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    Senator Saraki shared these photos on social media forty five minutes ago with the caption '' I just wrapped up a meeting with delegates and party executives in Benue State. I let them know that the urgent task before us involves ensuring the security of lives, rebuilding the trust of our people in government and working together to''.One more photo below.

      Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency Agency is hosting a Special Town Hall Meeting on Security. Date: Monday, 10th September, 2018 Venue: Conference Hall, J. B. Yakubu Secretariat, Gusau, Zamfara State Time: 10am Guest Speaker, Dr. Abubakar Siddique Mohammed of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Special Guests of Honour: Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Honourable Minister of Defence, Brig. Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali (Rtd); Honourable Minister of Interior, General Abdulrahman Dambazau ( Rtd); Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh and the Honourable Minister of State for Environment, Mallam Ibrahim Usman Jibril. Chief Host: His Excellency, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, Executive Governor of Zamfara State. Announcer:  Deaconess Grace Isu-Gekpe  Permanent Secretary     Federal Ministry of Information and Culture

      The Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has announced Tuesday, September 11th, 2018 as the date for the commencement of promotion interview exercise for Teaching and Non-teaching staff under the Commission. The Venue of the Exercise is St. Anthony Secondary School, Offa road, Ilorin. This was made known in a statement released by the Executive chairman of TESCOM, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulrasaq in Ilorin on Friday. He disclosed that the interview exercise is for those on level 8 to 17 who were due for promotion between 2015 and 2017 and sat for the examination on the 26th of May, 2018. Alhaji Abdulrasaq added that prior to the interview exercise, all concerned officers are required to report at the TESCOM headquarters on Monday, 10th, September 2018 by 8:00am to obtain their interview form. According the chairman, schedules for the interview are: Tuesday, 11th September GL07 to 08, 08 to 09, Wednesday 12th; GL09 to 10, 10 to 12, Thursday 13th; GL 12 to 1

      As Operation THUNDER STRIKE 2 entered Day 5 , 7 September 2018, the Air Task Force (ATF) for Operation LAFIYA DOLE recorded another set of successful air interdiction missions against Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) targets at Kollaram on the Lake Chad Green fringes as well as Bula Korege within Sambisa Forest. The attack at Kollaram was conducted following successive days of   Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions, coupled with Human Intelligence reports, that led to the identification of a BHT hideout within the settlement. Accordingly, the ATF detailed a fighter aircraft to attack the insurgents’ hideout which was destroyed and several BHTs killed. Further ISR missions had also observed significant BHT presence in the middle of Bula Korege on the fringes of Sambisa Forest, with several buildings identified as locations where some BHT leaders reportedly resided. Consequently, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft and 2 helicopter gunships were detai

          A journalist, Mabel Aku Banaseh has shared photos of a Ghanaian soldier Lt. Felix Tei Sormenah whose wedding was scheduled to hold on October 6 but will no longer hold following the soldier’s sudden death. Mabel revealed that the soldier was killed by a careless driver. Below is what Mabel shared on Facebook, “I took particular notice of him because he was busy moving up and down to ensure all things go well at my young sister’s wedding reception on April 28, 2018 Lt. Felix Tei Sormenah, a friend of my sister’s husband, was a reflection of what true friendship was on that day It was all joy when he turned up with his fiance at my residence the following day after church service for lunch Lt.” “Sormenah was billed to marry on October 6, 2018, but something tragic has happened to him He was knocked down by a vehicle. We were all hoping for his speedy recovery after his surgery so we can witness his big day But alas, my sister called me and delivered the chilling

     The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has been identified and recognised as the most improved Emergency Response Agency in Nigeria for its effective response to emergency situations and interventions. The Agency was decorated with the Award by Conrad Clark Nigeria Limited on Thursday at the 2018 Nigerian Risk Awards & Summit held at the Oriental Hotel Victoria Island, Lagos. Speaking at the event, Conrad Founder and CEO, Mr. Joachim Adenusi acknowledged the contribution of LASEMA to the entrenchment of public safety as well as reducing disaster risk in the State. He further noted that the objective of this year's summit and award is to create the perfect vehicle for Nigerian professionals both in the private and public sectors to discuss practical approaches to addressing key challenges of governance, nation building, security, political risk, offer possible solutions and present awards to individuals and organisations who have contributed to effe

      The Lagos State Government has disclosed that 65,818 applications were received for the 2,200 teaching job vacancies offered by State Government after the deadline for the submission of applications ended at midnight on Thursday, September 6, 2018. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mrs. Adebunmi Adekanye, who disclosed this today after receiving reports on the exercise, said the huge number o f applications was mostly influenced by the prompt payment of salaries and the welfare package of the Lagos State for teachers and other employees of the State. She noted that a breakdown of the applications shows that 44,725 people will compete for the 1,200 jobs in the Public Secondary Schools category while 21,093 applied for the teaching job in the public primary sector. The Permanent Secretary stated that the next step in the recruitment exercise is the electronic sorting of the applications to ensure that the applicants meet the set criteria and shor

      1. Troops of Sector 3 Operation LAFIYA DOLE deployed at Gudumbali, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State on Friday 17 September 2018 foiled an attempted attack by the Boko Haram terrorists on their location. 2. The insurgents who came to extort, terrorize law abiding citizens as well as to attack the military base in the town met a serious resistance by the gallant troops. 3. The troops also inflicted overwhelming casualty on the terrorists due to superior fire power while some of the terrorists fled to the fringes of Lake Chad. 4. Efforts are on by the troops to get other fleeing members of the terrorists group. 5. Addressing the troops, the Commander Sector 3 Brigadier General Uwem Bassey, while on the spot assessment visit to Gundumbali commended the troops and urged them to continue to remain courageous while confronting the insurgents. 6. Members of the public and residents of the area in particular are therefore advised to be vigilant and carry o