RUSSIA LAUNCHES MASSIVE DRONE AND MISSILE BARRAGE ON UKRAINE, KILLING AT LEAST 18 CIVILIANS AND STRIKING KYIV AND MULTIPLE CITIES. (PHOTO).

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 Russia launches massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine, killing at least 18 civilians and striking Kyiv and multiple cities  Russia carried out a large-scale overnight assault on Ukraine, launching hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles that killed at least 18 civilians and wounded more than 100 others across multiple cities, officials said Tuesday. The strikes hit Kyiv, Dnipro and other regions, with emergency crews working through destroyed residential buildings where some victims were trapped under rubble. In Dnipro, rescuers recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old child and a mother and her 8-year-old son, while officials reported 12 deaths in the city and six in Kyiv. The bombardment stretched from night into daylight, with explosions reported across wide areas of the country. Kyiv residents had been on alert for days after warnings of a major aerial attack, including advisories for foreign diplomats to leave the capital. Despite those warnings, most remained in pl...

GOVERNOR AMBODE,TO HOST LAGOS INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY/CONCERT ON APRIL 30,2016.

                                 Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday wednesday,expressed optimism that the activities lined up for the forthcoming Lagos International Jazz Day will go a long way to showcase the tourism potentials of the State to the World.Governor Ambode who spoke at the Lagos House,Ikeja when he played host to some off the groups collaborating with the State Government on the forthcoming star-studded concert to commemorate the 2016 International Jazz Day,said apart from being the financial and commercial hub of Nigeria,his adminstration will work hard to equally transform Lagos to the tourism hub of Africa.Similarly,the State's Commissioner for Information and Strategy,Mr Steve Ayorinde has declared readiness of the State Government to successfully organize the concert.The Commissioner said ''On saturday April 30,the Governor is hosting An Evening of Jazz at the State House in Ikeja.It will be an exclusive but colourful evening to identify with UNESCO initiative,welcome an array of Nigerian Jazz musicians to perform at the State House and to share the warm hospitality of Lagos State with the Jazz community''.He said the concert being put together by the State Government was in sync with a similar concert being put together by the United States President,Barrack Obama at the White House on April 29,adding that the hash tag of the day would be #LagosAmboJazz.Some of the artistes billed to perform at the concert,according to Ayorinde,are Dare Art-Alade,Yinka Davies,Lekan Babalola {two-time co-Grammy winner} with the Eko Brass Band,Herbert Kunle Ajayi,Bright Gain,Adeh and the Spectacle Band-Afrojazz guitar Supremo,Ubong Ntia,Sam and the Jazz Apostles,featuring Dera,Dotu Bankole Band,Victor Ademofe Band,Omolara,Dapo Fasuyi,and Organic Jazz.One more photo below.                                                              

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