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There are many great leaders in this world. However, there is Someone called the Most High, the Almighty (Psalm 91:1). He is higher than the highest (Ecclesiastes 5:8). Isaiah 66:1 says heaven is His throne and the earth is His footstool. According to Revelation 19:16, He is the King of kings. Put in modern terms, He is the President of all the presidents in the world. The Most High God rules in the affairs of men (Daniel 4:25). In Daniel 4:34-35, the king of the country considered as the superpower in the world at that time confessed that the dominion of the Most High is forever. Thus, once in a while, when one earthly leader or the other is beginning to feel big and in control, God teaches the fellow a lesson and shows the whole world that He is still in control. God demonstrated through the Coronavirus pandemic that despite the sophistication of the leaders of the world, they are powerless without Him and so they must surrender to His Lordship. Proverbs 21:1 says He is the one who c

 ELECTORAL ACT VIOLATED IN CONDUCT OF PRESIDENTIAL, NASS POLLS - GOV. ORTOM 28th February, 2023     Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has said there were violations of the Electoral Act in the conduct of both the Presidential and National Assembly elections. This was contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Terver Akase, and issued to newsmen on Tuesday. Ortom tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to ignore the concerns of Nigerians, emphasizing that many of them have questioned the credibility of the elections, so it should take steps to save the country from crisis. “Though a number of violations of the Electoral Act were witnessed in the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections, my team is assessing the situation and will make my position known soon. “I urge the people of the state to remain calm, law-abiding and as peaceful as they have been,” Ortom said. “Despite the pre-election apprehensions, vote

#WAEF election mission to Nigeria  in continuation of its engagement with  major presidential candidates in the Presidential election today met with  H. E Peter Obi and H. E Bola Ahmed Tinubu.  The delegation comprising of former President of Ghana John Mahama, former Beninese President Boni Yayi, former President if Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma, former President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta,  former Vice President of The Gambia, Fatoumata Tambajang, former Burkinabe Prime Minister and President of the Economic Community of West African States Kadre Ouedraogo, and  former Deputy Chair of the African Union, Dr. Erastus Mwencha had earlier met with  H. E Atiku Abubakar and  H. E Rabiu Musa  Kwankwaso and other stakeholders  to sue for peace in the interest of our nation during and after the elections.  - GEJ. More photos below. 

ILERA EKO RECORDS FIRST QUADRUPLETS   The Lagos State Government in its efforts to ensure that every resident has access to affordable and quality healthcare has recorded its first Quadruplets on its social health insurance plan popularly known as ILERA EKO.   The set of four girls who are the first birth of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Dayo Faniyi, were delivered at Ikorodu General Hospital, Ikorodu.   The General Manager, Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), Dr. Emmanuella Zamba, speaking during a visit to the hospital commended the Medical Director, Ikorodu General Hospital, Dr. Taiwo Hassan and the entire staff for a job well done. She added that the highest number of birth recorded on the Lagos State Health Scheme (LSHS) was triplets and that the Agency was extremely delighted in recording another milestone birth.   Dr. Zamba said that since the full commencement of the Scheme in the Year 2020, 47 sets of triplets and 435 sets of twins had been delivered on the Scheme.   D

Head of murdered Hong Kong model Abby Choi discovered in a soup pot Abby Choi's head was stolen and was found in a soup pot on Sunday, as four people were accused in connection with her horrific murder. The Times of London stated that according to Hong Kong authorities, only the skull was left after boiling Choi's severed head. The upcoming model, who had appeared in Elle, Vogue, and Harper's Bazaar, vanished on Tuesday. According to local station TVB, the ex-husband of the model, Alex Kwong, was charged with the murder of the model's father and brother on Sunday. In the tragic case, Choi's former mother-in-law was charged with obstruction. Bail was declined for all four. Authorities are still looking for the rising fashion star's body pieces in the adjacent sewers. Police discovered two female legs in a refrigerator and two cooking pans with human tissue three days after Choi—who most recently graced the digital cover of L'Officiel Monaco—went missing. A me

ATIKU'S PCC REACTS TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CRISIS  PRESS STATEMENT  The conduct of the 2023 elections has been criticized across board as one that is marred by irregularities and total departure from the electoral act amendment. This has led to a constitutional logjam created by the protest pull out of the coalition of political parties which has now us to a situation of inclusive elections. Elections are only concluded when votes are cast, results are announced and winners returned.  What is clear and undisputed to all at this stage is that INEC is refusing to address the observed problems and objections that have been widely expressed amd shared and also corroborated by the report of the major stakeholders in the country, former presidents and international observers.  What is not clear is the intentions of INEC chairman amd INEC as a commission. Section 65 of the electoral act mandates the INEC chairman to correct every anomaly (s) raised by stakeholders of the process (politic

EFCC Secures Conviction of Deceased Beninoise Businessman’s Company Over €29m Fraud in Lagos The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, secured the conviction and sentencing of Transport and Port Management System Limited, TPMS, a company owned by the late Beninoise business mogul, Jean Codo, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.   Codo and his company were both arraigned on Friday, December 13, 2019 on an eight-count charge bordering on stealing to the tune of €29 million (Twenty-Nine Million Euros), property of the Federal  Government of Nigeria.  

