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PSC PROMOTES OVER 8,000 POLICE OFFICERS. (PHOTO).

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 PSC Promotes Over 8,000 Police Officers On Wednesday, the Police Service Commission (PSC) approved the promotion of 8,053 senior police officers. Earlier in the week, 11 Commissioners of Police were promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General (AIGs), and 16 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) were elevated to the rank of Commissioners of Police (CPs). Additionally, 21 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) were promoted to DCPs, and 57 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) moved up to Assistant Commissioners (ACPs). According to a statement by the PSC's spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, the total number of promotions included 1,348 Superintendents of Police (SPs) promoted to Chief Superintendents, 876 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) promoted to Superintendents, and 5,829 Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) promoted to DSPs. Among those promoted were Anjuguri Manzah, DCO at Onne Port Division; Ihunwo Josephine, Zonal Public Relations Officer, Zone 13 Ukpo; M...

POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS TO RECEIVE HALF SALARY IN KANO.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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         Press Statement Political Office Holders To Receive Half Salary In Kano Due to shortfall in the federation account and collapse in the internally generated revenue (IGR) because of COVID-19 challenges, all political office holders in Kano state are to receive half salary with immediate effect from this Month of May. Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje lamented that "Due to shortfall of the price of Oil in the global market which affects world economy and eventually causes serious shortfall in the federation account for states, the state slashes the salary of all political office holders by 50 percent." Adding that, "There is also a serious set back in the IGR, due to COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Whereas almost all companies in the state are no longer in operation due to lockdown. So also other areas where the state gets revenue, are no longer operational. This also is another reason for giving political office holders half salary." This i...

LAGOS CONSIDERS FULL RE-OPENING OF ECONOMY+INFECTED GOVT HOUSE STAFFERS HAVE RECOVERED-GOV. SANWO-OLU.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     •LASEPA, Safety Commission To Re-Register, Assess Businesses Before Re-Opening Lagos State is considering full re-opening of the critical sectors of its economy, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, revealed on Sunday. But, the move will not be pushed in a hurry. In the coming days, Sanwo-Olu said the State Government would be rolling out Register-to-Open initiative as part of the plans that would enable it assess the level of readiness of the players in the identified sectors for supervised operations. The Governor spoke at a briefing after the State’s Security Council meeting held at the State House in Marina. Sanwo-Olu said officials from the Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) and Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) will be visiting restaurants, companies, religious houses to assess their level of readiness. With the size of the State’s economy and numbers of businesses that operate in its domain, the Governor said the Government could not a...

NDI AWKA FILED A PETITION AGAINST PROPHET CHUKWUEMEKA OHANAEMERE A.K.A. ODUMEJE.{PHOTOS}.

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       The people of Awka in Anambra state have petitioned the commissioner of police Anambra state, asking him to investigate and prosecute the controversial Prophet Odumeje over the trending video on social media where the prophet castigated ndi Awka and threatened to deal and destroy their culture and tradition as represented by Imo Awka.   According to the petition, Ndi Awka told the commissioner of police that they wrote to him to bring Odumeje to justice to avoid total break down of law and order in Awka as their youths are threatening to burn down Odumeje's church and beat up anyone who attends his church within their community.   Odumeje was alleged to have said that ndi Awka are foolish and stupid people for having monkey as their idol. Ndi Awka are not taking this assault lightly. Like ndi Arondizogu, they are posing for a showdown with Odumeje.The petition said that ndi Awka are greatly enraged since the video went viral and that ever...

PETE EDOCHIE VISITS DESTINY ETIKO TO CONSOLE HER AFTER THE DEATH OF HER FATHER.[PHOTOS}.

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       You will recall that the Nollywood screen diva Destiny Etiko announced the death of her father yesterday morning, so the Nollywood legend Pete Edochie paid her a condolence visit to console. The Actress thanks him for coming around, in her post, she wrote: “Thank you so much for everything you did for me today daddy....u came out just because of me @peteedochie u really showed me so much love and I will love u forever  ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ” # R .I.P to her Dad, Take Heart Destiny.More photos below.

LAGOS PROPOSES 2020-2030 TOURISM MASTER-PLAN.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     The Lagos State Government has unveiled a detailed masterplan that would engender an all-round development of the State tourism sector for the next 10 years. The document, which covers all the sectors of the tourism and entertainment industry, was recently unveiled by the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharmacist (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf at Alausa, when the papers were presented to the representatives of the industry’s professionals for their inputs. She explained that the involvement of the stakeholders in the State government’s tourism masterplan was a testimonial to the government of inclusion being championed by the present administration, revealing that the document provides for a unified and enabling framework for promoting, tracking and improving tourism in the State. The Commissioner averred that more than ever before, the present state of tourism businesses globally provides an opportunity for Lagos to develop and make tourism more i...

