29-yrs after: Saddest Military Aviation history of 26 September 1992 - ITREALMS

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Saturday, September 26, 1992 was a perfect day for flying.

There was an atmosphere of joy and anticipation amongst the passengers when the last of the 158 passengers took his seat at the rear of the aircraft.

They included the best and the brightest of the country’s military minds.

Shortly before 4:15pm, the air force Lockheed C130 Hercules got clearance from the control tower to take off.

Sitting in the cockpit were experienced pilot and Air force Wing Commander JP Alabosun and his copilot Wing Commander Mamadi.

The premonition of the great evil about to befall the passengers was present but the gods weren’t showing it.

Sophos accelerates growth of MSP Connect - ITREALMS

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Global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, Sophos has accelerated worldwide growth of Managed Service Providers MSP Connect, the firm's award-winning programme to help MSPs increase customer management efficiencies, unlock new business opportunities and boost revenue, reports ITREALMS.

Scott Barlow, Sophos' VP global MSP and cloud alliances

The growth, ITREALMS gathered was fueled by the increased demand for Sophos’ next-generation cybersecurity solutions and services that protect against ransomware and other cyberthreats.

ICPC arraigns PRODA DG for alleged N23.5 million fraud - ITREALMS

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned the Director-General of Project Development Institute (PRODA) Enugu, Engr. Dr. Charles Agulanna before Hon. Justice Buba Ibrahim of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, for allegedly committing procurement fraud.

Engr. (Dr.) Charles Agulanna.

Engr Agulanna, who is facing a 1-count charge, was alleged by the ICPC to have sometime in August, 2017 or thereabout, while being the Director General of Projects Development Institute, committed procurement fraud by awarding a contract for the revaluation of land belonging to PRODA in the sum of N23,500,037.50 to T.O. Thomas & Co., even when the company was not a registered surveyor/valuer and did not submit any memorandum of understanding with any registered surveyor/valuer in its tender bid, an offence contrary to section 58(4)(b) and punishable under section 58(5) of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

Cholera outbreak: Oyo Ministry launches hotlines, prevention measures

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The Oyo State government, on Friday, launched some hotlines as part of its prevention measures for communities to reach the Ministry of Health in her domain, in preparedness to battle any cholera outbreak, reports ITREALMS.

The hotlines, ITREALMS gathered include 09058704101, 08025245809, to report suspected cases urgently and to alert the Ministry of Health.

Brief history of Awba-Ofemili - ITREALMS

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Awba-Ofemili is a town in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. The town has an estimated population of 15,978 according to the 2006 Nigerian Census. Awba-Ofemili has eight villages, each of which made up small communities of kindreds.

The eight villages in Awba-Ofemili today include Umuokpe, Umuchibu, Ezike, Akpana, Enugwu-Agu, Umuosite, Enugwu, Umuezeavu.

HRH Igwe Ezekwesili Maduagwuna,
Ofemili 1 of Awba-Ofemili

Awba-Ofemili is about 30kilometers (km) from Awka, the capital city of Anambra State. Like most towns in Awka-North, Awba-Ofemili’s climate and soil conditions are favorable to farming, especially for rice mass production.

Anniversary Alert! FG raises security alarm ahead 61st independence - ITREALMS

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The Federal Government (FG) has alerted the general public to heightened security activities preparatory to the events marking the country's 61st Independence anniversary, reports ITREALMS.

The alert was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, through Segun Adeyemi, his Special Assistant on Media.

Obateru: Celebrating a Quintessential PR Man at 60 - ITREALMS

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The job of managing the image and reputation of a company that many love to hate and others hate to love is no mean task. Very often, one leaves the job inheriting the ‘enemies’ of the company as personal enemies. Very rarely does one leave the job in a gale of accolades as Dr. Kennie Obateru is doing today from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) upon clocking the statutory retirement age of 60.

Dr Obateru

Obateru assumed office as the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of NNPC in March 2020 at a time when various countries across the world, including Nigeria, were going into lockdown to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. He quickly retooled the Division to be able to promptly respond to the challenges of the time. This saw the robust engagement of the Corporation’s publics with the Group Managing Director, Mallam Mele Kyari, leading the charge in clarifying the issues around production cuts, decline in crude oil sales and efforts to shore up revenues for the nation.

Between Taliban, Christaliban and ChristAlobam - ITREALMS

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The use of mobile phones as alibi for religious inclination is a worrisome situation as return of Taliban may cause rise to Christaliban and ChristAlobam writes REMMY NWEKE.

Preamble:
Following the fall of Kabul on 15 August 2021, the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan. The word Taliban according to online encyclopedia, Wikipedia means 'students' or 'seekers' also known as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA). Earlier researchers point to a Deobandi Islamist religious-political movement and military organization in Afghanistan. Currently one of the two entities claiming to be the legitimate government of Afghanistan, alongside the internationally recognized Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Taliban maintained de facto control in the country.

ITREALMS gathered that the Taliban's ideology has been described as combining an "innovative" form of Sharia Islamic law based on Deobandi fundamentalism and militant Islamism, with Pashtun social and cultural norms known as Pashtunwali, as most Taliban are Pashtun tribesmen.

Anambra State Anti-Grazing bill scales second reading - ITREALMS

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A bill for a law to prohibit and abolish open and Nomadic cattle and other livestock grazing and rearing in Anambra State and to establish cattle and other livestock ranches in the state, has scaled the second reading in the Anambra State House of Assembly.

Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra State

Introducing the bill during plenary, the majority leader, Dr. Nnamdi Okafor explained that the bill is aimed at arresting any form of open cattle rearing and grazing in Anambra State, promote modern techniques in animal husbandry, prevent the destruction of farms by nomads as well as stop killings and herder - farmer clashes in the state.

Dehumanising Corps member unacceptable, unprofessional says Nigerian Army, apologises - ITREALMS

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The Nigerian Army (NA) has condemned the officer dehumanising a corps member in a viral video, describing it as unacceptable and unprofessional, even apologised to the victim, reports ITREALMS.

Lt Chika and Corper Ifenyinwa

The Nigerian Army (NA) through the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu informed ITREALMS in a press statement that they have taken cognizance of a video clip currently making the rounds on the social media, where a female officer was seen dehumanizing a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Calabar, Cross River State.