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NOISE POLLUTION: LAGOS SEALS FIVE CHURCHES, 19 HOTELS. (PHOTO).

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 Noise pollution: Lagos seals five churches, 19 hotels The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has temporarily shut down no fewer than five churches and 19 hotels over noise pollution between March 23 and April 26  Calculations by our correspondent also showed that no fewer than four markets and shopping complexes were also shut down over noise pollution and other environmental infractions. The churches that have been temporarily sealed include St Monica’s Hall of Our Lady of Lord’s Catholic Church, Christ Rock of Fire Ministry, Wonderful Bible Prayer Ministries, God’s Porch Ministries, and an unnamed Catholic Church Some of the hotels affected are School2bar, Blue Seasons Hotel and Suites, Sulerious Lakeside Hotel, Monero Hotel and Suites, and Lekki Hotel and Suites. A post shared by the state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on his X account on Friday, said various establishments, including churches, bars, and hotels, in areas like Ifako-Ij

THE GREEK CROWN FASHION AT THE CORONATION. (PHOTOS).

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Their crowns is really giving me Greek vibes. I love it and I just remembered Princess Charlotte's Grandfather Prince Philip is originally from Greece. Catherine looks amazing and Charlotte looks like an angel..🤍✨ Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921[fn 1] – 9 April 2021), was consort of the British monarch from 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021 as the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. He is the longest-serving royal consort in history. Philip was born in Greece into the Greek and Danish royal families; his family was exiled from the country when he was eighteen months old. After being educated in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, he joined the Royal Navy in 1939, when he was 18 years old. In July 1939, he began corresponding with the 13-year-old Princess Elizabeth, the elder daughter and heir presumptive of King George VI. Philip had first met her in 1934. During the Second World War, he serve

"WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE COMFORT AND WELFARE OF THE BARRACKS COMMUNITY "- MRS ABDULSALAM ABUBAKAR AS NAOWA UNVEILS SHUTTLE SERVICE IN MAIMALARI CANTONMENT. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.

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"WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE COMFORT AND WELFARE OF THE BARRACKS COMMUNITY”- Mrs Abdulsalam Abubakar ...As NAOWA unveils Shuttle Service in Maimalari Cantonment.  The Chairperson of the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA) 7 Division Chapter, Mrs Abdulsalam Abubakar today Saturday, 6 May, 2023 unveiled the first phase of NAOWA Tricycle Shuttle Service to assuage the worrisome trend of internal transport system for families within Maimalari Military Cantonment.   While performing the unveiling  ceremony, the NAOWA Chairperson said "On assumption of office, I observed that one of the challenges faced by the families of our soldiers particularly women and children in Maimalari Cantonment was the movement from the accommodation areas to the cantonment gate". She emphatically expressed how women and children are usually faced with problems of inadequate space for their goods purchased in the market and rampant accidents especially during the rainy season leading to fa

COAS HARPS ON TRAINING OF TROOPS FOR OPTIMUM OPERATIONAL SUCCESSES.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.

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  COAS HARPS ON TRAINING OF TROOPS FOR OPTIMUM OPERATIONAL SUCCESSES …As 3 Division wins Nigerian Army Inter Formations Combat Cross Country Championship 2023 The Chief of Army Staff ( COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has said troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) must continually train in order to maintain the level of operational successes recently recorded in decimating criminalities in the country. The COAS was speaking at  the closing ceremony of the Nigerian Army Inter Formations Combat Company Cross Country Competition 2023 held at the Small Arms Range Miango,Jos, Plateau State. He noted that, to be successful during operations, troops must be fit, have endurance and combat ready to face the adversaries, adding that that was the essence of the combat competition. Commending the organizers of the competition for adhering to the prescribed standard of military exercise, the Chief of Army Staff  expressed optimism that, the lessons learnt from the combat competition  will go a lon

TINUBU TO FOLLOW YAR’ADUA'S FOOTSTEPS.(PHOTO).

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Tinubu To Follow Yar’Adua’s Footsteps President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Friday hailed the late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua for his commitment to democracy and good governance, promising to follow in his steps. In a memorial tribute signed by Tinubu, the president-elect said the late Yar’Adua led a purposeful life. He said; “We’ll Never Forget You! Today, as always, I remember my good friend and brother in the struggle for democracy and good governance in Nigeria, late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who died on this day 13 years ago. “May 5, 2010 may have long gone but, for some of us, the wound is still fresh. We remember the day as much as we remember the purposeful life lived by Mallam Umaru Yar’Adua.  “As a friend and political associate I cherish the fond memories of honesty, steadfastness, patriotism and excellence in public service left behind by the late Yar’Adua both as governor of Katsina State (1999 to 2007) and president of Nigeria (2007 to 2010). “As I prepare to tak

TINUBU: FBI DECLINES JEFFREY GUTERMAN'S REQUEST FIR RELEASE OF FILE,GIVE REASON. (PHOTO).

