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                                                  According to sources,Nancy Reagan who is the former First Lady of the United State,died today at the age of 94 in Bel Air after suffering congestive heart failure.She is the wife of Ex-President Ronald Reagan and she started her acting career in the  1 940s and  1 950s.Mr Reagan was an influential First Lady during her husband's presidency from  1 98 1  to  1 989.Notably she spearheaded the ''Just Say No '' to campaign against drugs,speaking at schools and appearing on TV shows such as Dynasty and Dynasty and Different Strokes to promote the cause.Her husband Ronald Reagan was also an actor,before he became president.May her soul rest in peace,Amen.More photos below.                  

                                     Today sunday,Barrister James  Ocholi who is Nigeria's Minister of State for Labour and Employment died in a ghastly accident today while was returning to Kaduna from Abuja.According to another source,Ocholi's wife,his son and his aide-de-camp were together inside the Prado car that crashed into a Lexus jeep.His wife is said to have been critically injured and in coma.The state of his son and police escort yet unknown.May his soul rest in peace,Amen.                                                              

                     According to sources,for the first time,Egypt has allocated a vehicle manufacturing line to produce British double decker buses for the British market.The line is expected to produce a total of 60 buses annually.Egyptian  Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Kabil said ''Launching a direct line of car manufacturing for export.....shows trust in Egyptian industry''.The company produces between 8,000 to  1 0,000 tourism double decker,and public buses for export to markets of England,Australia,New  Z ealand,and Hong Kong annually.More photos below.                                              

                    According to the Nation Newspaper,the prime suspect in the abduction of three school girls of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary {BMJS} Ikorodu,identified as Emmanuel Arikiti as pictured above have been arrested today.Last week monday,three female student were kidnap by some gunmen from the above mentioned school at Ikorodu.The AIG,who is in charge of Lagos and Ogun state,said that security agents in the neighbouring states had also been contacted to secure all routes.He assured that the police was closing in on the criminals.

                    The troops of 23 1  and 33 1  Battalion together with some elements of Armed Forces Special Forces of 3 Division,based on received information,have today entered and cleared remnants of Boko Haram terrorists hiding in Doksa general area located in Biu Local Government Area.During the clearance,the troops killed 2 Boko Haram terrorists and recovered military uniforms, 1  General Purpose Machine Gun, 1  Ak-47 rifle and 2 Dane Guns.They also captured one Boko Haram terrorists alive,who gave his name as Musa Abdullahi.The troops also encountered 2 Improvised Explosive Devices buried along their route of advance which they successfully detonated.They also recovered 2 pick up vans,25 motorcycles,30 bicycles and grinding machines,as well as large quantity of foodstuffs.It was however discovered that apart from burying Improvised Explosive Devices,the terrorists often contaminate source of water in the area.Nonetheless,troops in the that axis are in high morale and exploiti

                  Yes ohh the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards took place yesterday at Eko Hotels and Suit,Victoria Island Lagos State and from the red carpet from the Awards proper,for women two colours dominated the event,which was green and red,then for men yellow and native attire dominated the red carpet.I was touched when Bukky Ajayi was wheeled on her wheel chair to receive a life time award and she was crying saying ''Is everybody standing up for me?''.I was touched because this AMVCA their Awards is for real and anybody that have collected their Awards in the present or in the past,deserves it.Congratulation to all the winners''.More photos below.