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☘️ Happy #StPatricksDay! The Prince of Wales, outgoing Colonel of the Irish Guards was joined by The Princess of Wales, incoming Colonel, at the Regiment’s annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. Following a recent visit to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards on Salisbury Plain, the visit was the first time that The Princess attended the parade as Colonel of the Regiment. Her Royal Highness presented the traditional sprigs of shamrock to the Officers and Guardsmen, and to Seamus - the Regiment’s Irish Wolfhound mascot. "Whilst I am extremely happy to be here celebrating St Patrick’s Day with you once again, I’m incredibly sad to be giving this speech, as it really does mean my time as your Colonel has come to an end. It has been one of the great honours of my life to hold that title; I’m proud of everything it stands for – just as I’m immensely proud of every single one of you." - The Prince of Wales "I really couldn’t be prouder to stand in front of you here today. It really is...

Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu, who died after an earthquake hit Turkey, has been buried today.  The state-assisted funeral for the former Hatayspor club footballer is taking place in Accra, Ghana.  Atsu was found dead after the earthquake caused the collapse of his apartment in southern Turkey. He will be sorely missed by many, including children at a Ghanaian orphanage that he frequently provided money, food and clothing to.  “He came to drill a borehole for us, and help us with filters so it can be drinkable”, said Becky Foundation Director, Seth Asiedu.  Atsu made the kids at the Becky Foundation charity children’s home so happy that they used to call him “father”.  The Director added that they have organised counselling sessions for the kids “to try and overcome the pain."Thousands of mourners and well-wishers from Ghana and abroad file to the body to pay their last respects. The winger played 65 times for Ghana's national team and helped his country re...

Lagos Police Arrest 53-Year-Old Woman With Laminated INEC Materials The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old woman, who was allegedly found with laminated electoral materials. The spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to newsmen on Friday, March 17, 2023. The PPRO said that the suspect was arrested on Thursday at about 4.00 p.m. at Candos Road, Baruwa in Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos. Hundeyin said that the suspect was arrested inside a business centre where she was making the photocopies. "She was arrested with 550 different INEC materials. The laptop she used in printing the materials has been recovered and she couldn’t give a good account of how she came in possession of the materials. The case has been transferred to State CID Yaba for further investigation." he said  

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT UNDER FIRE  The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The court alleges he is responsible for war crimes, including the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. It says the crimes were committed in Ukraine at least from 24 February 2022 - when Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Moscow has denied allegations of war crimes during the invasion. The ICC has charged Mr Putin with being involved in the deportation of children, and says it has reasonable grounds to believe he committed the acts directly, as well as working with others. The court also said the Russian leader failed to exercise his rights to stop others who deported children. Russia's commissioner for children's rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, is also wanted by the ICC. A Russian foreign ministry spokesperson said the arrest warrants are meaningless. "The decisions of the International Criminal Court have no meaning ...

Tension As Governor El-Rufai's Security Escorts Open Fire On Protesting Shi'ite Members During Procession, Five Killed The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise called “Shi'ites” has accused the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, of causing the death of five members of the group when his security details allegedly opened fire on them during a protest in Kaduna. Many people including passers-by were said to be caught up in the melee on Thursday in Kaduna as many people sustained varying degree of injuries in the process. In a statement signed by the Secretary of Academic Forum of the movement, Abdullahi Muhammad Musa, the group attributed the tragic incident that led to the death of their members to the inciting statement allegedly made by the governor a few days ago. The governor was said to have incited members of his political Party in Zaria, against the movement and its leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky(H), where he told them that they must vote for his ano...

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INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES AND OTHER RELATED OFFENCES COMMISSION (ICPC) CPC Plot 802, Constitution Avenue, Central Business District, Abuja WANTED EMMANUEL EDOKPOLOR UHUNOMA AND TOYOsI ADURAGBEMI AYODELE The persons whose pictures appear here, EMMANUEL EDOKPOLOR UHUNOMA and TOYOSI ADURAGBEMI AYODELE, are hereby declared WANTED by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (CPC) in connection with issues bordering on diversionof funds meant for government WANTED EMMANUEL EDOKPOLOR rvention programmes. TOYOSI AYODELE Emmanuel Edokpolor aged 32 years old is an indigene of Edo State and speaks Bini and English languages. His last known address is No. 6 Eboigbe Street, Okhoro Road, Benin City, Edo State Toyosi Ayodele aged 31 years old is an indigene of Ifaki in Ido-Osi LGA of Ekiti State and speaks Yoruba and English languages. His last known address is No. 18, Olabanji Olajde Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lekki, Lagos Anyone who has useful information about their ...

 VIRAL INCENDIARY VIDEOS: POLICE COMMENCE INVESTIGATION -Urge electorate to ignore videos as adequate security has been emplaced The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Idowu Owohunwa, has ordered the Cybercrimes Unit of the Command to commence immediate and comprehensive investigation into various incendiary and inciting videos making the rounds on social media in relation to the 2023 General Elections. CP Owohunwa, while condemning in the strongest possible terms the making and sharing of these videos, has assured Lagosians that the brains and motives behind the videos will be unmasked and those found culpable dealt with in accordarnce with the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act 2015. He equally assures that the outcome of the investigation will be made public in the interest of transparency and public accountability. Meanwhile, while the investigative process is advancing, CP Owohunwa urges voters to disregard the videos and proceed to exercise their franchis...

