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Musician Rita Ora shared all these photos with the caption  "There are some things in life you never forget, this trip will be one of them. Today has been an unreal day. I had the great honour of being awarded the Naim Frashëri order by the President of Albania, Mr Bajram Begaj. This is something awarded to Albanians and foreign citizens for their valuable works and activities in science, art and culture. Thank you so much from the bottom of heart ❤️🇦🇱❤️". More photos below. 

EFCC Arrests Club Owner, 21 Other Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Ibadan Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC have arrested Adepoju Olawale Sunday, owner of “De Rock Club”, Ring Road, Ibadan and 21 other suspected internet fraudsters, in an intelligence-driven operation.  The 21 other suspected internet fraudsters, including a couple: Aladenusi Adegboyeyega Ayodeji and Aladenusi Omowunmi Sadiat( a.k.a Bonnie and Clyde) are: Ajuwon Omobola Ibrahim, Ogunniyi Atilade Stephen, Bolaji Olawale Quadri, Olajire Usthman Olamilekan, Ojo Faruq Kolapo, Kajero Babatunde Sodiq, Kareem Taiwo Abiodun, Bolaji Bolarinwa Toheeb, Banjo Micheal Toyin and Clement Clemson Adeseye.  Others are: Babalola Segun Samuel, Opeyemi Gbenga Omoyemi, Okesanya Seyi Matthew, Kareem Kehinde Damilola, Aledegbe Akinola Qodir, Akindele Ayodele Solomon, Adewopo Adesuyi John, Iyiola Dolapo Ridwan and Olabosinde Hammed Adesola. Sunday, 36, graduate of Industrial Chemistry of the Olabisi Onaban...

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR PRESS RELEASE  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO END STATELESSNESS IN 2024  The Federal Government has restated it's determination to eradicate statelessness by 2024. This position was stated by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Friday, during the launching and inauguration of high power steering committee on National Action Plan on eradication of statelessness in the country. The Minister argued that statelessness which diminishes human dignity does not  exist even in the animal kingdom.  "Stateless persons usually have no legal protection and no right to vote. They lack access to education, employment, healthcare, registration of birth, marriage or death and property right. They are vulnerable to exploitations and human trafficking, Aregbesola said" He added that statelessness is a global challenge in which Nigeria is playing a leading role in eradicating and has been acting in concert with other nations to find solution. Aregbesola affi...

Breaking: Lagos Assembly Passes Bill On DNA, Forensic Centre A bill for a law establishing the Lagos State Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid (DNA) and Forensic centre to support criminal investigations, law enforcement, preservation of evidence for the judicial system and for other connected purposes has been passed by the Lagos State House of Assembly. The bill was passed by the House after it scaled the third reading at plenary on Monday with all lawmakers in attendance giving their approvals. The report on the bill had been adopted at an earlier sitting presided over by Speaker Mudashiru Obasa. A part of the objectives of the centre includes to provide for the use and regulation of DNA based technology in the Lagos State in order to carry out profiling or analysis. The centre is to also "carry out other forensic disciplines including, toxicology, drug chemistry, finger print examination, firearms examination, tool mark examination, ballistics, trace evidence analysis, questioned document ...

Pictured: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arriving by car at the Manchester summit at Bridgewater Hall. Protesters brought anti-Harry and Meghan signs and argued with supporters of the couple outside the summit in Manchester where the Duchess of Sussex is delivering a speech about gender inequality. The couple smiled as they past the crowd outside Bridgewater Hall, ignoring a sign that called them 'fake royals'. One lady held up a hand-drawn poster saying 'F.O. Harry (&) Me.Gain' and 'Fake Royals', while protester was seen arguing in the crowd with fans of the royal pair. Meghan is attending the One Young World summit to give a keynote speech about gender inequality to an audience of 2,000. The Duchess of Sussex, 41, arrived wearing bright red trousers, shoes and top with a slicked back ponytail, alongside Harry, 37, who wore a dark suit. Meghan was pictured earlier exiting a BMW 4x4 outside the venue, where crowds had gathered. A protester held a poster call...

IMO STATE GOVERNMENT COMMENCES THE CONSTRUCTION OF UMUCHUKWU-UKWUINYI ROAD IN NKWERRE LGA. In line with the grassroots development initiative of the 3R Government of His Excellency, the Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, work has commenced in earnest on the construction of Umuchukwu-Ukwuinyi road in Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State. The construction work which has progressed up to stone base level, would resuscitate the road from its deplorable status and add up to the numerous road projects which the Governor Hope Uzodimma led Administration has constructed in less than 3 years. It is worthy of note, that the Shared Prosperity administration of His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma had embarked on road revolution in Imo State and despite the rains, many road constructions are ongoing across the State. More photos below. 

Miyetti Allah begs Soludo to Suspend Ban on Movement of Cattle The leadership of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has appealed to Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo to temporarily suspend the ban on cattle movement on foot in the state. The appeal was made on Monday by the Southeast leader of MACBAN, Alhaji Gidado Sidikki, in Awka, Anambra State. He said the ban is too sudden and many of the cattle rearers have no other means of livelihood, arguing that the ban will have a negative effect on them and their livelihood. Sidikki used the point that MACBAN members have been living peacefully in the state as part of the points to strengthen his appeal. Speaking in a chat with The Nation, he said; “Majority of us (Fulanis), don’t know any other business more than rearing of cattles in this World. “Some of us were born and bred in this rearing of cattle business here in Anambra state. We have no other place to go. “The herders are aware that the state governor h...

