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The Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba, has appointed former Nigeria Police PRO and current commissioner in charge of border control, CP Frank Mba, as the new commissioner of police for Ogun State. The appointment was announced in a letter signed by AIG Hafix Inuwa and addressed to the Police Service Commission on January 24, 2023. He takes charge of the policing of the state less than a month before a crucial general election in February and March this year. Frank Mba is a respected Nigerian police officer who used to be the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) of the Nigeria Police Force. He is known for his dedication to improving the public's perception of the Nigeria Police Force and for his efforts to enhance the transparency and accountability of the force. Mba has had a long and successful career in the Nigeria Police Force, where he has held many different positions. He began his career as a divisional police officer and went on to become an area commander and a z...

President Muhamadu Buhari has appointed Professor Osita Ogbu as a member representing the southeast on the board of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) . This was made known in a statement signed by Yinusa Abdullah, who is the media adviser to Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed. Abdulhakem Abdullateed (South West and Chairman), Umar Jibrin (North Central), Mohammed Haruna (North East), Yasmin Dalhatu (North West), and Simon Ogie (South-South) were also appointed to the board. The minister says that the current appointment is meant to bring in the new ideas needed to reorient the company for better performance. She further stated that the nominations were needed to rebuild the NDIC's governing board to prevent a void, make sure the corporation ran smoothly, and boost the confidence of stakeholders and clients in the financial and banking sectors of the national economy.  Profile of Osita Ogbu (OON) Professor Osita Ogbu is a Professor of Developmental Economics at th...

The battle for the Labour Party gubernatorial ticket in Enugu State was laid to rest yesterday, January 6, 2023, as the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja reinstated Chijioke Edeoga as the authentic candidate of the party in Enugu State.  The judgment followed an appeal by the Labour Party and Chijioke Edeoga, challenging the decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja to nullify the primaries that produced Edeoga and order another primary.  Delivering judgment on the matter yesterday, the appeal court set aside the judgment of Justice Maha of the Federal High Court, Abuja , and declared Chijioke Edeoga the authentic Labour Party gubernatorial candidate.    Origin of the Enugu Labour Party Ticket Tussle  The battle for the Labour Party's governorship ticket in Enugu State between Chief Everest Nnaji (Odengene) and Hon. Chijioke Edeoga began shortly after the latter was declared the winner of the Labour Party's rerun primaries in Enugu .  The party held new prim...

CP Frank Mbah, mni. T he Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, has appointed CP Frank Emeka Mbah, MNI, as the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Border Control Force. Frank Mbah’s appointment is part of the recent deployment carried out by the Nigeria Police to strengthen the capacity of the Force to better police the country. Frank is a product of the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano, where he finished at the top of his class. He also holds a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Lagos and a master's degree in law from the University of Dundee, Scotland. He has attended special courses at the FBI National Academy in Quantico , USA; Harvard University in Cambridge, MA; and the prestigious National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru-Jos! He hails from Ezimo in Udenu, the local government area of Enugu State.

Nsukka-born Eze Isaac Onyekachi has emerged as the best graduating student of the 69 regular Course (2022) of the Nigeria Defence Academy Kaduna .  This was announced at the course's 32nd convocation ceremony on October 5, 2022, which was attended by top government and military functionaries such as President Muhamadu Buhari, who was the special guest of honour; Vice President Yemi Osibajo (SAN), who was the guest lecturer; and Defence Minister General Magashi (rtd.), among others. Onyekachi, who studied in the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, was named the best graduating student of the 69 courses. He emerged as the best graduating student in the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, best in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, and overall best in the Academy. Onyekachi attended the prestigious St. Theresa’s College Nsukka where he finished as the best graduating student of his set and made 7A1 in his West African Senior School Certifica...

Labour Party has announced Prince Emeka Mamah as the Director-General and Coordinator for the Peter Obi/Datti Baba Ahmed Campaign in Enugu State. His name was among the over 1200 members of the presidential campaign council that were announced on Wednesday, October 12th, 2022.  As the chairman of the campaign council in Enugu State, he will be responsible for strategic formation and leadership aimed towards ensuring that the Labour Party not only wins the presidential election but with a landslide.  He is expected to bring along his grassroots influence and entrepreneurial spirit as the Labour Party aims to defeat the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the main opposition, the People’s Democratic Party. Prince Mamah is the founder and CEO of IFEX Express Limited . A logistics company with a presence in Nigeria, Ghana, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He is also the CEO of the Ifesinachi Group of Companies (IGC), a company founded by his late father, Igwe Jam...

On the 11th of October 2022, President Buhari will confer national awards on Governor Ugwuanyi and four other Nsukka sons and daughter. They include Senator Chuka Utazi, the current senator representing Enugu North in the Senate; the former Vice Chancellor of Micheal Okpara University, Umudike; Prof. Hilary Edeoga; Prof. Fabian Ajogwu, the renowned professor of corporate governance and boardroom guru and Ms Josephine Ugwu, a cleaner at the International Wing of Muritala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The five were among the over four hundred nominees for this year's award , which includes eminent Nigerians and some foreigners who have contributed immensely to the growth of the nation. Some of the nominees for the award include current World Trade Organization DG and former Finance Minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who will be awarded the second highest national honour, Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON). Other names on the list include multiple award-winning author Chimamanda Ng...