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      President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration will strive to complete on-going projects that will impact positively on the lives of the people. Speaking Wednesday when he received the Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Ikenwoli at the State House in Abuja, President Buhari said he was mindful of what infrastructural development could bring to uplift the standard of living of the people. He also said that his administration was taking new measures to address the security situation in the country. Replying to comments that the Itsekiri people gave him massive support during the elections, the President remarked that he appreciated the support, saying, “I have all the figures of votes I got and I know what itsekiri people did.” Earlier, the traditional ruler who spoke through Chief Brown Mene congratulated the President on his electoral victory and commended him for his successes so far in the battle against insurgency and his continued determi...

    President Buhari receives in courtesy visit Traditional Rulers from South West in State House on 31st July 2019 South West 5: President Buhari with VP Yemi Osinbajo, Ooni of Ife Imperial majesty Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II and other traditional leaders as he receives in courtesy visit Traditional Rulers from South West in State House on 31st July 2019. REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT A MEETING WITH SOUTH WEST OBAS, WEDNESDAY 31ST JULY 2019 KABIYESIS I am delighted to welcome Your Highnesses to State House. I thank you for honoring the invitation to attend this important consultation that concerns the security of our nation. 2. Nelson Mandela once said, “Safety and Security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.” 3. On these bases and more, I h...

        A Nigerian man has decided to get married to himself and he released a wedding invitation card, inviting friends to his "Holy Sologamy". Sologamy is a marriage by a person to himself or herself, according to Wikipedia, and this is what Victor Ibeh, a popular Nigerian counsellor, is celebrating. Victor, who has two Facebook accounts - one personal account and one business account, has updated both accounts to show that he's married to himself. He graciously accepted congratulatory messages from his followers wishing him well. The lawyer, who is known to promote self-love on Facebook, also released a wedding invitation that reads: "It's love! You're invited to the Holy Sologamy of Victor & Victor." The solo wedding is to hold on August 11, 2019, in Abuja, Nigeria. The move seems to be the first of it's kind in Nigeria, a rather conservative country. There have been records of people wedding themselves in other countries but th...

       In furtherance of its determination to meet the accommodation needs of personnel of the Armed Forces for effective and efficient service delivery, the Ministry of Defence (MOD), today, 31 July 2019, handed over a Block of 20 single bedroom flats for Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The new building, which is located at the NAF Base, Bill Clinton Drive, Abuja, was named after late Sergeant Adeoti Idowu who paid the supreme price while on internal security operations in the Northeastern part of Nigeria on 30 November 2013. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, the Permanent Secretary MOD, Mrs Nuratu Batagarawa, who was the Guest of Honour at the event, stated that the accommodation facility was executed in realization of the Ministry's desire to ensure that personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), who continually devote their lives to safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the nation, ha...

      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dangote Group Alh Aliko Dangote GCON visits Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai today 31 July 2019, Commends Nigerian Army and its leadership for the maintenance of peace and security in Nigeria. He appreciates the support of the Nigerian Army in providing secured environment for polio immunization to take place especially in the most interior areas of Borno State. He assured the Army of his continuous cooperation/collaboration and partnership to eradicate polio in Nigeria.More photos below.

      Justice M. B. Idris of High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyanya, Abuja, on July 30, 2019, struck out a plea bargain agreement between a defendant, Favour Ebebeinwe Ogagaoghene and the prosecution, convicting him as an internet fraudster with a three years prison sentence without an option of fine. Ogagaoghene was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, for defr auding one Patricia Johnson, a United States of America citizen of the sum of $11,450, (Eleven Thousand, Four Hundred and Fifty, US Dollars). He was convicted after he pleaded guilty to one­-count charge. Trouble started for the convict following a petition, dated March 12, 2019 by his US victim, Patricia Johnson, who complained that the convict deceitfully posed in the social media as American Gareth Wilcoxon, and professed love to her and in the process duped her of the sum. The convict admitted to the crime in the course of investigation, agreeing that he frau...

       The Maiduguri Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of Josephine Udeh, before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri on a one-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N5, 059,000. Udeh, who was the Proprietress of Dala Standard Secondary School, Maiduguri, collected the said sum as WAEC r egistration fees from 284 students of her school and converted it to her private use. She pleaded not guilty upon her arraignment on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. In the course of the trial, the prosecution presented 10 witnesses and 10 exhibits which pushed her to enter into a plea bargain agreement with the EFCC. At the resumed hearing, today, Wednesday, July 31, 2019, prosecution counsel Benjamin Manji prayed the court to substitute an earlier charge filed on the April 9, 2019 with an amended charge of the day, July 31, 2019. The ...

        President Muhammadu Buhari has described the late MKO Abiola as a bridge builder who could have prevented the religious and tribal issues besetting the country now from happening, if he had been allowed to rule Nigeria. Speaking Tuesday, in Abuja, when he received Elders and Leaders of Thought from Ogun State at the State House, President Buhari said: “If MKO Abiola was allowed to rule, the religious and tribal issues now in Nigeria would not have been as strong, because he ran on a Muslim-Muslim ticket, chose his deputy from the Kanuri, a minority tribe and because of his personality, he went across Nigeria and was accepted. “He used his resources and energy to convince Nigerians that all he wanted was a solid Nigeria and nothing else.” President Buhari also said that he named the National Stadium, a national monument after the late politician because he knows that the youths would want to find out why such an important national institution was nam...

      At the just concluded 2019 African Cup of Nations, Nigerian billionaires, Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola together pledged $75,000 for every goal scored by the Super Eagles in the knockout stage of the tournament. He shared the photo below and wrote, 'Integrity is keeping your word. I redeemed my pledge of $25000 per goal to representatives of the Super Eagles (L-R) Chidi Ngoka (Equipment Manager), Enebi Achor (Team Manager) and Defender Kenneth Omeruo today in my office'.

       Emeka Ihedioha, governor of Imo state has awarded full academic scholarship to study in any university to the two best students from the state who came first and second in the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The students are Stephany Chizobam Ugboaja and Favor Alozie, who both scored ‘A1’ in all subjects in the 2019 WASSCE. The gesture of sponsoring the students in any university of their choice in the country by Imo State Government is a celebration of excellence and hard work. Stephany and Favor’s recognition by the governor would serve as morale booster to Imo students and that will spur them to higher heights of achievements in years to come. These are little things in Leadership That matters and goes a long way Congratulations To the Students and their Parents who will not worry about university Fees again!.More photos below.

       Jorddyn Woods who took to her social media to share the photo above with the caption ''  SEPTEMBER BABY 💛 thank you   @cosmopolitanuk   for giving me the opportunity to be your cover girl for my favorite month of the year. Thank you UK for always showing me so much love over the years. I can’t wait to share the rest of this shoot with you this week 💛 the young tomboy little girl in me is shaking. wearing my LA BABY lashes with   @eylureofficial   and a FIRST LOOK at my hair collab with   @easilockshair 😬 wearing the pony.. only a few more weeks until you can get yours! ''According to the magazine ''  2019 has been a rollercoaster for Jordyn Woods, she's dealt with rumours, trolls and social media storms, but despite the   all   the drama, Jordyn is stronger than ever''.One more photo below.