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LASG ORDERS CLOSURE OF CHRISLAND SCHOOL    The Lagos State Ministry of Education has ordered the temporary closure of Chrisland School, Opebi-Ikeja, following the reported death of a student of the School, Whytney Adeyemi.    A release signed by the State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo said the closure was ordered pending the outcome of a full investigation into the unfortunate incident.     Mrs. Adefisayo, on behalf of the State Ministry of Education, commiserated with Mr. and Mrs. Adeyemi, parents of Whytney, and prayed for the repose of her soul.    “We also note the impact of this unfortunate event on family, friends and acquaintance of Whytney and call for calm as we assure that no effort will be spared in investigating the incident”, the Commissioner stated.  One more photo below. 

N3bn Money Laundering Charge: Kogi Gov's Nephew, Wife Know Fate Tomorrow as Trial Resumes The money laundering trial of two family members of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, his nephew, Ali Bello and his wife Rashida Bello ( at large)  resumes tomorrow, February 13, 2023 before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The Ali Bello was among four defendants remanded upon arraignment on February 8, 2023 on 18-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation and money laundering to the tune of  N3,081,804,654.00 (Three Billion, Eighty One Million, Eight Hundred and Four Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty Four Nair) The other defendants are Abba Adauda, Yakubu Siyaka Adabenege and Iyada Sadat. Count one of the charge reads “That you, ALI BELLO, ABBA ADAUDU, YAKUBU SIYAKA ADABENEGE, IYADA SADAT, RASHIDA BELLO (at large) sometime in June, 2020 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court procured E- Traders International Limited to retain the agg...

Governor Soludo swears in two high court judges Paulinus Onah   Governor  Chukwuma Soludo  has sworn in  two new judges of high court of  Anambra State Judiciary. They are  justice Etomike Innocent Ndigwe and Justice Tagbo Chinwuba Anieto While swearing-in  the Judges governor Soludo called for partinership with the Executives adding that the need to appoint new Judges is part of the efforts of his administration,to to lessen the current workload on judges in the state.   Governor  Soludo congratulated the new members of Anambra  court  judges and expressed gratitude to God for their calling to public service as outstanding professionals. "Security, law, and order are our top priorities and comprise our first agenda among our five pillars which focuses on infrastructure and economic transformation, and it cannot be carried out if our first agenda is not successfully carried out even as he Underscore the importance of the team w...

Anambra born professor Okeke sets word record:Gets elevated at Oxford By P R/Aburime/ Onah Anambra born Chike Okeke -Agulu,a leading academic in the United States, of Princeton University, has  assumed duties as distinguished Professor at Oxford University London. Professor Okeke-Agulu hails from Umuoji in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Oxford University,one of the oldest and prestigious educational institutions in the world, established in 1096 by the single gesture has again placed Anambra State and indeed Nigeria on the global academic reckoning. This hardwork, diligence and perseverance leading to this global elevation underscores  the present administration of Governor Chukwuma  Soludo's positive disposition to human resources development, projection of the ndi Anambra spirit of hardwork, professionalism and excellence anywhere in the global space. Professor Okeke-Agulu's assumption of duties at the most respected university in the world is the...

 Panic as another oil spill occurs in Ogoniland 12 February 2023  A new oil spill has occurred in Ebubu Community in Eleme Local Council of Rivers State. Some eyewitnesses and community-based sources disclosed that the spill occurred on Friday night, February 10, with the spill point yet to be clamped as of the time this report was filed. According to community sources, the spill is suspected to have been caused by equipment failure. The Executive Director of Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre, Fyneface Dumnamene Fyneface, in a statement, yesterday, in Port Harcourt, recalled that the affected Ebubu Community was in court with Shell Petroleum Development Company for about 32 years till 2021 when the company was compelled by the court to pay $111m (about N45.9b) in compensation over an oil spill that occurred on the same Shell’s facility in the late 1960s during the Nigeria civil war that lasted between 1967-1970.  Fyneface said that some members of the community lea...

PRESS RELEASE  In response, kindly quote: AAA.003/CPRD/NHQ/ABJ/VOL/02/4 Date: February 12, 2023 Head of News.  2023 ELECTION: WE WILL ENSURE THE SECURITY OF CORPS MEMBERS, NSCDC CG. The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, mni, OFR, has expressed the readiness of the Corps to protect members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), INEC officials and election materials to be deployed for the 2023 general election. He gave this assurance when he played host to the Director General (DG) of the NYSC, Brig. Gen. Yushau Dogara Ahmed and some key management staff of the Scheme on a courtesy call to the Headquarters of the Corps in Abuja. Unveiling the purpose of his visit, the DG explained that he was at the Corps National Headquarters to appreciate the NSCDC for its service to the scheme most especially on the adequate deployment of personnel to NYSC Camps. He disclosed that he intends to strengthen and deepen the re...

WOMEN AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER, OBINABO, SEALS FIAT MISSIONARIES COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S HOME IN NKWELLE  By Chidinma Ikeanyionwu Anambra State Women and Social Welfare Commissioner, Hon. Ify. Obinabo has sealed off Fiat Missionaries Community Children's Home Nkwelle for not complying with the provisions of the law in running an orphanage home. This she did after a tip off from a whistle blower notifying the ministry that the operator of the home has opened a new branch without due registration and authorization  On getting to Fiat Missionaries Community Children's Home Nkwelle, the women and social welfare boss also discovered that the mode of operations in the home was substandard. Speaking immediately after sealing the home, Hon. Obinabo through her Senior Social Welfare Officer, Mr Obiora Onunkwo stated that more homes will be closed in coming months if community home operators fail to comply with the provisions of the law in running orphanage homes.  He noted that the aim i...

