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                American Musician Madonna took to her social media to post a photo to promote the campaign for 2016 World Aids Day.She captioned the photo above ''#WAD2016'' and her fans responded positively to her campaign photo.One of her fans wrote ''A  pioneer in the battle to raise awareness and end Aids,thanks you for everything you've done! love''.Read some of the positive comments below.

                      The Police Officers Wives Association {POWA} yesterday the 30th of November,2016 held their annual general meeting at the POWA National Secretariat,Asokoro,Abuja. 2.The if of the Inspector General of Police and 19th POWA president,Princess Asmau Ndayako K. Idris in her first annual general meeting since assuming office hosted wives of Deputy Inspectors General of Police who are part of the management team and wives of other senior police officers. 3. In her opening remarks,she welcomed all members and thanked Almighty Allah for bringing them safely to Abuja from their respective states.She gave a brief history of the association stating that the organization was formed in 1964 by wife of the then Inspector General of Police,Mary Edet. 4. In her foresight to improve the ideas and develop the Association ,Princess Asmau Ndayako K. Idris said the current leadership of POWA had concluded plans to build a hospita...

                      According to sources,Wole Soyinka a Nigerian Nobel prize winner,who out of annoyance said he will tear his green card if Donald Trump wins,has now fulfilled his promise weeks after Trumps win.The 82 year old said today thurday on the sidelines of an education conference at the University of Johannesburg that ''I have already done it.I have disengaged {from the United States}.I have done what I said I would do.I had a horror of what is to come with Trump..I threw away the {green} card,and I have relocated,and I'm back to where I have always been'' {Nigeria}.It's useful in many ways.I wouldn't for one single moment discourage and Nigerians or anybody from acquiring a green card..but I have had enough of it,'' he said.Mmmmmmm.

                   In continuation of targeted onslaught against crime and criminality throughout the country,the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team {IRT} recorded a major breakthrough in Rivers and Bayelsa states. 2. Acting on credible intelligence and public support,on the 29th of November,2016,the IRT intercepted a four-man gang of heavily armed kidnappers,notorious for terrorizing the waterways and kidnapping in Rivers and Bayelsa states,along Azikiwe Road,Port Harcourt,Rivers State on their way for an operation.A gun duel ensued,after which three of the kidnappers were fatally wounded while one James Peter 'm' aged 30 years from Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa State was arrested. 3. The arrested member of the gang has since been cooperating with the police in their investigation by providing very valuable information on the membership of the gang and their modus of operation. 4. Weapons recovered from the kidnap...

                 Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,Ibrahim Magu has said that there is a nexus between corruption and economic recession.Magu who was speaking today thursday,December 1,2016,when he visited the Naval Headquarters in Abuja on a courtesy call said the recession prevalent in Nigeria today was as a fall out of the corruptive tendencies of our leaders.According to him,except Nigerians resolve collectively abhor corruption in all forms,there will be no future for the youths.He also said that it is disturbing that federal,State and Local Government allocations are persistently being misappropriated.''If 50 percent of the allocations at the three tiers of governments are judiciously put to use,we would not be where we are in terms of underdevelopment and infrastructural decay'', he explained. The EFCC Boss said that his visit to the Naval headquarters was in furtherance of the inter-agency collabora...

                   Kendall Jenner,Gigi Hadid,her sister Bella Hadid and other models catwalked at the Victoria Secret fashion show at the Grand Palaise in Paris today thursday but thursday night in Paris.They all look stunning as their slender figures really showed off the new line of under-wears.Kris Jenner the mother of Kendell Jenner captioned the photo below with Kendall wearing a white dress and above ''Could you be any more beautiful Kendall Jenner !!!!!'' Kendall Jenner also wrote on her social media few house ago ''I'm a lucky lady''.More photos below.

                         According to sources,on sunday Coco Austin posted the tragic news that her beloved bulldog Sparticus ''my first baby'' had passed away after complications following knee surgery.Then on tuesday she revealed that she had postponed her daughter Chanel's first birthday party,which should have been the day before,because she is still mourning her pup's loss at just six-years old.''I feel I needed to honour Sparty before a celebration,'' the 37 year old revealed in a Instagram with a double snap of herself with Chanel taken on the day she was born.More photos below

                    Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on tuesday said the State Government will commence the disbursement of the N25billion Employment Trust Fund {ETF} initiative of his administration by December,2016.Governor Ambode,who spoke in Lagos at the graduation ceremony for 500 artisans trained by the State Government on modular employability programme in nineteen different trades,said the informal sector remains a critical vehicle for economic recovery,adding that Government was passionately committed to repositioning the sector for economic gains.He said the N25billion ETF,which would be disbursed for the next four years on N6.25billion annual basis,was one of the initiatives designed to empower the informal sector,adding that government was open to idea and strategies that would aid sustainable growth of the sector. ''Let me tell you clearly that the N25bn ETF is for artisans and entrepreneurs in Lagos State.We will c...

                                              Not less two hours ago,the brotherly group P-Square made up of Peter and Paul Okoye post on their official page on social a throwback photo of themselves with one of their friend.They captioned the picture above ''Happy New Month Paul,Obinna Emeh and myself {Peter}#tbt.