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       Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has volunteered a monthly allowance of N500,000 for the next twelve months, for the care of five babies – three boys and two girls – born to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Augustine Obiefuna of Orile Iganmu, a suburb of the State. In her remarks during the visit to the mother at Lagos Island Maternity Hospital in Lagos, the First Lady thanked God for the safe delivery of the infants, expressed joy for the safe delivery and commended their mother for regularly attending her ante-natal sessions in a government hospital. She urged expectant mothers in the State to shun quacks and self-medication, but to register early and diligently attend ante-natal clinics for standard medical care. According to her, “You can all see why it is good to register in a government hospital where standard medical care is guaranteed. This woman registered early and regularly attended her ante-natal clinics. The result i...

      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday May 22, 2018 arraigned a Bureau de Change operator from Mubi, Adamawa State, Isa Abdulkarim before Justice I.B Gafai of the Federal High Court, Awka, Anambra State on a four count charge of obtaining the sum of N20.650,000.00 (Twenty Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira only) under false pretences.   Abdulkarim’s troubles start ed sometime in November 2017, when he falsely represented himself as being capable of purchasing an equivalent of N20.6 million in Cameroonian CFA from the complainant’s client but absconded with the money to Republic of Chad without purchasing the said foreign exchange. He was arrested after efforts in retrieving the said money failed. However, investigations revealed that the money was actually transferred to his Diamond Bank account. Abdulkarim pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read and interpreted in Hausa language to him, prompting his...

      Okon Etim caught in Parkview Estate, Ago Palace way while impersonating officials of Ministry of Environment and extorting residents in the area. Members of the public are however urged to be wary of the activities of persons who impersonate and parade themselves as officials of the Ministry of the Environment in order to extort residents.One more photo below.

       The Lagos State Head of Service, Mrs. Folashade Adesoye has said that steps are currently being taken to ensure that the Rent-To-Own Scheme of the State Government eases the accommodation problem confronting employees in the Civil Service. Adesoye disclosed this on Tuesday at the ongoing annual Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the third anniversary of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration held at Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa She stated that efforts are in top gear to review the Staff Quarters Manual to further strengthen the basis of the relationship between the Government and occupiers of the Staff Quarters. Adesoye gave assurance that her office will not rest on its oars until affordable housing units are provided for members of staff, just as she expressed optimism that the Rent-To-Own Scheme would create a veritable platform for Public Servants to benefit maximally from this mortgage scheme at a subsidised rate. Speaking fur...

           Earlier today, President Muhammadu Buhari spoke at the 17th National Productivity Day, where the National Productivity Awards ceremony was held, at NAF Conference Center in Abuja. The President presented awards to Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, and former President, Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa.More photos below.

       Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in Benue State, to attend the funerals of the Catholic priests and parishioners, who were murdered in April’s attack on St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Ukpor-Mbalom Parish, in Gwer East Local Government Area of the state. The Vice President's speech would be added much later.More photos below.

    "The Military and Police are fully on ground in Benue, with a Special Intervention Force that will protect Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara States. ‘Operation Whirl Stroke’, which has recently kicked off, will hunt down these killers, and protect all vulnerable communities." "We must not succumb to the hate that they wish to sow; we must not fall for their evil machinations aimed at dividing us. Now more than ever before we must stand firm against their calculations to stoke religious conflict and plunge our communities into unending bloodletting". "As I have said before, these persistent killings are not spontaneous;there are clandestine forces with a sinister agenda to instigate war in Nigeria for selfish purposes. When they attack places of worship their aim is to turn Nigerians against one another on the basis of religion". "These senseless, unwarranted attacks on innocent civilians are utterly condemnable. And we will not rest un...

        FUNERAL ORATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF BENUE STATE, SAMUEL ORTOM, AT THE MASS BURIAL OF TWO CATHOLIC PRIESTS AND 17 OTHERS, KILLED BY ARMED HERDSMEN AT MBALOM, GWER EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BENUE STATE HELD AT SESUGH MARIA PILGRIMAGE CENTRE, AYATI ON 22ND MAY, 2018 PROTOCOL I am here today with members of my Government to say to all of you that the State deeply shares in your sorrow. We remember not only one moment of tragedy but 19 lives of great purpose and promise. 2. This is the second mass burial we have the misfortune to organize in the last 5 months. On January 11, 2018, we had the mass funeral and burial of 73 of our patriots who were slaughtered in the 2018 New Year attacks by armed herdsmen in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas of Benue State. We never expected another such day. But we were wrong. On 15th March, 2018, we held another mass funeral for 26 victims of herdsmen attack in Omusu, Okpokwu local government area of the state. From Ja...

      Today The Duke of Cambridge attended the Manchester Arena National Service of Commemoration at Manchester Cathedral, marking one year since the attack on Manchester Arena. The multi-faith service remembered those who lost their lives in the tragedy, and was attended by the bereaved and survivors. It also gave thanks to emergency workers who assisted on the ground and in the aftermath of the attack.

