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PSC PROMOTES OVER 8,000 POLICE OFFICERS. (PHOTO).

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 PSC Promotes Over 8,000 Police Officers On Wednesday, the Police Service Commission (PSC) approved the promotion of 8,053 senior police officers. Earlier in the week, 11 Commissioners of Police were promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General (AIGs), and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) were elevated to the rank of Commissioners of Police (CPs). Additionally, 21 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) were promoted to DCPs, and 57 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) moved up to Assistant Commissioners (ACPs). According to a statement by the PSC's spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, the total number of promotions included 1,348 Superintendents of Police (SPs) promoted to Chief Superintendents, 876 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) promoted to Superintendents, and 5,829 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) promoted to DSPs. Among those promoted were Anjuguri Manzah, DCO at Onne Port Division; Ihunwo Josephine, Zonal Public Relations Officer, Zone 13 Ukpo; M...
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OBIANO RECEIVED HIS CERTIFICATE OF RETURN FROM INEC AT AWKA TODAY.{PHOTOS}.

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         Re-elected governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, following his victory in the Saturday’s governorship poll. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, handed over the certificate of return to Obiano at INEC’s headquarters in Awka, the state capital.. Presidenting the certificate to Obiano, the state REC urged the re-elected governor to live up to expectations and continue to develop the state. In attendance were Obiano’s wife, the Deputy Governor; Dr Nkem Okeke, and many of his supporters and top officials. Also present were the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance and Chairman of the Willie Obiano Re-election Committee, Victor Umeh, and several traditional rulers and party chieftains.More photos below.
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SENATE DEBATED A MOTION TODAY ON THE NEED TO LOOK INTO KILLINGS & ARSON IN ZAMFARA-SARAKI.{PHOTO}

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         Senate President Bukola Saraki wrote today on social media '' Today at the Senate, we debated a Motion on the urgent need to look into the killings and arson that occurred in Shinkafi Local Government Area, Zamfara. For many years now, we have continued to observe moments of silence for various communities around the country. Yet, we have not sufficiently addressed this problem head-on. This has to stop. We are all tired of this. We all need to take action. Today’s moment of silence is one moment of silence too many. Clearly, all the me ssages that came out from today’s debate point to the fact that there is a collapse of either Nigeria’s security infrastructure or national security. There is a level of impunity in many parts of our nation today. This impunity has translated to us seeing people carrying illegal arms in the open and causing devastation to communities across the country. This is why, we are going to take profound action on this issue. To...
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ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING FIGHT: EDO HAS BUILT SYSTEMS TO RECEIVE RETURNEES FROM EUROPE.{PHOTOS}.

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       The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state has built formidable structures and systems to receive and re-integrate victims of human trafficking and illegal migration who are indigenes of the state. Speaking at the International Conference on Women Empowerment and the Fight Against Trafficking in Persons: Partnership Between Nigeria and Italy, organised by the President of Italian Chamber of Deputies, Ms Laura Boldrini, in Rome, Italy, the governor said the state government needs support to sustain its efforts and ensure that youths do not have reasons to embark on treacherous journeys. Recall that the state government recently received three batches of over 200 returnees from Libya, who were subsequently enrolled in capacity development programmes and placed on a stipend for three months. The state government has set up a task-force to oversee the process of rehabilitating and assimilating returnees and has sent a b...
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APAPA GRIDLOCK: LAGOS BEGINS EVACUATION OF ARTICULATED VEHICLES TODAY.{PHOTOS}

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              In its determination to ensure free flow of traffic and safety on the roads, the Lagos State Government on Wednesday commenced the process of clearing Apapa-Mile 2 axis of illegal parking of tankers and articulated vehicles. The action, the Government said, is aimed at freeing Apapa - Oshodi Expressway of traffic gridlock and to make it accessible to other road users. Speaking in Lagos after a visit to the area, the General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olawale Musa said despite series of meetings the Agency held with the stakeholders on the imperative of freeing Apapa of all traffic impediments, vehicles were still parked on the roads. Musa said that the government would not fold its arms and allow lawlessness and impunity to reign, emphasizing that the current administration in the State is alive to its responsibilities and will not shy away from attending to the plight of the people. ...
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SCHOOL FEEDING NOW ACTIVE IN 19 STATES-OSINBAJO+INAUGURATES NATIONAL COUNCIL ON NUTRITION TODAY.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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         REMARKS BY THE VICE PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON NUTRITION AND THE NIGERIA LAUNCH OF THE 2017 GLOBAL NUTRITION REPORT AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA, ON NOVEMBER 22, 2017. PROTOCOLS This was established by the Federal Executive Council in May 2007, following the convening of the first Presidential Stakeholders’ Forum on the Child Nutrition Situation in Nigeria, on 22nd February 2007 – is the highest decision-making body on food and nutrition in Nigeria, and is expected to spearhead and oversee our interventions in addressing Nigeria’s nutritional challenges. The Council has a robust roadmap to work with – the National Food and Nutrition Policy, adopted in April 2016 by a broad coalition of stakeholders, comprising the Federal and State Governments, civil society and international development partners. The emergence of that Policy is further de...
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THE QUEEN & THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH RELEASED NEW PHOTOS TO CELEBRATE THEIR 70TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.{PHOTOS}.