The suspects, Bello Usman, 25, and Shehu Abubakar, 25, allegedly conspired with two others, who are both at large, to perpetrate the act. Following their arrest, Usman and Abubakar were arraigned by the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) on a two-count charge. The charge includes criminal conspiracy and causing grievous harm, which contravened sections 97 and 246 of the penal code. The suspects however told the court that they had planned to rustle their 60-year-old father’s cattle and not to chop-off his hands. The Minna Chief Magistrate Fati Hassan Umar ordered that they remain in police custody till September 26. The father and the guardian of the fleeing suspects were also summoned by the presiding chief magistrate. They were ordered to produce their wards in court on the next adjourned date. The chief magistrate also directed the police to go after the two fleeing culprits and ensure that they are brought to book. The father of the herdsmen, whose han...

TWO WOMEN ARRESTED FOR OPERATING BABY FACTORY IN OGUN. Two women, Christiana D'ivoire Iyama and Margaret Ogwu were on the 27th of August 2022 arrested by men of Ogun state Police Command for operating baby factory.  The suspects were arrested following an information received by police at Agbado divisional headquarters that, Christiana Iyama who lives at No 4, Ibrahim Famuyiwa street, Agbado Ogun state, is operating a baby factory at the above address, where she used to harbour young girls and hired men to impregnate them after which she will collect the baby on delivery and sell to her waiting buyers.  Upon the information, the DPO Agbado division, SP Awoniyi Adekunle mobilized his detectives to the area where the said Christiana D'ivoire Iyama and Margaret Ogwu were arrested.  Preliminary investigation revealed that Margaret Ogwu was one the girls harboured by Christiana D'ivoire who employed the service of a man to impregnate her and collected the child on delivery, wh...

14 Uncovered Assets, Not Mine; I Have Only N2.8m In My Bank Accounts - Abba Kyari The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Abba Kyari, has denied owning 14 assets, saying the uncovered assets linked to him by the federal government are not his. Besides, the former head of Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT, said contrary to report huge sums of money said to have been traced to his bank account, he has just N2.8 million in his UBA account and another N200,000 in his Sterling Bank account. Kyari denial was contained in a statement reacting to reports in the media that 14 assets, including shopping mall, residential estate, polo playground, lands and farmland belonging to him were uncovered by the federal government. In the statement by his lawyer, Barr. Hamza Dan Tani, claimed that,”All the allegations on monies and properties by NDLEA belonging to Abba Kyari are false, untrue and lies, just to mislead the public into wrongly believing that it belongs to Abba kyari.” Accordin...

OGUN TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF OLAMBE-MATOGUN INFERNO, SAYS SALAKO-OYEDELE  The Ogun State Government has assured the victims of the petrol tanker explosion at Matogun Area of Ifo Local Government of the state of immediate assistance to those who lost their properties in the inferno. Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engineer Noimot Salako-Oyedele who made this known while leading Ogun state government delegation on an on-the-spot assessment of the damage, praised youths in the area for their resilience and for being the first responders. The Deputy Governor while further commending the effort of the youths in the area, noted that the fire incident could have been fatal without the efforts and strength of youths in the area. Salako-Oyedele explained that the State Emergency Management Agency (OGSEMA) would be in the area during the week to assess the damages, adding that the state government will support those whose properties were damaged. "I want to appreciate our youths who were the first...

Blackout: Ogun donates 300KVA transformers to Isara, Oba communities  Determined to make life more abundant for the people in Ogun State, the Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration has donated 300KVA (33) to Isara and Oba towns in Remo North and Obafemi-Owode Local Government Areas of the state. Speaking at the handing over of the power transformer in Isara, the chairman of Remo North LG, Adedapo Odunsi, thanked the state governor for taking the community out of darkness which it had experienced for three years. According to him, businesses in the area had suffered, adding that the residents of the town had to go extra mile to purchase fuel on a daily basis to sustain their businesses. In his remarks, the Government Liaison Officer, Remo North LG, Abiola Ogundeko, noted that the lives, health, businesses and security of lives and properties of the community at large had been affected negatively due to the incessant power failure in the area.  "I'm using this medium to thank ...

WE’LL COLLABORATE WITH MORE INDUSTRY PLAYERS TO GROW CREATIVE SECTOR IN LAGOS, SAYS SANWO-OLU •Gov visits Trilith studios ahead of Lagos film city project  Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged the continuation of his administration’s support for the creative industry in the State. Sanwo-Olu applauds the tenacity and doggedness of the Nigerian creative artists and entertainers, for creating a growth path for the sector with less institutional support. He said Lagos State Government was already changing the narrative by deliberately working in partnership with industry players to bring more development and professionalism into the creative sector. Governor Sanwo-Olu stated this last weekend at Atlanta in the United States of America (USA) during an interactive session with Nigerian musicians, producers and promoters at an event tagged ‘Stars are made in Lagos’, a side event at the just concluded 15th Headies Global Awards.  PHOTOS:  GOV. BABAJIDE SANWO-...