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Army Lauds Tantita, Tompolo For Donating Accommodation Blocks To 3 Battalion

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12 months ago

September 11, 2024

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The Nigerian Army has expressed gratitude to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSL) for the newly constructed 3 Battalion Soldiers’ Transit Accommodation.

The accommodation blocks were built and furnished by Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSL) for military personnel at Effurun Barrack in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.

The building which was commissioned by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Jamal Abdussalam is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, according to Empirenews reports.

Speaking at the event, Abdussalam, commended Tantita Security and High Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo for initiating and completing the project as part of efforts in providing welfare for officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army.

Abdussalam pointed out that personnel of the Nigerian Army under the 6 Division would continue to protect critical national assets and provide a conducive atmosphere for crude and gas exploration activities in the region.

He remarked ,“Let me thank the Chief of Army Staff for his strategic guidance and leadership. The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army will continue to safeguard our critical national infrastructure in order to create a conducive atmosphere for the increase in our oil output.

“We’ll continue to conduct operations to ensure the maintenance of law and order in our area of responsibility.”

He noted that the soldiers’ transit accommodation will not only help in lifting the spirit of personnel, but also enhance their outputs in ensuring that there is peace and order for development of their area of coverage.

“The soldier transit accommodation represents a remarkable milestone as it addresses the critical needs of troops which is accommodation.

“The project falls in line with the Chief of Army Staff command philosophy which is to transform the Nigerian Army into a well-trained and equipped and well motivated force towards achieving our constitutional responsibilities within a joint environment.

“In this vein, the transit accommodation to be commissioned today highlights the impactful discourse of social corporate responsibility in the spirit of jauntiness.

“I therefore commend the effort and contribution of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited in achieving this laudable project which will immensely impact the Unit, the Brigade and the Nigerian army.

“I am aware of the enormous resources Tantita committed in achieving this. The project indeed shows that our bond with you (Tantita) transcends the operational energy on the field and has enjoinder the spirit of camaraderie and goodwill which will be sustained.

“Again, I thank you most sincerely for complementing the Nigerian Army’s efforts of improving the welfare of personnel.

“I also want to urge Tantita that having completed this project in 3 Battalion Effurun, they should look for other Barracks within our area of responsibility so that they can extend their goodwill to them.

“Finally, I commend the efforts leading to the completion of 3 Battalion Soliders Transit Accommodation. The project will no doubt go a long way in lifting the spirit of personnel and enhancing their outputs,” he said.

Speaking at the event, Managing Director of TSSL, Engineer Keston Pondi, said the 3 Battalion Soldiers Transit Accommodation was initiated and constructed to boost welfare of military personnel posted to the region as well as to deepened the bond between Tantita and the Nigerian Army.

Pondi, who was represented by the Executive Director of Operations/Technical Services, Captain Warredi Enisuoh, noted that Tantita Security would continue to collaborate with the Nigerian military and other state agents in stamping out crude oil theft in the region.

He commended the Chief of Army Staff and the heads of other security agencies in the country for supporting efforts of Tantita Security Services in the fight against crude oil theft and other illegal activities around the nation’s national assets in the region.

“You all know that our contract is based on performance and the performance cannot be removed from the fact that we have the support of the government security forces. With that performance, comes our salaries also. We are supposed to be more grateful to the security forces.

“This project has been an interesting project, it is of the Chairman (Tompolo) and Managing Director’s belief that this project is worth supporting.

“I promised you that we are not stopping here. We’ll continue to stand by you just as have always stood by us. This is the beginning of a great partnership”, he added.

Also in their separate remarks the chairman of Uvwie local government, Chief Anthony Ofoni and the commander of 3 Battalion, Major E. Onoja, commended Tantita Security for the gesture, noting that the project will enhance the operation of military personnel.

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BREAKING: Former Customs Comptroller-General, Ahmed Aliyu Mustapha, Is Dead

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1 hour ago

August 28, 2025

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Dr. Ahmed Aliyu Mustapha, who served as Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service from 1999 to 2003, has passed away.

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, confirmed his death in a statement shared on his social media pages on Thursday.

“Deeply saddened by the passing of Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Musdafa, former CG of Customs. A man of service, dignity & duty whose legacy will live on. My prayers are with Lamido Adamawa, the Musdafa royal family & all who mourn him. May Allah grant him Aljannah Firdaus,” Fintiri wrote.

Mustapha, an elder brother to the Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Dr. Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Mustapha, also held the revered traditional title of Sardauna Adamawa.

He joined the NCS as a young cadet and steadily rose through the ranks before his appointment as Comptroller-General in 1999, at the dawn of the Fourth Republic.

His tenure was marked by strengthened anti-smuggling operations, and he played a central role in several national task forces established to combat economic sabotage. In 1988, he received the Ministerial Award for Outstanding Performance, a recognition of his distinguished service.

