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       The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, arrested three suspected internet fraudsters and two others for being in possession of Double Barrel Gun. They were picked up at Ologuneru and Olodo areas of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital after days of surveillance mounted on them to test the veracity of allegations of fraudulent activities and flamb oyant life without tangible source of income levelled against them in series of petitions authored by their neighbours. The suspects are Ajaguna Quadri Biola (27), Nafiu Moshood (23) and Anuoluwapo James Olasupo (22). At the time of his arrest, Biola, who claimed to be an undergraduate of the Polytechnic, Ibadan, was in possession of one 2008 Toyota Camry car, two laptops, one iPhone X, two internet modems and one smartwatch. Mosheed said he is a student of Alayande College of Education, Oyo State. Items recovered from him are one iphone 8 plus, one Tecno p...

      The suspect in Police uniform with the rank of an Assistant Commissioner of Police, one Kingsley Udoyen, male, 56years of No. 3, Stadium Road, Abak, Akwa Ibom State (see attached picture), is a fake Police Officer and not a serving Assistant Commissioner of Police. He was arrested on 2nd January, 2019 by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command and paraded with other criminal elements by the then Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Police Command, CP Musa Kimo, now AIG in charge of Zone 6 Headquarters, Calabar. The suspect is an impersonator who was posing as an Assistant Commissioner of Police to defraud and threaten unsuspecting members of the public before he ran out of luck and was subsequently arrested. He has since been arraigned in a competent court of law and he is currently undergoing criminal prosecution at the Magistrate Court, Abak, Akwa Ibom State. DCP FRANK MBA FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA

         Yesterday, Distinguished Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, the only YPP Senator in the 9TH SENATE organized a dinner to celebrate with Sen. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the president of the Senate in honor of his victory at the National Assembly.More photos below.

       President Buhari receives in audience APC Governor's Forum in State House on 18th June 2019 APC Governors 2: President Buhari with L-R: Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu, Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong, Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Zulum as he receives in audience APC Governor's Forum in State House on 18th June 2019.More photos below.

     According to the magazine ''  Naomi Campbell has a new-found sense of ease. In the July issue of   Vogue , she discusses how learning to feel present and comfortable in her own body is rooted in her mentality. Growing up, I never felt at ease in my skin. At school, people would call me names like Olive Oyl or Twigs, and I felt awkward and inadequate. The only time I really felt comfortable was in dance classes – then I’d just be present in my body and forget about everything else. When I started modelling, I didn’t know how to pose, so I would do what I had trained to do: move as though I was performing classical ballet, or jump and leap about in front of the camera. It wasn’t until I started working with Steven Meisel that I learned to be still, to quieten, and to mould myself into new shapes. Although whenever I did something like lingerie pictures, I continued to feel incredibly self-conscious. Even in my day-to-day life, if I was in the street wear...

      He was certified dead, on the way to mortuary and God resurrected him. Facebook user iron offor wrote. ''God of justice, judge all my enemies those that says I shall not live to praised you my Lord ,without you my Lord I would have been forgotten by now, your Grace keep me alive thank you master Jesus. Today mark me one year that God resurrected me from death ,please don't Skip without saying thank you Lord''.More photos below.

       As part of efforts to stem the increase in teenage pregnancy among female children between the ages of 13-19 years, Lagos State Government has advised parents to go the extra mile by educating their children on sex education, especially the female child, on risks of early pregnancy as it affects their ambition in life. In commemoration of Day of the Africa Child, the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) in collaboration  with the Old Students Association of Epe Senior Girls High School, Epe, organised a seminar held at the school premises with the theme: “Teenage Pregnancy, Cultism and Child Rights”. Speaking on teenage pregnancy, the Director, Office of the Public Defender, Mrs. Olayinka Adeyemi noted that it has become worrisome that teenage pregnancy has become an increasing trend amongst teenagers, thereby making many girls drop out of school. Adeyemi said the alarming increase in reported cases of student pregnancy has necessitated the partner...

      Three dismissed Air Force personnel have narrated the role they played during the raid of a farm said to belong to the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu in December 2017. The suspects who were identified as Awua Theophanous, Sunday Paul and Vincent Michael were alleged to have invaded the farm based on a tip-off by a civilian that a container load of foreign currencies was buried in the septic tank in the farm. That invasion led to the death of one of the policemen guarding the farm, which is located in Karachi area of Abuja. The three military men and their civilian informants, Franklin Ochife, Omikpa Inanegwu and one Casidi were said to have fled the scene as soon as they realized that the nearest police station had been alerted. Hoping that it was the usual armed robbers, the Inspector General of Police deployed detectives attached to Intelligence Response Team (IRT) led By DCP Abba Kyari to trail and arre...

    According to sources,  At 10:22pm last night, 9 out of the 24 Members-Elect of the Edo State House of Assembly, elected a new Speaker and Deputy Speaker for the 7th Assembly. The cold war between Gov. Obaseki and his Predecessor, Oshiomole is quite turning into an interesting drama. Obaseki in a move to strengthen his grip in the state party structure and government, discussed with his Deputy Philip Shaibu, and whisked away the 9 members-elect, the Clerk of the House of Assembly, among other officials to stage a secret inauguration.More photos below.

      President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with families of victims of bomb blasts at a viewing centre in Mandarari, Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, on Sunday. The President sends condolences to the government and people of the state over attacks by suicide bombers. President Buhari decries the heinous acts, stressing that perpetrators of evil acts have judgment awaiting them, not only from man, via the long arms of the law, but also from God Almighty. He urges security agents to sustain surveillance in all theatres of security challenges in the country, taking into consideration the unconventional methods deployed by terrorists to harm innocent and unsuspecting victims. The President commends the efforts of emergency response workers and humanitarian organizations. He prays that God will grant the souls of the departed eternal rest and comfort their families. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) June 1...