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Trending News: 2024 RIVERS BUDGET A NULLITY – APPEAL COURTFUBARA LOSES AS APPEAL COURT AFFIRMS PRO-WIKE LAWMAKER AS AUTHENTIC SPEAKER OF RIVERS ASSEMBLYI SACRIFICED MY POLITICAL CAREER IN FINLAND FOR BIAFRA’S INDEPENDENCE – SIMON EKPANNAMDI KANU’S WIFE BEGS UK GOVT TO INTERVENE IN IPOB LEADER’S CASEFUEL PRICE HIKE: TINUBU LISTENED TO DANGOTE – IPMAN CHAIRROYAL FATHERS TO FG: WE WANT DIRECT PAYMENT OF OUR 5% ALLOCATION13 EX-BOKO HARAM FIGHTERS ESCAPE WITH GOVT RIFLES, MOTORCYCLESHOUSE OF REPS BEGINS MOVE TO PROBE BUHARI GOVTRIVERS, CAPITAL OF BETRAYALS, MOST POLITICIANS PASSED THROUGH ME – AMAECHINIGERIAN LAMENT FRESH FUEL INCREASEHOW NIGERIANS HAVE ENDURED PETROL PRICE HIKE FOR 18 MONTHS – FROM N198 TO N1,030/LITREWHY NNPC INCREASED FUEL PUMP PRICE – MARKETERSREVERSE PETROL PUMP PRICE IMMEDIATELY – NLC TELLS FEDERAL GOVTAGAIN, NNPC INCREASES FUEL PUMP PRICE TO N1,030/LITRESEEK PERMISSION BEFORE USING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM – FGCONFUSION IN SENATE OVER LOCAL GOVT AUTONOMYNIGERIAN ARMY 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COUNTLESS TIMES TO BEG WIKE – FUBARAPENSIONERS TO RECEIVE INCREMENTAL BENEFITS – PENCOMI’M A BIT CONCERNED WHEN TINUBU MENTIONED ONLY MY NAME – FUBARABOBRISKY: AGAIN, VDM INDICTS EFCC, PRISON OFFICIALS, SANCONFLICTING COURT DECISIONS CAPABLE OF DERAILING NIGERIAN DEMOCRACY – OZEKHOMETINUBU SAD AS NIGERIANS LABEL HIM ‘TPAIN’ DUE TO HARDSHIPPAY OUR SALARIES TO LOCAL GOVT SERVICE COMMISSION – NULGE, NUT, NUP TELL FEDERAL GOVTLG POLLS CONDUCTED BY SIECS, TRAVESTY OF DEMOCRACY – YIAGA AFRICASTOP SHIELDING WIKE, CALL HIM TO ORDER – NIGERIANS TELL TINUBUANARCHY: TINUBU ORDERS POLICE TO MAINTAIN PEACE IN RIVERSANARCHY IN RIVERS AS PROTESTERS LOOT GOVT PROPERTYPOLICE SILENT AS THUGS UNLEASH VIOLENCE ON RIVERS COUNCIL SECRETARIATSBREAKING: PDP GROUP TAKES OVER EMOHUA COUNCIL SECRETARIAT IN RIVERS STATEDINO MELAYE DEFEATS FG IN SUIT FILED AGAINST HIMTENSION AS GUNSHOTS, VIOLENCE BREAK OUT IN RIVERSGREEDY WIKE WANTS TO CONTROL PDP, APC STRUCTURES IN RIVERS – EX-DEPUTY SPEAKERAKPABIO FUMES AS PDP 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I’VE NO PROBLEM DEPUTIZING PETER OBI, WE’RE READY FOR TALKS – KWANKWASOFCT THREATENS TO REVOKE PLOTS OWNED BY BUHARI’S CHILDREN, OTHERSGOVERNOR MBAH’S CRUSADE SWEEPS THROUGH ENUGU MORIBUND ASSETS BY UCHE ANICHUKWUPRESIDENT TINUBU SET TO REVEAL LIST OF SACKED, NEW MINISTERSJONATHAN CAUTIONS JUDICIARY, POLICE OVER ROLES IN RIVERS CRISISAPP SWEEPS LG ELECTION IN RIVERSGOVERNOR APPOINTS DAUGHTER ACTING FIRST LADYHEAVY GUNFIRE AT WIKE’S WARD AS RIVERS LG ELECTION TURNS VIOLENTCONFUSION IN PDP OVER RIVERS LG ELECTIONEXPLOSION ROCKS RIVERS APC SECRETARIAT HOURS TO LG ELECTIONLOCAL GOVT ELECTION GOES ON IN RIVERS STATE63 ITEMS EXEMPTED FROM VAT UNDER NEW REFORMSRUSSIA WARNS NIGERIA ABOUT US UK INTERFACERELIGION HAS BLINDED, FINISHED NIGERIANS – VERYDARKMANTINUBU IS IDEOLOGICALLY SOMERSAULTING, SHOULD LOOK AT THE LETTER HE WROTE JONATHAN – FAROUNBIPDP SUSPENDS NATIONAL VICE CHAIRMAN, ALI ODEFATINUBU MAKES U-TURN, CONFERS GCON ON HOUSE OF REPS SPEAKER, TAJUDEEN ABBASBE DECENT WITH YOUR POLITICAL GOAL – POLICE TELLS FUBARASUSPEND RIVERS LG ELECTION – ELDERS TELL FUBARAWE’RE BOYCOTTING RIVERS LG ELECTION – POLICENIGERIA IS NOW SAFE; YOU CAN TRAVEL SAFELY TO ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY – TINUBUI APOLOGIZE FOR SAYING YOU WON’T MAKE HEAVEN UNLESS YOU PAY TITHE – PASTOR ADEBOYEENUGU BACK TO LIFE – VP SHETTIMA EULOGISES GOVERNOR MBAH OVER DEVELOPMENT STRIDESFUBARA DARES IGP – SAYS YOU’LL SHOOT ME TO STOP ITNNPC PORTAL SHUTDOWN, DELAYS PETROL SUPPLY – MARKETERSWHY THE NORTH OPPOSES TOTAL RESTRUCTURING OF NIGERIAHOUSE OF REPS REJECTS CFR HONOUR AWARD ON SPEAKER, DEMANDS GCON, SAYS WE’RE NOT INFERIOR TO SENATORSENUGU COUNCIL BOSS BANS ILLEGAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS, EXTORTION OF MOTORISTSNIGERIANS RECEIVED THE MOST US GREEN CARDS IN AFRICA IN 2023MY SHOP WAS FULL BUT NOW EMPTY UNDER TINUBU’S BAD GOVT – LAGOS WOMAN FUMESINDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY SPEECH CONFIRMS TINUBU’S INSENSITIVITY – PDPWHY WE DEPLOYED OUR MEN AT RIVERS STATE ELECTORAL COMMISSION OFFICE – POLICENIGERIA NEEDS INDEPENDENCE FROM STATE CAPTURE – PETER OBIFORMER US PRESIDENT, JIMMY CARTER, CLOCKS 100 YEARS TODAY, SHARES BIRTHDAY WITH NIGERIAI DIDN’T STEAL FROM KADUNA TREASURY, I’M READY TO SWEAR BY QURAN – EL RUFAIIT’S TIME TO COLLAPSE WIKE’S STRUCTURE IN RIVERS – FUBARA
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I WANTED PEACE IN MY MIND – POLICEMAN WHO REJECTED N150M BRIBE … HONOURED WITH PLOT OF LAND IN ABUJA

