End Of The Road For Criminal DSS Officer in Enugu

Today was the End of the Road for a Sacked DSS Officer who turned to Crime. Through an intelligence information and coordinated operation by the operatives of the Anti Cultism Unit of the Enugu state command of the Nigeria Police Force arrested One Emmanuel Ogbonna who claimed to hail from Okpanam Delta state, Odo  Chinedu of Aguabo Enugu with Sixteen Bags of  weeds suspected to be indiam hemp.

10 Newpaper Headlines You Need To Know This Morning

Good Morning! The Headlines you need to know this morning.

1. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta on Sunday accused some leaders of the Pan Niger Delta Forum including Chief Edwin Clark and HRH, King Alfred Diete-Spiff, of using the forum to seek political relevance and bounce back to life financially.

MEND, which also announced its withdrawal as a member of PANDEF, a forum of various ethnic nationality leaders in the Niger Delta, said it was “annoying working with pretenders who conspired to keep silent when Goodluck Jonathan wasted the opportunity of the region.”

ENUGU CP WARN AGAINST EXTORTION OF MOTORISTS

The Enugu state commissioner of police Danmallam Mohammed has reiterated his earlier warning of personnel on stop  and search points as well as other duty post against extortion,intimidation/harassment as well as unprofessional use of fire arms against members of the public contrary to the Force order on the use of Fire Arms.

According to Danmallam,any police officer who engages in all manners of extortion as well as other unprofessional conduct which the Force frowns at,will be dealt with in accordance with the relevant rules and regulations guiding the Force and  therefore reminded officers and men on the need to shun those conduct capable of bringing the image of the Force to disrepute.

Nigeria's Dangerous NGO Regulation Bill

Nigeria’s House of Representatives is presently considering what perhaps qualifies as the most dangerous piece of legislation to come before the National Assembly since the return of civilian rule in 1999. It is the NGO Regulation Bill sponsored by the Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Umar Buba Jibril. The Bill is stunning in its audacity, far reaching in its scope and a danger to elective government in Nigeria. It should not be allowed to pass.

Biafra: Boycott Or Not, Winner Will Be Declared in Anambra Election - INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has stated that whether people boycott elections or not, winners must emerge in any scheduled election.

How to Book Cheap Flight Ticket

Booking travel is so easy to do, yet all too often we wind up spending more than we wanted. 

Thank fee-happy airlines for that— there's no limit to what they'll charge for, from meals to checked bags and flimsy pillows. 

According to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, airlines made $4.2 billion in baggage fees alone in 2016.  

With summer travel season in full swing, we've rounded up the best money-saving tips out there.

Nigerian Newspaper Headline News For Today, Tuesday 18/07/2017

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Pressure mounts on PDP to sanction Sheriff, others
Terrorism became bigger under Jonathan, Presidency replies Dasuki
How Diezani, others diverted NNPC’s $1.8bn –FG
WASSCE results out, 59% pass Mathematics, English
I covered my husband’s mouth with pillow while assassin stabbed him to death – Wife
LASG stops vacation teaching over fear of kidnappers
Shameful! Suicide is still a crime in Nigeria

Strong Igbo Women: The Aba Women's Riot

The "riots" or the war, led by women in the provinces of Calabar and Owerri in southeastern Nigeria in November and December of 1929, became known as the "Aba Women's Riots of 1929" in British colonial history, or as the "Women's War" in Igbo history. 

Thousands of Igbo women organized a massive revolt against the policies imposed by British colonial administrators in southeastern Nigeria, touching off the most serious challenge to British rule in the history of the colony.  The "Women's War" took months for the government to suppress and became a historic example of feminist and anti-colonial protest.  

This Summer: Remember to reclaim your VAT when you leave Europe or UK

If you’re travelling to the United Kingdom or the rest of Europe this summer remember to claim back the value added tax (VAT) on your shopping as you export the goods; it is estimated by vatfree.com that €8 billion (28.60bn Naira) is left unclaimed every year by oblivious tourists. 

At London’s Heathrow Airport, a new VIP service was launched by Travelex last week to help speed up the cumbersome process by offering customers refunds by appointment.

News in Nigeria Right Now This Saturday Morning

1. A Nigerian based in the United States of America, Mr. Toyin Dawodu, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking it to compel the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to appoint a medical panel to determine the health status of ailing President Muhammadu Buhari.

2. Report has claimed that residents of Ikorodu have apprehended and lynched a suspect accused of belonging to the group. According to the report, the suspect was caught at Igbo Oluwo, brutally beaten and set ablaze by angry residents after the killing of a couple and two of their three children.