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     The informant had provided intelligence that led to the recovery of $43.5 million, £27,800 and N23.2 million stashed in an apartment on Osborne Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos on April 7. By the Federal Government’s whistleblower policy that took effect in December 2016 informants are entitled to between five per cent of the looted money they helped to recover. In an earlier st atement Thursday, the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, quoted the EFCC acting chairman as saying in Vienna, Austria, that the Ikoyi whistleblower had become a millionaire by “virtue of the percentage he is officially entitled to”.“We are currently working on the young man because this is just a man who has not seen one million Naira of his own before.“So, he is under counseling on how to make good use of the money and also the security implication.“We don’t want anything bad to happen to him after taking delivery of his entitlement. He is a national pride,” he reportedly told a United Nations anti-corruption co

      L to R: The Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Prince Rotimi Ogunleye; representative of the Lagos State Governor and Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Tunji Bello; President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mrs. Nike Akande; Chairman, House Committee on Commerce, Hon. Oladele Adekanye; (back row) Vice President, Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mr. Babatunde Ruwase at the Lagos State Day celebration at the Lagos International Trade Fair held at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos.More photos below.

     The Second Republic Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, was on Sunday airlifted abroad for further medical treatment. Ekwueme was hospitalised at Memfys Hospital of Neurosurgery, Enugu, for chest inflection on Oct. 29.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the elder statesman departed the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday in a white air ambulance with registration number N605AJ.However, Memfys Hospital ‎and family sources did not disclose the country where the former vice president would be receiving treatment.NAN reports that some family members accompanied Ekwueme on the medical trip, while others came to bid him farewell.President Muhammadu Buhari had last week approved that Ekwueme should be flown abroad for treatment.

       The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has emerged the LEAD Project Africa ‘Man of the Year’ for 2017. Governor Ahmed beat Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Governors Willie Obiano of Anambra State and Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State to emerge winner in the category at the 9th edition of the annual award and lecture series. The State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Alhaji Mahmud Ajeigbe received the award on behalf of the Governor at the awards ceremony held at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos on Friday night. LEAD Man of The Year is the highest category of award in the LEAD Project Africa which honors a trailblazing personality that has made the greatest impact to people through leadership excellence, enterprise initiatives, employment creations leading to advancement of industry and the development of Africa economy, according to the organisers. Among the members of the panel of judges and advisory board of the award are Dr. Christopher Kolade (CON), former Nigerian Hi

       · Nigeria Police Force is the best in UN Peace Keeping Operations, Best in Africa, One of the Best in the World. The Force rejects the report as unempirical and absolute falsehood, should be disregarded and discountenanced. · IGP Assures Nigerians, International Community and Stakeholders Of Policing with Integrity and International Core Values and World Best Practices. The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to The Cable News Online of today, 10th November, 2017 captioned “NIGERIA POLICE RATED WORST IN THE WORLD”, on the 2016 World Internal Security and Police Index (WISPI) credited to two (2) bodies, The International Police Association and the Institute for Economics and Peace. The report claimed to have measured the ability of the Police to address Internal Security Issues in 127 Countries in four (4) key areas of Capacity, Process, Legitimacy and Outcomes. 2. The Nigeria Police Force after a careful study of the report and the news items emanati

      This story credited to Punch Online is Untrue and Unfounded, pure fabrications and a fake news. It is a mischievous attempt to mislead and misinform members of the Public and as well cast aspersions on the person and hard earned reputation of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni. What the IGP said in the document submitted to the Senate Ad-hoc committee investigating the spurious allegation against the IGP is that no law stops a Police Officer in Service to marry another Police Officer on an Officer cadre. He never said I'm free to have romantic affairs with Police women.Members of the public are implored to disregard and discountenance the story in its entirety. The Inspector General of Police remain undistracted CSP JIMOH MOSHOOD  Force Public Relations Officer.

        Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle); Medical Director/CEO, Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, Dr. Madewa Adebajo (left) and Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary Health Care, Dr. Olufemi Onanuga (right) during an inspection of the Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, Lagos, recently.More photos below.

        According to one of my reporter Chinenye Genevieve who sent in this photos today with the caption ''Femal best man steals show in her brother's wedding in Akwaibom state yesterday,as she was used for a best woman rather than a man as is usually the case''Also present at the wedding iss the Governor of Akwaibom state Udom Gabriel Emmanuel.I know is common abroad for a woman to stand in as the best-man,but to be sincere is not common in Africa that is why is news and strange to our society.More photos below.

      The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it will commence the process of shutting down the corporate headquarters of organisations in the State who have defaulted in remitting statutory taxes to government from Monday, November 20. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade, the State Government said some banks have failed to remit statutory taxes including withholding taxes on bank interest for more than 10 years, stating that the Government has resolved to result to all lawful means to ensure compliance with statutory tax remittances. He warned that any company found to have evaded tax would not be spared, adding that it is in the interest of defaulting companies and their management to remit the statutory taxes to the State within the grace period to avoid embarrassment to them and their shareholders. “All law abiding corporate organisations are advised to adhere to this directive as the State Government has given enough grace perio

        The nation fell silent today as The Queen and Members of the Royal Family joined The Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. This year, at Her Majesty's request, a wreath was laid on her behalf by The Prince of Wales. HM joined The Duke of Edinburgh, and other Members of The Royal Family, to view the Ceremony from the balcony of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office building. The Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry and several other Members of The Royal Family also laid wreaths at the Cenotaph. The National Service of Remembrance is held every year to ensure that no-one who has suffered or died in war is forgotten.More photos below.

           The late Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Obi Madubogwu who died on the 28th of August after battling with diabetes for several years has been laid to rest at his hometown in Ogidi, Anambra State yesterday. The Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Obi Madubogwu died at the age of 47.More photos below.

          A heavy fight allegedly broke out between supporters of Gov. Willie Obiano(APGA) and supporters of Tony Nwoye(APC) in Aguleri on Thursday. Anambra State Online learnt from an Eyewitness, Ezenduka Valentine Chiduruo, that the supporters of both parties hurled plastic chairs at each and fought with other dangerous weapons. The whole of Anambra state is currently tense as the keenly contested governorship elections will hold on November 18th, barely 7 days away.The situation was eventually calmed by police officers who swiftly arrived at the scene.More photos below.