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       Following numerous allegations and petitions surrounding the Presidential Amnesty Programme, the National Security Adviser (NSA) set up a Caretaker Committee to look into the activities of the programme, on the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari. Part of the Committee’s task is to ensure that allocated resources are properly utilized in consonance with government’s objective of alleviating probl ems in the Niger Delta region and stamping out corruption in the Amnesty Programme. Consequently, the NSA recommend to Mr President that the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, Professor Charles Quaker Dokubo be suspended, a recommendation that has been approved and which takes immediate effect. The President has also directed that the Caretaker Committee set up to review the program should oversee the running of the programme henceforth, with a view to ensuring that government objectives are achieved. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media and Public

    Sometime last week RRS decoy team arrested this dismissed airforce personnel cum leader of ‘one chance’ robbery gang who used a Sienna vehicle to operate between 5-6 a.m. His four other gang members are on the run. Efforts are in progress to have them arrested.One more photo below.

      The patient, an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and just returned from Milan, Italy on the 25th of February 2020, was confirmed to have the COVID-19 virus by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Friday. According to the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, who confirmed the latest development to journalists, the company where the Italian had visited in Ewekoro has been shut down, whi le two isolation centres have been identified. “The information we have is that the particular company in question has practically shut down and they have set up two isolation centres within the company. They have identified all those that have been in contact with this index, totalling about 28 so far and they have been quarantined. “They are looking at interviewing these 28 people to know who they have been in contact with so that they can ensure these other people are quarantined,” he stated. He added that surveillance centres have been reactivated in all the 20 Local Gov

      Congratulations to Toyin Lawani {Tiannah'ss Empire},who is celebrating twenty years as a designer.She shared this photo few hours ago on social media with the caption ''  Celebrating 20years of craftsmanship #TIANNAH20 -2020 🔥 Created with cups, inspired by Art 🔥🔥🔥 Shot by  @ts.imagery_events  ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Makeup  @dillionbeautyclinic  of  @tiannahsmakeupstudio_ng  ⭐️ Hair via  @tgoldhair  of  @tiannahsbeautysalon  ⭐️   ''.One more photo below.

      Nigerian musician Timi Dakolo confirmed that is father is still alive and his doing well.He made this pronouncement on social media when he shared this photo above with the caption ''  You people should try and leave me alone.. my father is alive and doing well. I wonder how you people come up with all these information.I didn’t say anything about my father being dead.A simple investigation would do the world much good.   ''.One more photo below.

      Lagos State Government has raised its level of response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) incident, following a reported case of a patient diagnosed with the infectious viral disease in the State in the early hours of Friday. This is coming, just as the Chief Incident Commander and the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, allayed fears of residents on spread of the virus. The Governor also offered more information on how the patient was identified and efforts currently being made to prevent the spread of the virus. The patient, Sanwo-Olu said, is an Ogun State-based expatriate who flew into Lagos from Milan in Italy via Istanbul, Turkey last Monday evening. The Governor said the patient, whose name was not disclosed, remained in stable condition at the bio-security facility in Yaba, Lagos Mainland, where he is being isolated. It was gathered that the patient, although, tested positive to COVID-19 virus, is yet to show any respiratory symptoms at press time. He complained of fev

     The Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, February 28, 2020, arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters at two different locations within the Abuja metropolis. . . The suspects namely: Daniel Archiobong, David Ikechukwu, Alex James, Williams Vincent, Sanni Lucas, Ichado Victor O, Ubah Henry, Anifowoshe Femi and Akinseye Dipo, were rounded off in the early hours of today. . . The suspects who are between the ages of 21 and 25, include some graduates, students of Oduduwa University, Osun State, and National Youth Service Corps member.More photos below.

      The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has sought permanent forfeiture of two houses in Ilorin, Kwara State belonging to a former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, to the Federal Government before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. . . The EFCC had, on December 2, 2019, obtained an order temporarily forfeiting the houses, Plots No. 10 and No. 11 Abdulkadir Road, GRA, Ilorin, Kwara State, to the Federal Government.

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Friday, February 28, 2020 arraigned one Ngozi Philomena Okoye and her company, Menoil Oil and Gas Limited before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining goods by false pretence and stealing to the tune of N349, 000, 000. 00 (Three Hundred and Forty Nine Million Naira) belonging  to one Frank Karkitie, Director of Enegas Power Limited. . . The defendant allegedly purchased two million litres of Automative Gas Oil, AGO on credit from the victim (Frank Karkitie) using her company and promised to pay for the products after being sold. . . Investigations revealed that the defendant refused to pay for the products even when the products had been sold by the defendant.More photos below.

      There are strong indications that Atty Bruce Fein, the foremost US attorney and one time Associate Deputy US Attorney General and Constitutional Expert will be arriving the country this weekend to lead the Team of International Community that have indicated interest to attend the Supreme Court Review proceedings of the controversial Imo State Governorship Election Appeal. Notab le representatives of other International Organizations that have confirmed attendance to the Review includes Amnesty International, Centre for Democracy and Development, European Union Delegation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria & ECOWAS and Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) among others. The Supreme Court Judgement on the Imo Governorship tussle has generated so much controversy and contention in the polity that almost on a weekly basis, protest within and outside the country has dominated the political landscape ever since that Supreme Court judgement of Jan 14t