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   Femi Fani Kayode’s visit to Zamfara state and the conferment of a chieftancy title on him, by the Shinkafi Emirate may have generated a lot of negative reaction and resistance from some sections of the north, but Saka has called on the north to see the opportunity, as a golden opportunity to preach peaceful coexistence among Nigerians along religious and ethnic divide. Saka who poured his mind to newsmen in Gusau the Zamfara state capital, said, “I cannot and will not hold brief for Femi Fani Kayode and I cannot begrudge anyone for demonstrating his or her rejection of such move, I think we should jump at this golden opportunity. “Zamfara is still perceived in such bad light beyond the northern region since the state got into spotlight when democratic rule was restored in 1999 with its introduction of Sharia Law. Many do this without setting a foot on Zamfara. Many other northern States joined the train and created a huge chasm among Nigerians. This many believe is responsible

     Following the imperative of achieving a crash and hitch free 2020 Sallah celebration, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has approved massive deployment of personnel across the nation's roads and directed Commanding Officers to collaborate with COVID-19 Task Force teams and security agencies to ensure maximum compliance with established laws, orders and directives on physical distancing, compulsory use of face mask and restrictions of movement across states. The special patrol is to commence from 22 Huly , to 30 July, 2020. According to Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer, the directives of the Corps Marshal were contained in an operational order released to field Commands where the Corps Marshal maintained that massive deployment of personnel to ensure free flow of traffic, prompt removal of obstructions and timely rescue services in the event of any road traffic crash are critical to the realisation of a safe motoring environment d

      President Muhammadu Buhari warmly felicitates with multi-talented artiste and veteran broadcaster, Chief Julie Coker, on her 80th birthday, joining the creative industry to celebrate the iconic culture ambassador, musician and author. President Buhari congratulates the Yeye Eto of Lagos for a sterling career in journalism and performing arts, coming into limelight as a female broadcaster in Africa’s first televisio n station, Western Nigerian Television (WNTV, Ibadan), which started transmission on October 31, 1959, and sustaining the grace in Nigerian Television Service, (NTV, Lagos), now Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). As a former beauty queen, Miss Western Nigeria Competition, 1958, and runner-up at a Miss Nigeria contest, the President believes Chief Coker’s talent brought her into the spotlight at an early age, and has consistently sustained her growing influence over the years, both within and outside the country. President Buhari rejoices with family mem

      OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT PRESS RELEASE “WE WILL RISE FROM DESPAIR, PAIN OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC” – VP OSINBAJO Though the Coronavirus pandemic has caused unprecedented hardship and disruptions to economies across the world, God willing, Nigerians and indeed all people around the world will survive the despair, pain and other consequences associated with the disease, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The Vice President gave the assurance in a message sent to the 11th Synod of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Abuja Diocese, themed: Building a Sure Foundation. The Synod had started on Saturday, July 25 at St James' Church, Asokoro, Abuja. According to Prof. Osinbajo, “Everything around us has been shaken and is being shaken by the greatest global threat to mankind in a century. We are in the midst of the greatest economic slump in history, every region of the world is experiencing an unprecedented slowdown in growth. It is my firm belief tha

    Fela's daughter and Your View TV host Yeni Kuti is celebrating her only daughter's birthday today.She shared all these photos two hours ago with the caption ''   Happy birthday to my baby Rolari. 32 years old today and she has given me the gift of two beautiful grandchildren. Pictured here with her. Rolari, I wish you all the best today and always and pray only good things for you. I love you my baby. Hope you are having a great day. I wish we could have been together today but Coro no gree o!  ''.More photos below.

     Actress Angela Okorie is engaged. Her fiancee popped the question yesterday July 25 and the mum of one accepted his proposal. Her friend and fellow actress, Chita Agwu Johnson, who shared photos from the proposal online, wrote Awwwww love is a beautiful thing Me I can’t keep quiet Congratulations sis @realangelaokorie I got ur back Am so happy for you... Angela has a son from her previous marriage. Congratulations to you dear.. More photos below.

       July 26, 2020 PRESS RELEASE ...APC thugs desecrated our Palace grounds. ...it was a Political mutiny ...APC sponsors attempt to eliminate entire leadership of PDP and elected Governors The unfortunate incident that took place yesterday in the course of the official visit of the Governor and members of the PDP National campaign Council to the Palace of our Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II Ogidigan. I want to place it on record that the visit was officially communicated to the Palace and the various security agencies as PDP leaders visit that included the party's National Chairman, members of the National working committee, Governors of Rivers, Sokoto, Delta, and of course the host Governor Godwin Obaseki. 1. I want to place it on record that there was no official APC event in the Palace or anywhere in Benin that was so communicated in accordance with INEC guidelines. 2.There was no official communication to the security agencies and the palace that APC was also

      •Gov Excited At New Designs In Six Gridlock-Prone Junctions •Says 10 More To Be Completed Soon Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, spent an ample time, weekend, at the popular Allen Junction on Obafemi Awolowo Way in Ikeja, monitoring flow of vehicular traffic at the newly re-designed junction. The Governor expressed satisfaction with the new layout of the ever-busy junction, following the removal of a broad roundabout to create seamless flow of traffic. The Allen Junction is one of the vulnerable spots across the metropolis notorious for vehicular logjam due to the roundabout, which was identified as an impediment to free flow of traffic. In line with his administration’s traffic management agenda, Sanwo-Olu awarded contracts for the re-designing and construction of the identified traffic-prone spots across the State. Sixteen highways are currently undergoing re-construction and junction improvements. Three of the six junctions captured in the first phase