Mustapha retired from the Service in December 2003, after more than three decades of active duty. In retirement, he remained a respected elder statesman within the Customs community and the Adamawa Emirate, where his counsel and influence continued to be widely sought until his passing.

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Lagos Man Killed In Fight, Suspect Arrested

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August 28, 2025

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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man, Ebuka Adindu, for allegedly stabbing Sodiq Ibrahim to death during a violent confrontation in the Mandillas area of Lagos on Wednesday.

A social media user, @JackFleet, who first raised the alarm on X.com, wrote, “There’s a fracas going on presently in Lagos Island, Mandillas to be precise.

“Two guys were fighting, and it resulted in the death of one of them. Right now, street urchins have taken the law into their hands, stabbing innocent people on the street.”

Reacting to the post, the command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, dismissed the claim that miscreants had taken over the area.

“Your claim of street urchins taking over the street is false. Please do not cause unnecessary panic. DPOs Lion Building and Ebute-Ero are currently on the ground with their men, maintaining the restored peace.

“Also, the suspect has been arrested and is in custody for further necessary actions,” Hundeyin stated in a post on Wednesday.

In a follow-up message to PUNCH Metro on Wednesday, Hundeyin clarified that the incident was not a tribal clash, as was being speculated.

“The Lagos State Police Command hereby wishes to inform the general public that there was no tribal clash or disturbance between any ethnic groups and others inside Balogun Market today.

“There was an incident of a free-for-all between some hoodlums and miscreants in the Balogun Market in the early hours of today at around 11 am.

“During the fight, one Ebuka Adindu from Abia State stabbed one Sodiq Ibrahim from Kogi State to death, and the said Ebuka Adindu in turn stabbed himself on the shoulder and became unconscious.

“He is currently under arrest in the hospital, where he is being treated. Investigation into the matter will be concluded, and he will be prosecuted after he has been discharged from the hospital,” Hundeyin explained.

The police stressed that no innocent lives were lost, no other injuries were recorded, and no goods or property in the market was destroyed.

The statement read, “The Lagos State Police Command wishes to reiterate that the incident is not a tribal clash but purely between miscreants and hoodlums around the Balogun Market. Normalcy has been restored.

“Marketers and the general public on the Island and other parts of Lagos State are encouraged to go about their businesses and other lawful endeavours without fear or apprehension.”

Hundeyin, quoting the state Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, called on Lagos State residents “to remain law-abiding and cooperate with the police command to sustain existing peace in the state and not to spread fear in the mind of the public, as Lagos is generally peaceful.”

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JUST IN: NLC Defies Edo Assembly Resolution, Inaugurates Factional Caretaker Committee

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4 hours ago

August 28, 2025

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has inaugurated Professor Monday Igbafen as Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Edo State Council despite resistance from the state House of Assembly.

This particular faction is supported by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajero, while the Edo State government is in support of the Comrade Bernard Joman Egwakhide-led faction.

The swearing-i was initially slated to take place at the Adams Oshiomhole Labour House in Benin City on Thursday, but the venue was locked and secured, apparently in a bid to block the event from taking place.

This came two days after the state House of Assembly passed a resolution urging the NLC to suspend the inauguration and instead recognize Comrade Bernard Joman Egwakhide as the rightful leader of the union in Edo.

In spite of this, the NLC delegation from the national secretariat, led by Comrade Oluwole Adeleye Sunday, pressed on with their plans.

The group initially moved to the ASUU Secretariat within the Ugbowo campus of the University of Benin, however, after information about that location was leaked, the team quickly relocated.

The inauguration was eventually conducted at an undisclosed venue under tight security.

Speaking during the ceremony, Comrade Oluwole charged the newly constituted faction to restore unity within the state chapter.

“You are to resolve all contending issues and work towards electing new executives,” he said.

In his acceptance remarks, Professor Igbafen pledged to mend divisions within the Edo NLC, assuring stakeholders of a renewed focus on solidarity and internal cohesion.

At NLC Secretariat, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force sealed off the Edo State secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress otherwise known as the Adams Oshiomhole Labour House.

Similarly, the main gate of the University of Benin was beefed up with police personnel.

Some suspected thugs were also seen loitering around the secretariat.

A police Armoured Personnel Carrier was deployed to the NLC secretariat,
while heavy security at the Labour House and the UNIBEN main gate were present.

Some NLC leaders from neighbouring states, who were scheduled to attend the inauguration, at the Labour House, expressed regret that they could not access the secretariat.

Speaking, Comrade Augustine Igben from the Maritime Workers Union, said he was embarrassed when he was not allowed entry into the Edo Labour House.

“I felt embarrassed about the whole thing. How can the police barricade the Labour House when there is no war. It is a Labour issue. They should allow Labour to settle the issues themselves.” He said.