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Thursday 10 September 2015

Hammed Ali Undertakes Reforms And Restructuring In Nigeria Customs Service

Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) has restated his mandate to undertake reforms and re-structuring to enhance the capacity of Nigeria Customs Service generate more revenue.

The Comptroller-General stated this in Abuja at his maiden meeting held with Management of the Service on assumption of duty. He charged Customs Management to work with him to deliver on the mandate given by President Mohammadu Buhari.

“The mandate he has given me are three basic things: go to Customs, reform Customs, restructure Customs and increase the revenue generation, simple. I don’t think that is ambiguous, I don’t think that is cumbersome”. It is precise and I believe that is what all of you are here to do”, he told the Senior Officers.

He pleaded with the Management not to see him as a stranger in the Customs Family, noting that his mission in Customs is to help build and strengthen the Service.

He solicited the support and loyalty of all Officers and Men in his collective approach to make
Nigeria Customs a better service.

Earlier, the Deputy Comptroller General covering duties for CGC, John Atte, while handing over gave him a brief history of the Service and assured him of unquestionable loyalty of Officers and Men to work towards suppression of smuggling, increased revenue collection, facilitation among others, in the interest of the nation.

Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) was appointed Comptroller-General of Customs on 27th August, 2015.
Born on 15th January 1955 in Dass Local Government of Bauchi State, Col. Hameed Ali attended Nigeria Defence Academy Kaduna, between 1974-1977, and the Sam Houston State University, Huntsville Texas USA, between 1984-1988. He holds the Bachelors and Masters degrees in Criminology, and the Nigerian Defense Academy Certificate of Education (NDACE).

Col. Ali had a distinguished career in the Nigerian Army, during which he served as Military Administrator (MILAD) Kaduna State between 1996-1998 and Colonel Training TRADOC, Minna in 1998.

His previous appointments include General Staff Officer II, Military Police Headquarters, 1981-1982, General Staff Officer II, 1 Mechanized Div, Kaduna, 1992, and Commander, Special Investigation Bureau, Apapa, Lagos 1994-1996.

SIGNED
Wale Adeniyi
Public Relations Officer
For: Comptroller-General of Customs

Popular Gay Activist Bisi Alimi Announces He's Engaged To His Boyfriend. Checkout Nigerians' Reaction!

Nigerian gay activist Bisi Alimi and his white boyfriend got engaged in Australia and Bisi celebrated the engagement by announcing it to his team of followers on Twitter and Instagram, and my Naija people reacted! See below;

Good, no negative comment!

NECO Releases 2015 June/July Senior Secondary School Results

The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the June/July 2015 results. An improvement of 16 per cent in credits in English and Mathematics was recorded.

The NECO Registrar, Professor Abdulrashid Garba, while announcing the results, on Thursday in Minna, Niger State, said that 68.56 per cent of candidates got more than five credits this year. According to him, the 2015 result was an improvement from 2014 when 52.29 got above five credits.

Garba said that out of the 969,991 candidates that registered, 969,491 sat for the examination while 0.11 per cent cases of malpractice were recorded. He added that the results of candidates involved had been cancelled while schools involved have been blacklisted. The registrar said that the council was able to sustain its timely release of results in less than 60 days from the date the last paper was written.

Popular Yoruba Nollywood Actor, Fashola Funsho Ogunremi Is Dead

Veteran actor Fashola Funsho Ogunremi popularly known as Inspector Skede is dead.Barely five weeks after the death of veteran Yoruba actor Ajigijaga, Skede joined him.

Skede is a well known for playing the role of a police officer thus the stage name Inspector Skede.

Dean Accused Of Sexually Molesting 20-Year Old Student

The Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, has been accused of s.exually assaulting a 20-year-old 400-level law student (name withheld) .

The mother of the victim, Mrs. Irene Akpan (not her real name), who

is resident in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, told a Punch correspondent on Monday the incident happened between 3 and 5pm on August 29 at the dean’s private office in the faculty building.

She alleged that Ndifon forcefully had sex with her daughter. The school authority has confirmed receipt of the complaint from the victim, while the police have also corroborated it. The police said the matter was being investigated.

Narrating the experience of her daughter, Akpan claimed the dean had set a one-hour test for the students on that Saturday, assigning two lecturers to supervise; but 20 minutes to the end of allotted time, Ndifon entered the hall and ordered the students to stop writing.

Akpan said while the students were preparing to submit their answer sheets, Ndifon approached her daughter, tore her answer sheet and left the shreds on the seat.

She said, “He walked straight to my daughter’s desk, collected the script and tore it. He left the torn script on her seat, but the girl picked the pieces and kept them in her bag. According to her, you will still have to pass through the faculty before leaving the building.

“She said as they were leaving, the dean accosted her again and asked if she still had the shredded script. He instructed her to follow him to the general dean’s office to recopy the answers on another plane sheet, which she did.

“The unsuspecting girl followed him to the general office where two people were, including the dean’s secretary. The office of the dean is on the first floor of the building, according to my daughter.

“She said while writing in that office, the dean who had earlier gone out, came in again and instructed her to follow him to his private office on the second floor so that she could comfortably use the table.”

The victim’s mother said five minutes after getting to his private office, the dean locked the door, concealed the key and started making advances, adding that they struggled but Ndifon subdued her and had s.ex with the girl.

She said her daughter was later taken to the Airport Police Station along IBB Way in Calabar, where she gave statement and also had medical examinations at the police clinic.

Akpan also said her family had personally written a letter of complaint to the university through the vice-chancellor, Prof. James Epoke, who on receipt promised to act on it.

Attempts to speak with Ndifon proved abortive as he did not respond to several calls placed across to him through his mobile phone.

The Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr. Effiong Eyo, said the institution was seriously looking into the matter.