EFCC Arrests Alleged Serial Canadian Visa Scammer in Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, March 17, 2023 arrested one Enock Ifeoluw Ogungbamigbe, an alleged serial visa scammer who specialize in duping Nigerians desperate to migrate to Canada either to work or further their education, through fake visa and job offers. The 32-year old who owns a Garden in Mpape, a suburb of Abuja, was picked up at Transcorp Hotel, Abuja by operatives of the Commission, when he responded to an appointment to procure a visa for an applicant intending to migrate to Canada. Unknown to him, that it was a bait. His arrest followed a petition by a victim who lost N5million to the suspect as processing fees for Visa to Canada. The suspect had also promised the victim a job upon arrival in Canada. But he only delivered fake visas to the victims and all efforts to recover the money were futile. The suspect would be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.  

Fake Kaduna Director Convicted for Forgery The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  has secured the conviction of one Yusuf Ahmed Lawal before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court on a two count charge bordering on forgery.  The convict presented a forged letter introducing himself as a Director of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in Kaduna State to take a suspect under investigation by the Commission on bail. The letter upon investigation, was discovered to have been forged. One of the charges reads, “that you, Yusuf Ahmed Lawal ( M) sometime in November, 2022 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud forged a certain document, to wit a letter headed letter captioned; MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT,  and dated 24th November, 2022 and signed by Muhammad Tajuddeen, with the intent that the said document be used to introduce you to the Economic and Financial ...

 CORRUPTION AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO NATIONS, SAYS PRESIDENT BUHARI IN MEETING WITH CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL MANAGEMENT President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated his desire that the foundation laid by this administration in the war against graft would be sustained by successive governments in the country, as corruption remains an existential threat to nations.  The President spoke Thursday at State House, Abuja, while playing host to Management of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, led by the Chairman, Danladi Yakubu Umar.  He described the Code of Conduct Tribunal as “an important tool in our fight against corruption over the last seven years," adding that such frontline agencies, “which are in the trenches are relied upon to demonstrate that the government means what it says and remains committed against corruption in all its forms.”  The President expressed his desire for a sustained anti-graft war thus: “It is our hope that the foundation which has been laid by this ad...

 Crystal Palace confirms sack of Patrick Vieira  Crystal Palace Football Club can confirm that Patrick Vieira has left his post as First Team Manager. Three members of Patrick’s coaching staff – Osian Roberts, Kristian Wilson and Saïd Aïgoun – have also left the club. Chairman Steve Parish said: “It is with enormous regret that this difficult decision has been made. Ultimately, results in recent months have placed us in a precarious league position and we felt a change is necessary to give us the best chance of retaining Premier League status. “That said, Patrick’s impact since joining us in the summer of 2021 has been significant, and he is held in the highest regard by myself, and all of his colleagues. He led the team to a Wembley FA Cup semi-final and respectable 12th placed finish last season playing some exciting football, which was a challenging and crucial campaign for the club given the changes we made to the squad prior to his arrival. “Patrick has given his all to t...

 Lagos belongs to Benin empire, not Yorubaland – Oba Akiolu The dust has finally settled after years of controversies and heated arguments who the real owners of present day Lagos are, the whole of Western Nigeria and the East of the Niger down to the Nigerian south Atlantic Coast. The Oba of Lagos, His Royal Highness, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has finally told the world via a historical narrative and background the real owners of Nigeria’s economic capital city of Lagos and parts of neigbouring Benin Republic. Lagos, he said, belongs to the Great Benin Kingdom and has never been part of Yoruba land. This was contained in a statement issued and signed by the Lagos Monarch which was released from his palace. The statement reads: “Coming from the palace, with what I was told by my late paternal grandmother who is a descendant of Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi and also reading from factual Historical books, let me share this Knowledge with you all on Eko/Lagos. “Modern day Lagos was founded by Prin...

Funeral Service Of Pastor Adefarasin's Mother  The funeral service of the mother of the House on the Rock’s founding Pastor, Paul Adefarasin, Hilda, has begun  at the Guiding Light Assembly, Parkview Estate in the Ikoyi area of  Lagos State on Friday. Adefarasin and his wife, Ifeanyi shared pictures from the burial via their Instagram account. He captioned the picture, “For Mummy 🕊️” while his wife wrote, “Adieu Mummy 🕊️” Adefarasin’s mother died at the age of 98 at her home on Sunday, February 5, 2023. Credit: Instagram | ifeanyiadefarasin, pauladefarasin. PHOTOS: GOV SANWO-OLU ATTENDS THE FUNERAL SERVICE OF MRS HILDA VICTORIA ADEFARASIN AT THE GUIDING LIGHT ASSEMBLY CHURCH, IKOYI IN LAGOS ON FRIDAY, 17TH MARCH, 2023   PIX 8992 R-L: Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu; sons of the deceased, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, the Senior Pastor of House on The Rock church; Pastor Wale Adefarasin, General Overseer of Guiding Light Assembly church (behind); the Vice Pres...