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GOV. ORTOM SEEKS DIVINE INTERVENTION OVER HERDSMEN KILLINGS IN BENUE Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State at the weekend sought divine intervention to end the worsening security and other challenges confronting the state. The governor, who stated that no challenge was too big for God to solve permanently, said he has been doing the best to ensure that people of the state have comfortable lives. Ortom’s home came under serious attack penultimate week as over 16 of his kinsmen were brutally murdered with the latest been the killing of two police men and a lecturer at the Department of Mass Communication at the Benue State University, Makurdi. He said the continued attacks on Benue communities and killings of innocent people by Fulani herdsmen was not because of the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law, but the hidden agenda of the aggressors and the failure of the Federal Government to contain the situation. According to the governor, other states in the country that ha...

CJN IBRAHIM TANKO RESIGNS The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammad has resigned from office. According to Arise News, he reportedly tendered his resignation in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, citing health reasons. The development comes amid the corruption allegations some Supreme Court judges levelled against him. In a protest memo signed by 14 Supreme Court judges, Muhammad was accused of not giving justices their legitimate entitlements. The Supreme Court expressed their concerns over their budgetary allocations that have not been increased in the last four years. Some of the issues raised by the justices in the letter include the failure to replace dilapidated vehicles, accommodation problems, poor healthcare services at the Supreme Court clinic, and poor electricity supply. The justices also lamented the increase in electricity tariffs, no modified allowances to reflect the increase in diesel prices and lack of internet services in their chambers....

COAS EXTOLS THE CONFIDENCE OF KANO POPULACE IN THE FIGHT  AGAINST INSECURITY The Chief of Army Staff  (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has expressed his profound appreciation to the good people of Kano state for thier genuine support to the Nigerian Army and other security agencies in the fight against insecurity. The COAS made the commendation on Saturday 25 June 2022, during the commissioning ceremony of multiple projects at Dawakin Tofa Science Secondary School Kano. The indelible projects, were  executed through the COAS special intervention project for Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) 2022. The projects commissioned include; renovated and furnished Dunawa and Tofa hostels,  staff room, renovated latrine, School clinic, kitchen shade,  solar borehole and  construction of walkways, as well as repair of school bus.  Lieutenant General Yahaya, further stated that;  "the need to ensure  good  cordial relationship with the civil ...

Ekiti Election: Pregnant Women Not in EFCC Custody, Suspects Held By Court Order The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to some reports in a section of the media, alleging that the Commission is detaining “a pregnant woman, nursing mother, others, over vote - buying", consequent on some arrests made in the wake of the recent governorship election in Ekiti State.   The Commission wishes to state that there is no iota of truth in the reports. There is no pregnant woman among the suspects arrested on allegation of vote buying during the Ekiti governorship election. A pregnancy test conducted on all female suspects arrested during the Ekiti governorship poll at the Kwara State Hospital, Ilorin, returned negative. Earlier tests conducted in a private hospital also came out negative for all the female suspects. Furthermore, it is important to stress that all the suspects, male and female, are being held, based on a valid Order of Cour...

LAGOS EMBODIES EMPATHY, PROTECTS RIGHTS OF REFUGEES - SANWO-OLU  • Inter-Governmental Agencies certify Lagos a refugee-friendly city, as Governor Signs Instrument    Lagos State will remain open and continue to provide non-discriminatory assistance to all displaced persons seeking safety of their lives from violent conflicts and disasters, the Governor of the State reiterated the pledge on Monday. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu vowed that the State will remain a refugee-friendly city and provide economic opportunities to displaced persons legitimately seeking to rebuild their lives.  The Governor made the pledge during a commemorative event organised in Lagos to mark the World Refugees Day. Sanwo-Olu, at the event, also signed an instrument confirming Lagos as a city with refugees. There are estimated 84,000 refugees settled in Nigeria from other African countries. Lagos is hosting 1,656 registered refugees and 611 asylum seekers from 34 countries; most of these persons...

SANWO-OLU CELEBRATES FASHOLA AT 59  Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on the occasion of his 59th birthday. Fashola, a former Lagos State Governor, will clock 59 on Tuesday (tomorrow).  Sanwo-Olu, who was Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions during Babatunde Fashola administration in Lagos State, described the former Governor as a seasoned administrator, legal icon and technocrat who has used his skills and positions in different capacities for the growth of Lagos State and Nigeria.  Governor Sanwo-Olu’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile.  The statement read, “On behalf of my adorable wife Ibijoke, the good people of Lagos State as well as leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), I heartily congratulate my brother and one of my predecessors, Mr. ...

