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        Yesterday thursday evening,Copy Right Society of Nigeria had their Coson Week After party and some people that worked so hard to make the seven days event a success were given a certificate {Award} of gratitude.I was present at the event and I participated in their dancing competition.I really enjoyed myself and Tony Okoroji called out the names of all the awardees and personally presented the Award certificates to each of them.Raskimo,Cornell Udofia and Azeezat Allen were among the people that also received the Award certificate yesterday.King Wadada and others performed.More photos below.

   He attended a graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare, handing out degrees. Mr Mugabe had been under house arrest for days. The army made its move after a power struggle over his successor. The military said on Friday it was "engaging" with Mr Mugabe and would advise the public on the outcome of talks "as soon as possible". Meanwhile Christopher Mutsvangwa - the leader of the influential war veterans' association, once loyal to Mr Mugabe - said he should step down at once. He called for a huge turnout in street protests on Saturday. "We want to restore our pride and tomorrow is the day... we can finish the job which the army started," Mr Mutsvangwa said. "There's no going back about Mugabe. He must leave.". Liberal groups opposed to the president have also backed the rally. Mr Mugabe walked slowly up a red carpet and joined the crowd in singing the national anthem, then opened the graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe's Open Universi...

       Pope Francis received a white-and-yellow Lamborghini as a gift on Wednesday - but he won't be using it on the tree-shaded roads of the Vatican gardens. The donated Lamborghini Huracan, which normally sells for more than $200,000 (£151,860), was signed by the pope outside his Vatican residence and will be auctioned by Sotheby's, with proceeds given to the pontiff to help the needy. The Vatican said all the money would go to projects to help Christians return to rebuild their homes in Iraq's Nineveh Plains that were destroyed by Isis militants.They will also go to help female victims of human trafficking and forced prostitution and to two Italian groups which provide medical services in central Africa.Francis has shunned the papal limousines used by his predecessors in favour of a simple blue Ford Focus.Another source said '' Instead, the special edition Huracan will be auctioned off by Sotheby’s, with the proceeds going to charities including one aimed...

        The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called on Ijaws of Edo State, not to take the State Government’s tolerance for granted. Obaseki who made the call in commemoration of the International Day for Tolerance, marked on November 16, each year, said the state government’s commitment to a free society where people can express themselves freely, must not be taken as grounds for violating the law. “We are creating a culture that appreciates human diversity in all its colours for a robust pool of ideas that would drive socio-economic development at an unprecedented speed in Edo State,” he said. “To oppose what is cast in law by acts of illegality such as the purported installation of one Godwin Oguyenbo, as the “Pere of Olodiama Kingdom,” an Ijaw community in Ovia North East Local Council Area of the state, is irresponsible enough” he stressed. The governor urged the few people behind the plot to beat a retreat in the interest of the ma...

      Ogun State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru, who a section of social media speculated has resigned from the state Executive Council (EXCO), has debunked the report. Speaking to newsmen, shortly after a state EXCO meeting, in the Governor's Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, yesterday, Ashiru described the report as untrue and false. He added that his gubernatorial ambition is subject to the outcome of ongoing consultations with his people, friends and well wishers. According to him, he remains a member of the council, which he described as one indivisible family, committed to building a new Ogun State. Ashiru added that he is committed to the stand and direction of the administration, as regards the 2019 Ogun West agenda.

      The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC), has commenced the network extension of potable water supply to Ogudu and Alapere area of the State. LWC Managing Director, Engr. Muminu Adekunle Badmus who made this known at a stakeholders’ meeting on Thursday, said the project is in line with the present administration policy of ensuring that every Lagos resident has access to potable water . Badmus named the Contractor and co-partner handling the project as Salini Nigeria Ltd., the company he said, is also handling the 70MGD Adiyan II project. He urged the residents to cooperate with the Contractor to ensure the success of the Network Extension of Water Distribution project as well as protect it after completion in order to attract other laudable projects to the community. Also speaking, the LWC Executive Director, Operations, Engr. Suraj Ijaiya, explained that from Ogudu roundabout there is an existing 2 diameter pipe from which w...

        Former governor of Abia State, Orju Uzor Kalu, has stated that if electorates in Anambra State vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming governorship election, more federal projects will be attracted to the state. Kalu, a chieftain of the APC reaffirmed that his party was determined to unseat the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the November 18 governorship race. According to him, the APC will do all it could to convince Anambra voters to reconnect the state with the centre. Kalu made the call in Abuja on Sunday after hosting a group of businessmen from Nnewi, Anambra State. He said, “The forthcoming election in Anambra State will be a good opportunity for Ndi Anambra to join mainstream politics. “If Anambra State is governed by the APC, more federal projects will be attracted to the state. “The South East had been marginalized by previous governments and the time is now to support President Buhari’s deter...

     Following the Federal Executive Council’s approval, the Ministry of Budget and National Planning is set to organize focused labs. These labs consist simply in the bringing together of relevant stakeholders in the public and private sectors into weeks of intensive working sessions to brainstorm on practical steps to overcoming any identified challenges in the implementation of the country’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP). The labs will serve as an effective tool for ensuring robust engagement between the public and private sectors to resolve challenges within a specified sector. It is a fall-out of the Federal Government Cabinet Retreat on ERGP Implementation held in Abuja on the 10th of August this year with the theme “Getting Implementation Right”. A major outcome of the retreat was the need for Nigeria to conduct focused labs, drawing from the Malaysian model, which will drive quick delivery of the major outcomes of the ERGP. The initial labs...

        Human rights groups under the aegis of the Southeast Based Coalition of Human Rights Organizations (SCBHROs) have urged registered voters in Anambra State to exercise their rights and vote in the November 18 governorship election in the state. The coalition said the residents of the state should shun the "vote and die” threat by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which is intended to coerce voters into boycotting Saturday’s gubernatorial election. On Friday, some members of IPOB threatened to kill people in Anambra State who vote in the election. The aggrieved members of the group, who marched on the streets of Onitsha, the commercial hub of Anambra State, were seen in a video vowing to disrupt the activities of the exercise. “If you vote you will die. Don’t go out, stay in your house. If you vote on November 18, you will die,” they threatened. In a joint statement signed by the coordinators of the 16 different groups, the ...