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      Justice Watilat Ibrahim of the Federal High Court 2, sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital has convicted and sentenced one Agboola Taiwo (a.k.a Mary Caesar) to four months imprisonment for an offense bordering on impersonation, and contrary to Section 22(3) (b) and punishable under Section 22(4) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition, Prevention Etc) Act, 2015. The convict, who was prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Ec onomic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was arraigned in court on December 10, 2018. The charge that earned Taiwo jail, reads: “that you Agboola Taiwo (a.k.a Mary Ceaser) sometime in November, 2018, at Awa-Ijebu, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, fraudulently impersonated by presenting yourself to be Katherine Bishop, a white female via your mail sent to one James, a United States of America citizen through your email address: lonelydiva2k18@gmail.com and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22 (3) (...

      President Buhari receives Certificate of Return from INEC Chairman in Abuja on 27th Jan 2019 Certificate of Return 2: President Buhari and Wife Aisha with INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu as he receives Certificate of Return from INEC Chairman in Abuja on 27th Jan 2019 Certificate of Return 4: President Buhari and Wife Aisha with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Wife Dolapo shortly after receiving Certificate of Return from INEC Chairman in Abuja on 27th Jan 2019.More photos below.

       It is glaring that those who are determined to denigrate the office and person of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Nigerian Army (NA) are terribly bent on going to any length to arm twist or trivialize whatever he does or says in the course of official engagements. Thus, little wonder when my attention was drawn to a mischievous publication gyrating in the social media outlets ascribing bogus and bunkum statements allegedly coming from the NA Chief, Lt Gen TY Buratai during his meeting with his Principal Staff Officers, General Officers Commanding, Commanders and Directors at the Army Headquarters Conference Room Abuja on Wednesday the 20th of February 2019. The major allegation in the publication is that - 'there is disquiet within the top echelon of the army following an emergency meeting summoned by COAS to appeal to senior army officers to work towards the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari for the 23 February 2019 Presidential election'. For the...

       Lagos State Government has advised its senior officers who are still in active service to start planning for their retirement and also familiarise themselves with all retirement benefits in order to make informed decisions. The State Commissioner for Establishment, Training and Pensions, Dr. Akintola Benson-Oke gave the advice on Tuesday at a training programme organised by Ministry of Establishments, Training and Pensions at Golf View Hotel & Suites, Ikeja, Lagos for very senior Directors in the State Public Service. He said that the training was aimed at enlightening the participants who would soon be retiring from active service on the implications of laws and regulations associated with the Contributory Pension Scheme and other relevant retirement laws while they begin to prepare for their lives in retirement. The Commissioner, who attributed the pitiable conditions of some retirees to their inability to anticipate retirement and plan for it ade...

       My Dear Nigerians, First and foremost, I give thanks to Almighty God Who has spared our lives to witness another victory for Nigerian democracy and victory for our party APC. 2. I thank the millions of Nigerians who voted to re-elect me as your president for the next four years. I am deeply humbled and profoundly grateful to you for judging me worthy of continuing to serve you and for your peaceful conduct. 3. In particular, I would like to thank Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for his masterful leadership as Co-chair of the Campaign Council. I would like to also thank the Party Chairman Adams Oshiomhole, the Director General of the Campaign Council Rotimi Amaechi, all members of the Presidential Campaign Council and other various Support Groups. 4. My grateful thanks to all those who contributed to the logistical expenses of the campaign in such a vast country like Nigeria. 5. I also thank the millions of volunteers, self-appointed overseers, canvassers, age...

      Minutes after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner of the 2019 elections, three Presidents from the West African sub-region sent congratulatory messages to President Muhammadu Buhari. They are President Nana Koffi-Addo of Ghana, Mahamadou issoufou of Niger, and Macky Sall of Senegal, who himself just won re-election for a second term. The Presidents felicitated with President Buhari, saying his re-election was a demonstration of the confidence Nigerians had in him, and wishing him greater exploits. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President Media & Publicity, February 27, 2019 

       I thank the Nigerian people who trooped out in their millions to perform their civic duty this past Saturday. The patriotism of Nigerians is heartwarming and affirms my oft-repeated statement that we are brothers and sisters born from the womb of one mother Nigeria. With regards to the Presidential elections that took place on February 23, 2019, it is clear that there were manifest and premeditated malpractices in many states which  negate the results announced. One obvious red flag is the statistical impossibility of states ravaged by the war on terror generating much higher voter turnouts than peaceful states. The suppressed votes in my strongholds are so apparent and amateurish, that I am ashamed as a Nigerian that such could be allowed to happen. How can total votes in Akwa-Ibom, for instance, be 50% less than what they were in 2015? Another glaring anomaly is the disruption of voting in strongholds of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos, Ak...