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              The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,has assured the public of its fairness and readiness to attend to all issues referred to it without any delay.This assurance was given on Thursday by the South-South Zonal Head of Publicc Affairs of the Commission,Mr. Oladele Oyewale while receiving some women protesters who thronged the South-South Zonal Office of the EFCC in Port Harcourt.The women,numbering about 100,stormed the EFCC's office chanting various songs and carrying different placards and banners with inscriptions bearing their grievances.The main thrust of their grievances was that the ''EFCC should release the $15million Patience Jonathan's money without delay''.Some inscriptions on the banners are : ''Please,EFCC,the malady of Mrs Patience Jonathan is of great cooncern to us,come to our aid in Allah's name''. ''Leave our mother alone''; ''Mr Chairman Sir, {EFCC} pls fight corruption with

                                                                             According to sources,Mariah Carey and James Packer have ended their engagement.Carey has told Nick Cannon about the breakup,a source told E! News,''but they have not discussed it a length.''.Neither Mariah Carey nor James Packer has publicly commented on the reported breakup.The couple met in 2014 at a movie premiere in Aspen,Colo.Packer,a billionaire businessman who hails from Australia,popped the question in January 2016,presenting Mariah Caret with a 35 carat diamond ring.But Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey over the weekend both celebrated Halloween early with their 5 year old twins.More photos below.

                                        Buhari made the call today thursday at the 7th National Prayer Breakfast organised by National Assembly in Abuja with the theme ''A tree and its fruits: is yours a blessing or a curse to Nigeria''.The president was represented at the occasion by the Secretary to Government of the Federation,Mr Babachir Lawal.Buhari assured Nigerians that the recession would end very soon as the government is doing all within its power to restore the economy of the country.He said ''As Christians and political leaders,we must strive to be the light of the world by speaking positively concerning the state of the nation.These hard times we are in,require leaders have forgotten to look at the positive side of issues and the opportunity it presents for the good of all.I have total faith that Nigeria will emerge from this crisis strong,united and prosperous,this will come to fruition in the lifetime of this government.Also as Christians and lead

                      The move is part of the determination of the State Government to expand technical and vocational studies to all divisions of the State and increase accessibility for intending students and entrepreneurs into the various technical colleges.The Executive Secretary,Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board,LASTVEB,Mrs Omolara Erogbogbo discclosed this during a courtesy visit by the members of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Education to the Board.While briefing the House of Assembly members,Erogbogbo said LASTVEB was particularly delighted with performance of its students in the last National Business and Technical Examinations Board.While briefing the House of Assembly members,Eroogbogbo said LASTVEB was particularly delighted with performance of its students in the last National Business and Technical Examinations Board,NABTEB,examinations coupled with the increasing number of people seeking admission into the existing technical colleges i

                 The newly appointed Ambassador of the people's Republic of China,His Excellency Zhou Pingjan and his entourage paid courtesy visit to the Inspector-General of Police,IGP Ibrahim K. Idris,NPM,MNI,in his office at the Nigeria Police Force Headdquarters Abuja on 26th October,2016,promised a smooth working relationship.More photos below.

                                                          One Okunmwendia Victor was arraigned today by EFCC before Justice P. I Ajooku of the Federal High Court,Benin City on a three count charge bordering on fraud and obtaining by false pretense.Okunmwendia 29,a graduate of Delta State university is alleged to have presented himself as Sister Julia Imoke,founder and coordinator of Happy Home Orphanage in his attempt to extort money from unsuspecting persons.One of the counts reads, ''that you Okunmwendia O. Victor ''m'' {alias Sister Julia Imoke of Happy Home Orphanage} and others now at large on or abiut the 24th of January 2016 in Benin city,Edo State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court with intent to defraud,did obtain the sum of 900 US Dollars from one Ada k. ''F'' through  Western union money transfer under the false pretense that you ar sister Julia Imoke,the founder and coordinator of a non existing Happy Home Orphanage,a pr

                     Residents of Hanik Street,Federal Housing Estate 3-3 Onitsha,Anambra State were in mournful mood,yesterday,following the death of three men in a borehole.Eyewitnesses said the locally dug borehole developed fault and a young lady,who lived in the building,invited a man to recover the sumo for repairs..Unfortunately,the man got trapped inside the hole while every effort to rescue him failed.''They called for help and a fellow Calabar man went inside to help bring out his kinsman but got trapped as well.Some minutes later,an Hausa man living around the area also volunteered to enter the well to rescue the trapped men,although at the cost of N100,000 which the residents agreed to pay but the man never came out.It would have been four dead bodies because a fourth person entered but he was lucky to come out alive though he complained of receiving a strange slap from the spirits inside the hole.He came out with swollen face and is in a critical condition,presentl