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        PARADE OF NINETEEN (19) VICIOUS AND NOTORIOUS KIDNAP FOR RANSOM/ARMED ROBBERY AND CATTLE RUSTLING GANGS TERRORIZING THE ABUJA-JERE-KADUNA-ZARIA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING SUSPECTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE KIDNAP OF ONE IMAM HAKEEM KOSOKO RECENTLY, BY CSP JIMOH MOSHOOD, FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER AT JERE, KADUNA STATE ON 9th JANUARY, 2018. SUSPECTS 1st Gang – Kidnapping/Armed Robbery Gang i. Bature Adamu 'M' 40yrs, (In suspected fake military uniform) ii. Sani Nasiru 'M' 28yrs (In suspected fake military uniform) iii. Samaila Yahaya 'M' 30yrs (Admitted to have sold three AK47 Rifles to kidnappers) iv. Buhari Abubakar 'M' 35yrs v. Kabiru Abubakar 'M' 29yrs vi. Abdulrashid Riba aka Baba Wakili 'M' 79yrs (Admitted to have sold Five (5) AK47 to Kidnappers) vii. Sani Umar 'M' 25yrs viii. Sani Nasiru 'M' 25yrs ix. Ibrahim Sulaiman 'M' 22yrs x. Yahaya Abdullahi aka Kechi '...

      President Muhammadu Buhari met with Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom at the State House, Abuja. He assured him of the Federal Government's total commitment to the security of lives and property in Benue State and elsewhere. President Muhammadu Buhari today received the Rwandan Envoy and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and East African Community, Ms Louise Mushikiwabo at the State House in Abuja.More photos below.

      Earlier today, a second batch of 487 Nigerian returnees evacuated by the Federal Government from Libya arrived Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa. They were received by officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and representatives of other relevant agencies.

    All of a sudden in Lagos there was this harmattan that just came out from nowhere and Lagos and other part of Nigeria became very cold.I had this set of coats meant for such weathers which I have acquired over time.Among the coats,there is this black and white tiny stripes in which from far it looks like grey but it is actually black and white,and the coat is made of wool.This set of coats can't be worn during hot weathers because they are regarded as un-wearables during hot weathers.Such coats can make you sweat like Christmas goats.They have long coats you can rock during hot weathers,such coats are not made of wool or other heavy materials,such light coats can be made of nets,satins,oganzas,etc.So this sunday,I wore the long coat because it was really a cold sunday,I wore a black body-hug,long wine skirt,white shoe,black fur coat,white stud necklace and earing that look similar with the coat,and silver bracelet on one hand and second hand,I wore a black and silver ruby...

          The Federal Government has ordered vendors of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to display their Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) on their invoices before payments are effected by the MDAs. The Federal Government’s directive was handed down on Tuesday in Abuja by the Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun to the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris. The order is part of resolute efforts by the Government to block revenue leakages by the MDAs’ vendors. About N100 billion has been discovered as tax revenue shortfall by contractors between 2012 and 2017. Adeosun, in a memo titled “Compliance with Tax Payments by Federal Government Vendors”, disclosed that persistent leakages in revenue remittances by vendors had been uncovered by the Government’s Project Lighthouse, a systemwide revenue intelligence data-warehouse. The leakages, according to her, were due to lack of TIN particularly on Value Added ...

       A new Director Defence Information has been appointed. He is Brigadier General John Agim. He replaced Major General John Enenche who is now Commandant Army War College, Nigeria. Until his appointment as the new Defence Spokesman, Brigadier General Agim was Commandant Nigerian Army School of Public Relations. He has taken over with effect from 8 January 2018. OO ADEMOSU    Wing Commander for Director Defence Information More photos below.

       Troops in Operation LAFIYA DOLE have been making tremendous progress in the ongoing Operation DEEP PUNCH 2 in the various Sectors. So far, the troops have neutralized over 50 Boko Haram terrorists, destroyed and captured high calibre arms and ammunition, especially in the Lake Chad general area. Troops yesterday Monday 8th January 2018, cleared Boko Haram terrorists in Metele village, Tumbun Gini and Tumbun N djamena. During the clearance operations, Boko Haram terrorists abandoned the area in disarray leaving behind livestock, large quantity of foodstuff, motorcycles and donkeys. Also in Metele however, the terrorists attempted to attack troops in harbour, but this was stiffly resisted with heavy casualty on Boko Haram terrorists. Troops neutralized over 57 of them, destroyed gun trucks and and other equipment. The gallant troops also discovered terrorists’ logistics base at Tumbu Ndjamena which held stocks of fish, foodstuffs, fuel and motorcycles. All t...

           The Aare Ona Kakanfo Designate, Otunba Gani Adams on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the Lagos House in Alausa Ikeja, where he commended his role in the political and economic integration of the South West Region. Adams, who said he was in Lagos to pay homage as well as invite the Governor to his installation scheduled for January 13, alluded to the fact that Governor Ambode since assumption of office has taken the growth of the South West region to heart. "I want to thank you for your role in the South West integration. I believe that Lagos is south West even though it’s the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria, in your own tenure, I have realised that you are more interested in the integration of the South West and we are Yorubas no matter where we come from, thank you so much for that”, Adams said. The Aare Ona Kakanfo Designate also lauded Governor Ambode, noting that it was in his ...

         A female soldier identified as Blessed Amaka Onyiagh, has shared photos showing how she passed through the Nigerian army depot in Zaria, Kaduna state. Blessing who hails from Abatete in Anambra state recounted that it was not an easy journey for following the series of grueling training sessions and "tasking tasks" before she was posted to Lagos.More photos below.

        Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has warned cattle herders in the state to desist from carrying dangerous weapons. Obiano said he would not hesitate to invoke the full weight of the law on any cattle herder found carrying dangerous weapons. The governor who addressed indigenes of the state during a reception organised in his country home, shortly after taking the chieftaincy title of Ebubedike Aguleri, said on no account should a herdsman be found wielding an AK-47 rifle or any such weapon. Obiano assured the state that he was not unaware of the havoc being caused by herdsmen in other states, saying he was working to ensure that such would not be witnessed in Anambra State. He stated that his government has put in place measures that would guarantee peaceful and harmonious coexistence between herdsmen and host communities. “Part of the measures taken to address the menace was sensitising both the host communities and the Fulani herdsmen of ...

                                         A former chairman of Orolu Local Government Area of Osun state, Chief Rufus Woleola Ojo was today convicted and sentenced to 6 years imprisonment for corruption. The convict who was prosecuted at the Osun State High Court, Ede by the Ibadan Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was pronounced guilty by Justice David Oladimeji on two of the three count amended charge filed against him. The court ac cordingly, sentenced him to three-year jail term on each of the two counts. The sentences are however to run concurrently.The journey to prison began for Ojo following his arraignment before Justice F.E. Owolabi of the Osun State High Court on Tuesday, 28 May, 2013 on a three count charge bordering on stealing, using position for personal gratification and money laundering.One of the charge that earned him a jail ...