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                   Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today monday expressed the readiness of the State Government to tap into the agricultural expertise and technological advancement of Israel for the greater benefit of the State.Governor Ambode,who stated this when he received the Ambassador of State of Israel to Nigeria,Mr Gy Feldman at Lagos House,Ikeja on courtesy visit,said it was time for Nigeria and Israel to take full advantage of their long-standing cordial relationship especially by laying greater emphasis on opportunities that would benefit both countries.The Governor noted with excitement the fact that members of the delegation of the Israeli envoy included the business community,saying that as the economic capital of Nigeria,Lagoss was open to partnership that would impact the people positively.''Lagos remains the heartbeat of Nigeria.We pride ourselves as the most populated and the commercial capital of Nigeria,as we...

                  The Nigerian Federal Government has urged parents and guardians to monitor the activities of their children and wards in order to prevent them from being recruited by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria {ISIS},which has now resorted to targetting vulnerble individuals,including foreign students,using financial inducements to recruit them into the terrorist organisation.In a statement issued in Abuja today monday,the Minister of Information and Culture,Alhaji Lai Mohammed,cited the recent recruitment into ISIS of 27 medical students of the University of Medical Sciences and Technology {UMST} in Sudan as an example of new strategy being used by the organisation to recruit more members.The Minister,quoting a report received by the Nigerian Intelligence Community,said 22 of the 27 students,who travelled to Syria to join ISIS,are Britons.''According to the report,the students were recruited by one Mohamme Fakhri Al-khabbas,a form...

                            The Nigerian Navy has intensified effort in her fight against crude oil theft and illegal bunkering once again.The navy iss winning the war gradually on daily basis,Forward Operating Base {FOB} NONNY anti-crude oil theft patrol team acting on information discovered 2 Cotonou boats laden with product susspected to be crude oil along Peter side Creek,the boats were destroyed along with the products.In a similar operation,another Navy Base,FOB FORMOSO's patrol team has arrested 3 suspected vandals/looters onboard a vessel MT FRANKENSEN,other item recovered were,one speed boat with 1x75 HP ngine,one pumping machine,one Hacksaw and spanners.

                                                                           Kim Kardashian was looking so gorgeous yesterday in a white transparent Givenchy long gown as she attended Fashion Los Angeles Awards.The mother of two also took to her social media to congratulate her friend Mert as he received an award yesterday.The photo immediately after the write up she took with Mert that received a backlash from her fans, because of Mert is looking as if his over touching her,she captioned it ''Congrats Mert!!!! #DailyFrontRowFashionAwards''.Kim Kardashian also revealed that that the doctors told her that it would not be safe for her to carry another baby after complications with her kids North and Saint West after she went under the knife to repair a hole in her uterus.Kim is saying that surrogacy was ...

               Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today monday said adequate preparation remained the only panacea for Nigerian athletes to perform exceptionally well at the Commonwealth Games taking place in Australia in 2018,assuring that every effort would be geared towards giving them necessary facilities to prepare.Speaking at Lagos House in Ikeja after receiving the Queen's Baton,the traditional curtain-raiser to the Commonwealth Games,Governor Ambode assured that the State Government would revamp all the sporting facilities in the State and make them available for use by athletes representing Nigeria at the Games.The Governor,who was particularly happy to receive the baton at Lagos House,congratulated the people of Australia for being the proud host of the Commonwealth Games,adding that the development was a wake-up call to Nigerians.''I like to assure that we will use this particular event to jump-start and reactive the training of a...

                                            The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,on Monday April 3,2017 arraigned five persons and two companies before Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court,Calabar,Cross Rivers State on a five count charge bordering on alleged conspiracy,bid_rigging,abuse of office and breach of due process contrary to the procurement Acts of 2007.The defendants are Professor Thomas U. Agan,Chief Medical Director,University of Calabar Teaching Hospital,Francis I.Otu,chief Administrative Officer and head,Legal Services of the same hospital.Others are Okocha Anthony,Emmanuel Etta Nkim,Anchor Industrial & Construction Services Nigeria Limited and Basemark Energy Nigeria Limited.The trio of Professor Agan,Offor and Otu were said to have used their position to corruptly influence the award of contract t the other four accused persons.The contrac...

                                   The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission yesterday Sunday 2nd April 2017 received accolades as the most effective government agency in Nigeria,for the year ending 2016.This was the judgement at the 20th City People Awards for Excellence held at the B Event Centre,Lagos Airport Hotel,Ikeja,Lagos.While receiving the award,the Acting Chairman,Ibrahim Magu who was represented by Head Media and Publicity,Wilson Uwujaren,thanked the organizers for the gesture while dedicating the award to all Nigerians who one way or the other are at the receiving end of corruption crimes effects.Magu reiterated that ' this award not only serves as encouragement in our determined efforts to bring to book all those who have brought our economy to a sorry state through their corrupt acts,but als as a commitment to supporting the President Buhari's fight against corruption'.The City Pe...