LAGOS COMMISSIONER,ALI BABA,OTHERS MEET ON POST-COVID TOURISM INDUSTRY.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharmacist (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, a Nigerian comedian and actor, Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome, popularly known as Ali Baba and other stakeholders in the Tourism and Entertainment industry will, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, meet to discuss issues bordering on revamping the sector from its current state of low patronage and apathy. In a state ment issued over the weekend, Akinbile-Yusuf disclosed that the session will hold virtually in compliance with the directive of the government on physical distancing. She listed other discussants for the virtual engagement, aside Ali Baba, to include a member of the Real Hotelier community, Victor Kayode Olanrewaju; a female entrepreneur and CEO of Sheba Centre, Omolara Adelusi and a Hotel Consultant, Dayo Adesugba. While Ali Baba will speak on “Post-COVID-19 and the Entertainment Industry; Panacea for Economic Growth, Victor Kayode Olanrewaju’s presentation w...

PRESIDENT BUHARI RECEIVES BRIEFING FROM THE PTF ON COVID-19 TODAY.{PHOTOS}.

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     Photos: President Buhari to address the nation tomorrow as he receives briefing from Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 in State House on 17th May 2020.More details later and more photos below.

PRESIDENCY ASSURES OF ACTION AGAINST BANDITS IN KATSINA STATE.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     President Muhammadu Buhari has authorised the commencement of a major military operation to sweep bandits and kidnappers out of Katsina State. A major proactive operation by Special Forces, which details are being kept secret, is now in progress to replace the reactive strikes against insurgent camps. To give a full effect to the exercise, a planning team is already in the State selecting targets and making preparations for the execution of the “unprecedented” operation. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, who has been measured in issuing official statements on the oncoming exercise, briefed the President on the plan he intends to flag off shortly. President Buhari who expressed sadness over the recent attacks in the State extended his condolences to the families of those killed and prayed for the recovery of the injured. Garba Shehu Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) May 17, 2020.     ...

PRESIDENT BUHARI RECEIVES MADAGASCAN COVID-19 HERBAL “DRUG” FROM GUINEA BISSAU’S PRESIDENT EMBALO, SAYS “I WILL LISTEN TO SCIENCE”.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday at the State House, Abuja, received the Madagascan native formulation against the Covid-19 pandemic, and reiterated that he will listen to science before allowing traditional or any new medicines to be administered on Nigerians. At an audience meeting with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau who brou ght along with him the samples of the traditional medicine as shared to African nations by Madagascar, President Buhari said his position on all such herbal or traditional medicinal postulates had remained the same. “We have our institutions, systems and processes in the country. Any such formulations should be sent to them for verification. I will not put it to use without the endorsement of our institutions,” said the Nigerian President. On the main reason for his visit, President Embalo said having stabilized his country after the tussles that attended the general elections won by him, he had come to seek counsel from ...

PREGNANT COVID-19 LAGOS PATIENT DELIVERED OF BABY BOY AS LAGOS DISCHARGES 67.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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      Health workers in Lagos are basking in the euphoria of success in Lagos following a successful delivery of a baby boy by a positive COVID-19 patient. The baby was delivered through a caesarean section at the Gbagada isolation centre on Saturday. Announcing the great feat recorded by the State Government through her health workers, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the feat is another validation of the Government's position that it would stamp out the Coronavirus virus from the State. He said: "I bring you great news from our isolation facilities. Today, a pregnant COVID19 positive patient was delivered of a baby boy through the caeserian section at the Gbagada Isolation Centre. Both Mother and baby are doing well." "Today's achievement is a pointer that our strategies in Lagos state are working and yielding the desired results. It is also a sign of victory and motivation for us as we push ahead in the battle against the Coronavirus pandemic." ...

MASQUERADES GAVE A WHITE GARMENT PASTOR AND HIS MEMBERS THE BEATING OF THEIR LIVES FOR TRESPASSING INTO THEIR ANCESTRAL HOME IN AGULU,ANAMBRA STATE.{PHOTOS}.

