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  Yoruba actress 'Tayo Odueke popularly known as 'Sindodo' is mourning really hard as her mother just passed away.She captioned the photo of her mother ''  Erin wo! Iya mi .. Abiamo tooto Alabaro miiiii Ah! My prayer warrior… My jewel of inestimable value… This is literally a hard blow for me…. 😭😭💔💔💔 And to think I still saw you 2days ago 😞 Hunmmmm… Ti to bi re olohun🤲 I didn’t see this coming…. Tears keep rolling & won’t stop… But what can I do? Ko si🙅‍♀️ I pray almighty Allah grants you aljannah firdaus & forgive all your short comings 🙏🏼 May your beautiful soul rip🙏🏼 🕊 To everyone that called & came over Eshey modupe🙏🏼 And if I didn’t pick your calls I’ll definitely get back….Eshey modupe 🙏🏼 Gbogbo wa lama gbe yin arugbo wa… Amin 🙏🏼'. May her soul rest in peace,Amen.

  '' 17YEARS & STILL COUNTING….💍 Happy 17th Wedding Anniversary To Us Thank You Lord For The Journey So Far Forever Mine  @officialafeezowo  💋💋 IRO & BUBA:  @stylebyempresstee AGBADA:  @ademolaonitiri HEAD CAP:  @couturebyadeola PURSE & JEWELRY:  @bags_warehouse1 PHOTOGRAPHY:  @iroayo_photography

Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligent Response Team have arrested three suspected members of a notorious kidnap gang that allegedly killed a businessman and philanthropist, Jacob Ugwa, in Aba, Abia State. Late Jacob, an indigene of Abiriba in Ohafia local government area of the state, was shot dead by the kidnappers inside his compound at the Ogbor Hill area of Aba on July 30th, during a failed kidnap attempt. The suspects included an ex-official of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Chinedu Agwu, aka, General, who was released from prison in February 2021 after serving five years for a criminal offence. Others are a welder, Nnadozie Monday; and the gang’s tricycle rider, Godwin Uche. According to Punch ,their arrest followed a directive from the IG, Usman Baba, to the Abia State Commissioner of Police and the Commander- in-Charge of IRT to go after the killers of the businessman. Police investigations revealed that Agwu’s gang was so feared that some residents of A...

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday played host to the Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs at State House, Abuja, declaring that the oil rich kingdom has been quite kind to Nigeria.  Receiving HRH Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud, the President said with Nigeria’s large population and infrastructural deficit, the country needed all the revenue she could get from oil, a mainstay of the economy, “and Saudi Arabia has been very kind to us, making sacrifice by reducing production to accommodate us a number of times.”  President Buhari noted that the relationship between the two countries is very strong, “and dates back in time, both at the personal and national levels.”  “It is long and steadfast,” the President added.  Prince Al-Saud brought greetings from King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, saying the Kingdom appreciates the relationship with Nigeria, “which dates back 61 years, and we want to strengthen it even further.”  The two countries, he said, have good...

The Chief Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has enjoined Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSM) of the Nigerian Army (NA) to ensure the complete restoration of regimentation in the Army. He made the call, considering the critical role RSMs play in every unit/formation of the NA. General Yahaya stated this, while declaring open, the Regimental Sergeant Majors Convention 2021, holding at the Headquarters 2 Division, Ibadan, with the theme “Professionalism in a Regimented Environment: The RSMs in Perspective”. The COAS charged the RSMs to put in their best to restore the traditions and customs of the profession, more importantly, now that the army is involved in joint operations with sister services and other security agencies. He assured the RSMs that his administration will provide all necessary requirements within the limits of available resources. He added that his command will provide the necessary  encouragement and  conducive environment needed  to ensure th...

