Author: The Nation

Actress Shan George has advised Nigeria Police Force to stop dismissing officers guilty of any misconduct.

She was reacting after the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, indicated the Police has dismissed Force No. 509745 Corporal Opeyemi Kadiri attached to Dolphin Divisional Headquarters, Lagos Police Command for gross misconduct, disobedience to lawful order, and assault on a member of the public captured in a viral video on August 3, 2022.

While proffering alternative punishment via Instagram video, George suggested that they should be suspended, demoted or salary reduction rather than dismissing and making them jobless.

She said: “So I woke up this morning and am hearing about another police man that has been dismissed for misconduct or maybe one offense or another. I’m thinking that not a good idea to be dismissing them. You can demote, you can suspend, you can reduce the salary.

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“You now have to actually dismiss them and put them back into the society as jobless people. A qualified police man who has been doing a police job for while and now back on the street as Jobless. Do you think about it? That’s not just right please.”

The 52-year-old filmmaker maintained that it’s not right to dismiss for misconduct since they didn’t kill anyone.

She captioned the video: “As long As They Didn’t Kill Anyone. Suspend Them, Demote Them, Cut down Salary, Re Re-orientate Theme, But Don’t Dismiss Policemen.”

A support group, Asiwaju-Shettima Connect, has said the All Progressives Congress(APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu would give young Nigerians the opportunity to take up the baton as leaders in politics and business in his administration.

In a statement by its National Convener, Adebanjo Moyosore, the group noted that there are huge public policy problems that are yet to be addressed to allow the youths express themselves.

According to the group, most of the challenges we face in the country would not be solved until someone like Tinubu who has the foresight and love for the youths of this country becomes president.

It lauded the presidential flag bearer for his remarks on Nigerian youths and their exploits in the world of music and sports in a video.

The former Lagos Governor had in a video to commemorate the International Youth Day 2022, tagged “Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Age” said many Nigerian artistes, including Burna boy, Tiwa Savage, Davido, Wizkid, and Tems, had ruled the world with their musical talents.

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The APC presidential candidate had also in the video lauded Tobi Amusan, Ese Brume and others for their sterling performance at the just concluded Commonwealth Games which where Nigeria came 7th in the medals table and 1st in Africa.

The statement reads: “He has remained a mentor who has over these year mentored the best managers in politics and business; the single most important thing any true leader can do to help prepare the next generation of leadership to take up the baton, and to take their own crack at changing the fortune of their country.

“There are huge public policy problems that are yet to be addressed to allow the youths of this country express themselves and most of these challenges we face in country today, from insecurity to poverty, high cost of living and unemployment would not be solved until someone like Tinubu who has the foresight and love for the youths of this country comes in.

“We have seen what he has turned Lagos into in twenty years. Lagos today has become the third largest economy in Africa because of Tinubu’s master plan to build a mega city, something he can do better if given the opportunity to lead the country.”

Afrobeat singer Femi Anikulapo-Kuti has stated that he is not part of the movement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, popularly known as the ‘Obidients’.

He said this in a video on Friday where he also denied calling Obi’s supporters, “zombies.”

The first son of the Afrobeat legend, Fela, said he doesn’t support any of the leading presidential candidates including Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress.

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According to him: “I did not call Peter Obi’s supporters, zombies and personally, I cannot be obedient in this country of today. Nothing can make me to be obedient. I’m too angry, too sad, too depressed to be.

“Do I like Atiku? I’m warning you oh, be careful. Do I like Tinubu? Haaa, do you know what Tinubu did? Tinubu raided the shrine God knows how many times, when he became Governor.”

President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval for the Federal Government to build a teaching hospital for the Federal University of Technology Owerri.

The National Universities Commission recently approved the commencement of a Medical College by FUTO.

Buhari’s approval did not end with FUTO having a Teaching Hospital as he also conceded to Governor Uzodimma’s request for the federal government to fully take over the Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri which earlier approval was suspended since 2015.

Uzodimma got the approvals during a private meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock.

This was disclosed by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary Oguwike Nwachuku at the weekend.

Speaking after the meeting, Uzodimma said he had requested from President Buhari that the Federal Government upgrades the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owerri to a Teaching Hospital status so that the FUTO medical students can be trained therefore.

“Presidential approval was also granted to the request for the full takeover of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education by the Federal Government.

“Since 2015 when the Federal Government indicated interest in the ownership of Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri as a Federal institution, the idea is yet to be consummated but the Governor’s meeting with President Buhari has put paid to all encumbrances as the Presidency has given nod to its full takeover by the federal government.

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According to him; “The plan is to upgrade the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Owerri to a Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri which will be made available for the maintenance and management of the Medical School approved by National Universities Commission (NUC).

“The President has also given a nod to the full takeover of Alvan Ikoku College of Education by the Federal Government which was suspended in 2015. This is following the institution’s compliance with the requisite requirements by the National University Commission.”

During the chat, Uzodimma advised Nigerians to think deeply about what insecurity and economic sabotage have done to the economy of the country.

He suggested that Nigerians pay less emphasis on the citizens choices of religion and where they come from, particularly as it concerns the political parties and their choices of candidates for the 2023 general election.

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A clash between some Fulani traders and Bororo cow sellers as well as some members of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) on Friday night have claimed four persons in Kwara State.

The scuffle, which was said to have started between some Fulani traders and Bororo cow sellers in the popular weekly Kaara Market in Ajase-Ipo, Irepodun local government area of the state later turned bloody.

It was gathered that machetes and other dangerous objects were also used during the clash.

Commercial vehicles plying the highway were also attacked by the combatants, it was further gathered.

A source said: “I learnt that the Fulani traders and the Bororo who brought cows to the market for sale had little misunderstanding in the market but it spread to the major road.

” I was also informed that a Fulani herder was driving his cattle to cross the road and this precipitated the gridlock on the road.

“The OPC members who were coming from Osun festival in Osogbo got to Ajase-Ipo and ran into the traffic jam. Some of them got down from their vehicle and rushed towards the market area along the main road. It was in that process that we started hearing the sound of gun.”

Kwara Police spokesperson Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed the incident.

He said: “Four lifeless bodies of unidentified persons were recovered at the scene.”

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Okasanmi added: “Information received by Ajase-Ipo Divisional Police headquarters was to the effect that some OPC members in a convoy of about 20 vehicles believed to have been coming from Oshogbo, Osun state, were passing through the Kara market where a cow being led across the road by its handlers broke the side mirror of one of the OPC vehicles.

“This resulted in an argument that eventually escalated into an exchange of gun fire by both the OPC members and the cow dealers in the market.

“The immediate deployment of detachments of police men and teams of conventional police men to the scene by the command prevented the escalation and killings of more people.”

The police spokesperson said that the “four unidentified dead bodies have been evacuated from the scene and deposited at the University of Ilorin (UITH) mortuary,the injured taken .to the hospital in Ajase-Ipo for medical attention”

He added that “Ajase Ipo-Offa road is now clear for movement of goods and services.
“The command urges law-abiding citizens in the area and commuters to go about their lawful businesses without any fear of attack or harassment.”