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                Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun on Thursday presented the Staff of Office to the newly Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Adewale Ajayi, at the Sagamu Stadium. Present to witness the epoch event were the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and other leading traditional rulers.  More photos below.

       The attention of the Honourable Minister of Finance has been drawn to some misleading and mischievous media reports regarding the suspension of the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr. Mounir H. Gwarzo. Mr. Gwarzo has alleged that his suspension was due to “his refusal to stop the forensic audit of Oando Plc. The Minister would not have ordinarily responded in view of her responsibility for the approval of the Constitution and Terms of Reference for the Administrative Panel of Inquiry into the allegations against Mr. Gwarzo. However, given the degree of speculations and the potential impact on the capital market, there is a need for the Minister to set the record straight as follows: 1. The integrity of the capital market is vital to the growth of the Nigerian economy and must be managed in an orderly and transparent manner to ensure investors’ confidence. Its leadership must maintain and be seen to maintain the highest standards of i

          Still on MEETING OF IGP's COMMITTEE ON CURTAILING OF CATTLE RUSTLING IN NIGERIA HOLDS TODAY 8TH DEC. 2017 AT PEACEKEEPING HALL, FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA Issue of multiple taxation across the country, where there is unanimous decision to sanitize the way and manner various States and Local Govt. Areas imposes taxes and levies. DCP X-Squad assured the meeting that, immediately the resolution was passed all illegal posts will be dismantle. He shared numbers, whereby any member of the committee can forward his observations and complaints for necessary action.

           Is no longer news that Scott Disick and Sofia Richie the daughter of Lionel Richie. The self-titled “lord” and new girlfriend,   Sofia Richie , turned heads as they headed out on a date with a camera crew in tow on Thursday night. The couple was seen arm-in-arm at an art exhibition by Alec Monopoly and David Yarrow at the   Art Basel   cocktail hour presented by   Haute Living   and Maddox Gallery in Miami Beach. The onlooker tells newsmen that the couple was affectionate throughout the night, sharing cell phones to take photos. The onlooker added Richie even placed Disick’s phone in his back pocket before giving him a “sweet kiss on the cheek.”. Their arrival – which was complete with an entourage and cameras – caused attendees of the   Haute Living   event to crowd around the couple, the onlooker says. The party was abuzz with the news that  Keeping Up With the Kardashians  cameras were there. E! has not confirmed if the crew was from the show or another project, or if R

       Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday, disclosed that the State Safety Commission has been repositioned to improve service delivery and customer relationships as well as address incidences of avoidable deaths, losses and injuries resulting from ignorance. The Governor, who made the remark at the re-launch of the Lagos State Safety Commission, said the government took the initiative to rebrand and reposition the commission in order to curb incidents of impersonation of the officials and tackle other emerging challenges. According to the Governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tunji Bello, "One of the features of this rebranding is the creation of a safety badge of international standard for consultants and staff of the Lagos State Safety Commission who will be the interface between the government and the public." He explained that the newly introduced identity badge with the Lagos State logo will go a long

          THe Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, has ordered that the former Chief Justice of Enugu State, Justuce Innocent Umezulike forfeits the sum of fifty million naira (N50Million) to the federal government.   In tne judgement delivered on Thursday, December 7, 2017, the court dismissed an appeal filed against the EFCC by the former Chief Judge, challenging the interim forfeiture of the sum in his Zenith Bank account. The court presided over by Honoura ble Justice Ogunwumiju, while dismissing the appeal filed by the former CJ, upheld the argument of Wahab Shittu in favour of EFCC. Umezulike had appealed the order of Justice A. M Liman of the Federal High Court, Enugu in March 2017 forfeiting the fund, following EFCC's application seeking the freezing, seizure and forfeiture of properties linked to the former CJ.

      According to Chinenye Genevieve who just sent in this photo with the caption '' The House of Representatives on Tuesday honoured Mr Abdulsalam Kamaldeen Idowu, a disabled and former homeless street beggar for sponsoring himself through school to become a lawyer and political science graduate. Mr Femi Gbajabiamila , a member of the house said... "When ordinary Nigerians do Extra ordinary things then they must be celebrated and all men and women of power and influence must rise and bow to them", he said . "Nigerians and the world celebrate Messi and Ronaldo everyday for the amazing things they are able to do with their legs and today we must celebrate Abdulsalam for the amazing things he has been able to do without his legs", the House Leader added. According to him, Abdulsalam Idowu displayed resilience and hard work by studying political science and law from street begging and despite being homeless for years sleeping at Idumota Motor Park i

    Fulfilling his promise of making the Actors Guild of Nigeria an all inclusive, transparent and robust body, President of the guild, Mr. Emeka Rollas Ejezie recently allotted responsibility to some members and stakeholders alike. The well attended event which was in commemoration of his 100 days in office was hosted by Chief Joseph Odobeatu at his hangout, Ojez Entertainment Centre. Rollas charged the new appointees to do their best for the progress of the guild as he reiterated his commitment to making the guild the envy of all. The appointees that are special assistants/ advisers to the president are as follows: Media and publicity:   Mc Smith Ochendo; Press Secretary:   Bambino Anachina; New media:     Cornel Udofia; Research and documentation:    Edmond Onyiriogwu; Planning and strategy :    Emeka Enyiocha; Welfare and Guild affairs: Rita Edochie; Director Contract and Royalties: Tony Umez; Dicsiplinary Committe Chairman: Chief Remy Ohajianya; Inter- Guil

        BEING ADDRESS OF THE CONTROLLER FEDERAL OPERATIONS UNIT, ZONE A, IKEJA LAGOS, COMPTROLLER MOHAMMED UBA DURING HIS PRESS BRIEFING ON WEDNESDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2017 IN LAGOS, NIGERIA Ladies and Gentlemen of the press It gives me great pleasure to brief you once again on some of the recent gains of Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit anti-smuggling operations. From 1st - 30th November 2017, after intensifying our operational modalities to meet up with the current smuggling tactics most especially as the yuletide draws closer , we have intercepted various contraband with a duty paid value (DPV) of One Billion, Five Hundred and Ninety Five Million, One Hundred and Forty One Thousand, One Hundred and Forty Four Naira, Eighty One Kobo (N1,595,141,144.81) only. 2.The seized items include: 64 assorted vehicles (mostly brand new), 13,333 bags of foreign parboiled rice (that’s like 22 trailers), 1,390 cartons of frozen poultry products, 835 jerrycans of vegetable oil

           Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Africa’s fastest growing collective management society for musical works and sound recordings on Thursday, December 7, 2017 announced a change in its leadership with the appointment of   Efe O. Omorogbe   as its new Chairman. The announcement was made after thorough deliberations with members of the COSON Board which lasted several hours at the COSON House. Speaking on the recent development, COSON Director and Co – founder Naija Ninja, Dare ‘Baba Dee’ Fasasi said, ‘‘The change is occasioned by the need to reposition COSON and lead it to its new era. It is time to consolidate on our gains and ensure that we get the society to the place of our dreams.’’ ‘‘On behalf of the Board and members of COSON, we want to thank Chief  Tony Okoroji  for his relentless service during his time as Chairman of this great society. It is on record that during the tenure of Chief Tony Okoroji, COSON made giant strides such as the commissioning of