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       Omotola Jalade took to her social media few hours ago to post this photo with the caption '' Omotola On Variety Magazine 50 Most influential women Around the world. In honor of Intl. Women’s Day on March 8, @Variety presents its first Intl. Women’s Impact Report. It is an outgrowth of our annual Women’s Impact Report, with a singularly global focus. The 50 women on this list are doing extraordinary things on the worldwide stage, profiling global businesswomen—leaders, innovators, trailblazers and visionaries—who are at the top of their game in the industry. On this list are Omotola Jalade Ekeinde,   # Adele ,   # LupitaNyongo , and Many other Great women''.

      The Honourable Minister of Interior, Lt General (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau has announced plans to put an end to the importation of textile materials for producing uniforms by all Services under the Ministry of Interior. General Dambazau made the disclosure when the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, His Excellency, Governor Kashim Shettima, led the management team of the New Nigeria Development Company (NNDC) to the Ministry of Interior to seek the Ministry’s support for the revitalization of its textile industry. The meeting which also had in attendance, the Minister for Agriculture, Dr Audu Ogbe, The CG Custom, Col Hameed Ali Rtd, and Controller Generals of Immigration, Prisons, Federal Fire Service as well as the representatives of the Inspector General of Police and CG Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, applauded the plans to domesticate the production of uniform materials and other accoutrements used by security Services in Nigeria. The Interior M

       With barely one year to the end of his administration, Governor Ibikunle Amosun has reassured residents of Ogun State of his resolve to complete all ongoing projects across the state. He gave the assurance when he led his team to inspect the ongoing reconstruction of the Sagamu-Ogijo 22 km road into a six-laner. Also inspected on Tuesday, was the Ijebu-Igbo flyover, which is over 90 percent completed and its link road. Other road projects , which are scheduled to receive government attention, include, the Ilishan-Ago Iwoye road, Ikangba-Ilese-Itele road, all in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun East Senatorial District. In Ogun West, the Governor said Ilogbo road and Ilaro-Owode road, with an underpass, will be completed in record time. Also, according to him, Igbesa and Atan-Agbara road will be a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.More photos below.

       REMEMBERED THIS MAN  FINALLY THE MAN GOES BACK HOME Chinenye Genevieve is reporting today that ''A man was killed by wife and apprentice boyfriend and was caught when trying to disposed the corpse.Mr. Ugochukwu Okeke AKA Alino met his untimely death today during an argument with his wife over her infidelity life style and sexual affairs with one of his apprentice boys.The Nnewi born business mogul who based in Yaunde the capital of Cameroon with his wife and five children was murdered in cold blood by his wife Mrs Chinenye Okeke and his apprentice.Late Alino hails from Ndimgbu while the wife from Mbanagu both are from Otolo Nnewi in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State.The Cameroonian based businessman has been suspecting the wife over her affair with his boy till the both finally send him to his early grave.According to a first hand information, Alino on that fateful day confronted his wife her over infidelity life style and sexual affairs with one of

      BRIEFING BY CONTROLLER FEDERAL OPERATIONS UNIT, ZONE A IKEJA, COMPTROLLER MOHAMMED UBA ON WEDNESDAY 7TH MARCH, 2018, LAGOS. Gentlemen of the press. It is my pleasure to once again welcome you to today’s briefing following the interception of endangered species in Lagos. 2. On Monday 5th March 2018 at about 1600hrs, the Warehouse Operations Team led by Assistant Comptroller Mutalib Sule while on credible intelligence again searched an apartment at No. 64 Opebi Road, Off Toyin Street, Ikeja Lagos and evacuated the Following after physical examination:   329 sacks Of Pangolin Scales weighing 8,492kg with a duty paid value of N1,732,857,393.96(One Billion, Seven Hundred and Thirty Two Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty Seven Thousand, Three Hundred And Ninety Three Naira, Ninety Six Kobo Only). Mr. Li Chaomin, a Chinese national was apprehended in connection to this seizure, making it two Chinese Nationals in a roll in relations to goods banned for export. 3.You will

      Britain will build a new 112-bed wing at Kirikiri Prison in Lagos so that it can transfer Nigerian prisoners there, foreign secretary, Boris Johnson announced in London today. In a written statement to parliament, Johnson said tenders had been placed and a supplier identified to conduct the building work at Kirikiri. He did not name the supplier. The project will be funded from Britain’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, which has an annual budget of more than 1 billion pounds and aims to commission projects that can help prevent conflicts and stabilise countries or regions. The new 112-bed wing, which will cost 700,000 pounds ($973,000) and be compliant with United Nations standards, will make it easier for Britain to comply with a prisoner transfer agreement it signed with Nigeria in 2014. Under that deal, eligible prisoners serving criminal sentences in Nigeria and Britain can be returned to complete their sentences in their respective countries. The Briti

       PARADE OF FORTY EIGHT (48) SUSPECTED GANGS OF KIDNAPPERS/ARMED ROBBERS, CATTLE RUSTLERS AND CAR SNATCHERS TERRORIZING FCT-NIGER-KADUNA-PLATEAU-KATSINA-NASARAWA-ZAMFARA STATES AND ARREST OF LOCALLY MADE PROHIBITED FIREARMS FABRICATING GANGS AT BOSSO DIVISION, NIGER STATE BY THE FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, CSP JIMOH MOSHOOD ON 7TH MARCH, 2018. SUSPECTS 1st Gang – Armed Robbers/Kidnappers 1. BALA ALI “26 YRS” – Gang Leader 2. ABDULKADIR SALIHU A.K.A NDA “26 YRS” 3. ALIYU ABDULLAHI “20 YRS” 4. MUSTAPHA MOHAMMED “42 YRS” 5. IBRAHIM GARBA “23 YRS” 6. BELLO IDRIS “20 YRS” 7. ADAMU YAHAYA “36 YRS” 8. MOHAMMED ALIYU “26 YRS” 9. MUKTAR ISAH “15 YRS” 10. YAHAYA JIBRIN “20 YRS” 2nd Gang – Cattle Rustlers 11. BASHAR MOHAMMED “45 YRS” – Gang Leader 12. SAIDU GARBA “36 YRS” 13. IBRAHIM MOHAMMED “20 YRS” 14. USMAN ABUBAKAR “37 YRS” 15. AUDU MOHAMMED “22 YRS” 16. ISAH SAIDU A.K.A MAITURARE “63 YRS” 17. SULEIMAN B

        The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal office today, March 8, 2018, secured the conviction of one Muhammad Maikudi Yusuf before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the Gombe State High Court on one count charge bordering on cheating contrary to Section 320 of the Penal Code. Maikudi, a former Amir of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, FCE, Gombe branch, between 2014 to 2016 as well as former Amir of  Gombe Area Unit of the same society was investigated by the EFCC following a petition by one Bilyaminu Abdullahi, Secretary of the society.The petitioner had alleged that sometimes in 2015, the accused collected the sum of N840,000.00 from the society's account through one Muhammed Bello who was then the Treasurer and signed an undertaking to refund the money after some few weeks; but failed after several promises. He was first arraigned on 5th February, 2018 where he pleaded not guilty to the charge read against him. In view of that development, the prose