PINK REPUBLIC/ MY BLOG IS A STORY MARATHON.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss,shared all these photos on social media with the caption  ''My friend’s family were brutally attacked at Toluca Lake in California. If you recognize these guys please call the Los Angeles police department.- Kandi Burruss''. The suspects punched and kicked the victim.The victim fell to the ground and did not defend himself.Suspects fled location in a vehicle.The three suspects are all white males. More photos below.

LAGOS STATE SURVEYOR-GENERAL HOSTS LAND USE ALLOCATION COMMITTEE   The Permanent Secretary/Surveyor-General, Office of the State Surveyor-General (OSSG), Surv. Olutomi Sangowawa, has hosted delegates from the State Land Use Allocation Committee, LUAC, in his office to establish synergy for a harmonious and robust relationship to enhance service delivery. Welcoming the team, Surv. Sangowawa expressed delight about the LUAC team’s quest to collaborate for mutual benefits and cooperation with professionals in his Office. “The need to collaborate with LUAC is pertinent as it will foster a better understanding of the work processes and create a mutual relationship between both institutions”, he said. Sangowawa encouraged the delegates to work towards future plans that would upscale available schemes, emphasising the need for adequate resources that will promote effective performance. He urged the LUAC to also come up with statistics required for the compilation of e-surveys for better servi

NIGERIA NEEDS PEACEMAKERS, NOT SPOILERS, SAYS PRESIDENT’S SPOKESPERSON     Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser of the President, Media and Publicity, Friday in Abuja, stressed the need for national unity, saying Nigeria needs peacemakers who will entrench nationalism and patriotism in the polity, and not spoilers.   Adesina spoke when he received a merit award from the Ambassadors of Voice for Change, a group of Nollywood actors and entertainers, led by Ahmed Bala.   The President’s spokesperson said the Buhari administration would continue to support Nigerians working assiduously to promote peace, harmony and development.   He invoked the words of renowned novelist, Chinua Achebe, in his book ''Arrow of God'', to warn on the consequences of internal conflict and underscore the need for Nigerians to see themselves as one:   ''When brothers fight to death a stranger inherits their father’s estate.''   Commending the group on their vision to promote unity in

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, Taraba State chapter, has lamented the killings of members of its vigilante group by terrorists locally known as Bandits. Speaking with Media Trust, Chairman of North East Zone of the association, Mafindi Danburan said at least 30 members of the Fulani vigilante group, a military arm of MACBAN, were murdered by the bandits as more bodies are yet to be recovered. According to him, the vigilante members were on a mission to flush out bandits from their camp in Karal near Gassol town when they were ambushed. He said bandits from Zamfara State and other states had taken over many forests and established camps. 

PRESIDENT BUHARI BIDS FAREWELL TO OUT-GOING AMBASSADOR OF BURKINA FASO, PIABIE FIRMIN GREGOIRE MR. N'DO. JAN 14TH 2022 WE MUST DO THE BEST FOR OUR PEOPLE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF RESOURCES, PRESIDENT BUHARI TELLS EXITING BURKINA FASO AMBASSADOR It is the bounden duty of leaders, particularly within the West African sub-region, to do the best for their people, despite shrinking resources, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The President spoke Friday at State House, Abuja, while receiving in farewell audience, the Ambassador of Burkina Faso, His Excellency Piabie Firmin Gregoire N’do, who spent 8 years on tour of duty. “Leaders should do the best for their people within the limits of resources,” President Buhari affirmed, adding that he hoped the outgoing Ambassador would use experiences garnered in the field “for decision making in your country when you go back.” Ambassador N’do expressed the good wishes of his country, and of himself to Nigeria, commending President Buhari for good d

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, has said his state will never be part of the agitation for the sovereign nation of Biafra. Umahi recently declared his bid to run for the 2023 presidency and to success Buhari. The governor on Thursday again countered IPOB saying that the state was better in a fair and equitable Nigeria, reiterating that “if anybody tells you about Biafra, Ebonyi State will never be part of Biafra." According to the governor, “Let nobody be afraid of the Presidency of an Igbo man. The Igbo man is a builder and not a destroyer. There is no Igbo man that will be the President of this country and would like to divide or destroy it because we have investments everywhere. “First and foremost, I have been saying it. If anybody tells you about Biafra, Ebonyi State will never be part of Biafra. We are not Biafra.

Former Governor of Lagos State and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has donated the sum of N50million to families of victims of the recent killings in two Local Government Areas of Zamfara State. Tinubu made the donation on Thursday when he paid a visit to the state. At least, 58 people were reported killed last week when bandits raided some villages in Bukkuyum and Anka Local Government Areas of the state. One more photo below.