The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 arraigned one Bukar Mohammed before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a one-count charge of obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N43, 328, 000.00 (Forty-Three Million, Three Hundred and Twenty Eight Thousand Naira). The defendant allegedly converted the money entrusted in his custody for safe keeping to his own personal use. The charge reads: ‘‘That you, Bukar Mohammed sometime in 2018 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the  jurisdiction of this Honourable Court fraudulently induced one Alhaji Ali Mohammed to deliver to you monies in Euros and Naira to the equivalent sum of Forty Three Million, Three Hundred and Twenty Eight Thousand Naira (N43, 328, 000.00) only, under the false pretence of collecting same for safe keeping which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 1(1)(b) and...

 EFCC Arraigns Alleged Fraudster who Duped Malaysian in Love Scam The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC, Kaduna Zonal  Command has arraigned one Alyassau Muhammad before Justice Hannatu A.L Balogun on a two count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence.  Alayssau was arrested following intelligence on his alleged fraudulent activities on the internet. He allegedly posed as a female Malaysian to induce one Nor Rahem to send money in tranches of foreign currencies into his nominated account 154110205463 in Maybank with account name Hafizan Hamid, on the pretext that they were in a romantic relationship Investigation reveals that the defendant had three different active Malaysian WhatsApp numbers in his phones which were also linked to a telegram group dominated by Malaysians. It was in the group that he scouts for would-be victims. Count one of the charge reads, “That you, Alyassau Muhammad, (M) between May and August, 2021 in Kaduna, within...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday said he would not interfere with the ongoing selection process that would lead to the appointment of the substantive Vice Chancellor of the state-owned Lagos State University (LASU). The Governor said he does not have personal interest in who becomes the next Vice Chancellor of LASU and therefore has no intention to influence the process, adding that due process would be followed in the appointment. Governor Sanwo-Olu made the statement while receiving members of the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) led by its chairman, Prof. Samuel Edoumiekumo, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Ikeja on Tuesday. “The process for the appointment of the substantive Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU) is ongoing and I can assure you that all the laws and due process that would lead to the appointment of the vice chancellor would be fully adhered to. “I have no intention to interfere or ...

  '' CANT LIE I’M CRUSHING ON MY SELF As I turn a year older today, I’m thankful for the people around me and the gift of being alive. Happy Birthday to me. I’m not holding back any joy today. I will love every minute of today and laugh as much as possible because it is my day. Heartfelt Birthday to me Fabric by  @kubisfabrics Outfit made and designed by  @ceolumineeofficial   @ceolumineeofficial   @ceolumineeofficial Make up by  @marcxpro Hair by  @hairbyniyi Photography by  @hoorllar Body by  @eniola_badmus   @eniola_badmus   @eniola_badmus ''. More photos below.

  Cardi B is officially the mother of two,a girl and the new born a born.Cardi B and Offset welcomed their second child together a son on Saturday 4th of September but announced it on social media on Monday.She captioned the photo ''   9/4/21🦕💙🧸  ''.. One more photo below

  The House on the Rock Pastor {Paul Adefarasin} shared all these photos on social media with the caption '' Yesterday, at the formal presentation of the FIN / Forbes Best Of Africa Most Influential Personality Of The Year 2021 Award by the distinguished head of our stall and family, Otunba Atunwase (Dr.) Michael Olasubomi Balogun, the Olori Omo-Oba of Ijebuland, I was reminded thereby, that we do not stand alone. We stand as a representation of all the people, who have most profoundly shaped our values, influenced our lives, allowed us to benefit from the vast repository of their understanding, and blessed our sense of service in divers ways. I stand with the wisdom of my late Father, my living Mother, my siblings, my dear wife, and precious family. I stand supported by the counsel of my spiritual Father and many mentors. I stand with the support of the great fold that was birthed more than 25 years ago in my Mother’s living room, which has grown in to so many different expres...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has proposed a fine of N200,000 for telecommunications companies that fail to verify and validate biometric, National Identity Number (NIN) and other personal information of subscribers. This is contained in a proposed draft regulation on registration of telephone subscribers 2021 published on NCC’s website. The federal government had asked Nigerians to enrol for NIN and link their unique number to the phone lines. Since the announcement in 2020, an extension of the deadline for NIN registration and subscriber identity module (SIM) integration exercise has taken place at least six times. January 19, 2021 was the initial deadline, but it was moved to February 9, April 6, May 6, June 30, July 26 and now October 31. Section 19 of the draft document, NCC said mobile communications services providers must ensure that NINs are verified and validated before activation. It said a penalty of N200,000 awaits those who breach the requirement.

