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      The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Collaboration with Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) have given out Premium Motor Spirit, known as Fuel free to Motorists in Abuja. DPR on Tuesday arrested and sealed off a filling station, named Khalif Civic Oil and Investment Limited in Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja, for selling above the N145 pump price. The Abuja Zonal Controller of the department, Mr Mohammed Abba said the report about the station, was gotten on a tip-off by a good Samaritan.”The station had 6,000 liters of petrol. We got the call from a good Samaritan.“When we came, we realised the station is illegal because it is not licensed and it was selling at N250 per liter.”We instructed that the product should be dispensed free of charge.”We will give them one month to come and regularise the license, after that if he does not come we will hand over the station and the people concerned to the civil defence to prosecute,” Abba said.He added that ideally,

       REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, THE VICE PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE THANKSGIVING SERVICE TO MARK THE 50TH BIRTHDAY OF SPEAKER OF THE HOSUE OF REPRESENTATIVES, YAKUBU DOGARA, AT THE LIVING FAITH CHURCH, GOSHEN CITY, NASARAWA STATE, ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2017.   PROTOCOLS I had told the Rt. Hon. Speaker that I would not be able to attend his birthday event, because today is a day when annually, I host all members of my family from where they are, and I had done this for very many years and he had excused me from coming and said he understood. But about two days ago, it just struck me that I had to be here and now I understand why I had to be here. I have always known that the Speaker is an exceptional person in this funny world of politics. As you can imagine, politics is not a picnic, but there are people who stand by their word and you can take them by their word. I heard, I think at some point, that the Speaker is a

         Christmas fell on a monday,so you are some how compelled to either wear one of your old outfits on sunday to church,or buy two outfits for sunday and on Christmas day.Now New year is coming,and New year day also fell on a monday,so start making plans on what to wear to church on sunday 31st,and on New year day except you are not planning to go to church at all.On the 24th of December,I wore a black gown with black fur handless coat.Instead of wearing black shoes,I decided to wear white shoes,carried a black fur purse to match with the fur coat,white stud necklace and hand bracelets.Then on Christmas day {25th} I wore a long wine {red} gown with black and gold net design,wore a black net shoe to match the net design around the neck and carried a fur purse.Remember I planned all my outfits one month before Christmas,so learn to plan ahead,to avoid confusion and wardrobe malfunctions.More photos below.

      American musician Madonna few hours ago post a photo of herself eating pasta with her eyes wide open as if the pasta taste so good.She captioned the photo above '' “X-mas Spaghetti................. .to end a perfect Day!!   😂 😂 😂 Mambo is Happy!   🙏🏻   #caciopepe   #yum #pasta   #family   #friends   #love   ♥️ ” -Madonna  ''.She also posted a photo yesterday of herself and her two adopted children with the caption '' “First X-Mas!!   🌲 ⛄️ 🌲 ⛄️ 🌲 ⛄️   For Stella and Estere!   🎁 🎁 ! 2 Beautiful Gifts I received!   🙏🏻   # blessed   # grateful   # family   # love   ♥️ ” -Madonna''.One more photo below.

      As has been the tradition, the hierarchy of the Nigerian Army is celebrating this year's yuletide period with troops in the field. This time around, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai, represented by the Chief of Administration (Army), Major General IM Alkali, Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Major General NE Angbazo, Theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General RI Nicholas,  General Officer Commanding 7 Division and Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General SK Usman, along with some of the Principal Staff Officers at Headquarters 7 Division and field commanders are celebrating the 2017 Christmas with the gallant troops of 26 Task Force Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE.  The venue for the celebration is the Headquarters complex of 26 Task Force Brigade, Gwoza in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The celebration of the Christmas with the troops apart from boosting troops morale, affords an opportunity to meet and celebrate the s

      Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has inaugurated 16 newly-elected local government chairmen with a charge to them not to distance themselves from their people, even as he blamed the FG for turning yuletide to a period of gloom. According to a press statement by the Governor's Chief Press Secretary , Mr Idowu Adelusi in Ado Ekiti on Sunday, the governor who inaugurated the newly elected chairmen at the Government Ho use, also announced the immediate appointment of 13 immediate past local government chairmen that were not returned for another term as Special Adviser to the Governor in their respective local government areas. "Remember that the way up is the way down. If you don't have the money make yourself available to the people. The people are not asking for much but a shoulder to lean on. We are a small state and if we stay together we will make a great difference. "This is not a period to stay aloof from the people you are leading. The p

     Kylie Jenner flaunts her new magazine cover on social media though she is still hiding her pregnancy.She was photographed by her elder sister Kendal Jenner and her mother personally interviewed her own daughter.Kylie captioned the cover '' Merry Christmas! Thank you   LOVE   for this special cover shot by   Kendall Jenner   & interview by   Kris Jenner   # love19   🎁  ''.Then the magazine also captioned the photo above too ''  It’s nearly here,   #LOVE19 ! Celebrating the women and girls of 2018.   Kylie Jenner   photographed by Kendall Jenner   and interviewed by   Kris Jenner ''.

      Representative of Governor Ambode and Director of Occupational Health Service, Ministry of Health, Dr. Kuburat Layeni-Adeyemo, Medical Director of Alimosho General Hospital, Dr. Madewa Adebajo and others at the 2017 Patients’ Christmas Party at Alimosho General Hospital, Igando on Christmas Day.More photos below.