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        Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode  on Tuesday  unveiled a 46-feet statue of Nigeria’s symbol of democracy and adjudged winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election, Bashorun Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola (MKO), expressing optimism that the monument will forever crystallize what he stood for in his lifetime. Governor Ambode, who spoke at the unveiling of the statue at the MKO Abiola Garden in Alapere, Ketu said it was in the tradition of the State Government to recognise and remember heroes and heroines who contributed to the greatness of the nation and the State in particular, adding that MKO Abiola deserves the best from the State as Lagos was his success story. Alluding to the fact that a statue was previously sited at the location, the Governor said that his administration decided to erect bigger statues for MKO Abiola and late Rights Activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi to properly situate their immense contribution to nation building. “There was a statue

        ON June 12, 2018 7:03 PM / IN ABUJA – President Muhammadu has approved the renewal of the tenure of Boboye Olayemi Oyeyemi as the Corps Marshal/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC, as well as the tenures of five other Chief Executive Officers of Federal Agencies. Boboye Oyeyemi In a statement Tuesday in Abuja, Olusegun Adekunle, Permanent Secretary (General Services Office) in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation disclosed that the President has similarly approved the appointment of two new c Executive Officers of Federal Agencies and one Senior Special Assistant. Others whose appointments were renewed are Dr Jafaru Alunua Momoh as Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, Abuja; Dr. Nwadinigwe Cajetan Uwatoronye as Medical Director of the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu State; Prof. Eli Jidere Bala as Director General, Energy Commission of Nigeriac; Dr Mohammed Jibrin as Director General, National Board for

        1. Troops of 153 Task Force Battalion in conjunction with elements of Cameroonian Defence Forces while on clearance operation on 11 June 2018, encountered Boko Haram terrorists. 2. 23 of the terrorists were neutralized and several others wounded during the encounter. 3. Items recovered include: a. Six AK 47 rifles. b. Two FN rifles. c. Eight AK 47 rifle magazines. d. 33 rounds of 7.62 mm NATO ammunition e. One link of 7.62mm NATO. f. Two motorcycles. 4. Also, troops had earlier cleared numerous villages in the Lake Chad region including Bulakeisa, Tumbuma Babba, Abbaganaram and Dan Baure, among others. 5. The public is advised to report any suspicious activities or movements to the law enforcement agents at all times. 6. You are please requested to disseminate this information to the general public. 7. Thank you for your kind cooperation. TEXAS CHUKWU Brigadier General Director Army Public Relations More photos below.

        Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) and Police are responsible for electoral fraud in the country. He declared that if the two agencies play by the electoral rules, elections will be credible and peaceful. Speaking during a Courtesy Visit by the New Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Obo Effanga on Tuesday at the Government House Port Harcourt , Governor Wike urged INEC to conduct credible polls in 2019. The governor said that conflicts arise from elections when INEC fail to do the right and bow to the pressure of politicians from the ruling party . He charged the Resident Electoral Commissioner to resist any attempt by leaders of the APC Federal Government to prevail on him to rig the elections on their behalf. He said: "If you resist it and conduct free and fair elections, every elected officer will have n

       Justice P I Ajoku of the Federal High Court, sitting in Benin City, Edo State, today Tuesday, June 12, 2018 convicted Lucky Ogada, aka Peter Lucas for offences bordering on fraudulent trick and attempting to obtain by false pretences. Ogada who was prosecuted by the Benin Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on December 9, 2017 in Benin, attempted to obtain money from one Fukuda when he represented himself as Pet er Lucas through his gmail account: randyhatchs@gmail.com.The offence is contrary to Section 421 of the Criminal Code Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, C39, 2004 and punishable under Section 510 of the same Act.Upon his arraignment on a one count charge, Ogada pleaded guilty to the offence.In view of his plea of guilt, the prosecution counsel, Larry Aso Peters, urged the court to convict and sentence the defendant accordingly. In his response, defence counsel, Afamefuna Agbakor pleaded with the court to tamper justice with mercies as the

    Pictures of Senator Joshua Dariye, former governor of Plateau State, who was convicted and sentenced today June 12, 2018 by Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the FCT High Court, Gudu, Abuja, to 14 years imprisonment for criminal breach of trust and 2 years imprisonment for misappropriation of public funds.More photos below. Pictures of Senator Joshua Dariye, former governor of Plateau State, who was convicted and sentenced today June 12, 2018 by Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the FCT High Court, Gudu, Abuja, to 14 years imprisonment for criminal breach of trust and 2 years imprisonment for misappropriation of public funds.More photos below.

        A final year student of Ebonyi state University, Nnenna loveth Okpara has been paraded by the Ebonyi State Police Command in Abakaliki after she kidnapped a popular business man in Ebonyi state. According to reports, the lady who is studying social and anthropology at EBSU led her gang to kidnap the man.After 9 million naira was successfully transferred to her account, she shot the man 3 times and pushed the man inside the water hoping that the man will die.More details later.More photos below.