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Tinubu: FBI declines Jeffrey Guterman’s request for release of file, gives reason The Federal Bureau of Intelligence, FBI, has rejected the application by an American, Jeffrey Guterman, a retired American mental health counsellor, asking it to release a file on Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Tinubu. Guterman, in a tweet disclosing the development on Friday, said his request was rejected because, according to the FBI, “the existence of files on third-party individuals would neither be confirmed nor denied by the FBI due to unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” Recall that the retired mental health counsellor had last month filed a request asking the FBI to release records about Tinubu’s $460,000 forfeiture on drug trafficking in the US. “My request was rejected because, according to the FBI, the existence of files on third-party individuals will neither be confirmed nor denied by the FBI due to unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. “I found it noteworthy that in my online submi

10-YEAR-OLD TESTING BULLETPROOF CHARM KILLS FRIEND IN BAYELSA. (PHOTO).

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10-year-old testing bulletproof charm kills friend in Bayelsa 6 May 2023 Tragedy struck the Otuan Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State as a 10-year-old boy allegedly killed his 12-year-old friend with his grandfather’s pistol. According to an eyewitness account, the boys were reenacting scenes from a movie when the deceased claimed to have a spiritual bulletproof charm and challenged the 10-year-old who quickly ran into his grandfather’s room and fired a shot that killed his friend. The owner of the pistol, who is reportedly an ex-serviceman, was not at home at the time of the incident. The 10-year-old, after firing the shot, dropped the gun and fled the scene. The incident has caused a stir in the community, with some residents calling for the immediate execution of the perpetrator in accordance with the community’s law. According to a community source, “People are currently searching for the boy who is on the run. There is a law in the community that whoe

ARMED ROBBERS RESUME CARNAGE IN WARRI. (PHOTO).

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Armed robbers resume carnage in Warri 6 May 2023  It has become a norm in Warri and Effurun metropolis to be on alert when boarding public tricycles as the level of crime perpetrated have been on the rise recently. On Thursday, 4th of May, 2023 at about 5:58 pm, a victim named Miss Oke, lamented over how a tricycle driver robbed her of her belongings in Upper Erejuwa Road in Warri South Local Government Area. The victim, who was vividly shivering while narrating her experience to our correspondent, explained how she went to visit her friend in the above-mentioned area and decided to take a tricycle back home. Her friend, who accompanied her, was however fast to flee on sighting an occupant in the tricycle they had stopped, pointing a gun at them. “I was in shock and couldn’t move for fear of being shot. Though they succeeded in carting away my belongings which included some money and an expensive human hair weavon that I just bought, I am grateful to God that I was not kidnapped or sho

YAR’ADUA NOT CORRUPT, HE LIVED SIMPLE LIFE-WIFE,TURAI. (PHOTO).

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Yar’Adua Not Corrupt, He Lived Simple Life – Wife, Turai About 13 years after the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, his wife Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua has spoken on life after her husband’s death, saying the late Yar’Adua was a very simple man, who was neither corrupt nor profligate . Turai spoke in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service monitored by our correspondent in Kaduna on Saturday . Commenting on how much she missed her late husband, the former First Lady’ said, “praise be to Allah.I don’t feel anything. I’m used to it. I think about him everyday. Everyday seems like any other day.The only difference is that today; people gathered to pray for him, eulogize him and I’m happy. I thank them.” On what she could remember the day former President Yar’Adua died, she said, ” I was fasting on that day. In fact I’ve been fasting non stop from when he fell ill, even after he died I did not stopped. So when it was time for me to break my fast, he was lying down looking at me. “I felt h

FOREIGN LAWYERS IN NIGERIA TO STOP TINUBU’S INAUGURATION- FESTUS KEYAMO ALLEGES.(PHOTO).

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Foreign Lawyers In Nigeria To Stop Tinubu’s Inauguration – Festus Keyamo Alleges The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has alleged plots by the opposition parties to legally stop the inauguration of the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu before May 29. In a tweet on his official handle, the All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain further alleged that some legal practitioners have been flown to the country to do the job. The Minister, however, ascribed the move and reactions it preceded as illiteracy, saying some unscrupulous characters are taking advantage of those he termed “nattering nitwits”. He wrote, “I read somewhere that some supposedly learned fellow is assuring the nattering nitwits that the inauguration of @officialABAT can be legally stopped before May 29th and yet another story that some foreign lawyers have been flown in to achieve that purpose. And I read many excited reactions from these nitwits. “Then I shook my head and murmured under my breat

"NOT MY KING "- IN UK,THOUSANDS PROTEST AGAINST THE MONARCHY. (PHOTOS).