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I WANTED PEACE OF MIND, SAYS POLICEMAN WHO REJECTED N150M BRIBE … HONOURED WITH PLOT OF LAND IN ABUJA

A Superintendent of Police, Ibrahim Sini, has said he turned down a N150 million bribe allegedly offered to him by a Lagos-based businessman and founder of Platform Capital, Akintoye Akindele, to have peace of mind.

Akindele, who was arraigned for the offence at the Federal High Court in Abuja in August 2023, was remanded in the Kuje correctional centre.

According to the charge sheet, the bribe was offered to allow police to permit him to escape abroad and to write a favourable report for him after the investigation.

Sini was said to have led the Inspector General of Police’s team of investigators handling the case against the businessman.

Meanwhile, the police officer was over the weekend, honoured and presented with a plot of land in Abuja.

FCT Police Commissioner, CP Benneth Igweh, who presented the award of a plot of land on behalf of friends and associates of the police officer, said SP Sini’s conduct has brought pride to the Nigerian Police Force (NPF).

Also, one of the organisers of the event, Prince Chukwuemeka Okoye, CEO of Vegas Homes, said SP Sini’s conduct remains exemplary and should inspire others and Nigerians to note that the Nigerian Police Force has men of integrity and good conduct.

According to him, “SP Sini’s actions have not only brought honour to himself and the Nigeria Police Force, but has also inspired countless others to stand firm against corruption and uphold the highest ethical standards.

“His integrity serves as a beacon of hope, demonstrating that even in challenging circumstances, it is possible to remain true to one’s values.

“This honour is aimed at not only appreciating the laudable conduct of Superintendent Ibrahim Sini, but to demonstrate that society appreciates individuals of integrity and good conduct.“We want to also show that the Nigerian Police Force has officers that are professional, above board and with the right incentive engage in meaningful policing and be worthy examples.”

    • Dons Eze

    DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.

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