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Online Security News Publishers Honour IGP Baba, Olukoya, Audi with Man of the Year Award
By Eric Elezuo
The trio of the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Olukoya and the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abubakar Audi, has been honoured with the prestigious Man of the Year Award of the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP).
The trio was considered for the honour as result of their various contributions to the security development and well being of the Nigerian society.
Receiving their awards at the splendidly organised NAOSNP 2021 Security Conference and Awards, the accomplished officers of the law and religion, expressed their joy at the award, adding that they would continue to do their best to see that security of citizens and property is restored, including ensuring that the youths are fed with the Word, to keep them away from acts capable of jeopardising their future and rendering the society ungovernable.
In his response, Dr. Olukoya, who was represented by Pastor Success Enushai, thanked the Association for the honoured, saying it is his responsibility as a minister of God to ensure that security is the lot of all and sundry in the country.
“We are supporting the entrenchment of adequate security in the Nigeria society by doing all within our power to take the youths off the streets, create jobs and inculcate discipline into them through the constant release of the Word of God to also nourish their souls,” Pastor Enushai said.
Dr. Olukoya is the Founder and Presiding Pastor of the thriving MFMM, located along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. His youth outreach is targeted the young ones, who have been empowered with vocational crafts that have stood them in the competitive society.
Apart from the ownership of Mountain Top University, Olukoya and his MFMM are the owners and sponsors of the first division club side, MFM football Club, base in Lagos, where they play their home games. The team, in the recent past, has won the National Premier League. The contributions of the servant of God to the security well well being speak volumes.
Also responding, the NSCDC boss, Audi, who was also decorated with the Exemplary leadership award, and was represented by the Public Relations Officer of the Corps, DCC Olusola Odumosu, noted that the NAOSNP is an Association to reckon with, adding that he was elated to be considered for the honours.
In his paper delivered by DCC Odumosu, Audi remarked that the Corps has been repositioned to tackle crime and criminal elements headlong, highlighting that it is winning the war against vandalisation and other sundry offences.
The lofty awards recipients were honoured during the Association’s Security Conference and Awards event held at the NECA House with the theme A Nation Under Siege: Activating Technology and Local Intelligence to Solve Conundrum.
The event witnessed the presentation of papers on the way forward for a violent-crime-free Nigeria with two former Inspector General of Police, Mr Mike Okiro and MD Abubakar as keynote speakers in addition to panel discussion featuring established security practitioners and experts including Mr Afolabi Oke of Infoswift, Matthew Ibadin, NSCDC’s Seun Abolurin, Cynthia Gregg, DSP Edafe Bright, and Ibiba, who stood in for the NDLEA chairman, Buba Marwa.
China, on Tuesday, opposed US President Donald Trump’s threat to carry out military action against Nigeria over the alleged persecution of Christians, as it backed the Nigerian government in leading its people to follow a development path in line with its national conditions.
Trump Saturday said if the Nigerian government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the US will immediately stop all aid and assistance to the West African country, and may go for military action to wipe out the Islamic terrorists.
Asked for her comments on Trump’s threat, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told the media that the Nigerian Foreign Ministry issued a statement, stating that the US’s claims did not reflect the current realities in Nigeria, and the government had remained committed to fighting terrorism, strengthening interfaith harmony, and protecting the lives and rights of all its people.
As a comprehensive strategic partner, China firmly supports the Nigerian government in leading its people to follow a development path in line with its national conditions, Mao said.
“China opposes interference by any country in the internal affairs of other nations under the pretext of religion or human rights and opposes the arbitrary use of sanctions and threats of force,” she said.
On the reports that Venezuela is seeking missiles and drones following a dozen US strikes on the boats in the region on the suspicion that they carried drugs, Mao said China is opposed to the use of force in the name of fighting drug cartels.
China supports enhanced international cooperation in combating transnational crimes, but opposes the use of threats of using force in international relations, and actions that undermine peace and stability in Latin America and the Caribbean, she said.
China is against unilateral so-called law enforcement operations against vessels of other countries that exceed reasonable and necessary limits, she added.
“We hope the US will carry out normal law enforcement and judicial activities within bilateral and multilateral legal frameworks,” Mao said, without mentioning whether China will support military equipment to Venezuela.
“China’s normal exchanges and cooperation with Venezuela are conducted between sovereign states, without targeting any third party, nor are they subject to interference or influence by any third party,” she said.
Source: orissapost
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday, held a crucial meeting with service chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies in the country
The crucial meeting took place at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Abuja, followed reports of a directive by the President of United States, Donald Trump to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria over the alleged genocide of Christians in the country.
Security sources hinted that the emergency meeting, which began in the afternoon was aimed at assessing the implications of Trump’s statement accusing the Nigerian government of failing to protect Christians from Islamist militant groups.
Trump’s remarks, made late Saturday, stated that the U.S. military was being prepared to “act in Nigeria to tackle Islamist militancy” a statement that had triggered widespread concern across diplomatic and security circles in Abuja.
Reports said that the NSA convened the session to coordinate a unified national security response and review intelligence assessments on the potential fallout of the U.S. president’s pronouncement.
The outcome of the meeting is expected to be communicated through official channels from the Office of the National Security Adviser.
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (NWC) has suspended the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade; National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu; Deputy Legal Adviser, Okechukwu Osuoha; and National Organizing Secretary, Umaru Bature for one month.
The suspension comes on the heels of the judgement of the Federal High Court On Friday, which stopped the party’s planned national convention.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, told journalists in Abuja on Saturday, that the decision followed an emergency meeting of the national working committee, which was held in Abuja.
