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                     The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force during an overnight patrol arrested a man who was alleged to have abducted a six-month old baby girl (Darasimi Akinyemi) at No 55, Oshodi Road, Oshodi, Lagos. Speaking on the incident, the Chairman of the Lagos State Task Force, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, stated that mother of the alleged abducted baby, Mrs. Banke Akinyemi (29yrs) claimed that the suspect came into her room ar ound midnight while she was asleep and took her baby beside her but the cry of her baby woke her up and that it was then that the suspect dumped the baby and ran. Mrs. Akinyemi who hailed from Ejigbo in Osun State stated that it was her mother, who was staying with her and other neighbours within the compound, who apprehended the suspect. According to her, “If not for the intervention of the operatives of the Lagos State Task Force who were on a mid-night patrol the man would have been lynche...

                                                               Earlier yesterday,The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Poland to a warm welcome at the start of their two day visit.Today tuesday,is the day two and both Prince William and Kate visited Poland Stuthoff Concentration camp before being greeted by huge crowds in Gdansk.More photos below.

                Lagos State Government on Tuesday denied involvement with an infrastructural firm, Master Realty International Concept Ltd, allegedly reported to be parading itself as having approval to construct an ICT specialized mall directly beside the newly built Ikeja Bus Terminal. The State’s Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Tpl Wasiu Anifowoshe in a statement said the State Government has not given Planning Permit for such development. Anifowoshe said "This information is false, Lagos State Government did not issue any permit to him because his plans are not in sync with the State Government's regeneration plan so it is not possible for him to obtain approval from the appropriate authorities." He restated the State Government’s commitment to actualise the relocation of Computer Village from Ikeja to Katangowa, just as he assured on the continuous implementation of the provisions in the Ikeja Model City P...

            On Monday 17th July 2017, four Boko Haram terrorists willingly deserted their hideouts and surrendered themselves of 120 Task Force Battalion at Goniri. Among them was a high-profile terrorist, Konto Fanami, the Ameer of Kafa hideout of the Boko Haram terrorists group that operates along Ajigin-Talala-Mungusum axis. During preliminary interrogation, they confirmed that they abandoned the terrorism because of i ncessant hardship and realizing that they were misled by their terrorist group leaders. They further stated they were also erroneously misinformed and brainwashed about Islam and the Nigerian military and the society generally. The remorseful surrender terrorists regretted their involvement in terrorism and marveled at the courtesies and humane treatment accorded them by the military on surrendering. We call on those remnants of Boko Haram terrorists to follow suit and renounce the devilish creed as adequately arrangement ha...

             The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Lagos, Mr. Ingo Herbert has assured the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of long term support in combatting corruption in Nigeria through regular training for its staff and other opportunities relating to combatting economic and financial crimes. Speaking today, July 18, 2017 at the opening session of a 10 day capacity building program on Corruption Control, facilitated by  the German Government through Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), also known as German Federal Criminal Police, Ingo Herbert pledged adequate support for EFCC in tackling corruption and cooperating with the commission in achieving its mandate. ‘’I read newspapers everyday, I see that EFCC has taken up the challenge and so far is doing a great job. The Germany Government is supporting EFCC, through the German Police by contributing experts to share knowledge on how to better the image of Nigeria. One...

     Chinenye Genevieve is reporting today with the photo above that '' The suspect said her man was a loving husband, adding that she had sex with him before Dolapo Oladapo, whom she hired to kill him, stabbed him to death. She said, “I hired Dolapo Oladapo to kill my husband. We were married for about 17 years; we were blessed with three children. They are aged 17, 15 and 12. My husband did not offend me; I was just mad at him. “I choked him with a pillow after having sex with him and Oladapo stabbed him to death with a knife. I don’t know what came over me, but I regret my action.” A 39-year-old housewife, Mrs. Omotayo Salawudeen, has confessed that she covered the mouth of her husband, Alhaji Hakeem Salawudeen, 43, while a 24-year-old man she hired to kill him stabbed him to death. Omotayo, who was paraded by the police in Osogbo on Monday for alleged murder, made the confession while being interviewed by journalists. However, our correspondent gathered from a ...

                Here is the pictures of Saminu Turaki,former Jigawa State Governor,this morning,who is being re-arranged by the EFCC at FCT High Court,Maitama Abuja on a 32 count charge of conspiracy and money laundering.The case has been adjourned till September 19,2017 at the Dutse Judicial Division.One more photo below.

                                                Few hours Super Hot Kylie Jenner showed of her figure eight on the of GQ Mexico Magazine,for August 2017.She simply captioned the photo above GQ Mexico,Mike Rosenthal Photography/Film.More photos below.

                  Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday monday received Malala Yousafzai and Malala Fund team at the State House in Abuja.More photos below. According to him, “Your ability to articulate issues and the courage to face down hatred and terrorism is widely acknowledged.” The Acting President observed that while there is a connection between terrorism on the one hand and poverty and ignorance on the other, the challenge that terrorism poses on a global scale is much deeper considering cases of terrorism and hatred even in advanced societies where ignorance and poverty were not rampant. ‘We have to change the mindset and delegitimise the false ideas and notions of hatred and violence,” he added. “Getting people to enroll in school is the easier part of the problem. The bigger one is to ensure that we don’t promote the mindset that girls are in anyway inferior and all that,” according to the Acting President. Prese...

                  Candidates contesting for elective posts into the 57 Local Governments/ Local Council Development Areas of Lagos State have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) to promote consensus building between the Commission and the political parties. The Memorandum of Understanding is intended to provide a clear understanding of the roles of political parties in the r esolution of both the pre and post election disputes in the ongoing electoral process in the State. The document also spells out the code of conduct the political parties and their candidates are expected to fully abide with. Under the MoU, political parties and their candidates are expected to cooperate with law enforcement agents to ensure safety and security of election materials, election officials, party agents and the electorate on the day of the election. It also precludes political partie...

                  Following regular interception of Boko Haram terrorists suicide bombers by troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE and the serial failures that have trailed their suicide bomb attacks, recent developments indicate that the terrorist group is now exploiting deceptive tactics to lure unsuspecting members of the public to target areas before detonating their suicide bomb in order to attain maximum casualty. It has been observed th at one of the tactics employed by the terrorists is to create a scene such as fighting with each other or any other person to attract attention and cause people to gather around them before they detonate their suicide bomb. Another antic is by abducting children who are on errands, strapping them with suicide vests and sending them back home, where the suicide bomb detonates to kill members of the household.  These deceptive tactics have been found to have played out in recent suicide bomb attacks carri...

            The Lagos Island Central Business District has introduced a new cleaning initiative to ensure continuous evacuation of refuse within the area thereby sustaining cleanliness within the environment. Speaking on the initiative recently, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Central Business Districts, Mr. Agboola Dabiri said his office introduced the new policy to complement the efforts of other agencies of government whose duties ar e to cart away refuse from the markets and streets. Dabiri noted that the Lagos Central Business District which is essentially a business enclave generates a large volume of refuse, therefore all hands must be on deck to ensure that the waste generated is evacuated regularly and promptly in line with the new cleaner Lagos initiative introduced by the State Government. The Special Adviser, therefore, implored traders and residents on the Lagos Island to key into the initiative by cooperating with the Central...