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        To celebrate the 70th Wedding Anniversary of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, this new photograph has been released worldwide.   British photographer Matt Holyoak of Camera Press, took the images in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle earlier this month.  In this release, The Queen and His Royal Highness are photographed against a platinum-textured back drop. The marriage of the then Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten took place at Westminster Abbey on 20th November 1947.One more photo below.
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LAGOS STATE GOVT,CONFIRMS AJOSE HARRISON AS DIRECTOR-GENERAL ,PUBLIC SERVICE STAFF DEVELOPMENT CENTRE MAGODO TODAY.

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       The Lagos State Government has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Senukon Olufunmi Ajose-Harrison as substantive Director-General of the Lagos State Public Service Staff Development Centre (PSSDC) Magodo. Ajose-Harrison became Acting Director-General in May following the retirement of the immediate past Director-General, Mrs. Regina Olubunmi Fabamwo. A seasoned human resources management professional and consummate capacity building expert, Senukon Olufunmi Ajose-Harrison is an alumnus of the Universities of Ibadan and Lagos where he obtained both the Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Sociology and a Masters in Industrial and Labour Relations (MILR) respectively. Ajose-Harrison is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM), a Chartered Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), a member of the Nigerian Industrial Relations Association (NIRA), and the Nigerian Institute for Training and Development (N...
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EKITI ANTI-CULTISM LAW: STUDENTS,YOUTH STAGE SOLIDARITY RALLY FOR FAYOSE YESTERDAY+COMMEND HIM FOR OKAYING DEATH PENALTY FOR CULTISTS.{PHOTOS}

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        Excited students of tertiary institutions in Ekiti State and other youths yesterday shut down Ado-Ekiti, capital of the state, to rally support for Governor Ayodele Fayose for having the courage to sign into Law on Monday,a bill handing out death sentence to students found guilty of being involved in cultism on campus. Governor Fayose had, in reaction to recent massacre of two students of the Ekiti State University, (EKSU), sponsored a bill for death penalty to student cultists found in the state. Staging a rally to identify with the governor and to publicly declare their support for the Law, students in the tertiary institutions in the state which include Ekiti State University, College of Education, Ikere, College of Health Science and Technology, Ijero-Ekiti and Federal Polythenic, Ado-Ekiti and others, trooped out in hundreds and carried placards with several inscriptions that expressed their support for governor's Fayose's signing into Law, the a...
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OVER 10-THOUSAND EKITI CHILDREN ARE TO BENEFIT FROM FREE WEARS TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR.{PHOTOS}

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       Over ten thousand Ekiti children are to benefit from the State government free wears to celebrate Christmas and New Year. Governor Ayodele Fayose gave the information during a meeting with members of the Tailors Association from the 16 Local Government Areas at the government House in Ado. He said that the beneficiaries of the goodies would be from ages 01 to 10 at some designated centers that would soon be flag off. The Governor explained that over 150 Tailor volunteers would be needed to carry out the task. According to him, government would procure 100 machines in addition with their own to carry out the assignment. He noted that the machines would be given to them free of charge through ballot after the assignment. The chairman Tailors Association Ekiti State chapter, Mr Jimoh Aderemi thanked the Governor for remembering them to carry out the task that would add value to their economy. He assured the Governor who that his members would n...
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A 7-MONTH OLD BABY'S HEAD CONTINUE TO SWELL UNCONTROLLABLE AS HIS PARENTS LAMENT FOR MONEY FOR HIS TREATMENT IN ANAMBRA STATE.{PHOTOS}.

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                     The parents of a seven-month old baby, Wilson Eberechukwu, have cried out for help following the baby's medical condition known as Hydrocephalus and also being unable to take care of their child due to financial restraints. The baby who is currently on admission with his mother at Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra state - has reportedly been in pains following the gathering of fluids in the brain. Hydrocephalus (also called “water on the brain”) can make babies’ and young children’s heads swell to make room for the excess fluid. Older kids, whose skull bones have matured and fused together, have painful headaches from the increased pressure in the head.One more photo below.
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CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, CHARGES ARMY CHAPLAINS ON PRAYERS FOR NIGERIAN TROOPS COMBATING TERRORISM YESTERDAY.{PHOTOS}.

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       The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has charged Nigerian Army Chaplains to intensify prayers for security personnel particularly troops combating terrorism in North East Nigeria. He therefore, urged the Chaplain Services and other religious bodies to devise means of keeping and encouraging families left behind by troops fighting Boko Haram Terrorists in the battlefield. The COAS gave the ch arge in his keynote address to declare open the Nigerian Army Directorate of Chaplains Services (Roman Catholic) Training Week/Conference and Retreat 2017 at Maimalari Cantonment Officers Mess, Maiduguri on Tuesday, 21 November 2017. Speaking through his representative, the Theatre Commander Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, he commended the choice of location of the conference describing the retreat theme "Together in the Battlefield: The Effectiveness of Multi-Faith Collaboration in Combating Terrorism" as very ...
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NIGERIAN CITIZENS PROTEST AGAINST CORRUPTION TODAY IN ABUJA.{PHOTOS}.

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       Here are pictures of the Nigerian Citizens Protest Against Corrruption. The event took place today, November 22, 2017 in Abuja.More photos below.
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