Four people have lost their lives in the twin attacks that occurred on Sunday night by gunmen at Faskari and Dandume Local Government Areas of Katsina state. The gunmen killed two people and injured scores of residents at Mahuta community in Dandume council. At Faksari in the Tafoki community, a shootout between the gunmen and vigilante personnel led to the death of two bandits, with several others sustaining injuries on both sides. The Tafoki incident, according to sources, occurred when bandits stormed the community with aim of abducting the father to the Deputy Speaker, state House of Assembly, Shehu Dalhatu Tafoki. “The lawmaker’s father, Dalhatu Tafoki, is the head of the community, and the bandits stormed the area with the aim of abducting him,” a source said.

Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, on Monday, September 6, 2021 dismissed the 'no- case submission' filed by Tahiru Saidu Daura, a co-defendant to Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as ''Mama Boko Haram’’ who is being prosecuted for an alleged fraud to the tune of N25million. The first defendant, Wakil who is the Chief Executive Officer of Complete Care and Aid Foundation, is facing trial alongside Prince Lawal Shoyade and Tahiru Saidu Daura, Programme Manager and Country Director respectively. The  defendants were arraigned on Thursday, March 5, 2020, by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for fraudulently obtaining the sum of N25million (Twenty Five Million Naira). The defendants allegedly obtained the sum from one Adam Mustapha Mohammed, the CEO of Kauram Global Enterprises under the guise of supplying seven (7) X-ray machines Model 1600 and Solar Energy Brand worth N25million to Kauram Global Enterpris...

At Cambridge, Bawa Advocates Global Action against Financial Crimes The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has advocated collective and collaborative approach by authorities around the world in dealing with the challenges of financial crimes which, he noted, is a global scourge as no nation is spared its virulence. Bawa’s views are contained in a keynote address which he presented today, September 6, 2021 at the 38th  Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, themed, “Economic Crime-Who pays and who should pay?”, organized by the Center for International Documentation on Organized and Economic Crime (CIDOEC), Jesus College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. According to him, economic crimes which are largely illegal acts committed for private gain, “affect the vital structures of global economies, causing significant damage to the Global Financial System and depriving developing nations of the needed resources for su...

PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI VISITS IMO STATE President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday 9th of September 2021 pay a working visit to Imo state. President Buhari amongst many other things would be on the spot assessment of the developmental projects embarked upon as well as commission some of the projects of the Shared Prosperity Government of His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma.

LAGOS UNVEILS SDGs YOUTH CHAMPIONS The Special Adviser to the Governor on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Investment, Mrs. Solape Hammond, has stated the need to establish a supportive structure that will enhance the youth network to effectively solve emerging challenges. Briefing the press at the official launch of the Lagos SDGs Youth Alliance in Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday, the Special Adviser described the campaign as an opportunity to amplify and reposition the broad tendencies of youths for the common good. Mrs. Hammond said: “The birth of the lofty initiative emerged from our conviction that youths represent a formidable and potent force, through which positive impact can be made in all spheres of human endeavours and, where meaningful engagements with them is a prerequisite for achieving the Greater Lagos Agenda and by extension the Global Sustainable Development Goals”. Confirming that the State is starting a journey to get young people immersed in social reality and res...

President Buhari receives Security Briefing in State House on 7th Sep 2021.More details later and more photos below.