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                              Musicians P-Square a brotherly group made up of Peter and Paul Okoye posted a throwback photo of themselves and and Nneka of Goge Africa today with the caption ''#nobodyugly 2007 with Nneka''.But am wandering why they mentioned the word ''Ugly'' in their caption,hmm am just thinking aloud.

                The Lagos State government has announced the cancellation of resit examination of Secondary School Placement Test in the State,according to the Permanent Secretary of the State's Ministry of Education,Mr Adesina Odeyemi. Odeyemi,who disclosed this at the end of a recent meeting of stakeholders in the sector,said the cancellation was necessitated by the fact that most candidates scheduled for the re-write of the examination failed to show up after the government has invested heavily in human and material resources to re-conduct the exercise. He urged parents to groom their children properly for the placement examination since there would no longer be the re-sit of the placement test. ''It is very important to impress it on parents and teachers to groom their children properly for the examination to ensure success as re-sits of the failed papers have been cancelled''.he  said,adding that anyone who failed the test will have to wait till the followin

             The Queen held audiences yesterday with Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha,the High Commissioner for India,and with Derick Ally,the High Commissioner for India,and with Derick Ally,the High Commissioner for the Seychelles.Both High Commissioners presented their Letters of Commission,as part of a traditional ceremony carried out by newly-appointed Ambassadors or High Commissioners when they visit London.Throughout the year,The Queen holds many Audience,which allow her to maintain close ties with officials from the UK,the Commonwealth,and across the world.One more photo below.

                    N34 Billion {Thirty Four Billion Naira} linked to the former Petroleum Minister,Diezani Alison Madueke,finally forfeited to the Federal Government;the court ruled today.The former minister is being prosecuted by the EFCC.Details later.

                                             The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC today thursday February 16,2017,arraigned one Adetoro Fisayo Femi {a.k.a Bawa Mohammed Sanni} before Justice F.A Odubanjo of the Federal High Court of Ondo State sitting in Akure,on a 6-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence,conspiracy,forgery,uttering of forged documents,retaining the proceed of crime and money laundering. Adetoro however,pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.In view of his plea,prosecution counsel,Oluwatoyin Owodunni prayed the court for a trial date and for the remand of the defendant in prison custody.However,counsel to the defendant,A.O Oyibanji informed the court of a pending application for bail served on the prosecution today. Justice Odubanjo adjourned the case till February 22,2017 for hearing of bail application and April 12,2017 for trial while the defendant is to be remanded in prison custody pending the determination of t

                                                    Senate President Bukola Saraki,is flaunting pictures of his visit to President Buhari in London on social media.He captioned the photo above and below ''Buhari is healthy,No cause for alarm.Myself,Rt Honorable Speaker,Yakubu Dogara and leader of Senate,Senator Ahmed Lawan paid a visit to President Buhari in Abuja House in London.We were delighted to see that President Buhari is doing well,was cheerful and in good spirits.The president I saw today is healthy,witty and himself. The president's absence and imminent return shows that there is no vaccum in government and our system of democracy is working with all organs of government fulfilling their mandate.And let me use the time tested cliche,there is no cause for alarm!. Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki President of Senate and Chairman National Assembly. More photos below.

                                                     The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested an 18-year old serial phone thief in Oshodi. The suspect,Sadeeq Wasiu,who had beem imprisoned seven times,was arrested on tuesday after several months of being on the operatives wanted list. Wasiu,alias ''Omo Eiye'',as he is popularly called in Oshodi,was arrested at Oshodi Under-Bridge while trying to escape after snatching an infinix Note  from an undergraduate. Before his arrest,the suspect had been accused of being behind the theft of four phones and two bag robbery incidents in Oshodi. In his confession,Sadeep Wasiu claimed he was released from Potoki Prison,Badagry in January,2017 and had run away from his home in Ikire,Osun State since he was 15 years old. According to him. ''I was 15 years when I came to Lagos to work as a conductor in 2014.My parents are nit aware that I am in Lagos.My popular name id Eiye.

                The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,on February 9,2017 arrested one Benjamin Aduli for offences bordering on criminal breach of trust and obtaining by false pretence. Operatives of the EFCC got wind of his nefarious activities through a petition by one of his victims.According to the petitioner,Aduli claimed that he could ''help source for a loan facility of $30 million in Dubai'' that would be used to finance Fleet farms,a company belonging to the petitioner.Having convinced the potential investor of the ''good deal'',he demanded for a contributory fee of $154,146 which he claimed would be remitted to ABA investment LLC in Dubai as ''a condition for accessing the loan''. Not sensing any foul play,the petitioner paid the said sum to a Micro Finance Bank on the instruction of Aduli,for onward remittance as promised. However,since payment was made,no loan was provided for thee petitioner,while the money was

               The Inspector-General of Police,IGP Ibrahim Idris NPM,mni today flags off the distribution of Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit-PCRR,Nigeria Police Force Posters.Posters {Size A1} are to be placed at all police Formations police Divisions,stations,Out-Post and all police buildings where police/citizens interaction takes place in Nigeria.More photos below.