PINK REPUBLIC/ MY BLOG IS A STORY MARATHON.

          President Buhari gets standing ovation as he presides over his first FEC meeting after his 3  months medical leave in London. Photos: Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting, presided over by President Muhammad Buhari at the Council Chamber, State House, Abuja.More photos below.

There was a graveyard silence in the crowded courtroom after suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, pleaded guilty to the first of the two counts of conspiracy and kidnapping brought against him. The Lagos State government Wednesday arraigned Evans alongside Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, and Victor Aduba on a two count charge of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping. According to the government, the suspects had conspired on February 14th at about 7.45pm at Ilupeju, Lagos, to kidnap one Donatus Dunu and collect €223,000 for his release. After he pleaded guilty when the first charge was read, there was a slight pause, and then the judge ordered the court registrar to repeat the question. Evans repeated the same answer. He also pleaded guilty to the second charge of kidnapping. Mr. Amadi, the second defendant, also pleaded guilty to the two counts. Mr. Nwachukwu plea...

      A woman , Chioma Pius, has accused men of the Rivers State Police Command of assaulting her for having tattoos on her body . Pius, who claimed to be travelling in a cab from Bayelsa to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Monday , said she was stopped by the policemen at Elebrada Junction, Emohua, Rivers State. She alleged that after introducing herself to the policemen, the head of the patrol team accused her of being rude. She claimed that the officers subsequently pounced on her and pummelled her . “I experienced the worst day of my life on Monday . I was brutalised by some police officers in the Emohua area of Rivers State; at a highway leading to Bayelsa State. “My crime was that I tattooed my body . A police officer asked me to step down from the taxi I was travelling in from Bayelsa to Port Harcourt. I asked to know why ; he ignored my question and asked again that I should step out of the car , so I got out of the car . “ “He asked to know who I was and what I d...

                More than 3000 Local Government Staff across the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas in the State who were successful in the 2017 Staff promotion exercise have been promoted by the Lagos State Government. The Permanent Secretary, Local Government Service Commission, Mrs. Omobolanle Ogunmola said that out of 3266 eligible officers in the 57 LG/LCDAs, 3045 were successful in the 2017 Staff Performance Evaluation (Promotion) Exercise . Ogunmola urged the newly promoted Staff to alive to their responsibilities and justify their new positions by remaining committed to delivering the dividends of democracy to people in the State. She said that the Government would continue to recognize Officers who have distinguished themselves in the course of performing their duties, adding that the result of hard work is more work. The Permanent Secretary maintained that the Commission would not relent in ensuring that ...

       The Inspector General of Police IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM mni on behalf of the Officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force heartily felicitates with Muslims faithful in Nigeria on the occasion of the 2017 Eid-El-KABIR celebration. 2. In order to ensure adequate security and guarantee utmost protection of life and property of all Nigerians during the celebration and throughout the public holidays, the Inspector General of Police has directed the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of zonal commands and all the Commissioners of Police in the State Commands to deploy adequate personnel to cover all the Eid-El-KABIR praying grounds, recreation centres, public places, public infrastructures and utilities, and other locations and venues where celebration will take place. They are also to sustain the ongoing raids of criminal hideouts, black spots and other troubled spots throughout the Country. 3. The Police mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Units,...

             The need for the royal fathers in Ekiti State to ensure sustainability of current peace enjoying in the State has again been stressed. Governor Ayodele Fayose made the remarks during the inauguration of Oba Michael Ademolaju as the new chairman of Ekiti Council of Obas held at the government house in Ado. He advised the new chairman to see his post as an opportunity to serve Ekiti people, hence the need for him to build on the already laid foundation by his predecessors. The governor promised to support the agenda of the new chairman and other Obas for the development of the state. He called on Oba Ademolaju to use his wealth of experience to move the state forward. Mr Fayose also called on Ekiti people to rally round his government and pledged to fulfill his mandate within the available resources. He added that financial challenges confronting the state is due to poor management of the state finances by immediate past admini...

                                          Kim Kardashian her daughter North West,are really rocking throwback looks on the cover of Interview Magazine.It was titled Americas New First Lady Kim Kardashian West and her her dauhter North West''.Kim who posted the photos from their shoot captioned all the photos '' I will treasure this shoot forever! Thank you   Interview Magazine   📸   Steven Klein''.She also wrote in one of the photos '' Here's a bts pic from our   Interview Magazine   shoot. Just wanted to thank   Steven Klein   for pushing me to do a shoot that was very different & powerful & allowed me to pay homage to the iconic Jackie Kennedy who I admire & respect!''.More photos below.

        Five Nigerian pilgrims have so far died in Saudi Arabia, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said yesterday. NAHCON’s head of the medical team, Dr Ibrahim Kana, who disclosed this at a pre-Arafat meeting with stakeholders, also said that a female pilgrim gave birth, while another had a miscarriage. “I don’t want to name the state but she was 38 weeks pregnant and she even had baby things in her bag during screening but she was allowed to travel,” he said.Sources said that the pilgrim was from Kogi State.Kana described the pre-Arafat deaths as the lowest in years. NAHCON has called on states operating illegal clinics for pilgrims at the ongoing hajj to immediately shut such facilities or face disciplinary action.NAHCON Chairman, Abdullahi Mukhtar gave the warning yesterday, saying the commission already operates eight clinics as required by Saudi Arabia authorities. “We know the states involved in this and we call on them to immediately cl...

             Facebook user, Nolly Lee, shared a post on his page yesterday about an assistant lecturer of the Ebonyi state University who he claims is currently facing a panel in the school for sexual victimization of female students, bribery, and other illicit acts. Nolly, who is a former student of the school, asked his fellow alumni to state whether or not they want the lecture r to be sacked. Female students of the school came to the comment section to narrate their experiences with him and how he victimized them for not sleeping with them or paying a bribe. Even male students came out to accuse the lecturer of victimizing their girlfriends.More photos below.

              President Muhammadu Buhari received the Nigerian Female National BasketBall Team (D'Tigress), Champions of the 2017 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women Afrobasket shortly before the Federal Executive Council Meeting.More photos below.

              The attention of the Imo State Police Command has been drawn to the unwholesome circulation of deliberate falsehood and hate speeches on the social media by some misguided individuals on the event of the relocation of Eke Ukwu Owerri Market and the cleanup of Douglas road, Owerri by the State Government. The misleading reports especially in the social media have been engineering hate amongst ethnic g roups, associations and people of diverse interests. This can only be ascribed to the handiwork of mischief makers and alarmists whose trade is to divide, cause panic and fear amongst law abiding citizens.  Parents/guardians are advised to caution their children and wards to desist from circulating misleading information and hate speeches in the social media especially now that government is taking issues of hate very seriously.   Relatedly, the Police Command has begun full scale investigation into the alleged death of one Somtochu...

                   ‪LASG team led by HC, Information & Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde being received by Mark Carwardine, Commercial Director (Africa & the Middle East) of the Financial Times, UK during a courtesy visit in London‬. The visit was on strategic partnership between the Lagos State Government and Financial Times, UK.More photos below.