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        This is to warn all residents in the North East not to harbour the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists who are trying to flee from their waterloo. Credible intelligence has revealed that several of the criminal Boko Haram terrorists have resorted to taking refuge in dry wells and other hideouts in some communities along their escape routes from the Sambisa forest in order to evade the sustained bombardments from air and   ground troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE. No one should shield these blood thirsty terrorists. Any unpatriotic and unscrupulous persons especially in the North Eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe found providing safe sanctuaries or any assistance to the criminals will be treated as an accomplice and given same treatment as a terrorist. All are advised to take the patriotic path by calling the Nigerian Army Information and Call Centre Number 193 to report any fleeing terrorists or report immediately to the nearest security agency. You are war

       President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a substantive Director General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). The new Director General is Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, a retired career Foreign Service officer, who till his appointment served as Senior Special Assistant to the President (SSAP) on Foreign Affairs/International Relations. Abubakar had extensive experience working with the United Nations in peace support operations, mediation process, preventive diplomacy and good offices, as well as the promotion of good governance and respect for the rule of law and human rights. He also briefly served as Senior Adviser at the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), with headquarters in Ndjamena, Chad, before his appointment as SSAP. Abubakar holds a B.A degree in French Language and Literature, and an M.A degree in Francophone Maghrebian Literature, both from Bayero University, Kano. He is also fluent in English and Arabic. The appointment take

        It has come to the knowledge of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC that some unscrupulous individuals parading themselves as operatives of the Commission have been harassing some prominent persons in the country on the pretext of purportedly executing Search Warrants on behalf of the Commission. Among their victims are politically exposed persons including ranking law makers. This development is frightening as it represents a new dimension to the nefarious business of impersonation of EFCC officers by fraudsters and other criminal gangs. The Commission dissociates itself from the activities of these criminals and advises the public to be circumspect when confronted with request from suspicious persons to search their homes or properties. Accordingly, the public are implored to verify the authenticity of any demand for the execution of Search Warrants by referring to the nearest office of the EFCC. They can also contact the head office through thes

         Governor Fayose addressing news men after the selection of the newly appointed PS, ES and the GM at the Government House Pavilion, Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday. Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has appointed four new Permanent Secretaries, four new Executive Secretaries and a General Manager to fill vacancies in the state’s public service. This is just as he has called for the support of public servants in the state so as to make it a better place for all. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, he quoted the governor as saying that the administration had also repositioned the civil service in the state and corrected the lopsidedness inherited in the service. The governor, who held an interactive session with officers on grade levels 16 and 17 in the state, stated that despite having the prerogative to choose the new officers, he decided to involve all of them because of the need to allow transparency, fairness

In this 21st Century, H&M, a Swedish Fashion retail chain advert shows a little sweet black boy wearing a sweat- shirt written "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle" and another white boy wearing another sweat shirt showing a Tiger as survival expert of Mangrove jungle... THIS IS PURE MARKETING RACISM.If they were smart they would have switched and allow the black boy to wear the orange top.Things like this should be avoided.One more photo below.

     Newly constructed block of 20 classrooms at the Anglican Primary School, Isawo and Girls Junior Model College, Agunfoye, Igbogbo-Ikorodu was commissioned today by the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Oluranti Adebule.More photos below.

       Yesterday , Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle visited the Reprezent FM studios at POP Brixton in South London to see their work supporting young people through creative training in radio and broadcasting. The Reprezent training programme was created in 2008 in response to an alarming rise in knife crime and has since helped over 4,000 young people develop and socialise through radio. The programme trains hundreds of people every year, enabling them to progress into further education and employment opportunities. HRH and Ms. Markle met some of the current and former volunteers who have benefited from the training and heard about the impact it has had on their lives.More photos below.

      Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, ordered the final forfeiture of the sums of N664, 475.247 ( Six Hundred and Sixty- Four Million, Four Hundred and Seventy-five Thousand, Two Hundred and Forty-seven Naira) and $137,680.11(One Hundred and Thirty- seven Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighty United States Dollars, Eleven Cent) that were found by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the accounts of a former Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Clement Illoh Onubuogo, to the Federal Government. The forfeiture order followed a motion on notice for an order of final forfeiture pursuant to Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 14, 2006, Section 44(2) B of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria filed by the EFCC.  The EFCC, in an eight-paragraph affidavit deposed to by Huleji Abraham Tukura, an operative of the Commission, in sup

       Sequel to the Order by the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Inspector General of Police to immediately move to Benue State to restore law and order in the State, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, NPM, mni has arrived Benue State. He was received by the AIG in charge of Zone 4 (Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau) at the Zone 4 Headquarters in Makurdi.   10th January, 2018. More photos below.

     Senate President Bukola Saraki took to his social media few hours ago to wish and to shower Aminu Tambuwal,happy birthday.He captioned the photo above '' Today, we join family members, friends, associates, supporters and all the good people of Sokoto State in congratulating our brother and friend, the Governor of Sokoto State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Mutawallen Daular Usumaniyya (CFR), on his 52nd Birthday. As the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 7th National Assembly, you proved your worth as a leader that always chose the national cause over your own personal comfort. Your contributions to the growth of  the legislature and your performance as the Governor of Sokoto State are well-recorded. As you mark your birthday today, it is our prayer that the Almighty Allah will grant you the grace to continue to serve Him, our country, and humanity for many more years. Happy Birthday and Many Happy Returns!''.

      According to a WhatsApp user identified as TM who posted in a group I belong to few hours ago a photo with the caption ''Please let's look at the picture.If anyone knows the family.The embassy in France needs their contact.She was found dead this morning in her home,and will be buried by thursday if no family member comes forward''.One more photo below.