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        Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has said there is no hiding place for those involved on cult activities and kidnapping in the state, saying the long arm of the law will soon catch up with them. This is just as he gave security agencies in the state the marching order to fish out those involved in the killing of two students of the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti. The Governor said he will eject cultists from tertiary institutions in the state just in the same way he ended herdsmen menace in Ekiti. He stated this in Ado-Ekiti while featuring in an interview programme on state radio and television. In a statement on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the governor also said security agents had been placed on the alert to secure some points in the state that some people wanted to turn to kidnapping spots. The governor, who expressed disgust at penultimate Monday's killing Ojo Segun and the killing this...

  Senate President Saraki said today that  '' Today, I met with representatives of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) responsible for the welfare of Nigerian Students on scholarships abroad who are now stranded due to non-payment of their living allowances and tuition fees by relevant government agencies. At the meeting, I directed the Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) to present a comprehensive report of all Nigerian students on scholarship abroad and their outstanding entitlements to the relevant committees of  the Senate to enable the Senate make Appropriations for their settlement. Additionally, I have called for a comprehensive review of all scholarship policies in the country — through oversight — in order save Nigeria from future embarrassment. All concerned parties must realize that we have sent many of our best and brightest minds abroad, hence, we must be able to solve this problem of non-payment of scholarships here at home. Moving forward, we ...

  The EFCC today November 1,2017 closed its case aganist one House of Representatives Member representing Mashi Dutsi constituency in Katsina State,Mansur Ali Mashi and a former bank manager Zainab Rufai Yusuf.The duo were arraigned by the Commission for allegedly colluding together and fraudulently embezzled the sum of N35,000,000 {Thirty Five Million Naira Only} from First City Monument Bank where the first defendant Zainab Rufai formely worked as a branch manager  .The f raud was perpetrated through fraudulent account opening. It was said that at least 35 accounts were opened in the name of different customers without their knowledge. When the purported account owners were invited to the Commission, they revealed that the first second defendant Mansur, only collected their passport photographs on the pretext that he would give them big jobs or secured loan facility for them. After the accounts were opened, the first defendant funded each account with the sum of N1,000,000 ...

         The Bauchi State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on the dual usage of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport Bauchi. The signing of the MoU took place on 26 October 2017 at the Headquarters of the NAF Special Operations Command Bauchi. The MoU would provide the legal framework necessary to enable the NAF contribute to the security o f the Airport. Besides, it would provide professional services necessary for the day-to-day operation of the Airport. Signing the MoU on behalf of the NAF, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Special Operations Command, Air Vice Marshal Sadique Kaita, stated that the MoU further underscores the deep and cordial relationship between the Bauchi State Government and the NAF to ensure safe operation of flights in and out of Bauchi. According to the AOC, the MoU, which is to the benefit of the citizens of Bauchi State and other users of the airport, would also enh...

             Yesterday was the candle night for late actor,Obi Madubogwu held by nollywood actors. Top Nigerian celebrities were present at the event held in national stadium in Lagos last night. It was learnt that the Late Actor,Obi Madubogwu died some hours after he went to the hospital himself for treatment. Yesterday some colleagues,friends and well wishers came out to show support to the late actor. Colleagues spotted at the event include, Charles Inojie, Ebele Okaro ,Desmond Elliot , Mercy Macjoe, Ogbonna Mary , Emeka Amugo etc....More photos below.

      Second republic Vice-President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, has collapsed and is currently at the Intensive Care Unit of Memfys Hospital for Neurosurgery, by Penok petrol station in Trans-Ekulu, Enugu State. Media source learnt on Tuesday night that Ekwueme collapsed around 2am last Saturday, at his residence in Independence Layout, Enugu.The development comes barely 10 days (October 10) after he celebrated his 85th birthday. Family members close to our correspondent said that the former vice-president went into coma soon after he collapsed. “He was trying to get something from the table when he suddenly collapsed and immediately someone raised the alarm, we proceeded to revive him while cautious enough not to attract neighbours,” a relative, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said. He added, “When it became obvious that he had lapsed into coma, we rushed him to a hospital (unnamed) in GRA (Government Reserved Area), but we were referred to Memphys Hospit...

     Nollywood actress Dakore Egbuson-Akande took to her social media yesterday to share a photo of herself when she was about 10 years old with the caption ''Dakoreea A return to innocence.#tbtuesday.#Daksat10....#signaturepose''.One more photo below.

      President Muhamadu Buhari launched the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem Appeal at the State House in Abuja. SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF THE 2018 ARMED FORCES REMEMBRANCE DAY EMBLEM AND APPEAL FUND ON WEDNESDAY, 1st NOVEMBER 2017 The Vice President Distinguished Senate President Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives Chief Justice of Nigeria Members of the Federal Executive Council Permanent Secretaries Chief of Defence Staff Service Chiefs and Inspector General of Police Members of the Diplomatic Corps Senior Officers Distinguished Veterans Ladies and Gentlemen, Members of the Press I heartily welcome you all to the formal launching of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration 2018 Emblem and Appeal Fund. Our gathering here today is in continuation of a worthy tradition of recognizing and appreciating the sacrifices of our veterans in the First and Second World Wars, Nigerian...

       PHOTOS: President Muhammadu Buhari this morning swore in Mr Boss Mustapha as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).More photos below.

     Ekiti State Government is proposing a bill in the House of Assembly that will prescribe death penalty for anybody found engaging in cultism or related activities in the state. Also, the proposed bill will prescribe life jail for anybody who houses or support cultism in the state. This is just as life sentence will be the portion of anybody found to have raped any woman. This was disclosed on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti by Governor Ayodele Fayose, during an interactive session with farmers in the state. The governor, who expressed disgust with the spate of cult killings in the state, said the government would not watch while the state is turned to a battle field by cultists. Recall that in the last 10 days, no fewer than three students of the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti were murdered by suspected cultists in different parts of the state capital.

          It was just one of those things where you feel compelled to do something you wouldn’t normally do,” says Jennifer Lopez, explaining how she and retired Yankee superstar Alex Rodriguez, who made their red-carpet debut as a couple last spring at the Met Gala, came to be a modern Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio—that is, if Monroe and DiMaggio had been happy, highly functional fortysomethings who had apparently done battle with their demons and emerged the victors. .  It was last winter as she was having lunch in Beverly Hills that she saw Rodriguez walk by. “I almost yelled out ‘Alex,’ but I am the shyest person when it comes to things like that,” she says. When she went outside, he was still there, facing away from her. “I could literally just have walked away,” she says. “But I walk over and tap him on the shoulder and say ‘Hey.’. “I had just come from a promo for my show,   Shades of Blue   [in which she plays N.Y.P.D. detective Harlee...

        The Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has called on members of the Federal Civil Service of Nigerian Cooperative Societies Union to be prudent and transparent in managing peoples’ resources while stressing the need for a united front in the fight against corruption. Magu who identified corruption as the root cause of poverty and the reason for series of agitations and other vices in our society, made the plea on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 while receiving a delegation of the union who were at the Commission’s Head-Office, Abuja, on a courtesy visit.More photos below.