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                                        New Ministerial Assignments: 1.  Stephen Ocheni (Kogi): Minister of State, Labour 2.  Suleiman Hassan (Gombe): Minister of State, Power, Works and Housing. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo today received Members of the 2018 Local Organising Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI) World Congress, at the State House in Abuja.More photos below.

                                                The Kardashians and the Jenner sisters covers August 16,2017 Hollywood Magazine which was tagged ''How a sex tape led to a billion-dollar brand''.In the article each of them spoke about how they felt about their reality show and what Caitlyn Jenner wrote in his book. Keeping Up With the Kardashians   now airs in 167 countries, boasts nine spinoffs to date and has ranked as E! Entertainment's top-rated series since 2010. And while it peaked in 2011 with 10.5 million viewers over two nights for Kim's fairy-tale wedding to Kris Humphries (they divorced after 72 days), it still averages north of 2.1 million every Sunday in its 13th season. In 2015, E! agreed to a reported $80 million deal to keep the family through season 14. But that's a pittance compared to the fashion and lifestyle empire they've built from one boutiq...

              Source is reporting few minutes ago that Charly Boy has announce his suspension in the participation in the on going demonstration against President Buhari.They wrote '' Popular Nigerian musician, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has announced a suspension of his participation in the #ResumeOrResign protest. This comes a day after he and members of his group were assaulted at Wuse market in Abuja. The protesters demand the immediate resumption of President Muhammadu Buhari to office or his resignation. Announcing the suspension at the Unity Fountain in Abuja on Wednesday, Charly Boy said the next line of action would be made known in the days ahead. He said even though members of the group had received death threats, they were not deterred. “We are not deterred by the intimidation and harassment by the sponsored thugs and we cannot be cowed by a few group of people. What government want to do is to ensure that we have a clash...

               The EFCC is to collaborate with the Harmonised Standard Operating Procedures on Arrest, Detention and Prosecution of Vessels and Persons (HSOP-ADP) in the prosecution of maritime criminals especially oil thieves. The Acting Chairman EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, disclosed this on August 16, 2017, while playing host to a delegation led by Air Vice Marshal Ibrahim Shafi, to the EFCC’s Head Office.More photos below.

              Yesterday, Tuesday, 15th August 2017, Army Headquarters Department of Civil Military Affairs (DCMA), held a Sensitization Workshop on Human Rights for Officers and Soldiers of 7 Division Nigerian at the Officers’ Mess, Maimalari Military Cantonment, Maiduguri. The theme of the workshop was “The Professionally Responsive Soldier: A worthy Ambassador”. Also in attendance were the Chief of Civil Military Affairs (CCMA), Major General Nuhu Angbazo, Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division Brigadier General Ibrahim Yusuf, Heads of other Security Agencies, Executive Members of Nigeria Bar Association, Maiduguri Chapter and Members of National Human Rights Commission.More photos below.

               REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, ACTING PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF NEWLY APPOINTED FEDERAL PERMANENT SECRETARIES, AT THE STATE HOUSE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16, 2017. PROTOCOLS May I congratulate you on your appointments as Federal Permanent Secretaries and may I also extend the warm felicitations of the President, Commander-In-Chief, President Muhammadu Buhari to you on this very auspicious occasion. You are here today after a rigorous selection process undertaken by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and her team of retired Heads of Service, Permanent Secretaries, seasoned technocrats and members of the organized private sector. In other words your appointment, on a state by state basis is on merit, and you are here today being presented to this nation as the best that our civil service can offer. You come into office ...

               Courtesy call on the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni by the Presidential Committee on the implementation of the Harmonized standard operation procedures on Arrest, Detention and Prosecution of Vessels and Persons in Nigeria’s Maritime Environment at the Force Headquarters, Abuja on 16th August, 2017.More photos below.

             In a bid to avert a looming ethnic crisis over the leadership tussle in Alaba Rago market in Iba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, the State Government has pleaded with the aggrieved parties in the management and leadership issue to eschew violence and follow the path of peace pending the selection of new leaders for the market. The Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Hon. Muslim Folami visited the market on Monday to mediate and douse the brewing tension between the loyalists of two factional leaders within the market - Alhaji Dan Alli Malami and Alhaji Umaru Nagogo Sokoto. He informed the various groups within the market that the State government prioritizes mutual and peaceful co-existence of all residents and is ready to do everything possible to achieve the objective. Speaking further, the Commissioner explained that the intervention of the State Government became necessary considering the a...

               One of my reporter Chinenye Genevieve is reporting today that '' A 43-year old man, Cyril Obinzu has been arrested, charged before a Lagos court and remanded in prison for impregnating a lady and failing to live up to his responsibilities for the baby and the mother. The incident happened at 7 Rasak Avenue in Shasha, Lagos where Obinzu resided, citadel daily correspondent reports that Obinzu impregnated Happiness Umukoro but refused to marry her because he reportedly had another woman he had promised to marry. It was gathered that Obinzu was dating Happiness and the undisclosed lady he wanted to marry.However, Happiness played a fast one on him, he got her pregnant and she informed him about the pregnancy. Citadeldaily gathered that Happiness thereafter urged him to go and meet with her family for formal introduction and marriage.He reportedly told her that he had no intention to marry her as he already had another lady waiting forh...

                  A major security breach was recorded at the headquarters of the EFCC in the early hours of Wednesday, August 16, 2017 as unknown gunmen attacked the office located at Wuse Zone 7, Abuja. The group of heavily armed bandits invaded the office at about 05.00 hours and began shooting into the premises, damaging vehicles parked in the premises in the process. However, the attack was repelled by guards on duty. The hoodlums escaped in a getaway vehicle but  not without leaving a message; a white envelope dropped by the fleeing attackers was found to contain a death threat addressed to Ishaku Sharu, a senior investigator with the Commission. Ishaku who heads the Foreign Exchange Malpractices Fraud Section is in charge of corruption investigation involving several politically exposed persons and retired military brass hats.More photos below.