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2025: IGP FELICITATES NIGERIANS, RESIDENTS ON NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS.

Commits To More People-Centric Policing.

As we celebrate the New Year, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM., extend heartfelt felicitations to all Nigerians and residents, wishing them a joyous and prosperous New Year. In this season of joy, reflection, and hope, the IGP acknowledges the resilience and determination of the Nigerian people amid challenges faced in the past year.

Emphasizing the importance of community engagement and a people-centric approach to policing, the IGP has reaffirmed the Nigeria Police Force’s dedication to enhancing public safety and security through a more community-oriented and people-focused policing strategy.

The IGP calls on all Nigerians to actively participate in building a secure and peaceful nation by partnering with the Police, remaining vigilant and reporting any suspicious activities while maintaining open channels of communication with the Police and other law enforcement agencies.

As we usher in the New Year 2025, the Nigeria Police Force remains committed to protecting the lives and property of all citizens. Together, we can create a safer and more secure environment to promote growth in all sectors of our country.

Wishing all a prosperous and fulfilling 2025!

ACP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra, fCAI,
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.

1ST JANUARY 2025

Apolar vortex headed for the US could bring cold winds and low temperatures this week, making January the coldest month in over a decade.

According to the National Weather Service, the arctic blast will affect a large swathe of the country, arriving in the northern Rockies and expected to have spread to the East Coast by New Year’s Day.

‘A significant pattern change is expected across much of the country as an Arctic Outbreak is forecast to spread form the Northern Plains to the south and east, leading to exceptionally high probabilities of below-normal temperatures expected across much of the East’, the NWS said.

The plunge will bring wind chills across the Midwest with temperatures dipping below zero in at least 30 states.

‘The coldest air of the season to date and dangerous wind chills chills are likely across many areas of the Southeast’, the NWS warned.

In some areas, temperatures are forecasted to reach an average of around 20 degrees, while freezing conditions in the Gulf coast and even Florida could be expected.

Snowfall is also possible across parts of the Southern Plains and the Southeast with the potential for heavy snowfall expected in the Appalachians, Ohio Valley, the Great Lakes and the Northeast.

A further drop in temperatures is expected next week, and below normal temperatures are predicted to affect central and eastern US during much of January.

A polar vortex headed for the US could bring cold winds and low temperatures this week, making January the coldest month in over a decade

According to the National Weather Service, the arctic blast will affect a large swathe of the country, arriving in the northern Rockies and expected to have spread to the East Coast by Wednesday

The plunge will bring wind chills across the Midwest with temperatures dipping below zero in at least 30 states

Plunges like these occur when air currents that keep air frosty over the North Pole – the polar vortex – weaken, making freezing arctic air slip south and push the  vortex down with it.

That means arctic air is blasted over the US, while pressure changes cause strong winds.

Some states will be experiencing their coldest winter in years.

In Washington DC, the temperature hasn’t dropped below zero since January 31, 2019.

In Philadelphia, the same threshold has not been met since January 19, 1994.

Meanwhile, Atlanta’s temperatures have only dipped below zero three times since 2000, and the last time Raleigh, North Carolina’s temperatures fell below 10 degrees was in 2018.

January’s freezing temperatures will come after an unusually warm end to the month of December across the country.

Freezing temperatures could increase demands for heat and electricity and put a strain on the US electrical grid.

Plunges like these occur when air currents that keep air frosty over the North Pole weaken, making freezing arctic air slip south

That means arctic air is blasted over the US, while pressure changes cause strong winds

In some areas, temperatures are forecasted to reach an average of around 20 degrees

Some states will be experiencing their coldest winter in years

January’s freezing temperatures will come after an unusually warm end to the month of December across the country

It comes a decade after nearly 187 million Americans were affected by a polar vortex in 2014which brought a whirlpool of frigid, dense air across the country.

With wind chills that stretched from Montana to Alabama, much of the US experienced the coldest temperatures in almost 20 years.

The coldest temperature reported in a 24-hour period was -36 degrees at Crane Lake, Minnesota.

New York Governor at the time Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency covering 13 counties in the western part of the state.

In addition, more than 20 people across the country died from the cold as they dealt with severely low temperatures.

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Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has revealed that the alleged theft of N180 million from his NGO account was, in fact, an elaborate ruse.

In a video posted on social media, VeryDarkMan confessed that he orchestrated the stunt to expose the credulity of social media users. He claimed that 80% of online users lack critical thinking skills, blindly accepting information without scrutiny.

VeryDarkMan expressed dismay at the public’s eagerness to believe the false narrative, which led to widespread vilification of him and his mother. He emphasized that the funds donated to his NGO remain intact, and the website was intentionally taken down as part of the experiment.

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