By EgbemaVoice, Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has said the state under his leadership, is the turn of the masses to enjoy the dividends of democracy. Otti, who made the declaration while hosting a delegation of Course 17, Syndicate 2 of the National Institute for Security Studies, Abuja, at Government House Umuahia, said he was on a mission to make the masses and not just a handful of privileged politicians, have a taste of good governance. He said politicians who have presided over the affairs of the state since the return of democracy in 1999, have helped themselves enough with the common patrimony. The Governor told his audience that his recent decision to wipe off the backlog of pension arrears owed retirees since 2014, was a demonstration of his passion for the masses, who had been shortchanged by the ruling elite. He said, “never again shall Abia pensioners be owed their pension.” He added that he had also directed that they be paid along with workers on the 28th o
By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/ SP gbadegeshin Toyin DPO Bariga and his two embattled Inspectors… LAGOS-A rather bizarre scenario is currently playing out at the Lagos State Police Command over the dismissal of two police Inspectors suspected to be dating each other. But the officers have been given 7 clear working days to appeal their dismissal. The affected officers are Inspectors Adedoyin Damilola with AP/NO 289317 and Makanjuola Modupe with AP/NO 234465 who served at the Bariga Division prior to their ordeal. The woman Inspector, Modupe Makanjuola was accused by the Divisional Police Officers DPO, SP Joshua T. Gbadegeshin of sleeping with his colleague, Inspector Damilola Adeoye even as he has the intention of going out with her; an accusation the woman inspector denied. However, it was gathered that the distraught DPO who pointedly told the Woman Inspector that he hadn’t asked any woman out in his life without success, vowed to see to the exit