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       The Edo State Government has engaged mothers as key stakeholders in the school system to monitor standards in its renewed effort to strengthen the basic education sector in the state. Acting Chairman, State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB) and Special Adviser to the Governor of Edo State on Basic Education, Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe, charged the women to be vanguards of quality education in their neighbourhoods, when she received members of Mothers’ Association in Nigeria, Edo State Chapter, in her office, in Benin City. According to her, the state government’s policy on basic education recognises the role of key stakeholders in assuring standards, especially women, who are closer to primary school pupils and are in a better position to ascertain the quality of tutelage they receive from schools. She stressed that mothers will be engaged by the state government to monitor how schools adhere to government directives and initiatives in their neighbourhoods and report errant

       In his effort to ensure peace and stability in Benue State, IGP Ibrahim Kpotun-Idris on Saturday went on the spot assessment to the troubled areas of Gbajimba, headquarters of Guma local govt area of the state. He assured the communities and the IDP's of the Force' determination and commitment to the protection of their lives and property.More photos below.

        Global organisation, the United Nations, has appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, into the Investments Committee of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF). The Under-Secretary-General of United Nations, Jan Beagle, who confirmed Adeosun’s appointment, disclosed that the Minister would serve a one-year term of office effective from January 1, 2018. Beagle said, “On behalf of the Secretary-General, I have the honour to inform you that at the 55th plenary meeting of the seventy-second session of the General Assembly, the General Assembly decided to appoint you as an ad-hoc member of the Investments Committee for a one-year term of office, beginning from 1st January, 2018.“I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your appointment and wish you success in your work.” The Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the Investments Committee of the UNJSPF, Ms. Carolyn Boykin, also congratulated the Minister on her appoi

        The affected filling stations were located in Awka, the capital city, Onitsha the commercial town and neighbouring Nkpor and Obosi. The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has seal off 6 fuel stations in Anambra for allegedly hoarding and selling petrol above the official pump price of N145 per litre. The affected filling stations were located in Awka, the capital city, Onitsha the commercial town and neighbouring Nkpor and Obosi. NAN reports that Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) sold between N220 to N240 per litre in Awka and most parts of Anambra at outlets owned by major and independent marketers. The DPR also enforced the government approved pump price of N145 per litre by supervising the dispensing of over 16,000 litres of PMS to customers in the state. Speaking on their field operation in Anambra, Mr Callistus Obodoechina of the Retail Outlets and marketing Unit, DPR Enugu office said the enforcement would continue until marketers complied. Obodoechina

      It happened  along Enugu-Onitsha expressway, a heavy-duty trailer loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) caught fire. What is still amazing is how the driver escaped with the truck head leaving only the fuel tank to go Ablaze.A pressman  who is on a election monitoring reports that there was no casualty and the men of Anambra State fire service were already on ground to salvage the situation. The occupants were seen thanking God for saving their lives.More photos below.

       One of the victims of the Ozubulu massacre, Chief Cyprian Otuadimma Ikegwuonu (Ichie Akunwafor) was buried in a special cenotaph dedicated for the victims of August 6th, 2017 church attack beside St Philip's Catholic Church, Amakwa Ozubulu in Anambra state. Chief Cyprian who was the father of the apparent target, Aloysius Nnamdi Ikegwuonu a.k.a Bishop, a wealthy young philanthropist - was buried on Friday  the 12th day of January, 2018. It could be remembered that gunmen stormed St Philip's Catholic Church during mass, opened fire killing 13 worshippers and injuring several others. The Catholic Diocese of Nnewi suggested that those that were killed should be buried in the piece of land adjacent to the church. According to reports, the 12th person was buried on 4th day of January and the 13th Ichie Ikegwuonu was buried on Friday. It was a big ceremony, presided over by two Bishops, scores of Catholic Priests, 7 Anglican Clergies, top government officials

       S/N - Name of Candidate - Party - No. Of Votes 1. Oyeh Mercy Uche - ACCORD - 35 2. Hon. Oby Kate Okafor - ACD - 33 3. Chief Anayo A. Nweke - ADC - 57 4. Sen. Chris Ngige - APC - 975 5. Chief Sir Victor Umeh - APGA - 64,879 6. Christopher A. Chukwendu - GPN - 48 7. Okafor Ikechukwu - ID - 14 8. Chief Denis Oguguo - KOWA -12 9. Kingsley Chukwuma Nwofor - LP - 95 10. Ekweozo C. Nkem - MPPP - 111 11. Ubakamma J. Ikenna - NCP - 72 12. Rev. Charles O. Ekwueme - PDC - 5 13. Igwilo Michael C. - PPA - 116 14. Ikechukwu F. Obiekwe - UPP - 55 Therefore, the APGA Candidate, Chief Sir Victor Umeh is hereby Returned as the winner of the January 13th Anambra Central Senatorial Rerun Election with a total of 64,879 Votes.

        The Lagos State Government on Saturday announced a total ban on the operations of cart pushers and wheel barrow operators in the State, saying that their activities were inimical to the environmental cleanliness in the State. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tunji Bello, the State Government said that with the flag off of the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI), the continuous ac tivities of cart pushers will pose a threat to the success of the initiative. Bello said that investigations had also revealed that the cart pushers are responsible for most of the illegal dumping of waste in canals and road medians at night which causes flooding, adding that aside constituting environmental nuisance, they were also traces of security threats. “What the State Government has discovered is that these set of people use the night to perpetrate all sorts of dastardly acts. They dump refuse indiscriminately on the median of major roads and highwa

          The leader of the Odua Peoples Congress, OPC‎, Gani Adams, was on Saturday installed as the new Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland. The event, witnessed by prominent Yoruba monarchs, governors and other officials, was held in Oyo town of Oyo State. He was given the title by the Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi. In his speech, delivered in both Yoruba and English, Mr. Adams called for unity among Yorubas. There cannot be a more humbling occasion for me as the one we are in today. Against the backdrop of the size of the office the Iku Baba Yeye, His Imperial Majesty, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi III, has bestowed on me and the larger than life image of my predecessors, my installation as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo is a challenge that has made all past challenges seem like a child’s play. Though I am just stepping into the office, past occupants of the seat, especially the 13th and 14th occupants – Aare Samuel Ladoke Akintola and Aare Mosh

        The Masquerade on the floor as seen in the picture above,was killed by a hit and run driver at Nwaniba road,Uyo.His fellow Masquerade colleagues {Ekpo masquerades} buried him yesterday the 13 of January 2018,as they were seen in the photo below,carrying his coffin yesterday.May his soul rest in peace,Amen.One more photo below.