Residents Protest as Police Lays Seige Inside Magodo Phase 2

Residents of Magodo phase 2 gather to foil attempt by the Nigerian police to arrest the Chairman of Peace Valley Zone (Mr. Olubiyi) inside Magodo phase 2 this morning.

The matter involving Mr. Timi Popoola an executive director at Senforce insurance who's attempt to convert a newly acquired property into a hotel in the zone designated for purely residential purpose. A position resisted by the Peace valley zone executives, backed by the magodo residents association (MRA) and the Lagos state ministry of physical planning and urban development who moved to seal off the property. Mr. Popoola who is said to have been invited by the estate for explanations where he claimed the property was his private guesthouse for his staff and business associates but on investigation, the estate found him culpable of running a commercial enterprise (hotel) against the estate policy. Rather than backing down, Mr.Popoola instituted a petition to the force headquarters demanding arrest of estate executives and claiming damages.

Estate security says, that Mr. Popoola had threatened them severally as he continued to use the property despite it being sealed by the Lagos state government and continued to intimidate the estate security and executives using the police. Men of the Nigerian police arrived the estate at 6am today to lay a siege in front of the house of the zonal chairman (Mr. Olubiyi).

The Vice Chairman of the Zone, Mr. Akinyele said that there was a pending petition and police invite which was yet to be honoured before the seige this morning. Reteraiting that the estate is purely residential and would not be commercialized. The police later withdrew its men and invited all parties to the force headquarters after residents of the zone including the executives and Chairman of Magodo Residents Association (MRA) intervened.

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How to claim your unclaimed dividend

Dear Investor, If you have ever bought share from any company before, regardless of whether you were paid dividend or not or whether you got your certificate or not. Just do this simple steps to check whether you have any unclaimed dividend warrant and try claim your unclaimed dividend(s), before Nigeria government takes over your money through NDIC. The deadline for unclaimed dividend which is running into billions is to be transferred from the banks to NDIC for govt management effective from 28th February, 2021 What to do: Step 1 Go to Security and Exchange Commission official website www.sec.gov.ng/non-mandated

Step 2 Go to the search bar, type in the name you use to buy the share with and click search. If you have unclaimed dividend it will show, if all your shares are mandated I mean you have already fill your e-dividend form and the registrar have effected it, meaning your dividend are now paid directly to your bank account, in that case your name will not appear. Step 3 If your name appears there, just check the affected stock, find out the registrar, reach out to them, fill the e-divident warrant form with an attached 1 copy of your passport, a valid means of identification and submit, ensure they effect the registration on or before 19th February so your money can be transferred to your bank account asap Remember deadline is 28th February 2021.

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The Nigeria Immigration Service inaugurates operation base to enhance border security

CGI, Muhammad Babandede MFR 

The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede, on Thursday inaugurated Forward Operation Base (FOB) to enhance border security in Akwa Ibom.

Babandede, during the inauguration in Afaha Offiong, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area near Uyo, said the base would take care of border areas within the axis to check illegal immigrants.

He said that the border must be fully secured to avoid influx of unknown persons that might undermine the security of the country.

Babandede said that the Immigration Service had been able to effectively man the borders to ensure that undesirable elements were tracked.

“The Nigeria Immigration Service does not only service our borders but also monitor what happens within.

“Our borders to some extent are porous and there are undesirable elements that will want to pass through the borders but the immigration officers are able to track them,” he said.

The NIS boss said he was in support of the calls in some quarters for the regulation of the social media in the country.

According to him, the social media is good but is now being manipulated by criminals for the wrong reasons.

On fake recruitment, Babandede, warned the public to be wary of fraudsters manipulating the social media to deceive innocent people.

He emphasised that recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service was not for sale, saying, “I assure you that we will continue to do our job as according to the law’’.

He noted that recruitment was very contentious and assured the local government chairman and paramount ruler that fake recruitment was going on in immigration and all security agencies, saying, “ you will see a lot of fake websites’’.

“The social media is a good tool, but it is a great opportunity for criminals to do lot of things.

“That is why we recommend as law enforcement agencies that there should be something to sanction the social media.

” I saw a fake website advertising new recruitment. When we are recruiting, we publish it in newspapers, we announce it officially.

“We have arrested many people including our officers, who claimed to be selling recruitment and we hand them over to the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission.

“So, there is no recruitment, recruitment is not for sale,” Babadende said.

He commended President Muhammadu Buhari and said that there was no government that has ever invested in security than the present administration.

“There has never been a time a government has shown interest in the Nigeria Immigration Service like this time. A lot of investment in border security because a safe nation is a nation that has a safe border,” he said.

In his remarks, Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, commended the Immigration Service for proper monitoring of the country’s borders.

Emmanuel, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, applauded the synergy among security agencies in the state, stressing that whoever was a criminal posed a threat to the army, police, Immigration and other security agencies.

He called on continuous synergy among all security agencies for proper information sharing to nib crimes in the bud.

The governor commended Babandede for instituting an ICT based platform that created online and real-time synergies to ensure rapid response on the part of relevant agencies.

“This means that Immigration Service is not an analogue service because there is one thing about security, the longer the time when the crime is committed and when the perpetrators are picked, the worse for the society.

Earlier in his welcome remarks, NIS, Akwa Ibom Comptroller, Mr Kolawole Amao, said the facility was not only contemporary, but also a tonic for officers and men for efficient service delivery.

Amao said that the FOB was equipped with three units’ fully furnished portal carbins and quarters with air conditioners for senior officers as well as five units fully furnished portal cabins for junior officers.

“These facilities are therefore not only contemporary, but also a tonic for officers and men, for efficient service delivery,” Amao said. 

Source: NAN

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Mo Abudu's Ebony TV Bags New Deal With Sony Pictures Television

The deal is coming under the announcement of a three-project co-development/production deal in 2018. The Sony Pictures Television’s international production division has now announced yet another exclusive deal with EbonyLife Media, Nigeria’s premium media conglomerate. 

This new deal would be targeted at scripted TV projects.

She made the announcement in a twitter thread earlier today.

"THIS IS AFRICA’s FIRST “FIRST LOOK DEAL” WITH A MAJOR HOLLYWOOD STUDIO 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

To everyone out there, especially to the ladies, “if we can think it, we can do it” 

Congratulations to Ebony TV.

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