The former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, was on Thursday, December 3, extradited from Niger Republic.

The extradition of Maina was done by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) confirmed by the Nigerian Police Force.

According to the NPF, Maina was brought into the country aboard an NPF Jet 5N-HAR and landed at Abuja on Thursday.

The efforts of Interpol that led to the arrest and extradition of the embattled former Nigerian public servant was applauded by Inspector-General of Police (IGP) M.A Adamu.

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Abdulrasheed Maina accosted by Interpol agents (Photo: @PoliceNG)

IGP Adamu also noted that necessary legal actions will follow immediately against Maina.

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Earlier, the police spokesman, Frank Mba, on Tuesday, December 1, announced that Maina was still in detention in Niger Republic.

According to Mba, the NPF was concluding extradition plans for the embattled former boss of the PRTT so as to enable the commencement of the criminal proceedings.

In his statement on Tuesday, the police public relations officer assured Nigerians that there shall be no hiding place for any suspect running from prosecution.

In his statement on Tuesday, the police public relations officer assured Nigerians that there shall be no hiding place for any suspect running from prosecution.

Part of the statement read:

“Following the arrest of former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina in Niamey, Niger Republic, the Nigeria Police Force is perfecting extradition processes of the fugitive to Nigeria to enable him face trial in pending criminal proceedings against him.

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“He is currently in a detention facility in the Niger Republic awaiting the completion of the extradition processes.

“The force assures the citizens, that there shall be no hiding place for any suspect, no matter how highly placed.”

Panshak Henry Zamani, popularly known by his stage name as Ice Prince is a famous Nigerian hip hop rapper, singer, songwriter, recording artist, stage performer, actor and a model.

He has been described as one of the greatest rapper in Africa by several media organizations. He is very handsome, gifted, skillful, creative and talented. He was born on 23rd October 1986 in the city of Minna, Niger State in the northern part of Nigeria but he is originally from Plateau State.

At the age of 2 years old, he moved with his family to the mining city of Jos, Plateau State in the northern part of Nigeria. While in Jos, Ice Prince completed his primary school education and obtained his First School Leaving Certificate. After completing his primary school education, Ice Prince proceeded to St. Murumba College in Jos, Plateau State in the northern Nigeria and obtained his West African Senior School Certificate. After completing his secondary school education, Ice Prince attended Science Tutorial College in Jos, Plateau State in the northern part of Nigeria.

In 1999, Ice Prince began writing his rap songs and started performing at social events held in school and university campus. It was not until 2001 that he began going to studios to record his songs. In 2002, Ice Prince met with a couple of his friends and together they formed a group called the “Ecomog Squad”. They had few performances as a group and split a year later.

In 2004, Ice Prince met with M.I, Jesse Jagz, Ruby, Lindsey, Eve and Taz, and together they all became what is currently known today as the “Loopy Crew”. After completing his secondary school education, Ice Prince got admitted into the University of Jos in Plateau State in the northern part of Nigeria to study Zoology, but he couldn’t continue his studies because of some financial constraint at the time.

Ice Prince and M.I became friends at a very tender age and started rapping together in Jos and later became popular in the city of Jos in Plateau State, Nigeria. He rose to fame after releasing the hit single “Oleku” featuring Brymo and later became one of Nigeria’s most remixed songs of all time.

In 2009, Ice Prince participated in the Hennessy Artistry competition, a competition organized by the Hennessy brand which supports urban and contemporary music and came out of the competition as the winner. Ice Prince is currently signed to Chocolate City record label and Super Cool Cats records label. He currently has a son named Jamal Zamani.

In 2004, Ice Prince released his debut hit single “Extraordinary Rewind” which received massive radio airplay in the city of Lagos and Abuja. It was also charted on Rhythm Fm’s Top 7 chart. It also topped first at NotJustOk Hype, Unilag FM, Zain Central Station, Inspiration Fm, Cosmo FM’s and Africa Connect Chat Show. In addition to that, it also charted at number 1 on Cool FM and Vision FM in Abuja the capital city of Nigeria.

Ice Prince has won Best International Act at BET Award and Best Rap Act of the Year at the Nigeria Entertainment Award. He rose to fame after releasing the hit single “Oleku” which he featured Brymo. He won the 2009 Hennessy Artistry Club Tour. Ice Prince has received several achievements and awards in the music industry which include one Bet Award, one Ghana Music Award, three Headies Awards, two Nigeria Entertainment Awards, two Channel O Music Video Awards and two Channel O Music Video Awards. 

Ice Prince is currently signed to Chocolate City record label along side with M.I, Jesse Jagz and Brymo. In 2011, he released his first debut studio album “Everybody Loves Ice Prince”. It was later supported by top singles like Oleku, Superstar, Juju and Magician.

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Ice Prince in the cause of his career has won several awards. In 2018, he won Best Rap single at the Headies Awards, Best Male Hip Hop Artist at the Future Africa Award and Best Rap Act of the Year at the Nigeria Entertainment Award. In 2014, he won Best Hip Hop at the MTV Africa Music Awards, Rap Artiste of the Year and Rap Album of the Year at the City People Entertainment Awards. In 2012, he won African Artist of the Year at the Ghana Music Awards, amongst others.

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Negotiations were held between the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Tourism Development and the State Agency for Tourism Development under the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine in video conferencing mode.

The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Embassy of Ukraine in Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Association of Private Travel Organizations of Uzbekistan and the Ukrainian airline “SkyUp Airlines”.

The parties discussed and exchanged experiences on mitigating the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism industry, and also discussed plans for priority measures to resume international tourist travel.

In particular, the Committee provided detailed information on the new system of sanitary and epidemiological safety of tourism - “Uzbekistan. Safe travel GUARANTEED ", and about new tourist sites and promising routes for the Ukrainian market.

Also, representatives of SkyUp Airlines spoke about their plans to launch regular flights between Tashkent and Kiev with a gradual increase in the number of flights between the regions of the two countries.

In conclusion, the parties agreed to develop a joint action program aimed at restoring the tourist flow and promoting tourism products between Uzbekistan and Ukraine.