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 ''NOT MY KING'' - In UK, Thousands Protest Against The Monarchy Several anti-monarchy protesters have been arrested in central London ahead of the coronation of King Charles III, their group has said, as the Metropolitan Police force faces scrutiny for its approach toward demonstrators at the historic event. Thousands gathered in central London on Saturday to celebrate the once-in-a-generation event. But it also drew demonstrators, with protesters wearing yellow T-shirts booing and shouting "Not My King" throughout the morning. Republic, Britain's largest anti-monarchy group, told CNN that police -- without providing any reason -- arrested the organizers of Saturday's anti-monarchy protest. More photos below. 

THE OYO STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MET YESTERDAY AND APPROVED THE FOLLOWING:(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.

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The Oyo State Executive Council met yesterday and approved the following: 1) The remodelling of Agbowo Shopping Complex to a shopping complex, a 4-star hotel, the anchor store, cinema building, event centre/casino and a restaurant through a direct contract model awarded to Messrs Planet Projects. The contract duration is 18 months at the sum of N10.1 billion to be funded by a project specific 7-year medium term bond of N8.5 billion. The bond is to be raised by Messrs SCM Capital Ltd who will provide bridge finance of N4.25 billion to the contractor to be refunded from the proceeds of the N8.5 billion bond. 2) Four Executive Bills to be presented to the House of Assembly. They include: Oyo State Harmonised Environmental Bill 2023; Real Property Protection Bill 2023; Oyo State Safe Schools Bill 2023; and Oyo State Rural Access Road Agency Bill 2023. 3) An Amendment Bill to the Chiefs Law of Oyo State to be presented to the House of Assembly. 4) The Governor’s Lodge in Abuja to be commiss

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHCARE SERVICE IN ONDO STATE. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.

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AKETI LEGACY  Maternal And Child Healthcare Service  Ondo State Governor, @RotimiAkeredolu SAN, CON has demonstrated sincere commitment to the promotion of qualitative Healthcare service in the state.  The Akeredolu administration has recorded impressive strides, particularly on Maternal and Child Healthcare Services in line with the global commitment towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).  In 2017, when the Akeredolu administration came on board, the maternal and child care services at the two Mother and Child hospitals in Akure and Ondo towns were already suspended on account of backlog of debts already incurred on consumables, most significantly on drugs.  Governor Akeredolu did not only revive the dying Mother and Child hospitals, but also expanded the special health facilities to the other two senatorial districts in the state since the two earlier established by the previous administration were concentrated in the Central Senatorial District.  On the 6th of February, 2018, Gove

PINK REPUBLIC TV,SEASON 4,EPISODE 14: GRANNIES FIGHTING. (VIDEO/PHOTO).

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PINK REPUBLIC TV: Season 4,Episode 14 Presenter: Barrister Pink Republic . Hot Topic: Grannies Call the show Live on: 09075741104. For advert booking contact:08055371640. Guest: MC Green. Watch video below. 

MEET 22 YEARS OLD KAMSI, UNICALS BEST GRADUATING STUDENT. (PHOTOS).

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Meet 22 years old Kamsi, Unicals Best Graduating Student Kamsi Olivia Muoka who hails from Anambra State won several awards in last year's induction of graduands in the Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science into the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria ( MLSCN) is again celebrated as Unical's best graduating student with a CGPA of 4.73. Muoka brings the tally of best graduating students from the Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science of the University of Calabar to 2 in 6 years. With her emergence, the College of Medical Sciences now have 4 best graduating students in the last six years. Congratulations Ada Anambra More photos below. 

MAN ARRESTED FOR STABBING ANOTHER TO DEATH IN LAGOS. (PHOTO).

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 Man arrested for stabbing another to death in Lagos The police in Lagos state have apprehended a young man identified as Quadril Raji Aremu for allegedly stabbing another man simply identified as Qudus to d€ath in the Idi Aba Jakande area of Lagos state today May 6. According to reports, the deceased and Quadril had a fight and in the process, the deceased stabbed Quadril in his hand. In revenge, Quadril allegedly picked up a kn!fe and stabbed late Qudus on his face, left armpit and chest. This resulted in the deceased losing a lot of blood which led to his demise. Quadril was immediately arrested while the body of late Qudus has been deposited at the IDH General Hospital Yaba. The police say an investigation into the matter is ongoing.

FG SIGNS MOU WITH OGUN STATE GOVT TO HOST 22ND NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL 2024.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.

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2024 NSF: Ogun, FG signs MoU ...as Gov Abiodun promises world-class event Determined to host a world-class National Sports Festival in 2024, the Ogun State Government and the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. In his remarks after the signing of the MoU at the Governor's Office, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, on Saturday, Governor Dapo Abiodun informed the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, that Ogun is noted for recording many firsts and the hosting of the competition would not be an exception. "Ogun State indigenes have invested in sports development in Nigeria. Apart from that we have eminent sports men and women who have distinguished themselves and brought glory to this country. We are ready to host a world-class festival next year. We have capable hands and sponsors that are ready to support us. "I want to assure you that we will live up to expectations as reflected i