Unity Schools Cut off Marks for 2022 for Each State Abia -130 Adamawa - 62 Akwa-lbom -123 Anambra -139 Bauchi - 35 Bayelsa - 72 Benue - 111 Borno - 45 Cross River - 97 Delta -131 Ebonyi -112 Edo - 127 Ekiti -119 Enugu -134 Gombe - 58 Imo - 138 Jigawa - 44 Kaduna - 91 Kano - 67 Katsina - 60 Kebbi - 9 (male) 20 (female) Kogi -119 Kwara -123 Lagos -133 Nasarawa - 58 Niger - 93 Ogun -131 Ondo -126 Osun -127 Oyo -127 Plateau - 97 Rivers -118 Sokoto - 9 (male) 13 (female) Taraba - 3 (male) 11 (female) Yobe - 2 (male) 27 (female) Zamfara - 4 (male) 2 (female) FCT Abuja - 90  

CVR Update: Quarter 4, WK 11 as at 7am, Monday 27th June 2022. Fresh Registrants: 10,487,972 Completed Registration: 8,631,696 Type: Online - 3,250,449 Physical - 5,381,247 Male: 4,292,690 Female: 4,339,006 PWDs: 67,171 Youths: 6,081,456. More photos below  .

Self-styled PA to Oyo State Governor Docked for Internet Fraud in Ibadan The Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC on June 23, 2022 arraigned one Babawale Daniel Olayinka before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on five count charges which borders on cybercrime. An identity card recovered from the defendant at the point of arrest on February 11, 2022, introduced him as a “Personal Assistant to the Oyo State Governor on Media Matters.” He was arrested alongside twenty-five others at Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State. One more photo below. 

WE ARE COMMITTED TO A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT - LAWMA BOSS ...Appeals For Waste Containerisation   Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has reassured residents of its firm commitment to a clean environment despite the challenge of diesel scarcity, while also appealing that waste should be bagged and placed in containers. The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, spoke while monitoring the environment, noting that efforts were being intensified to clear any backlog of refuse and to stop acts of indiscriminate waste disposal around the city. He said: “We have redoubled our efforts, working round the clock to ensure that we evacuate all waste anywhere around the city. Although the scarcity and high cost of diesel have been a major challenge as all service providers' trucks run on diesel, nonetheless, we are leaving no stone unturned, to maintain a clean environment and prevent health hazards to the people”. “Over preceding months, we have rolled out advocacy and media se...

No fewer than 137 properties were sealed last week by the Monitoring and Compliance Unit of Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA).  The enforcement exercise took place at 6 District Offices, Alimosho, Mosan Okunila, Egbe- Idimu, Ikorun Igando, Agbado- Oke Odo and Ayobo-Ipaja Properties that were sealed contravens the State Physical Planning Regulation. The sealed properties are mostly residential buildings which were converted into commercial use without recourse to Physical Planning Permit Laws. Also sealed are Industrial, Institutional and Commercial structures, which do not have Planning Permit. The Authority advise Property Owners and Developers in Lagos State to seek the input of professionals in Engineering, Building, Planning and Architecture before embarking on the building of any structures. Build Right, Build By the Rules. More photos below. 

President Buhari Swears-In Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria in State House on 27th June 2022. More details later and more photos below.   

Nollywood star and Real housewives of Lagos star Caroline Danjuma now Carolyna Hutchings shared this photo above with the caption  Carolynahutchings : "Trilogy. this is my mum who is in her 50's, so how in Gods name will I be 46???????? reducing my age because  I need a job in a company ? l am the CEO of mine .Reducing my age for nollywood ?? An actor can act both young and old roles, makeup can be applied. . l am reducing my age because of school ?? have enough certificates already . Reducing my age because of relationship ?? A good man will love his woman regardless of her age 5. Reduce my age for your validation 7?I DONT GIVE 2 f'SSS about you sugar . Not everyone in a class are the same age.  In secondary school I had people 5 years older than me in my class,  in uni my assis rep was 45 years old , in my masters my class rep was 23 and 1 34, my MBA I had both young and old.. Just because you acted a movie with me does NOT mean we are the same age.. 8. you are ask...