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      Nigerian Senate President Bukola Saraki post some photos on his social media few hours ago today from Russia with the caption '' With Russia and Nigeria projected to be the biggest economies in Europe and Africa respectively three decades from now, today, at the invitation of its Chairperson, Ms. Valentina Matviyenko, I addressed the Federation Council of Russia on the need for both nations to strengthen their cooperation and partnership on issues of security and the economy. I let the Russian parliamentarians know that any nation that is serious about expanding its interests in Africa must see Nigeria – the powerhouse in the region – as the gateway to the continent. Therefore, Russia should reckon with Nigeria as the central area of focus in Africa, and take a more serious view of its longstanding ties to our end of the world''.More photos below.

    It was reported today by eyewitnesses that rain fell very heavy in Abuja.The picture above shows us that the rain made some part to be flooded.These are  Submerged cars at the Federal Secretariat Car Park after a heavy rain in Abuja today.More details later.

       A Facebook user Good Luck wrote: "My wife surprised me today. My landlord came to my flat today and embarrassed me by shouting to the hearing of the whole neighbours that my rent expired last month and he needed repayment as for me hush my pocket is not telling me good story but surprisingly I mean to my greatest surprise my sweet wife felt humiliated and dragged me inside her room and brought something out which she asked me to brake Open I obeyed and used a hammer to brake it open my people do you know what I saw it was money and I counted it diligently to be #147,400. 00 men I know fit shout I called the landlord immediately to send me his account no and tomorrow asap on my way to the bank. Advice please marry a good wife like mine you be happy always and please if you see my angel thank her for me she saved my face...".More photos below.

      Beer-guzzling soccer fans risk drinking bars and restaurants in the Russian capital dry, with some saying they are running low and having to wait longer than usual for fresh supplies. Moscow  has been transformed by the  World Cup , with singing, chanting and beer swilling fans overwhelming some of the packed bars and restaurants around the Kremlin and Red Square. "We just didn't think they would only want beer," said one waiter at a upscale eatery in central Moscow who asked not to be identified for fear of scaring off future customers. The waiter said his restaurant ran out of draft lager on Monday and deliveries are taking longer than usual, at least 24 hours, because suppliers' stocks are also running low. "There are really a lot of people in Moscow ... and they are all drinking," he said. "It's hot, and it's football." Beer sales in Russia have fallen by around a third over the past decade on the back of rising...

      After evading operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for over one month, former governor of Kebbi State, Usman Saidu Dakingari was today, June 20th, 2018 served with the fifteen count charge by the bailiff of the Federal High Court Kebbi at around 1:51pm in the defendant's residence at GRA Birnin Kebbi. The fifteen charge was served on the defendant through one of his household, Mohammed Danladi, w ho collected the charge and the Court Order issued by the court granting the complainant leave to serve Dakingari alongside the 2nd and 3rd defendants. Dakingari was supposed to be arraigned today, June 20th, 2018 before the Federal High Court Kebbi alongside three others: Sunday Dogonyaro, Abdullahi Yelwa and Garba Rabiu Kamba for allegedly receiving cash sum N700,000,000 (Seven Hundred Million Naira) only from the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison Madueke. The arraignment was however stalled because the 1st, 2...

      INFORMATION:   The Muhammadu Buhari Administration has issued a total of 5 Executive Orders since it assumed office. 1. Executive Order (EO1) on the Promotion of Transparency and Efficiency in the Business Environment: It is the policy of the Federal Government to create an enabling environment for businesses and entrench measures and strategies aimed at promoting transparency and efficiency. President Muhammadu Buhari constituted the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) to coordinate the implementation of this policy. 2. Executive Order EO2 on Budgets: All Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) shall, on or before the end May every year, prepare and submit to the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of Budget and National Planning, their schedule of revenue and expenditure estimates for the next three financial years. 3. Executive Order (EO3) on Support for Local Content in Public Procurement by the Federal Gove...

    According to one of my reporter Chinenye Genevieve who sent in this two photos about a lady who was allegedly killed by the wife of her sugar daddy.The wife of her sugar daddy even dropped a note very close to her dead.The note reads ''I told you to live my husband alone .You really think I'm joking by coming to Akuzu.R.I.P Ashawoo girl''.Chinenye Genevieve captioned all the photos she sent in ''This happened at ifitedunu, Anambra state yesterday. This lady is believed to have been killed by the wife of her sugar daddy who left a note at the scene''.One more photo below.

       According to the magazine '' For a young woman born into privilege and with the fame and fortune that’s come with extraordinary beauty, Gigi Hadid keeps it real, shunning the shallow side of celebrity, keeping her loved ones close, and her real self closer. Here, read the full cover story from Vogue Australia's July 2018 issue. Away from New York, Gigi Hadid is looking out of the window at her mother’s farm. It is mid-May, and after a busy winter and spring – personally and professionally – there’s change afoot. “It’s so nice to see everything green again after the winter,” says Hadid over the phone. There’s mint and lavender planted, and vegetables which Hadid’s mother, Yolanda, started growing last year. “Onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and red capsicums – a lot of things I regularly cook with.” They are waiting for apples, which are due in autumn. Although she was too busy for the planting, Hadid assures me she’ll be back for the harvest. “For s...

