Nigerian Police new LOOK: Nigeria Police To Wear New Uniform

As part of the on going reform process in the Nigeria police, the Inspector-General of Police Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, yesterday announced approval by President Goodluck Jonathan for a new camouflage uniform for the Nigeria Police.

Mr. Abubakar said his Tuesday public appearance in the new uniform signifies “a process of test running the uniform as one of the force’s operational outfits”.

Olusola Amore, the force spokesman said “the president and commander-in-chief of the armed force of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Goodluck Jonathan, has approved a test-run of a camouflage dress for the Nigeria Police Force as one of its operational attires”.

Mr. Amore quoting Mr. Abubakar said “the new dress is in line with the transformation agenda of the Federal Government and the long desire of the police management team to reform and to launder an acceptable image for the police through the turn-out of its officers and men”.

“The camouflage which is an admixture of black, white and ash colours, will serve as an operational dress for the police with some inherent advantages when fully integrated and confirmed as one of the official police outfits”, the police spokesman said.

Enumerating the advantages of the new police camouflage Mr. Amore said the uniform is “cost effective to maintain; operationally durable; highly customized with security features to forestall impersonation and environmentally friendly”.

“The police boss is using this medium to call on general public to come up with constructive criticisms regarding the new police camouflage, so that public opinion will be given adequate consideration,” he stated further.

Woman in court for pouring faeces on husband's mistress

Agnes Olasehinde

A  28-year-old woman, Mrs Folashade Babatunde was yesterday Tuesday Feb 28th, arraigned before an Akure Senior Magistrate’s Court for allegedly pouring faeces on Agnes Olasehinde, (pictured above) a 27-year-old banker with First Bank Plc, Alagbaka branch, Akure.

According to the police prosecutor,  around 12.30 pm on Friday February 24th, Sade Babatunde allegedly entered the bank with a polythene bag full of faeces packaged in a can and allegedly poured the content on Miss Agnes, who was attending to customers, before security guards could stop her. When Sade was arrested, she accused Agnes of dating her husband.

Folashade Babatunde, a trader and Higher National Diploma student at Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo in Ondo State was docked  on a two-count charge of act likely to cause breach of peace and assault. The accused pleaded not guilty to the two charges and was granted bail. The case was adjourned till March 27, for hearing.

Photo Speak! Mug Shot of James Onanefe Ibori (born 4 August 1958) Former Nigerian State Governor.

Ibori Admited being guilty of embezzling US$250 million belonging to the people of Nigeriai's oil rich Delta State in the Niger Delta Region. Ibori remains a PDP elder and godfather to selected militants in Nigeria. He is currently being held in a UK Prison awaiting sentencing.

Masturbation Not A Sin, says Oyakhilome

A shocking revelation by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of the Believers Love World, a.k.a. Christ Embassy, that masturbation is not a sin but a habit has reverberated on the internet including Youtube, with many people believing that the statement would draw different reactions from men of God in the coming days.
The video shows Pastor Chris and another Pastor of his church, Kwaku from Ghana,who asked Oyakhilome while he was preaching thus: “Pastor, how does one overcome masturbation?”
In response to his question, the clergyman, in the video believed to have been uploaded in 2011 but which has begun to spread like wildfire, said masturbation is a habit just like any other habit and that it is often misconstrued as a sin.
“The reason you are thinking of stopping it is because you think it has become a habit for you…masturbation is not more than a habit than any other habit.
“So once you make up your mind that you want to break a particular habit, you just do it, you make up your mind…in fact the best way to break a habit is to replace it with another habit.
“There is one thing I would like to bring to your mind that may be of help to you because the reason you are thinking of stopping this is because of what you think it is,” he said.
Using illustration, he said that if Kwaku was in the habit of playing football, he would not be asking how he should stop it.
He said: “No matter how wrong you think this is in your mind, get this straight, in itself, it is not a sin against God,” emphasising that as a result of this belief that it is a sin, Satan uses it to oppress people of God “making them feel ineffective an inefficient in the things of God.”
He said in Christianity as a religion, this habit has nothing to do with God but a lot to do with the body of the person practising.
“Satan uses his power to accuse you…so if you don’t like it, stop it, but God’s got nothing to do with it. It is your own body.
“Masturbation is about you and your body. God is not offended by it, He is only offended by any habit that takes hold of your mind and if this takes hold of your mind and dominates your body, God is offended.”
As expected of controversies, the video has generated varied opinions with some supporting the controversial preacher’s position on the matter, while others think the Pastor is wrong.

Woman bags 4 months imprisonment for committing adultery on Val’s day

This year’s Valentine might have come and gone. But for Mary Haruna, she would be spending the next four months behind bars as an Abuja Court has found her guilty of committing adultery against her husband on Val's Day.

NLC sets for another strike, asks government to revert to N65/liter; queries Jonathan on failed promises

It appears that the Nigerian fuel subsidy brouhaha is far from being over as another round of total strike is lurking around the corner.

The Nigerian Labour Congress recently asked that the Government reverts back to the previous pump price of petrol of N65 per liter from its present rate of N97 per liter. The statement was made in response to recent reports in the media that stated that the President is rethinking the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment programme.

President Goodluck Jonathan had recently said the Nigeria’s SURE program no longer realistic.

The President’s justification for rethinking the SURE program was that the program was made with the expectation that the downstream sector of the oil industry will be 100 per cent deregulated. As this was no longer the case, the program needed to be redrafted.

In the President’s own words:

“This (SURE) is developed with the expectation that we were going to completely deregulate the Downstream sector of the oil industry, the 100 per cent removal of subsidy… We are working on a new document based on the reality, but we don’t want to promise what we will not achieve.”

Meanwhile, the President’s recent remarks have been backed by the senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba who recently said:

“The President said he wanted to remove subsidy, Nigerians said they don’t want it removed. Now that he was not able to realise his plan, where will he get the money to carry out that policy…”

What do you think about this recent development? Are you ready for another strike action by NLC?

Biu dismissed for the second time

The Police Service Commission has dismissed Mr Zakari Biu from the Nigerian Police Force after it indicted him following d escape of Boko Haram suspect, Kabiru Sokoto from police custody. The PSC, in a meeting held in Abuja today, approved the appointment of seven officers to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police. The new DIGs are: Suleiman Dauda Fakai, Atiku Yusufu Kafur , Emmanuel Kachi Udeoji, Haruna John

The embattled Commissioner of Police, Zakari Biu, was dismissed over the dramatic escape of Kabiru Abubakar Dikko, a.k.a. Kabiru Sokoto, the alleged mastermind of the Christmas day bombing of St Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, in which over 40 lives were lost.

Biu had been dismissed from the Force once before, in 1999, and was reinstated into the Force only in 2010. He was also due to retire from the Force at the end of this month having attained the mandatory age of 60.