Dismissed Soldier Bags Seven Years for Fraud in Maiduguri The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of an ex-soldier, Sgt. Ado Kabiru  to seven years imprisonment on a two count charge of obtaining by false pretence before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri. The defendant had pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charge, setting the stage for trial. The prosecution counsel Mukhtar Ali Ahmed presented four witnesses and tendered several documents which were admitted as exhibits. Apart from his jail term, the convict was ordered to pay the complainant the sum of N29, 934,500.00 involved or spend an additional eight years in prison.   The defendant’s journey to the correctional facility started when an unknown person called the complainant, Dr. Ali Mohammed Ramat, on phone claiming to be Jinn and instructed him to pick some charms which included a ring and brownish fluid in a small bottle

A witness at the scene just reported this serious road accident involving a Mercedes jeep and how it crushed some okada (motorcycles) at Kobape junction along PMB expressway inbound Abeokuta (Ogun State),  traffic not affected.  More details later More photos below. 

FG To Obasanjo: Don't Truncate Electoral Process The Federal Government has urged former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to truncate the #2023GeneralElections with his inciting, self-serving and provocative letter on the elections. In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said what the former President cunningly framed as an 'appeal for caution and rectification' is nothing but a calculated attempt to undermine the electoral process and a willful incitement to violence. The Minister expressed shock and disbelief that a former President could throw around unverified claims and amplify wild allegations picked up from the street against the electoral process. ''Though masquerading as an unbiased and concerned elder statesman, former President Obasanjo is in reality a known partisan who is bent on thwarting, by subterfuge, the choice of millions of Nigerian voters,'' he said. Alhaji Mohammed recalled that

LAGOS FIRST LADY COMMISSIONS MATERNAL, CHILD CARE CENTRE AT ORILE AGEGE GENERAL HOSPITAL   The First Lady of Lagos State Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has commissioned another iconic Maternal and Child Care Centre (MCCC) in Orile Agege General Hospital to further enhance antenatal care and child delivery in the State.  Speaking during the commissioning, Dr. Sanwo-Olu said the 30-bed Maternal and Child Care Centre and a Couples Clinic at the Orile Agege General Hospital are to further enhance antenatal care and child delivery in the state as the facilities were in line with the T.H.E.M.E.S agenda of the current government to provide affordable and quality healthcare for all.  "This is another effort put in place by the Babajide Sanwo-Olu government to further raise the standard of services rendered in all government-owned hospitals in Lagos. I was also in Orile Agege to commission a Primary Healthcare Centre to increase the accessibility of health services for the people. Mr. Gover

 LP Kicks As PDP’s Katung Wins Kaduna South Senatorial Seat Sunday Katung of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been declared winner of the Feb. 25 elections for Kaduna South Senatorial district. The returning officer, Abdullahi Dalhatu, who declared the result in Kafanchan on Monday, said Mr Katung polled 138, 246 votes, to defeat his closest rival Ayuba Michael of the Labour Party, who got 101,479 votes. Mr Dalhatu added that All Progressives Congress candidate, Bulus Audu, came third with 77,753 votes, while Rufai Ahmed of the New Nigeria People’s Party scored 8, 140 votes. He explained that a total of 337, 953 voters were accredited, out of which 335, 520 cast their votes. “Sunday Katung of the PDP, having satisfied the requirement of the law by scoring the highest votes, is hereby declared the winner,” he said. Meanwhile, the Labour Party has called for cancellation of the results in six of the eight Local Government Areas that make up the senatorial district. Ayuba Michael, t

APC Calls For Cancellation Of Election In Ebonyi The All Progressives Congress in Ebonyi State has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the results of Saturday’s National Assembly elections in five local government areas in the State as they reject the outcome. The Chairman of the party in the state, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha, disclosed his party’s position during a press conference at the old government house on Monday. The affected local government areas include; Afikpo North, Ezza North, Ivo, Onicha, and Ohaukwu Local government areas of Ebonyi State. Emegha alleged that the party has evidence of irregularities perpetrated by some opposition parties to deliberately void votes cast in favour of the Party. #NigeriaElections2023  #NigeriaDecides2023   

NPC RELEASES SALARY, ALLOWANCES FOR 2023 POPULATION, HOUSING CENSUS AD HOC STAFF 28th February, 2023   The National Population Commission (NPC) has outlined the salary and allowances structure for its ad hoc staff who will be involved in the conduct of the 2023 Population and Housing Census. The remuneration is divided into two categories – allowances and main salary. In the category of allowances, according to the Director of Census Department, Mrs Evelyn Arinola Olanipekun, the NPC ad hoc staff will receive three types of allowances, namely; feeding allowance: (a) Specialised Workforce (SWF) – N2,000 per day x 13 days (three days of SWF and 10 days of state training). However, states that did not observe the first three days are exempted. Total N26,000. (b) State Facilitators: N2,000 per person, per day x 10 days. Total: N20,000 For the transport allowance it is N20,000 per person. Training allowance: (a) Trainer: N15,000 per day x 13 (SWF) and 10 (state facilitator) (b) Trainee: N10

PRESS RELEASE NPF, OTHER SECURITY AGENCIES COMMENDED FOR COMMITMENT TO MORE SECURED ELECTORAL PROCESS IN NIGERIA As Uhuru Kenyatta, Ernest Koroma, Members of AUC Observer Mission visits IGP The Nigeria Police Force has been commended, alongside other security agencies deployed for election security management in the 2023 General Elections, for its commitment to ensuring that the electioneering process in the country is more secure. This commendation is coming on the heels of the African Union Commission (AUC) Election Observer Mission and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission visit to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja on Tuesday 28th February 2023. The AUC Election Observer Mission (EOM) and the ECOWAS Commission led by His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, former President of Kenya, and the former President of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Ernest Bai Koroma, compr