      🌎  The Queen paid a virtual visit to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office this week to hear about their COVID-19 response and take part in the virtual unveiling of a new portrait of Her Majesty. . Her Majesty praised the work of  ForeignOffice  staff for their role in: . ✈️  Helping British travellers to return home as part of the UK’s largest-ever peacetime repatriation . ‪ 🏥  Securing the delivery of over 16m items of Personal Protective Equipment from overseas, distributed to key workers‬ fighting the virus on the frontline . ‪ 💉  Working with other countries to develop a vaccine . 🖼   📸   ➡️  The new portrait of Her Majesty - unveiled at the start of the call - was commissioned by the @foreignoffice and pays tribute to The Queen’s contribution to British diplomacy, having visited over 100 countries throughout her reign-Palace. More photos below.

      The Chief of Defence Staff and Chairman of Operation Safe Corridor, General Abayomi Olonisakin yesterday  warned  members of  the terror sect Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP)  to lay down their arms and embrace peace in their own interest. Olonisakin ,speaking at  the graduation of 601 BH/ISWAP ex-combatants in Gombe, said the armed forces and other security agencies operating in the North East were ready to provide safe passage for the insurgents to lay down their arms. The CDS who was represented at the ceremony by the Director of Education, Defence Headquarters, Rear Admiral V C Okeke, said the de-radicalization scheme was working well, “complementing other efforts of the Federal government to restore peace in the North East. “As these clients are being reintegrated, let me seize this opportunity to advise members of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, still lurking around in the bushes to lay down their arms, embrace peac

      By Jimin Geoffrey Governor Samuel Ortom says until River Benue is dredged, flood control efforts in Makurdi and its environs will continue to yield little results. The Governor stated this today in an interview with journalists shortly after inspecting the level of devastation caused by flood in Makurdi metropolis as a result of several hours of downpour. He called on members of the National Assembly from the state to take the issue of dredging of River Benue seriously to ensure that it is captured in the 2021 budget and also implemented. The Governor stated that though the drainage channel constructed by the Federal Government had mitigated the effect of the flooding to a large extent, more needed to be done in terms of opening more drainages to help salvage the situation. He also charged people of the state to always get approval from relevant authorities before erecting structures for residential or commercial purposes, stressing that government would henceforth de

     •600 Mass Transit Buses Coming In August - Gov •Pen Cinema Bridge Gets October Completion Date Patience - that is all motorists plying the partially shut Third Mainland Bridge need to bear while meandering through the carriageways, as the Federal Government repairs the failed segments of the bridge. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the appeal to commuters on Saturday, while on an inspection of the bridge and alternative routes rehabilitated by the State Government. The Governor also toured various highways where junctions and roundabouts have been redesigned to diffuse traffic, including Allen Junction, Maryland Junction, and Lekki’s first and second roundabouts, among others. Sanwo-Olu said the bridge’s repair was long overdue and could no longer be postponed as it would portend danger to the residents. The Governor urged motorists to be patient and cooperate with traffic management personnel deployed on the routes, while assuring that the Government would ensure spee

      President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians in the Diaspora to actively participate in the country's Post-COVID-19 economic recovery efforts. In a video message to commemorate this year’s Diaspora Day, observed on July 25 of every year, President Buhari appealed to his compatriots, whose home remittances exceeded $25 billion annually in three years, not to abandon their fatherland in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. ''Over the past three years, Nigerians in the diaspora have brought in over $25 billion annually as home remittances to the Nigerian economy through official and non-formal channels. ''This is about 6.0% of our annual GDP and upwards of 80% of our annual budget. This has impacted on livelihoods of Nigerians in terms of education, health, housing and estate development, industry, trade and investments, agriculture and technology/skills transfer. ''In terms of diaspora home remittances, Nigeria is rated as number one in sub-Saharan Afr

      Man who has been in mortuary for four months got dressed and made to stand with family members on his burial day for photo shots. The man Dr Luke Nkanele was a member of the Knight of St Mulumba. Interesting times really the family members said.!.The location of these place was not given at the time this report was filed but it happened in the eastern part of Nigeria. Chukwu ajuuu... This, is Aruuu Nkpuuuu Tufiakwa Wonders Shall never End....More photos below.

    TV personality Regis Philbin, best known for hosting Live With Regis and Kathie Lee and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, has died at the age of 88. “We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night of natural causes, one month shy of his 89th birthday,” his family shared in a statement with People Saturday. “His family and friends are forever grateful for the time we got to spend with him — for his warmth, his legendary sense of humor, and his singular ability to make every day into something worth talking about. We thank his fans and admirers for their incredible support over his 60-year career and ask for privacy as we mourn his loss''. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a Navy veteran, Philbin entered showbiz in 1955 as a page for   The Tonight Show . He worked as an announcer and host before becoming Joey Bishop’s sidekick on ABC’s   The Joey Bishop Show   in 1967. After hosting a number of local and national daytime sho