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              “It is the responsibility of the Armed Forces and the responsibility of all of us who are in government to ensure that we interrogate our own activities and ensure that those activities meet up with human rights norms and basic rules of decency observed across the world.” REMARKS MADE BY THE ACTING PRESIDENT, YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION PANEL TO REVIEW COMPLIANCE OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT AT THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT ON AUGUST 11, 2017. PROTOCOL I have the important and special responsibility today of inaugurating the Presidential Investigation Panel to review the compliance of the Armed Forces with Human Rights obligations and Rules of Engagement. The President, Commander-in-Chief, President Muhammadu Buhari has repeatedly stated the administration’s focus on three broad issues; security, the economy and the fight against cor...

               In line with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General TY Buratai’s determination of rotating overstayed troops operating in the northeast as part of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, soldiers of 29 Battalion based in Port Harcourt, have been rotated and returned to their main unit amidst cheers and jubilation from their families and colleagues. The troops have served in various units under Operation LAFIYA DOLE w here they contributed immensely to the successes of routing out and defeat of the Boko Haram terrorists in the North East. In his address to the returnee troops, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Nigerian Army, Major General EO Udoh, welcomed the troops back to their unit after a successful tour of duty in the North East and applauded them for their selfless sacrifices to the nation. He further enjoined them to pray for their colleagues who are still in the theatre for God’s protection and continued v...

                 The strategic importance of agriculture to the nation’s economic sustenance was again brought to the front burner of national discourse recently. The annual States Competitiveness and Good Governance Awards organized by Business Day Limited, a leading business publication in Africa bestowed the illustrious award of Best Performing Governor in Agriculture Development in the country on His Excellency, Governor Samuel Ortom. Benue State under the stewardship of Governor Ortom has consistently evolve innovative measures to leverage on the State’s comparative advantage in agriculture. Governor Samuel Ortom was found worthy of this recognition based on a number of factors, policies and initiatives he has introduced in the agricultural sector since he assumed office just two years ago. It is encouraging that the achievements of Governor Ortom have not gone unnoticed even by the international media community. His far reaching refo...

            Medicine Sans Frontiers otherwise known as ‘Doctors Without Borders’, on Friday said that four expectant mothers had died of Hepatitis (E) infection at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp,Ngala, Borno. The organisation also said that 400 other displaced persons including women and children were infected with the disease in the camp.A statement signed by Musa Yahaya, the MSF Field Communication Officer, and released in Maiduguri, said hundreds of persons were infected following the spread of the disease from the Niger Republic.The organisation estimated that there were about 45, 000 displaced persons at the Ngala camp, of Ngala Local Government Area of the state.Hepatitis E or liver inflammation is a viral disease caused by infection with a virus called hepatitis Evirus. It is one of the five known human hepatitis viruses: A, B, C, D, and E.The disease is caused by drinking contaminated water within the endemic areas or through the co...

               The Kwara State government has denied reports of alleged outbreak of a mystery illness that claimed 70 lives in Oro-Ago community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. The State’s Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Suleiman Alege, on Friday told newsmen in Ilorin, that the report is a mere rumor as the ministry has no confirmed outbreak of disease or fatalities in any part of the state. He noted that there are epidemiological systems for reporting suspected disease outbreak in the state and that if any occurs, the State Health Response team would be the first to know and is always ready to swing into action. The Commissioner recalled that when there were reported cases of Cholera in some communities in the State, the State government immediately deployed emergency kits to the affected areas and also commenced vaccination in most of the state primary healthcare centers to forestall outbreak of an epidemic. Alhaji...

                  Anti-smuggling operations of NCS has continue to yeild more results as CGC Compliance Team and Roving Team of the Federal Operations Unit Zone 'A', while on credible information patrol trailed and evacuated 37 assorted vehicles smuggled into the country via unapproved routes. the smuggled vehicles includes: 8 Lexus Jeep LX 570 (2017 model), 12 Land Crusier Jeep (2017 model), 17 Toyota Hilux (2016, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 models respectively).More photos below.

                                  She took to her social media few hours again to post a photo of herself applying her own makeup kit on her face with the caption '' My new   KKW BEAUTY   powder contour and highlight kits are coming soon! I’ll be doing a full reveal of the palette shades next week. I’m so proud of these new powder kits and I can’t wait to share them with you guys''.More photos below.

                                                      Bianca Ojukwu’s sister, Ambassador Lilian Onoh, was yesterday, 10th August 2017, received by the President of Namibia, as Nigeria’s ambassador and High Commissioner to the Republic of Namibia. The ceremony took place at the State House at the Nations Capital,Windhoek. Prior to this engagement, She had been Nigeria’s Acting High Commissioner to Jamaica. Ambassador Lilian Onoh is the sister of Bianca Ojukwu, Nigeria’s former ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain. Below are her pictures at the Presentation Ceremony and a throwback picture of the two sisters taken in 1993 at Bianca’s Call to Bar Ceremony. More photos below.

                The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni has set up special Investigation Panel to investigate complaints and allegations credited to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Navy, Senator Isah Hamma Misau as reported on Page ‘3’ of Daily Trust of 10th August, 2017 captioned “Police Officers pay bribe for special promotion –Senator” by Ismail Mudashir & Ronald Mutum, and other petitions and complaints emanating from Police Officers on allegations of payment of money for special promotion. 2. The Special Investigation Panel has consequently upon the directive of the Inspector General of Police invited Senator Isah Hamma Misau to a meeting to shed more lights and provide more details to the Panel that will assist them to conduct a very discreet investigation into his complaints and allegations, and those of other aggrieved Police officers. 3. The Panel amongst other responsibilities has the following t...

                Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said that the first set of 5000 brand new buses under the Bus Reform Initiative, a brain child of his administration, would be flagged off within the next six months. Governor Ambode, who spoke when students of the prestigious Harvard Kennedy School of Government, United States of America, paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House in Ikeja, said that his administration was working round the clock to revolutionalise the transportation system in the State and improve the way and manner 23 million Lagosians commute daily. Fielding questions from the visiting students, Governor Ambode alluded to the fact that an integrated transportation system was key to growing the economy of the State, Governor Ambode said the 5000 new buses would be the first step by his administration to change the existing transportation system predominantly driven by the yellow buses, popularly kno...

                     In its quest to deliver sustainable socio-economic development to Nigerians, the Buhari administration will no longer accept excuses that suggest such progress is not attainable, according to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo spoke earlier today at the Cabinet Retreat on the Economic Recovery Growth Plan (ERGP) and the 2018 Budget preparation which featured guest speakers including Dr Idris Jala, a former top official of the Malaysian government. Below is the full text of the Acting President’s remark. REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, ACTING PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE CABINET RETREAT ON ERGP IMPLEMENTATION AND 2018 BUDGET PREPARATION PROCESS HELD AT THE STATE HOUSE BANQUET HALL ON THURSDAY AUGUST 10, 2017 PROTOCOLS After listening to *Dr. Idris Jala all I can say is as the opposition leader in Malaysia said this is what I have been ...