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                       Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on wednesday swore-in two new Permanent Secretaries into the State Public Service,with a charge on the appointees to add positive values and uphold the tradition of excellence which the State is known for.Governor Ambode,who performed the swearing-in ceremony at the Executive Council Chambers at the Lagos House,Ikeja,said the successes recorded so far by his administration in the last 16 months could be largeky attributed to the vibrant public service in the State,and counseled the appointees to continually adhere strictly to the integrity and productivity that earned them the appointments with the view to achieve enhanced service delivery to the citizens.The Governor said: ''In the last 16 months,our administration has started a course for positive growth and development in the various areas of humsn endeavors in Lagos State.Our modest achievements amplify commitment to the progress of Lagos as aptly expressed in

                                Five  kidnappers who have carried out kidnapping activities at Isheri area of Lagos were arrested by the Nigerian Police.The Invigorated Intelligence Response Team {IRT} under the auspices of the office of the Inspector General of Police carried out the massive onslaught on the kidnappers of some residents of an estate in Isheri area of Lagos state and arrested some suspects.A statement from the Force Public Relations Officer,Don Awunah said the Onslaught yielded prompt result as the hoodlums were eventually arrested.''This feat was achieved as a result of due diligence and intelligence led policing exhibited by members of the Force and the zeal shown by public spirited citizens to rid our society of crime.It will be recalled that some residents of an Estate in Isheri area of Lagos state were kidnapped on 27/09/2016 and were subsequently released by their abductors,'' the statement said.The suspects are : Natei Okunna,gang leader,James Ke

                                 The trial of the seven persons accused of complicity in the over N24Billion scam in the Police Pension Office continued on wednesday,October 12,2016 with the fourth prosecution witness,PW4,Mustapha Gadanya,giving more insight on how the accused persons used fictitious names to open different accounts used in siphoning police pension funds.The accused persons are: Esai Dangabar,Atiku Kigo,Ahmed Inuwa Wada,Veronica Ulonma Onyegbula,Sani Habila Zira,Uzoma Cyril Attang and Christian Madubuke.Dangabar,a former director,Police Pension Board and his co-accused are being prosecuted before Justice Hussein Yusuf Baba of the FCT,High Court,Maitama,Abuja by the EFCC.led in evidence by counsel to EFCC,Rotimi Jacobs,SAN,Gadanya narrated how the first defendant {Dangabar} used fake names to operate various accounts running in millions of naira at different banks,including an account he opened with a picture of his son,Maila Eai Dangabar.According to the PW4 whose test

                                            Lupita Nyong'o shared her first Elle Magazine cover on her social media with the caption ''My first Elle Magazine {US} cover!! Honored to be included in this group of cool,smart and fierce women for the #ELLEWIH issue.Aja Naomi King,#AmyAdams.Anna Kendrick,#Helen Mirren,#Kathy Bates,#KristenStewary.VVernon Francois,Romy Soleimani,Samira Nasr,ID,#Enamelle''.The the Elle Photo below she captioned it ''Givency all day.EllE Magazine always.Then the second picture below she is reading a book with her mother she captioned it ''Photographer Alexi Lubomirski's new book #DiverseBeauty embraces all different types of beauty,so I shared it with the woman who taught me that the most beautiful thing is love.My Mummy is the reason I am the woman I am today,she helped me build my confidence from inside by making me do things like create dream charts growing up.In Queen of Katwe,Phiona Mutesi's story exemplifies th

                     A speech delivered yesterday 11th of October 2016,by Charge d' Affaires David Young at the US Embassy Abuja,to Mark the International day for the Girl Child.In one paragraph from David's speech,he said ''When we think of the future of Nigeria,this is especially important.Think for a moment,Nigeria's population is growing rapidly.Currently there are roughly 180 million people in the country.By 2050 the number of people is expected to grow to roughly double,to some 350 million people.Half of these are female.What are we doing to make a better future for girls who we want to grow up to be the women of Nigeria tomorrow?.Then in another paragraph he said ''We need to help girls across this country,from all walks of life,not only in crisis.They need the opportunity to grow up safe and healthy,free from violence and abuse.They need the chance to be educated,to make decisions for themselves about their destinies,what they want to do in life,who