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      Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom reassures the Igbo Community and other Nigerians doing business in the state that the current massive onslaught against criminals is yielding results and cases of kidnapping will soon become history. The Governor says the combined forces of the army, police and other security agencies have intensified operations particularly in crime flashpoints and appreciable success is b eing recorded. He states that the recent crackdown on a kidnappers' hideout at Gbatse in Ushongo local government area where the kingpin and his gang were apprehended was a result of the collaboration between his administration and security operatives. Governor Ortom however describes as misleading, the statement published in some national dailies by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law which claimed that Igbos in Benue State are targets of "coordinated attacks and threats of annihilation". The Governor stresses that armed robb

      Nigeria has expressed readiness to partner Britain   in tackling unemployment in the country, through job creation. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo,  SAN , stated this, when he received in audience, the Political Counsellor, British High Commission, Abuja, Dominic Williams, MBE. “We are ready to collaborate with our partners all over the world to open up avenues for job creation. We are open to all kinds of suggestions and levels of co-operation”, he said. He disclosed that Government had opened up other sectors as part of efforts to diversify the economy from oil, which would in turn, create room for employment. According to him, part of the efforts of Government to diversify the economy and boost job creation, include, empowering people to go back to the farm through the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, as well as activating the mines and steel sector. Keyamo noted that government, through the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), has

        Lagos State Government on Friday ordered property owners who have built on the Right of Way of various drainage channels to remove them immediately or have them removed by agents of the government. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Drainage and Water Resources, Engineer Joe Igbokwe, the State government warned that the efforts at ensuring freeflow of water are being hampered by the activities of several individuals who have built across drainage channels, thus causing flooding. He cited the specific example of Bayo Osinowo Street, near China Town Unit System, as one of such instances of flagrant disregard for the State Drainage Masterplan, stressing that all the structures along that corridor are illegal and obstruct the free flow of water in the China Town Drainage system. Igbokwe said, “The property owners in the area have been served with contravention notices by the State government, but they have been recalcitrant and have even g

      A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday declared the Lagos State Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant Consumption Tax Law and Regulation as constitutional, valid and operative. Justice Rilwanu Aikawa gave the ruling while delivering judgment in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/360/18 between the Registered Trustees of Hotel Owners and Managers Association vs. the Attorney General of Lagos State & Anor. According to Judge Aikawa, Lagos State is the only constitutional and lawful body permitted to assess, impose and collect tax from customers for goods and services consumed in hotels, restaurants and event centres in the State. He, therefore, invalidated sections 1, 2, 4, 5 and 12 of the Value Added Tax Act for being inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended. Similarly, the Judge granted an order of perpetual injunction to restrain the Federal Inland Revenue Service from collecting tax from customers for goods

    The matriarch of the Kardashian/Jenner clan Kris Jenner is now selling all their used cloths on the internet.The used cloths are from her closets and all her daughters closet.She shared all the photos few hours ago with the caption '' @kardashiankloset launches TODAY at 9am pst! For the first time ever you can shop pieces directly from our closets! This first drop includes items from my, @KylieJenner and @kimkardashian’s closets!!   KardashianKloset.com   # KardashianKloset   ''.More photos below.

      Fast rising Nollywood actor Kingsley Abasili has rejoiced as he finally features in same movie with his lookalike who happens to be the Nollywood legend Pete Edochie. He posted on his facebook and instagram page: "Daddy and I set to appear in same movie coming out soon - UNROYAL. To God be the Glory!" The resemblance is really much right?.More photos below.

        Rapheal Onwugbolu has bagged two years jail term for internet fraud. The conviction followed his prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC before Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on two counts bordering on cybercrime. . One of the charges reads: “That you, Raphael Ifedora Onwugbolu (a.k.a Jeffrey Hanks) sometime in 2006 at Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, fraudulently impersonated one Jeffrey Hanks, an American medical doctor based in South Africa, with intent to obtain property to wit: the sum of $5,000 (Five Thousand United States Dollars) from one Maria Sandas, an American resident, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(2)(b)(ii) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition Prevention, etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under the same Act.” . . He pleaded guilty to all the charges. Following his 'guilty plea', prosecuting counsel, Olanrewaju Adeola, informe

       The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal Office has arraigned Jonah Ekpone Chijor before Justice E.A Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on a two- count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence contrary to Section 8 (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same   Act. One of the counts read: "That you Jonah Ekpone Chijor, Fragracons Limited sometimes between September 2014 and September 2015 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did conspire amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit: obtaining by false pretence and thereby committed an offence, contrary to Section 8 (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act." The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him. In view of hi

           President Buhari meets with Nigerians living in South Africa, departs South Africa and Arrives Abuja on 4th Oct 2019. PRESS RELEASE. EXTRAORDINARY FEC MEETING NOW HOLDS MONDAY The extraordinary Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting originally scheduled to hold on Saturday has been shifted to Monday, October 7, 2019, by 12 noon. The meeting is to put finishing touches to the year 2020 budget, which would still be presented to the National Assembly by 2 p.m on Tuesday. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) October 4, 2019. More photos below.

    Indian actress Kareena Kapoor Khan  is flaunting her new ELLE Magazine cover on social media today as she appears on the October cover of the magazine.She captioned the photo '' @elleindia  new October cover. Photography Tarun Vishwa Styled by  @malini_banerji Editor in chief  @supriya.dravid Art direction  @prashish_moore Make up  @subbu28  assisted by  @harshjariwala158 Hair  @yiannitsapatori   ''.One more photo below.