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     The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to share a new photograph of Prince George to mark His Royal Highness's fifth birthday. The photograph was taken in the garden at Clarence House by Matt Porteous, following the christening of Prince Louis on Monday 9th July.Prince George was born on the 22nd of July,2013 as he turns five today,I wish him a happy birthday,is not easy to born and be growing up in-front of the press,am sure by now his used to it.

    Senate President Bukola Saraki shared on social media few hours ago some photos with the caption '' This morning, I went to the Palace of the Emir of Ilorin for a Thanksgiving Prayer Session organized by the Emirate to thank Allah for my recent victory at the Supreme Court. The Holy Quran teaches us that those who give thanks to Allah for His favours will always get more. Alhamdulilahi Robil Al-amin. As the prayer session was coming to an end, the Emir, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, surprised all of us by announcing my elevation to the traditional title of Wazirin Ilorin, a position last occupied by my late father, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki. May the Almighty Allah (SWT) retain for him a place in Aljannah Al-Firdaus. Alhamdulillahi, Alhamdulillahi, Alhamdulilahi Robil Al-amin''.More photos below.

     The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged Nigerians in the diaspora not to believe everything they read on the social media about happenings in the country, saying most of what emanates from the social media is fake news. Addressing the staff of the Nigerian Embassy to the United States in Washington, DC, on Friday, the Minister said they should rely on credible sources for news from home. He advised them to download the FGN-iAPP on their mobile devices in order to have access to authentic Nigerian news. Alhaji Mohammed said the federal government recently launched the National Campaign Against Fake News in order to stem the spread of false and misleading information, which is capable of threatening the peace and security of the country. The Minister, who is in the US to interact with past and current senior US government officials and stakeholders in the US policy on ...

    One of my reporter Chinenye Genevieve is reporting today that ''A mother who left her 2 year old son in an Hyundai 4 wheel drive yesterday afternoon in Magodo Estate just to hurriedly pick something in her apartment returned to the spot to discover that her son and car had moved out of the gate, across the road and crashed into a 20 feet deep gully opposite the house.According to an eyewitness account, Mrs Yetunde Olaore drove the car into the compound hurriedly with one side of the gate opened, while she quickly fetched something inside her apartment. She left her son in the car.Before she could come back, the car had rolled back through the opened side of the gate, crossed the road and slid down into a 20 feet gully with it tyres raised up.The 2 year old boy who sustained injuries in the head and arm was rescued by Rapid Response Squad officers who were on patrol of the area.He was instantly rushed to an undisclosed hospital from where he was given first aid before bein...

     Senator Ademola Adeleke, representing Osun West Senatorial District, has been declared the winner of the People's Democratic (PDP) governorship primary ahead of the September 22 election. Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, who is the Chairman of the PDP Election Panel, announced in Osogbo at 10:45pm on Saturday that Adeleke scored 1,569 votes. Dickson said that Adeleke’s closest rival, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi, the Chief Executive Officer of Mutual Benefit Assurance, scored 1,562 votes. Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, a former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), scored 56 votes while Mr Nathaniel Oke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), got three votes. Dickson said the expected delegates were 3,448 while accredited delegates who participated in the election were 3,246. He said 56 votes were voided, adding that any aspirant who is not satisfied with the result can appeal to the National Working Committee of the party. Dickson, who described the pr...

       A Commissioner with the Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC), Alh. Ibrahim Danladi Adamu Musa has died in JUTH, Plateau State today. Ibrahim popularly known as 'Danla' at the last general elections was the candidate of the ruling party for the NSHA' seat of N/Eggon East constituency.More details later.

     1. Troops of 233 Battalion deployed in Operation LAFIYA DOLE have neutralised scores of Boko Haram terrorists yesterday 21 July 2018 along Sasawa Road in Babbangida Local Government Area of Yobe State while countering an ambush staged by elements of Boko Haram terrorists. 2. The troops encountered the ambush during a fighting patrol to clear the general area of fleeing elements of Boko Haram terrorists who have been on rampage for food and logistics. 3. The gallant troops overpowered and neutralized the insurgents in the fire fight that ensued and successfully extricated themselves from the ambush. 4. Information have so far confirmed that the insurgents whose original mission was to attack and loot the near by Babbangida market for food and other logistics aborted the mission to stage the ambush on getting wind of the troops patrol. 5. Unfortunately, while fighting through the ambush, the troops recorded some casualties. 6. The situation has been b...

    The Joint Task Force set up by the Lagos State Government involving security agencies and stakeholders in the maritime sector to remove all containerized trucks and tankers parked along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway has opened up the service lane in the axis. Speaking with reporters after inspecting the progress of the operation in company of heads of security agencies and other stakeholders, Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Ladi Lawanson, said it was gratifying to report that the Task Force was able to free the road from Toyota to Mile 2 in a rigorous operation which lasted for 72 hours between Friday and Sunday. Tagged ‘Operation Restore Sanity On Lagos Roads,’ the State Government had set up the Task Force involving 2,271 personnel drawn from the Police, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and Nigerian Military in...

     21st July,2018 Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau state has condoled with marketers and traders affected by the unfortunate fire incident that ravaged the satellite market attached to the burnt Jos Main Market. In a statement through the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Yakubu Dati, Lalong described the incident as unfortunate coming at a time when the state was on the path to recovery from recent challenges. It will be recalled that the fire engulfed the popular Jos Main Market during the early hours of Saturday morning. No life was lost during the incident, but goods and properties worth millions of Naira were destroyed. Lalong disclosed that his government has already acted on preliminary recommendations received from a team of assessors who visited the area of the market affected by the inferno. He said, "The government remains committed to it's sacred responsibility of the protection of lives and property. I also urge the general p...