As precautionary measures to tackle vehicle theft, the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has launched a platform for Nigerians to report cases of stolen vehicles. Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the digitalized platform – Central Motor Registry (CMR) – successfully completed and commissioned by the IGP is situated at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.   He said the platform launch followed the “IGP’s quest to ensure a digital environment for policing the country for robust and more proactive measures in crime prevention, investigation, and prosecution.” “The newly digitalized Central Motor Registry Command Centre will make it possible for members of the public to report vehicles stolen from as far back as 1st January, 2018, and yet-to-be-recovered to input the vehicle details on the online platform to serve as a reliable data point for the possible recovery of the vehicle,” he stated. “The platform will also process motor vehicle information to support police operations and efforts toward enhancing national security.” With the CMR having two Command Centres in Abuja and Lagos, Adejobi said 37 Information Centres are located across the Country and in the Federal Capital Territory, with 200 e-Enforcement Operational Patrol Vehicles with automatic number plate recognition on each vehicle as part of the first batch. He also asked Nigerians and other residents in the country to take advantage of the platform at https://reportcmr.npf.gov.ng to upload their vehicle information on the website with effect from today 7th December, 2022, as a security step for preventing it from being stolen and re-registered.

  Twitter and Tesla owner, Elon Musk has lost his place as the richest man in the world to Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of luxury brand Louis Vuitton’s parent company LVMH. Forbes revealed this on Wednesday after Musk experienced a sharp drop in the value of his stake due to the recent purchase of Twitter to the tune of $44 billion. Musk sold stocks in his electric-car company in order to fund the acquisition of the social media company. Despite Musk’s net worth dropping below $200 billion earlier on November 8, he still remains number two on Forbes’ billionaire list with a personal value worth of $185.4 billion. Arnault’s wealth is worth $185.8. The 73-year-old French man is a business magnate whose headquarters is based in Paris, France.

  THE Movement For The Actualization Of The Sovereign State Of Biafra, MASSOB, has urged people to ignore a certain Simon Ekpa and his call for five days sit-at-home. While condemning Ekpa and his misplaced order, MASSOB said that people should go about their businesses, stressing that there is no sit-at-home of whatever sort. In a statement by MASSOB’s Director of Information, Samuel Edeson, MASSOB said that it was unfortunate that some people have allow themselves to be used by agent’s of Nigerian government to turn South East into a war zone . “How can someone who claimed to be fighting for the freedom of his people will at the same time turn around and kill, destroy the economy of the same people he is fighting for. “A lot of Biafra innocent youths have been killed by Nigerian security agents, many are still in various prisons in Nigeria, and now you are adding more pains and sufferings to our people. This is no longer agitation for the libration of Biafra people. “MASSOB will not support anybody who lives outside Biafra land and be given order and counter order that will effect the life of Ndigbo negatively. MASSOB is urging Ndigbo to ignore the threat and go about their normal business. “It is clear that the main aim of these people ordering for sit at home is nothing but to create crisis in south East, giving Nigeria government reasons not release mazi Nnamdi Kanu. These agents of Nigeria government must stop this evil acts against Ndigbo now. “MASSOB and other Biafra agitators will not allow faceless people paid by Nigeria government to destroy all the pro-Biafra groups has laboured for years . This is the same act of sabotage Raph Uwazuike did, and it has relegated Ndigbo to became the list populated tribe, because we refused to participate in the last census.”