 An Orlando couple was among the more than 20,000 people killed in the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.  Alex and Veronika Ilgin were there visiting family. Alex's best friend said they were found in each other's arms in the rubble by Alex’s brother.  Alex was a mortgage broker and hosted a weekly bible study. Veronika was a nurse at Orlando Health.  The two married in July and were planning to start a family. Alex's friend ‘Billy’ Poulos reflected on the tragedy, saying "I think we are so caught up in the day-to-day we forget how fragile life is. I think we need to remember how meaningless everything is and appreciate what very little time we all have."   ."He actually had first hands on him to identify him in the rubble. He said Alex had his arm around Veronika in bed," said Alex's best friend Vasilios ‘Billy’ Poulos. Poulos is now collecting supplies to send to those who survived the earthquake because he knows that's what they woul...

 LAGOS‘LL ROLL OUT FOOD PACKS, AND HEALTH RELIEF PACKAGES NEXT WEEK, SAYS SANWO-OLU Gov: we will continue to cater for the less privileged     Worried by challenges some Lagosians, especially the vulnerable and less privileged are facing currently as a result of naira and fuel scarcity in the country, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday said the State Government will roll out food packs in the State through various bodies from Monday, to reduce the level of suffering and bring succour to them.   The Governor, who disclosed that the half price on buses, boats, Lagride and other public transportation using Cowry cards will be extended from the initial one week to continue for a long time, said his administration is working with the health sector to see how best the State can ameliorate the hardship being faced by Lagos residents.   Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke on Saturday at the Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria’s (CAN) ...

Ganduje shuts down Wellcare Supermarket over refusal to accept old Naira Notes ...As WellCare Supermarket writes an apology letter to Governor Ganduje for an immediate intervention and re-opening Mustapha Salisu13 seconds ago By Mustapha Salisu Kano state Governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Gandjue has instructed the acting chairman of Kano State Consumer Protection Council, Dr Baffa Babba Dan’agundi to shut down Wellcare supermarket which deals in selling food products and drugs. The order of closure follows the refusal of WellCare supermarket to accept the old naira notes from customers against instruction by the Kano state government to continue accepting the old notes. The acting Chairman disclosed after shutting down the supermarket, legal action will be taken against WellCare supermarket. He warned other marketers in Kano to be aware that the state government has not banned the use of old Naira notes as legal tender. therefore, any shop caught not receiving the old notes will be dealt wit...

PRESS RELEASE IGP MOURNS POETIC PHILOSOPHER, AIG LAWAN TANKO JIMETA The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, fdc, on behalf of the Force Management team, and Officers of the Nigeria Police Force, regrets to announce the demise of a great poet and philosopher, a passionate officer and peace lover, AIG Lawan Tank Jimeta, psc, which occurred in the early hours of today, Sunday 12th February, 2023, at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, after a brief illness.  AIG Jimeta, who hailed from Jimeta in Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State, served in various administrative, investigative, training, and operational capacities during his almost 34 years stint in the policing career. He was a one-time Director of Peacekeeping, Commissioner of Police in charge of the Police Mobile Force, Edo and Bauchi State Commands, Commandant Police Academy, and was until his death the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 5 Benin, ...

Big lie: I didn't sponsor assassination on Sekibo - Wike Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has described as untrue the claim by the Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council in the State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, that he sponsored assassination attempt on him. The governor emphatically declared that he has never and would not indulge in any act of sponsoring assassins against anybody. Wike debunked Sekibo’s allegation when he spoke at the Rivers East Senatorial District rally of the PDP that held at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt on Saturday. “Let me use the opportunity to debunk an allegation that some persons may have made that one Abiye Sekibo said that I sponsored assassination; attempted assassination on his life. “I want to state categorically clear, all of us from Rivers State know who is who. We know who has killed so many people in this State.” Wike recalled aspect of the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC...

We have contacted the Police to establish the cause of this unfortunate exit through autopsy- Chrisland Schools speaks on the sudden death of its student during its inter-house sports Authorities of the Chrisland school have released a statement over the sudden demise of 12-year-old Whitney Adeniran, a student of the school who allegedly slumped and died during the school's inter-house sports at the Agege stadium in Lagos state on February 9. Whitney's mum released a video on Saturday in which she accused the school authorities of hiding the cause of her daughter's death. In a statement released today, February 12, the school authorities asked for prayers for the family of the deceased. The school authorities mentioned that after the incident, all regulatory institutions especially the Police were contacted to establish the cause of this unfortunate exit through autopsy. The school says it will in due course, update everyone with a full report of the incident. The statement...

Church General Overseer, theology student arrested over Dubai-bound meth, skunk  . As NDLEA intercepts 1,430kgs cannabis in LNG truck, recovers 13 motorcycles in C/River; seizes 1.10kgs crystal meth in carton walls going to London Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested the founder and General Overseer of Seraphic and Sabbath Assembly, Lagos, High Priest Nnodu Azuka Kenrick; a student of Emmanuel College of Theology, Samanta, Ibadan, Udezuka Udoka and their freight agent, Oyoyo Mary Obasi over attempt to export methamphetamine and skunk consignments concealed in kegs of palm oil through the NAHCO export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos to Dubai, United Arab Emirate. High Priest Nnodu was arrested on Saturday 11th February 2023 at his Seraphic and Sabbath Assembly church located at No 1, Sabbath Close, Ijesha area of Lagos following the arrest of two suspects: Oyoyo Mary Obasi and the theology student, Udezuka...