 GSM Mobile Service Provider Donates Mobile Clinic To Anambra State Government By Chibuzor Okoye (ABS News) A Global System for Mobil Communications network provider has donated a mobile clinic to the Anambra state government, as part of their Coperate Social Responsibility project. Handing over the mobile clinic to the state government, the Senior Manager, Sales and Trade Development, Core East of the company, Mr. Emmanuel Okereke, represented by Mr. Collins Orji, said the mobile medical intervention scheme is designed to provide primary healthcare services, largely to the women and children in some selected local government areas in the six states of Anambra, Lagos, Gombe, Kano, Kwara and Rivers through mobile trucks, and that the aim is to contribute to the government's efforts to improve access to primary healthcare in underserved communities in Nigeria. Mr. Okereke noted that the the scope of the project to be implemented covers the execution of medical outreaches for twelve m

Anambra Internal Revenue Service Embarks On Enforcement Of Business Premises Defaulters. By Chibuzo Obidike (ABS Reporter) A Special Enforcement Team of the Anambra State Internal Revenue Service and security operatives have embarked on enforcement drive on business premises for non - payment of taxes and levies.    The team grouped into two stormed Awka and Onitsha and environs sealing off business premises and issuing demand notices to defaulters who over the years have failed to pay their taxes after several warnings by the agency.  The premises sealed included banks, telecommunication offices, delivery agencies, laboratory centers among others and saw the enforcement teams serve the organizations court orders before sealing and locking up the premises for non payments of stamp duty. At each of the different premises, the task force explained that the office has a responsibility to administer the revenue laws of the State, and have over time been distributing demand notices to peopl

PRESS RELEASE IGP DECORATES NEWLY PROMOTED DIGs, AIGs and CPs • harps on professionalism, efficiency The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, on Friday, 14th January, 2022 decorated twenty-five (25) newly promoted Senior Police Officers at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Centre, Force Headquarters, Abuja. The Officers who have been found worthy in all ramifications to earn the promotion, were decorated with their new ranks amidst cheers from their spouses, loved ones and well-wishers.  The Senior Officers included Deputy Inspector-General of Police Zaki Ahmed, the DIG in charge of the Department of Operations and Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, psc(+), mni, the DIG in charge of the Department of Research and Planning at the Force Headquarters. Also decorated were six (6) Assistant Inspectors-General of Police who were elevated from their previous rank of Commissioners of Police. They include AIG Buba Sanusi (former CP Ka

Almajirai has PVC, Agbero has PVC, Get Your PVC, Comedian, Okey Bakassi Begs Educated Nigerians Comedian, Okey Bakassi has shared a message encouraging Nigerians, especially educated Nigerians to register to vote. The screenshot he shared, partly read, “Almajiri has a PVC, Mai shayi has a PVC…gateman has a PVC, bus driver/conductor have PVC, motor park agberos have PVC.  You (a student or a graduate with BSc or MSc holder) with all your education and exposure still don’t have a PVC. The worst thing is that you even try to justify why you don’t have one, ‘my vote won’t count.’ “If votes don’t count, politicians won’t bribe/pay people to vote for them. Go and get your PVC!!!”(sic) He captioned the post, #realitycheck Credit: Instagram | okeybakasssi

PHOTO NEWS: Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated his commitment to deal decisively with the menace of illegal oil bunkering in  Ikwerre and Emuoha Local Government Areas of Rivers State. More photos below.

TWO YEARS DOWN THE LINE: GOV HOPE UZODIMMA MATCHING WORDS WITH ACTIONS IN IMO. Today the 14th of January is exactly two years the supreme Court of Nigeria gave the landmark judgement on the imo guber case which saw Gov Hope Uzodimma reclaim his stolen mandate and declared as the duly elected Governor of Imo State. In the past two years, Imo State has been so lucky to have a man of stronger political will and commitment to run her affairs and ensure that the state is not plunged back to her former situation as witnessed during previous administrations. In the first few months that Gov Hope Uzodimma took over office in 2020, not a few imolites expressed doubts as to whether Gov Hope Uzodinma would be able to mobilize imo back to work giving the infrastructural rot that befell the state then. The reason for their fear was obvious as the then imo was already at the verge of becoming a pariah state. A situation that needed to be salvaged by a leader who knows the onus of administration and

 We thank His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, my brother Governors, National Assembly members, Honourable Ministers, friends from the private sector and other dignitaries for identifying with us yesterday. We are certain you all had an exciting experience in our State.  To the good people of Ogun State, words fail me in appreciating you for the support and prayers we have enjoyed from you all since the inception of our Administration. @dapoabiodunmfr  Governor, Ogun State  #PMBinOgun #BuildingOurFutureTogether  #ISEYA #OgunState INITIAL PRESS RELEASE: STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE  IN OGUN, PRESIDENT BUHARI INAUGURATES FIVE STRATEGIC PROJECTS, ASSURES NIGERIANS OF TIMELY DELIVERY OF SAGAMU-BENIN, LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAYS   President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday inaugurated five key projects in Ogun State, assuring Nigerians that two major Federal roads under construction, the Sagamu-Benin Expressway and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, would be commissioned before the end of 2022.