  Wife of the All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential candidate, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has assured Nigerians that the controversial Muslim/Muslim ticket will set a new tone and narrative in political future of the country from 2023. Tinubu, made the remark on Wednesday, during APC South-West Women presidential rally, at Mobolaji Johnson Arena, formerly Onikan Stadium, in Lagos, said the country in future would also witness Christian/Christian ticket. Thousands of women thronged the venue as early as 8 am to express their support for the Tinubu-Shettima presidency in 2023, as well as other candidates of the party in the 2023 general polls. Earlier, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, expressed his confidence that APC would come out victorious in the forthcoming presidential election. Sanwo-Olu, gave the assurance when he received Remi Tinubu and wife of APC presidential running mate, Kashim Shetima, Nana, ahead of the women rally in Lagos. Mrs. Tinubu, on behalf of the Grand Patron of the Tinubu/Shetima Women Presidential Campaign Team, the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, commended the tremendous support given by Governor Sanwo-Olu and his team towards the Presidential bid of Bola Tinubu and his developmental strides in the state. She said the delegation was in Marina to intimate him about the flagoff of APC Women Mega rally, urging Nigerians to vote for the party’s Presidential candidate. Those in the entourage were: Wives of of Governors of Ogun , Bamidele Abiodun, Borno Fanmata Zulum, Kebbi State, Zainab Bagudu, wife of the Speaker, House of Representatives, Salamatu Gbajabiamila, wives of top Party Representatives, among others. Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, Deputy Governor’s wife, Oluremi Hamzat, Chief of Staff, Tayo Ayinde, were also present to receive the delegation. Subsequently, while addressing the large crowd of women supporters, Tinubu said, “I bring you warm greetings from the First Lady, Her Excellency Aisha Buhari. She sends loves to Lagos and wish you well and to the Governor that is making things work in Lagos State. “We thank you for coming out in large number despite the challenges. My coming here is another homecoming. About 23 years ago, God bless my husband to become the Governor, I supported him as the first lady.” Commenting on the influence of social media on the youths, she stated, “Social media is good for you to seek proper information. I want to tell them today I stand tall in my state. “I want to thank the people of Lagos Central for sending me to represent them. I’m the first woman to emerge as a senator three times. This is a wonderful opportunity. Since 2007 when my husband left office, I kept working for the good of our people. “God rewards good work, what is happening to us is God that is doing this. He pleases people without people paying attention but heaven pays attention.” He added, “As regard Muslim/Muslim ticket, this one will set the tone for the future. Sometime in future we will have a Christian/Christian ticket. What God has done is marvelous in our land.” Also, Mrs. Sanwo-Olu, said Nigeria in the next dispensation needs somebody of political sagacity as Tinubu to manage the affairs of the nation in 2023. She said, “We are delighted to receive you all as we flag off the Tinubu/Shettima Women’s Presidential Campaign in the South-West. “As we know, our great leader, President Muhammadu Buhari has laid the right foundation for progressive governance. He has been responsive, progressive, and totally committed to the needs of the people, especially women and children. “As women, there is a strong need for us to use the 2023 elections to vote for APC across all levels for consolidation and continuity of the remarkable work and achievement of the present administration. It is crystal clear that the continuity of the APC government is the sure way to greater progress. “At this point in time in our democratic experience and history, Nigeria needs the financial expertise, intellectual acumen, progressive capacity, and political sagacity of Bola Tinubu to manage the affairs of our great country. “Tinubu has a track record of outstanding performance. He has the astonishing ability to identify talents and galvanize them to catapult our Nation to the deserved height and rightful position in the comity of nations. He has done it in Lagos and he will do it in Nigeria. “The commitment of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidency is that all Nigerians, regardless of age, colour, gender, ethnic, religious, and political affiliations, will be supported to achieve their dreams and aspirations. “They are people-friendly, reliable, and trustworthy. The Tinubu-Shettima Presidency will do everything humanly possible to increase opportunities for women in politics and decision-making. “Indeed, Nigerian women can count on the Tinubu/Shettima Presidency. This is a ticket that will ensure gender justice, fairness, and equitable participation of women in governance and the political process. It is a ticket that will close gender gaps and address the many challenges women still confront in public and private.” The APC National Women Leader, Dr Beta Edu said, “Our mission is simple, we want to deliver 40 million votes for Asiwaju. We want to win at every ward.” While urging them to get their Permanent Voter Card, PVCs, ready, Edu said Tinubu would empower women and provide jobs for the youths. A representative of Youths Ambassadors, Comfort Olabare, noted that the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s initiative on leadership training had impacted greatly on the youth. She also urged women to vote for Tinubu and the Governor, assuring that their emergence would address unemployment and poverty in the country.

  The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has denied that it is aligning with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election. NNPP Secretary of Board of Trustees Engr Buba Galadima was quoted to have said the party would form an alliance with the PDP to bolster the rank of Atiku Abubakar, the PDP standard bearer. But the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Agbo Major, in a statement Wednesday said that Rabiu Kwankwaso was in the race to win. He said: “NNPP notes with concern the story making the rounds and credited to the Secretary of Board of Trustees Engr. Buba Galadima that our great, party may go into alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 general election and state as follows: “That there is no such arrangement on ground as our presidential candidate is in this race to win and provide purposeful leadership in line with our party programmes and manifesto. He is determined to go all the way due to his passion to serve Nigerians. “As a mass movement, NNPP welcomes electoral alliances from like-minded political parties in our quest to rescue our great country but insists that any such arrangement must be the one that would see them joining us to deliver our presidential candidate Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso FNSE and never the other way round. “That the said report is a figment of the imagination of those who engineered it and we see it as antics of mischief makers and propagandists due to the towering profile of our candidate after the series of town hall meetings held so far. “The party roundly dismissed this mischievous report that has created unease amongst our teeming members and followers.”