     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 arraigned one Muhammed Ibrahim Tukur before Justice Emeka of the Federal High Court Kaduna, on 3 count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence.   The accused is facing prosecution following a transaction he carried out in 2016 after selling a plot of land which the documents attached were forged and fake.  The Complainant stated that the accuse d had accosted him with documents of property situated at No. 4 Sambo Kwassalo Road, Gaskiya Layout Zaria Kaduna State with Certificate of Occupancy No. KD 9411 which he claimed ownership. The land was advertised to prospective buyers of which one Alhaji Ibrahim indicated interest and negotiations were made. They settled for N8, 000, 000. 00 (Eight Million Naira) only and a cheque was raised in favour of the suspect but after five months of issuing the cheque, the buyer was called and informed that the land does not...

      Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode   on Tuesday   approved the construction of a flyover bridge at the Fagba intersection to ease the perennial traffic gridlock and reduce travel time within the axis. Governor Ambode approved the construction of the Fagba Flyover Bridge after an inspection of the ongoing construction of Pen Cinema Flyover Bridge, where he observed the need to holistically address the traffic gridlock around Agege-Iju axis to make Pen Cinema Flyover Bridge more effective. According to him, the development is in response to the various yearnings of the community in Fagba and several road users plying the Iju-Fagba axis and also in furtherance of his administration’s commitment in ensuring free flow of traffic and reducing man-hour loss across the State. The Governor said, “Iju Road which is one of the major roads in Lagos State has over the years served as a strategic growth pole in the socio- economic landscape of the Sta...

        Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode   on Tuesday distanced herself from the criminal activities of a certain individual posing as her representative to extort money from unsuspecting members of the public. Mrs. Ambode, in a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Mrs. Folashade Kadiri said the unknown individual has been utilising social media platforms to defraud people, alerting Nigerians to be wary of such entreaties from any person. The statement read, “The attention of Her Excellency, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, wife of the Governor of Lagos State, has been drawn to the criminal activities of a certain individual, masquerading as her representative, for the purpose of extorting money from unsuspecting persons, using the social media platform. “Her Excellency wishes to state very emphatically, that she has no links whatsoever with such fraudulent element, neither has she authorized anyone to act on her be...

     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, today May 22, 2018, arraigned the duo of Adebunmi Raheem Adisa and Leye Adisa before Justice A. N. Akintola of the Oyo State High court sitting in Ibadan on 9-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, forgery and obtaining money under false pretence.   The petitioner (name withheld) alleged that on 29th September, 2016 the defendants sold a plot of land to him with  an uncompleted building located at plot 7 & 8 Akinsola Layout, off Olorunda Abba Road, Kanku, Onikokoro, Ibadan, Oyo State. He further alleged that he transferred the sum of 2,900,000.00 (Two Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira) to the first defendant’s account No. 2001172496. According to the petitioner, it was when he attended the Landlords meeting in the area where the said property is located that he discovered the defendants were not the real owners of the property.The defendants however, pleaded not guilt...

      The Duke and Duchess are pictured in The Green Drawing Room with (left-to-right): Back row: Master Jasper Dyer, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Ms. Doria Ragland, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge  Middle row: Master Brian Mulroney, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, Her Majesty The Queen, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte, His Royal Highness Prince George, Miss Rylan Litt, Master John Mulroney. Front row: Miss Ivy Mulroney, Miss Florence van Cutsem, Miss Zalie Warren, Miss Remi Litt.More photos below.     The Duke & Duchess are pictured together on the East Terrace, Windsor Castle.

       Few days ago I announced on my blog that John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen welcomed their second child.She shared this photos below and above late yesterday.She captioned the photo above '' Hello, world! This is Miles Theodore Stephens - We are drowning in his little peeps and nuzzles. Our household feels overwhelmed with love. Thank you for all your well wishes!''.Then the photo of herself carrying the baby below,she captioned it '' If you haven’t seen  @aliwong ’s new Netflix special, you are bad at picking Netflix specials  #asianpearunderwear ''.One more photo below.

     Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode   on Monday urged traditional rulers to work towards ensuring peace and security and as well be at the forefront of correcting anti-social behaviors in their communities, saying peaceful atmosphere remains the necessary ingredient for development. The Governor, who spoke at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, while inaugurating the newly constituted Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs, said traditional rulers also have a pivotal role to perform in promoting the State’s tourism campaign being the custodians of culture and tradition of the people. He said the new Council was coming at a time of momentous changes in evolution of the State, especially with the development by his administration to ensure that government presence is felt by every community. “Our government has immense regard for our Royal Fathers and Traditional Rulers and we always welcome advice from our royal fathers in order to maintain social harm...

       Troops of Sector 3 deployed under the auspices of Operation WHIRL STROKE while on patrol yesterday came in contact with armed bandits along road Manya - Gangun in Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba State and 8 armed bandits were arrested. Items recovered include; 2 AK 47 rifles, one K2 rifle, 2 Dane guns, 56 rounds of 7.62 special ammunition, 25 K2 rounds, 3 cartridges, charms and phones. They are currently in own custody undergoing interrogation. Members of the public are once again reminded to report any suspicious activities to the nearest security agency. You are please requested to disseminate the information to the general public. Thank you for your usual cooperation. KAYODE OGUNSANYA  Colonel Deputy Director  Army Public Relations. More photos below.