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      Tonto Dikeh's son King,celebrated his 2 years birthday yesterday.Tonto took to social media to post photos from his birthday party with the caption '' Happy birthday my Love!   Where do I even begin! This angel right here was sent from God to do wonders. My son! My little King! You have been my biggest strength and joy. Sometimes I feel as though I need a spare heart to help contain my love for you. (In tears)My baby boy,I have a son. The ocean to my eyes. The calm in my life. The one that soothes my soul with just a glance in your eyes. My prayer for you is that you walk in the path God has set for you. Everything else wil l fall into place! I will make sure you do not waiver from that set path. It is my duty as your mother. My obligation to you and the almighty God that put you in my care. As you enter your SECOND year on this earth may you continue to experience abundant happiness and joy. Unexplainable success and favour! Incomprehensible blessing from all...

       President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with the management and staff of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as the organisation celebrates 30 years of its establishment. The President commends the vision of its founding fathers in February 1988 in response to the unacceptable level of road crashes in the country. President Buhari notes with delight that after three decades of operations, the Corps reduced road crashes from an alarming 40,881 in 1976 to 5,993 in 2016 and 4,418 in 2017. He further lauds the significant reduction in the emergency response time of the Corps from 50 to 15 minutes to accident scenes on the nation’s highways. The President commends the FRSC’s deployment of international best practices and use of technology in its uniform licensing scheme, tracking, vehicle plate numbering and other services. According to President Buhari, “the recent United Nation’s commendation of Nigeria’s road safety action plan, affirms the Fed...

         A gas cylinder exploded late Friday (Feb 15) at the hotel in the city of Beawar, in the western state of Rajasthan, reducing the venue to ruins and sparking a huge fire. By Saturday evening officials said nine bodies had been found. By Saturday evening officials said nine bodies had been found.But the figure rose sharply Sunday as rescue teams, aided by the army, found nine more victims including women and children under rubble."So far 18 bodies have been recovered," said Gaurav Goyal, a senior administrative official in Ajmer, the district where the blast occurred, about 200km from the state capital Jaipur."Five seriously injured people, with severe burn injuries, are being treated in hospital,". Recovery teams were sifting through mangled heaps of concrete and steel, removing victims on stretchers covered with white sheets. The blast all but levelled the three-storey hotel where a wedding was underway. Eyewitnesses told local broadcaster NDTV the ...

        Khloe Kardashian is flaunting her love with her boyfriend and father of her unborn child Tristan Thompson on social media as she shared this photo above few hours ago with the caption '' When a woman is loved correctly, she becomes ten times the woman she was before” Thank you my love   ❤️  ''.One more photo below.

       In his bid to further boast troops morale and see things for himself, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General TY Buratai along with some Principal Staff Officers of the Army Headquarters and Commanders, undertook operational visit to troops locations in the north east with specific emphasis on Sambisa forest on Saturday 17th February 2018. His first port of call was Bitta, where he was received by the General Officer Commanding 7 Division and Commander, Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General IM Yusuf and the Commander 26 Task Force Brigade, Brigadier General IM Obot. Thereafter, he inspected a Quarter Guard mounted in his honour by the Brigade and was briefed by the Brigade Commander on the performance of his command especially as regards Operation DEEP PUNCH II and clearance of Boko Haram terrorists out of their various operational stronghold in Sambisa forest. In his remarks, the COAS commended the Commander and urged him...

      Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the payment of N30,000 as monthly stipends to Ready.Set.Work (RSW) interns who have been placed in various organisations for six-month paid internships. The Governor also approved N8million in seed funding for the top five winners of the RSW Business Pitch Competition, whose businesses will be placed in incubation, while the beneficiaries will commence their internships and incubation, respectively, on March 1st, 2018. Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh in a statement on Sunday said the interns were part of the 2,000 final year students from six tertiary institutions in the State who took part in the 2017 edition of the 13-week intensive Entrepreneurship and Employability training programme. He said that the Ready.Set.Work programme, which held its pilot in 2016 with 500 final year students from three tertiary institutions in Lagos State, was scaled up in 2017 to 1...

       Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives from Lagos State on Saturday endorsed the State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode for a second term in office, citing the massive infrastructural development and giant strides in all sectors and sections of the State. The APC Caucus in the House led by the Majority Leader, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, who presented a letter to the Governor at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja asking him to re-contest in 2019, said the decision to unanimously endorse Governor Ambode for a second term was as a result of his brilliance performance in office in the last two and half years. Speaking to Government House Correspondents after a closed-door meeting with the Governor, Gbajabiamila said the lawmakers were indeed proud to associate with the achievements of the Governor so far, and would be supporting him all the way for another term in office. “We are members of the House of Representatives APC Ca...

        Benue State Governor, was awarded yesterday evening in Lagos as the Best Governor in Security by Independent Newspapers Limited. The event is took place at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos. Governor Ortom is ably represented by Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Hon. Lawrence Onoja jnr, accompanied by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Terver Akase. Prominent Nigerians including Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, State Governors, top businessmen and political leaders have graced the occasion.More photos below.

       The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday February 16, 2018, arrested Emem Isreal Uboh over allegations of N1.5 million fraud. Uboh has also been parading himself as a Barrister without any certificate to show for his claim. Following his arrest, a search was conducted in his apartment which yielded the recovery of several documents including letters of award of contracts were he was addressed as barrister.  Upon int errogation, the suspect said he only studied law at a Diploma level without the award of a certificate; he nevertheless printed and brandishes documents suggesting that he is a solicitor and attorney.Some of the documents retrieved from him which had the title of Barrister are: his company name (BARRGEORGE Nigeria LTD.), his email address (barrgeorge51@gmail.com) and his account opening documents at his bank.Uboh's waterloo followed a petition from one Bridget Bassey, who reported that in March 2017, she paid the sum of N...