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      President Buhari Launches APC Road Map for 2019 Campaign titled "NEXT LEVEL" in State House on 18th Nov 2018.More details later and more photos below.

    18th November, 2018 PRESS RELEASE The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a report captioned “Police Protest Over Accommodation in Imo” on page 42 of the Daily Trust Newspaper of today, 18th November, 2018 credited to one Jude Aguguo Owuamanam. 2. The Force wishes to categorically state that it is not correct as stated in the publication that Policemen protested over accommodation in Imo State. 3. To set the record straight, there was a misunderstanding between the Management of the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri and some Police personnel of the Counter Terrorism Unit who are temporarily accommodated at the Imo State Old Secretariat Staff Quarters, Orlu Road, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri in the early hours of 17th November, 2018 over eviction of the Policemen. The situation was brought under control with the prompt intervention of the Commissioner of Police, Imo State who visited the quarters on the directive of the Inspector General of Police

        The identical twin sisters abducted last month in Dauran town of Zurmi Local Government Area, Zamfara State, have regained their freedom. A family source, Ibrahim Abubakar in an interview with Channels Television claims that the sum of N15 million was paid as ransom to secure the release of the 16-year-old twins, Hassana and Hussaina. Meanwhile, the spokesman, Zamfara Police Command, Muhammad Shehu, who confirmed the release of the girls said details of what transpired and led to their freedom would soon be made available. The girls were earlier abducted on October 16th reportedly on the eve of their wedding ceremony.

     The Queen has sent the following message to The President of The United States of America. This message was sent to him yesterday,.    “Prince Philip and I offer our deepest sympathies to the people of California, who continue to suffer from the devastating fires across the state,” Her Majesty said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the victims, and to all those who have lost their homes and livelihoods. “I pay tribute to the courage and dedica tion of the US emergency services and the volunteers that have provided support." Elizabeth R

      Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike was on Friday enthroned as Nigeria's Sports Governor of the Year by the Nigerian Sports Awards. The Nigerian Sports Award chose Governor Wike ahead of Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa . The organisers of the ceremony held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, said that Governor Wike has improved sports through investments and promotion of sporting activities. He was commended for sponsoring the African Wrestling Championship and laying the foundation for the qualification of the Super Eagles for the World. The organisers further praised the governor for the development of sporting facilities such as the Diete Spiff Civic Centre and the ongoing construction of the Real Madrid Football Academy in Port Harcourt. Represented by Rivers State Sports Commissioner, Boma Iyaye, the Rivers State Governor reiterated his commitment to the promotion of sports as a veritable tool fo

      Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday evening said the State has over the years emerged as a viable gateway for honest and genuine business men and women to invest and make good return on their investments. Governor Ambode, who spoke at the closing session of the 2018 National Convention of the Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship (FGBMF), Nigeria, held at the Police College, Ikeja, said the State has many opportunities and an enabling environment for visitors to tap from. "Our State has been a gateway to prosperity for many and many more still come here in pursuit of their dreams. "We continue to pray that as more people come to our State in search of genuine, honest business, our God will crown their efforts with success and they will reap bountiful harvests from their labour," he said. The Governor said he was particularly thrilled by the theme of convention; “An Open Door”, saying that it totally conforms with the mantra that Lag

      Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, inaugurated as Patron of National Council of Women’s Societies at Government House, Alausa, Ikeja today  .More details later and one more photo below.

     Ex-Beauty Queen Bianca Ojukwu is sharing some interesting photos from her wedding with Ojukwu on social media.She captioned all the photos '' And it was indeed my fairytale. That’s me in the celestial white wedding dress carrying a bouquet made up of 24 of the most beautiful red roses I have ever seen. They were specially flown in from Jos that misty morning....12th November 1994. Today would have been our 24th wedding anniversary, though we had been together since 1989. It was a marriage which occurred and survived against all odds. The wedding ceremony was nothing short of superlative and took place at Our Lady Queen Of Nigeria Catholic Church Abuja while the wedding reception, the very first ever to be held at the Hilton, Abuja was a compendium of who is who, and a memorable extravaganza. The pre Wedding Party took place at the exotic Jabi Lake resort and had Afro juju sensation Sir Shina Peters on the bandstand......we jammed all night! so many years ago

      During the search and rescue of a soldier L/Cpl Oluwabukunmi Fadoju who got missing since 17 September 2018, Troops of 24 Support Engineer Regiment Abakaliki got to Onunwakpu in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State market on 16 November 2018. They discovered a malnourished child locked up in a house. The child was seated under a charm and was picking leaves from ground to eat. Consequently, The troops burnt the charms, gave him some banana and biscuits to eat, and thereafter, took him to own Medical Reception Station for treatment. The child was subsequently handed over to Ebonyi State Government. More photos below.

      Breaking: ISWAP Media Chief Killed by Troops: Reports available reveal that one Sale Ahmad Sale a. k. a. Baban Hassan the leader of Al-Barnawi Media group, a faction of Boko Haram was killed by a joint operation conducted by the NIgerian Army and NIgerian Airforce. The killing of the media leader is indicative of efforts by the NA to eliminate key members of the sect. It is worthy to note that the sect is directly affiliated to the Islamic State and has carried out several a ttacks against own troops and innocent civilians in the past. Therefore, the death of the group’s media leader shows that the leadership is being targeted successfully and soon other key members would be apprehended or neutralised, thus decimating the group and its activities. Meanwhile, the new leader of JAMA'ATU NUS'RATUL-ISLAMI WAL-MUSLIMINA, Abul- Fadl Iyad Gali has also been identified. The group is a new terrorist group which Ansaru is affiliated to. In the same vein, the identificatio