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     A pastor of a Sabbath Church and his member who borrowed a leave from the founder of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry Onitsha, Prophet Chukwuemeka Oduemeje in reportedly abusing traditional heritage; religion, have met their ends in Umuabiala Community ,Agulu in Anocha L.G. A. Of Anambra State as both masquerades and youths of the community gave  the pastor and his member the beat of their lives for reportedly gaining entry into the community shrine,"Ana Ndi Ichie, Umubiala", and maliciously damaged all items in the shrine. The pastor who wore white garment gown and his member on red , were both flogged by masquerades and forced to dig whatever they buried in the shrine. Masquerades also took their protest to the pastor's church, which is opposite the shrine and destroyed the church properties.More photos below.

I'M THANKFUL THIS PICTURE HERE IS NOT MY OBITUARY-COVID-19 SURVIVOR RITA UMEH SPEAKS OUT.{PHOTO}.

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      Rita Umeh wrote : 'Okay so I did not realize how ungrateful I was to be alive until COVID 19 taught me a great lesson. This past two weeks fighting for my life in the hospital no be moinmoin. Let me tell you what the virus does **Dry throat first. You will cough tire nothing will come out. ** Running nose plus better migraine *** The neck pain is first class ***It will so take away ones sense of smell you can't even perceive bleach as pungent as it is. **every food will taste like shaft infact as strong as salt is couldn't taste it ** Then your lungs will feel like its full of water. To breath will be like you are panting for your life. **Then when you call for help pray that the person is not dead before ambulance arrives. Take it easy with the garlic ginger turmeric lemon concoction ooo. It was so corrosive it was slowly peeling off my abdominal lining. The Virus is better heard of than experienced Guys the virus no dey play please stay safe. FYI...

ALL NASARAWA ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TESTS NEGATIVE FOR COVID-19-SPOKESPERSON.{PHOTO}.

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      The members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly have been tested negative for COVID-19, the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Hon Mohammed Adamu Omadefu said. Adamu- Omadefu made this known while speaking with Nasarawa Mirror in Lafia on Saturday. Omadefu, who expressed gratitude to God Almighty over their COVID-19 status restated the assembly's commitment to contain the spread of coronavirus in the state. "At last all members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly were certified Covid-19 free (Negative). "This followed the fact that the only member out of the 23 members whom tested positive for COVID-19, Hon Mohammed Bello Isa, member representing Uke/Karshi has been cleared this afternoon as his two tests results of COVID-19 were all negative. "The Nasarawa State Task Force Committee on COVID-19 has already notified the Hon. member of the development and he has been discharged," he said. Adamu Omadefu congratulated Alhaji Moham...

MISSING TWIN FOUND DEAD IN CO-TENANT'S VEHICLE IN EKITI WITH HER BODY PEELED OFF.{PHOTO}.

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      The body of a missing twin was discovered inside a vehicle owned by a co-tenant in Olujoda area of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital. On Friday, the corpse of the 7-year-old twin, Olagoke Morire, who went missing was found inside the car of a co-tenant with her body peeled off.The deceased and her twin sister, Olagoke Mokore, were with their cousin in their apartment before they went out to buy biscuits at around 1:15pm.Once downstairs, Mokore remembered she forgot her money upstairs and so she hurriedly left to pick it. However, when she returned, she couldn’t find her twin sister.Their mother, Kehinde Ajayi, said the twin sister and neighbors raised the alarm and the situation prompted a search which proved abortive until 8pm when her peeled body was found inside a co-tenant’s vehicle that was parked in their compound.“When we woke up in the morning I took care of my children as usual. They are twins. I gave them money to buy biscuits and left them in the hous...

FATHER IN TEARS AFTER A DNA TEST REVEALED THAT ONE OF HIS NEWBORN TWIN'S ISN'T HIS.{PHOTO}.

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    A father was left stunned after finding out that his twin babies have two different fathers as one of them isn't his.The father made the shocking discovery after taking the newborns to undergo a DNA test as part of the standard procedure to register their births in China, a DNA analyst told reporters.The Chinese man, who remains unidentified, was astounded upon receiving the test results which indicated that his wife also had sex with someone other than him, Chinese media report.Deng Yajun, the practitioner who produced the paternity report, said that the chance for such case to happen is one in 10 million."First, the mother needs to produce two eggs instead of one in the same month [to have twins]," Ms Deng, who is also the director of Beijing Zhongzheng Forensic Identification Centre, explained to China News Weekly."Second, she needs to have intercourse with two men in really short space of time to make it possible."The results showed that the children ha...