           In keeping with its promise to regularly update Lagosians about the activities of the Command, the Lagos State Police Command, wishes to inform members of the public that the Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal has dismissed the three police men, comprising of an inspector and two sergeants, who were alleged to have sprayed tear-gas on Mr. Ademuwagun Temitope Solomon which pro voked severe asthmatic crisis in him. The incident took place at Chinese town, Ojota area of Lagos state. The men whose names and service numbers are: (1) 220957 Inspector Momoh Sulaiman, (2) 429659 Sgt. Emmanuel Monday and (3) 434246 Sgt. Adamu Usman, were tried in an orderly room which commenced yesterday 09/06/2018 and were found guilty as charged. They were therefore dismissed and de-kitted accordingly. However, the dismissal proceeding of Inspector Momoh Sulaiman has been forwarded to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2 for approval. Similarly the Command wishes to use th

         Remarks by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Special National Honours Investiture for late Chief MKO Abiola, Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe and late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. The above remark reads-     Today I am very happy to be present and to preside over the Commemoration and Investiture,marking the formal official Federal Government recognition of June 12 as National Democracy Day. 1. The decision and this event is not meant to be and is no an attempt to open old woulds but to put right a national wrong.Nigerians of their own free will voted for Late Chief MKO Abiola and Amb. Baba Gana Kingibe,the Presidential flag bearer and running mate of the Social Democratic Party {SDP} in the 1993 elections.The Government of the day inexplicably cancelled the elections when it was clear who were going to be the winners. 2. We cannot rewind the past but we can at least assuage our feelings;recognized that a wrong has been committed and reso

    One of my reporter Chinenye Genevieve sent in photos today with the caption ''Adaobi Joevita wrote delay is not denial.. Of a truth it can be delayed but can never be denied Looking at her aunty many will say that she is too old and can never marry again Now I want to encourage someone here I don't know what you are passing through and what is it you have been praying God for, you have prayed and it seems God has turned a deaf ear to your prayer Nothing is moving well in your life Your mates have this and that and they are doing well in whatever they are doing My dear I want to encourage you this morning Heaven has heard your prayers already and it remains the manifestation Even if the whole world sees it as impossible case I want to assure you that there is a man called Impossibility specialist and in his book #Imposible_is_nothing He is the God of eleventh hr .The protocol breaker Jehova overdo and he is not partial He said that if he can provide for the birds of the

      A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gudu, presided over by Justice Adebunkola Banjoko has found Joshua Dariye, ex-Plateau governor guilty of misappropriating N1.16bn Ecological Fund. Proceedings still ongoing.More details later.

          All is set for the 12th edition of the prestigious Nigerian Media Nite-Out Award.The event which is said to be held at Lagos Airport hotel B event center, On 23rd September , 2018 2:00pm Theme :Role of Media in Ensuring Credible Elections and Maintainance of Good Governance. The event is gradually gathering momentum and attracting rave attention from the socio-economic aspects of the country. The all-embracing media practitioners event which debuted twelve years ago to recognise excellence and achievements by media practitioners (print, electronic/social media) is the brainchild of Solkem Entertainment. Nigerian Media Nite-Out Award which specifically celebrates media excellence in Nigeria was conceived with a view to carrying media practitioners along as an appreciation of their hitherto unrecognized contribution to the development and emancipation of the Nigerian nation. Now in its 12th year of successive outings, this edition promises to be a grander outing than the previ

      Kylie Jenner deleted all her daughter {Stormi} pictures on Instagram and Social media. Fans noticed the reality star removed pictures of her 4-month-old daughter on Sunday. The makeup mogul shared a new selfie showing off her freckles while Stormi's face remained hidden from view.  When an Instagram user noted Kylie had "cut her baby out" of the photo, the new mom replied, "Yeah I cut my baby out. I'm not sharing photos of my girl right now." Kylie didn't go into detail about her reasoning behind the decision. The move may have surprised fans considering Kylie posted a picture of her holding her daughter in a Gucci baby carrier  just last week. This photo, along with a few other shots in which Stormi's face is hidden, are still on Instagram. She shared this photo above few hours ago with the caption '' i spy with my little eye...''.One of her fans wrote on this photo above ''   Kiki Tibs   Lovely pic. You keep that swee

     There was uproar on the internet as Meghan Markle was photographed over the weekend {on Saturday} wearing a off-shoulder gown at the Queens birthday parade.Some people claimed that is too early for her to be wearing rebellious outfits ,meanwhile another set of people are claiming that the Queen must have approved of the gown but some times her approval does not mean you should wear it.She needs to learn how to cover up.  The Queen and other members of The Royal Family attended The Queen’s birthday parade on Horse Guards Parade - Trooping the Colour. This year, the 1st Battalion The Coldstream Guards were being "Trooped" and it was first time The Duke of York rode for the first time in his role as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards. His Royal Highness took over as Colonel from his father, The Duke of Edinburgh, in December 2017. During her reign The Queen has attended Trooping the Colour e very year except 1955 when it was cancelled because of the general strike. In this p