 Armed Forces Remembrance Day.

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• Begins distribution of 300 , 000 unclaimed PVCs

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ) in Anambra State has expressed worry that violence and Operation Python Dance III may constitute obstacles to smooth elections next month .

It also argued that the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU ) would be another major challenge for a successful conduct of the polls. It stated this while evaluating its readiness to organise, supervise and conduct the elections.

The Guardian learnt yesterday that threat by ASUU not to release its staff for the elections, commencement of Operation Python Dance III and violence among political parties were potential threats to the exercise . It was also learnt that school authorities are buying time for the election dates to elapse before they could get serious with academic work in order not to be caught in the web of crisis and bloodletting being envisaged.

Also , the tradition of recruiting rival cult groups as youth vanguards by candidates of different political parties may constitute a threat.

However , after reviewing the situation , Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Nkwachukwu Orji, convened a meeting with traditional rulers to allay fear of insecurity from prospective ad – hoc staff ahead for the elections.

He assured that necessary logistics were being put in place in preparation for the exercise, including manpower training , and replace meet of old generators , among others .

Speaking ,the Obi of Onitsha and Chairma , Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council , Igwe Alfred Achebe , commended the commission for its commitment towards a peaceful and credible election .

Meanwhile, INEC will from tomorrow , begin the distribution of about 300 ,000 , 000 unclaimed Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs ) by eligible voters for next month’s elections.

The uncollected cards are part of those belonging to the 2. 4 million registered voters in the state at the end of 2018 , as against 1. 7 million voters registered in 2016.

Disclosing these during the stakeholders’ meeting with political parties in Akwa yesterday , Orji stated that the state bridged the gap and posted the highest number of fresh voters in the country. Speaking , state Chairman of the Inter – Party Advisory Council ( IPAC) , Issac Onuko , commended INEC for the cordial relationship between it and the parties and for finding time to hold a meeting with them.

– Guardian

Chelsea have warned Real Madrid they will have to smash their transfer record, to sign Eden Hazard this summer, according to the UK Telegraph.

Hazard has 18 months to run on his deal at Stamford Bridge and is mulling over a move to the Bernabeu.

The LaLiga giants were keen on signing Hazard last summer, but manager Maurizio Sarri convinced him to stay in West London.

New Anti-Infection Herbal Remedy totally treats Staph aureus, Gonorrhea and other Related Infections Hazard has admitted he will wait until the end of the Season before making a decision on his future, by which point he will only have a year remaining on his deal.

Real are likely to heavily invest this summer, after a difficult season following the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane.

The club’s record move remains the £87.5million they shelled out for Gareth Bale from Tottenham in 2013.

– Daily Post

The Nigeria Police Force has said that the allegation by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, that his life was in danger is false and an unwarranted attack on the Inspector General of Police, Idris Abubakar.

Recall that Saraki had alleged that the security agencies in Kwara were allegedly giving cover to some persons, who are unleashing violence on his supporters.

He noted that, “this latest round of violence is part of efforts to jeopardise and undermine my personal security and that of my immediate and larger family.”

But the Force, responding through a press release by its PRO, Jimoh Moshood, said that all the police personnel attached to Senate President and his office and family were intact and all the statutory security protection on him were also accorded him all the time and that there was no complaint from the Senate President before now to the police on this.

The release read in part: “The Nigeria Police Force wishes to categorically state that all the allegations in the statement of the Senate President are incorrect, misleading and false and should be disregarded and discountenanced by the general Public.

“The Force sees this unprovoked and unwarranted attack on person of Inspector General of Police by the Senate President as criminal defamation, hate speech and insulting.”

– Daily Independent

President Muhammadu Buhari has named Adamu Mohammed, a former commissioner of police in Enugu State, as acting Inspector-General of Police ( IGP).

The new IGP before his appointment , was serving at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS ), Kuru, near Jos.

Acting IGP Mohammed , who hails from Nasarawa state , was “transferred out of relevance ”.

Mohammed was a deputy commissioner of police in Ekiti State and had served at the Interpol before he rose to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police ( AIG).

His appointment will douse the tension surrounding the tenure elongation of Ibrahim Idris , outgoing IGP.

– Leadership

Following the Judgement of a Federal High Court sitting in Akwa, nullifying the election of the Anambra State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, the Party’s National Chairman, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, has appointed Hon. Basil Ejidike as Acting Chairman for the state chapter of the party.

The decision was contained in a January 11, 2019 letter signed by the National Chairman and addressed to the State Deputy Chairman, communicating the decision of the National Working Committee (NWC).

The appointment letter read: “I wish to convey the decision of the National Working Committee (NWC) to appoint you (Hon. Basil Ejidike) as Acting Chairman in line with the provisions of our Party’s Constitution.

“You are hereby appointed as Acting State Chairman with all powers and privileges of the Office of State Chairman and you are to work harmoniously with the stakeholders, State executives and all our candidates in the State.

“I want to use this opportunity to extend goodwill and best wishes of the National Working Committee (NWC) and equally encourage you to remain committed towards ensuring the success of all our candidates in the forthcoming General elections.”

– Daily Post

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with the Inspector General of Police, (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Idris, whose retirement is due from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Tuesday, January 15th, as he turns 60, arrived the presidential villa at about 4.30pm and proceeded straight to the President’s office.

Idris was appointed by President Buhari on 21 March 2016 to replace Solomon Arase, who retired from the police force on 21 June 2016.

He enlisted into the Nigerian Police Force in 1984 after graduating from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture.

Opposition parties and some civil society organisations have already kicked against any potential extension of the IGP’s tenure.

President Buhari as commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces is vested with the power to make a decision on whether or not to extend the tenure of the Inspector-General.

– Sun

The Nigeria Police Force has said that the allegation by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, that his life was in danger is false and an unwarranted attack on the Inspector General of Police, Idris Abubakar.

Recall that Saraki had alleged that the security agencies in Kwara were allegedly giving cover to some persons, who are unleashing violence on his supporters.

He noted that, “this latest round of violence is part of efforts to jeopardise and undermine my personal security and that of my immediate and larger family.”

But the Force, responding through a press release by its PRO, Jimoh Moshood, said that all the police personnel attached to Senate President and his office and family were intact and all the statutory security protection on him were also accorded him all the time and that there was no complaint from the Senate President before now to the police on this.

The release read in part: “The Nigeria Police Force wishes to categorically state that all the allegations in the statement of the Senate President are incorrect, misleading and false and should be disregarded and discountenanced by the general Public.

“The Force sees this unprovoked and unwarranted attack on person of Inspector General of Police by the Senate President as criminal defamation, hate speech and insulting.”

– Daily Independent