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   Reality star Kim Kardashian is in Armenia ,a Country her father originally came from.She was spotted with her elder sister Kourtney Kardashian with Kourtney's children today paying tribute.Kim Kardashian who shared all the photos today captioned all the photos '' Visiting the Armenian Genocide Museum was extremely emotional. I can’t believe with all of the photos from the massacres and published literature during this time that people still try to deny this ever happened. We will never forget that 1.5 million Armenians were murdered.   🇦🇲  ''.More photos below.

      Her Majesty The Queen has opened a new session of Parliament this morning. This is the 65th occasion on which Her Majesty has opened Parliament - every year of her reign except 1959 and 1963 (whilst pregnant). In  📷  2, The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, is pictured in 1958, the first time in history the State Opening was televised. The State Opening unites the three elements of legislature – the House of Lords, the House of Commons and The Queen – together as the Crown in Parliament. Today The Queen travelled to The Palace of Westminster in the Horse-drawn Diamond Jubilee State Coach and the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment provided a Sovereign’s Escort. Her Majesty is dressed in “Royal Robes” and is seated at the Throne, accompanied by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. The Queen officially opened Parliament by addressing the House of Commons and House of Lords, in The Queen's Speech. It is not drafted by The ...

      🇵🇰   The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived in Islamabad! The couple have begun their first official visit to Pakistan. The Duke and Duchess will learn about Pakistan’s dynamic culture and rich history on the Royal visit, as well as celebrate a long, historical relationship between both countries. Pakistan is part of The Commonwealth and Her Majesty The Queen, as Head of The Commonwealth, first visited the country in 1961 and again in 1997. The Duke of Edinburgh has been Patron of the Pakistan Society since 1953. The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is also Patron. In this British Pathé clip The Duke is filmed visiting the country in 1959.More photos below.

       The EFCC, Uyo Zonal office on Monday October 14, 2019 arrested two staffs of Communication Trend Limited, Prisca Isaac, Sales Representative and Nwosu Precious, Technician at 111 Atiku Abubakar Avenue, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State for alleged illegal transmission of broadcast signals of Multichoice (DSTV) to Uyo and environs without authorisation. The company allegedly charges Three Thousand Five Hundred Naira (N3, 500.00) and S even Thousand Five Hundred Naira (N7, 500.00) monthly as subscription fees to its customers using DSTV and other decoders without permission. The arrest followed a petition alleging breach of Multichoice's English Premiership broadcast rights. During the arrest, the following items were recovered: 2 DSTV Decoders, 1 GOTV Decoder, 28 Well-AV encoders, 3 Transmitters mode ADC Telecommunications, 3 Modulators, 2 UBS DTX 1008 Transmitters, 2 Startimes Decoders, 1 Omovo TV Decoder, 1Trendy TV Decoder, 1 CTL N7, 500 Subscription Recharge Cards...

      Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has inaugurated the State Task Force for the Recovery of Government Properties, with a charge to members of the Task Force to work diligently for the state. Inaugurating the committee on Monday, Governor Wike said several Permanent Secretaries and top civil servants have retired from service, but are still illegally occupying Government Quarters. He noted that several attempts to ensure that they vacate Government Quarters, so that serving officers can reside in such houses have met with resistance from the retired senior civil servants. "You are by this inauguration required to recover all Government Properties illegally occupied by some persons. "There are many civil servants who have retired from service, but are still occupying Government buildings several years after retirement. This has made it difficult for those in service to have official quarters allocated to them", he said. The Governor told the members of the ...

      STATEMENT FROM JOINT PRESS BRIEFING ON EXERCISE SWIFT RESPONSE [The joint border security exercise along Nigeria’s borders] | 14 October 2019 Some of you will recall that as part of measures to secure Nigeria’s land and maritime borders, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), in collaboration with the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) as well as the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other security and intelligence agencies commenced a joint border security exercise, codenamed ‘EX-SWIFT RESPONSE’ in 4 geopolitical zones of the country, namely; South South, South West, North Central and North West on the 20th August 2019. The exercise is being coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and is aimed at better securing our borders in order to strengthen our economy and address other trans-border security concerns Over time, Nigeria has been confronted with numerous trans-border economic and security challenges. Th...

      Vice President Yemi Osinbajo chaired the National Council on Privatization Meeting and presents a Certificate of Discharge to Transcorp Hotels Chairman, Mr. Tony Elumelu.More details later and more photos below.

     The EFCC is to collaborate with the Interpol to promote maritime security through a special project, tagged “Project AGWE.” The project which will involve Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Togo, Ghana and Benin is aimed at ridding Nigeria and the other countries involved of economic sabotage in the maritime environment. The disclosure was made on Friday, October 11, 2019 at the EFCC headquarter by the acting Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu, alongside Anastasia Kirillas, Interpol’s Analyst and leader of Interpol’s delegation, that came on a working visit to the Commission.One more photo below.

           Operatives of the EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Monday, October 14, 2019, raided a Osogbo-based nightclub notorious for hosting parties for suspected internet fraudsters. The raid led to the arrest of 94 suspects and confiscation of 19 exotic cars, laptops, scores of sophisticated mobile phones and other items. Popularly known as ‘Club Secret Underground’, the nightclub is located on the Ibadan-Iwo Expressway of the Osun State capital. The wee-hour operation was sequel to an intelligence report hinting that the suspected internet fraudsters were organising a night party for Sunday, October 13, during which some of them intended to celebrate their loots. A discreet operation on the club had earlier been carried out to ascertain the authenticity of the intelligence. The confirmation, therefore, led to the mega raid effected this morning. The suspects are currently undergoing further interrogation, and would be charged to court as so...

     Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has appointed Engr. Olajide Oduyoye as the General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to replace Mr. Olawale Maroof Musa, who was appointed Permanent Secretary in the State's Transportation Ministry. Prior to his current appointment, Oduyoye was Deputy Director, Traffic Management & Transport Safety at the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA). Oduyoye, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (FCILT), started his career at the London Borough Hammersmith and Fulham as Traffic Engineer from 1990. In 2005, he joined the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) as a World Bank Technical Adviser on Traffic Systems Management. He has been involved in so many projects since he joined the Lagos State Government, including the Junctions Improvement Design at 57 locations in Lagos; Design, Supervision and Implementation of BRT Mile 12 t...

       Lagos State Government over the weekend announced the repositioning of the Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), formerly known as KAI, to spearhead the State’s enforcement of zero-tolerance for indiscriminate waste disposal, street trading, erection of temporary structures on drainage setbacks, open defecation and checkmating the activities of commercial motorcyclists who ply pedestrian walkways. The disclosure was made by the Commissioner for The Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello during his familiarisation visit to the Head Office of LAGESC at Safety Arena Complex, Oshodi alongside the Special Adviser on Drainage and Water Resources, Engineer Joe Igbokwe. While revealing that the officers would now be posted to the major highways with security backup as a first step to enforcing the zero-tolerance and ensuring obedience of State sanitation laws, Bello emphasised that the present administration would providing necessary security backups...