      It all started with a phone call to tell her dad that she had a new boyfriend.   That was how Meghan Markle's dad found out that she was dating Prince Harry, but that they would have to call him "H" to keep the secret.  Now his daughter is married, but her dad still has yet to meet her new husband, not because he wasn't invited to the wedding, but because he was in the hospital, but after this interview, rumor from inside the Royal family is that their relationship is "fractured" . In the interview with ITV's Good Morning Britain, we get a lot of the details from her father's point of view, and while the interview doesn't really cast any bad shadows on Meghan and Harry, but being that the Royals keep everything so private, they can't be happy about him sitting down with the talk show.  Reports coming in are that he has been paid $10,000 for the chat.  Thomas' controversial conversation spanned everything from him making Harry prom...

              A few minutes past noon today, Muhammadu Buhari signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill into Law. President Muhammadu Buhari: "I am however concerned about some of the changes the National Assembly has made to the budget proposals I presented. The logic behind the Constitutional direction that budgets should be proposed by the Executive is that, it is the Executive that knows & defines its policies & projects. "Unfortunately, that has not been given much regard in what has been sent to me. The National Assembly made cuts amounting to N347 billion in the allocations to 4,700 projects submitted to them for consideration and introduced 6,403 projects of their own amounting to N578 billion. "Many of the projects cut are critical and may be difficult, if not impossible, to implement with the reduced allocation. Some of the new projects inserted by the National Assembly have not been properly conceptualized, designed and cos...

       Operatives of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Office, have arrested a fake school operator allegedly awarding the National Certificate of Education, NCE and Bachelor of Education degree without authorization and accreditation.   The suspect, John Ogbonnaya, was arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He allegedly registered Havana International School of Arts and Science in 2017 wi th two other suspects: Monday Nwapi and Mrs Justina Okafor. They are holding lectures in two centres in Port Harcourt: Brilliant International Schools, Nsukka Street, Diobu and Paragon Citiy Light College, Agip area. Since the inception of the main school, scores of unsuspecting students have been defrauded and made to pay for Application Forms , School Fees and Project Fees. The students were made to believe that Havana International School of Arts & Science was affiliated to four different institutions: Abia State College of Educ...

      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has charged Nigerian youths to shun Internet frauds and other criminal tendencies that may jeopardize their future. Speaking during a courtesy visit by students of St. Joseph Secondary School, Agege, Lagos on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, the Lagos Zonal Head of the Commission, Akaninyene Ezima, said the ongoing anti-graft war should not be seen as the sole responsibility of the Commissi on.Ezima, who received the students on behalf of the Acting Executive Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, added: “You also have a role to play in the fight against corruption. You are not too young to also take ownership of the fight against corruption.“The Acting Executive Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has never trivialized the roles of Nigerian youths, including secondary school students, in the fight against corruption.” During the interractive section, Muktar Bello, Head, Cyber Crimes, and John Sendere, Head, Forensic Accoun...

      A new Director, Mr. Asimiyu Amoo Oyadipe has been appointed as Head of the Lagos State Library Board following the retirement of Mr. Tajudeen Ajani Lawal, the former Director/CEO. An astute and hardworking officer, Mr. Oyadipe, who until his appointment was the most Senior Librarian at the Board, joined the service of Lagos State Government on 6 th  March 1995 as Librarian II and has been involved in standardising library services in Lagos State. Oyadipe holds a Bachelors of Education in Political Science and Religious Studies as well as Masters Degree in Library Studies (MLS) from the University of Ibadan in 1991 and 1995 respectively. He has worked diligently with the Board for 23 years, serving at various branches and bringing his experience to bear in creating innovative ideas that have impacted positively on the organisation’s activities.The new appointee is a registered Librarian with the Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) and ...

       Governor Samuel Ortom yesterday morning addressed the Media and Communications Briefing on the National Livestock Transformation Plan which took place at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. The event was organised by the National Economic Council Sub-Technical Committee on Farmers/Herdsmen Crisis. Highlights of the Governor’s speech: 1. There is no plan to amend or repeal the Benue State Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law. 2. The law was made by Benue people and only they can decide to amend even one section of the law. 3. Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore are responsible for the violent attacks on Benue and killing of hundreds of innocent people. 4. It is baffling that leaders of the group (Miyetti Allah) have not been arrested. 5. Cattle Breeding is private business, so the suggestion that government should establish ranches for people is not appropriate. 6. States in Nigeria have peculiarities. What suits one state may not be th...