Don’t allow violent groups overrun Nigeria, Tinubu tells Army
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The 2024 Nigeria Army Day celebration, which was held in Plateau State came to an end on Saturday, (today), with a charge on the army by President Bola Tinubu not to allow violent groups to overrun the citizens in the country.
Tinubu gave the charge on Saturday, while speaking at the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment in Bassa Local Government Area of the state, the venue of the closing ceremony for the week-long celebration.
He noted that the Nigerian Army had made and continues to make huge sacrifices to keep the citizens safe, despite the security challenges, which he further noted had increased in the last decade and a half, adding that, the Nigerian Army has risen to the challenge to keep Nigeria safe.
The president, said his administration, was working hard to equip the army to enable them to perform their constitutional role of protecting the citizens against any territorial aggression.
Reps summon NIMASA DG Dayo Mobereola
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The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, has summoned the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Safety and Administration Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, to appear before it on July 17, 2024.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the committee, chaired by Hon. Michael Irom Etaba, warned that the NIMASA DG may be forced to face arrest if he fails to honour the invitation.
DAILY POST reports that the committee, has been investigating a petition filed by a group of persons under the aegis of Abade-Toru Manga Community Development Initiative on December 4, 2023.
The group accused NIMASA of failing to execute educational and skills acquisition projects as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, in the coastal communities.
I don’t use songwriters – Burna Boy replies Davido’s signee Logos Olori
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Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy, has denied using songwriters as suggested by Davido’s signee, Logos Olori.
Logos Olori, had stated in a recent interview with City 105. Fm, that not just his boss Davido, but Wizkid, Burna Boy and other big artists use songwriters.
He said: “Most people that shame artists for using songwriters don’t know much about the music business. As a musician you tend to write your songs most times, when you are up-and-coming. When you’ve 10 shows in a week in different countries, you’ll understand that you need a songwriter.
“Chris Brown has a songwriter, Michael Jackson had a songwriter. Davido is currently on tour immediately after his wedding. He writes his songs sometimes but most times he has to do the business part of it. That’s how Burna Boy is, that’s how most artists are even Wizkid but they don’t just put it out there, but if you go to Spotify to check for the credits of their songs, you will see that they use songwriters as well.”
Stray bullet kills betting agent in Ogun
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A betting agent around the Imala/Elega area of Abeokuta, Abiodun Anuoluwapo, was killed by a stray bullet from a police officer attached to Ogun State Command, on Friday night.
It was gathered that Anuoluwapo, a graduate of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, operated a betting shop in front of a popular hotel, First Point, in the area and was closing his shop for the day, when the bullet from the blue hit him and he reportedly died on the spot.
The situation surrounding Anuoluwapo’s death at the time of filling this report was still hazy.
While a source who preferred anonymity alleged that the officers, who emerged from the hotel were drunk before one of them released the bullet, another person said that the police officers, were either on a raid or chasing a suspect, when one of them accidentally fired the deceased fondly called Pepe in front of his shop.