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 EPL: I’m pushing Osimhen to join Chelsea, he loves the club – Mikel Obi Former Super Eagles midfielder, John Obi Mikel, has joked that he is the agent to Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen and said he is trying to get him to join Chelsea. Osimhen is expected to cost his next club as much as €130million, which is the value of his release clause. However, Mikel Obi admits that the Blues face interest from Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain. Mikel said: “I think there’s genuine interest between both (Chelsea and Osimhen). “I think he loves the club, he wants to come to the club, obviously he wants to follow in my footsteps as a Nigerian player who has played for Chelsea, like Victor Moses, Celestine Babayaro, there’s not a lot of us. “But he also has a lot of interest, like PSG, Man United, but I’m still pushing, sending him messages, trying to make sure he doesn’t expect too much, just narrow your mind on one club: The Blues!”

 PRESS RELEASE NPF UNVEILS STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT FOR SAFE SCHOOLS PROGRAMME Launches Training, Capacity Building Programme for School Protection Squad State Coordinators, DPOs Nationwide Following the Strategic Forum on Achieving Safer Schools in Nigeria and the introduction of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Manual for the Safe School Project on August 9, 2023, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, as part of the mandate of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure the security of lives and property in the country, has officially unveiled state-of-the-art security equipment as well as commenced a training programme for State Coordinators of the Schools Protection Squad (SPS) and selected Divisional Police Officers nationwide, in a bid to reinforce the programme for viability in achieving the National Action Plan for Schools Protection.  The official unveiling and launching of the training programme, which marks a significant step forwa...

 PALM WINE DEALERS WARNED AGAINST DILUTING PRODUCTS By Gab Alokwe Following the resolution of Gov. Chukwuma Soludo to make Anambra State liveable and prosperous Homeland where people can live, work and enjoy themselves, Palm wine dealers in the state have been cautioned against diluting their up-wine with sugar or its like to avoid jeopardizing the lives of Ndi Anambra. The Anambra State Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Mr. Don Onyenji gave the warning during a radio programme Igboamaka with the Wazobia Fm Onitsha. Commissioner Onyenji hinted that his ministry and the Ministry of Health would work out modality on how to monitor palm wine being consumed in the state in the interest of the masses. He informed palm wine dealers that Akwu-ukwu has a law that prohibit anyone from adulteration of their up-wine and urged others in the business to emulate Ndi Akwu-ukwu in that regard. Meanwhile, Onyenji thanked Gov. Soludo for reinstating history in the state's Secondar...

 Investment: Anambra Govt Initiates Plan To Establish Economic Ties With Indonesia  By Amaka Isikala The Industry Commissioner, Anambra State, Mr. Christian Udechukwu has said that the state government have initiated plans to establish economic ties and investment relationship with Indonesia as well as open the doors to bilateral travels. Mr. Udechukwu said, "such is a unique opportunity for Nigeria, especially Anambra to build a stronger relationship in respect to industrial development. The Commissioner made this known during a live conference call of the "2nd International Forum of Higher Education,Industry, Government Partnership Meeting and Education Expo” hosted by Anambra-Indonesia Industrial Partnership Development. “Our interest in participating in this program is primarily to update ourselves on the opportunity that exist on both sides.” According to the commissioner, Indonesia and Nigeria have a lot of things in common, saying that in terms of population, Indonesia...

 *STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE*  NIGERIA SET TO TAP INTO $350BN GLOBAL OUTSOURCE MARKET **As VP Shettima Launches Initiative In Gombe Monday*  The Nigerian government has queued into the thriving global outsourcing market which has grossed almost $350 billion for seven top countries that engaged in it, with a view to tapping into its huge job opportunities for the nation's teeming youths.  Accordingly, Vice President Kashim Shettima will on Monday, March 4, 2024 in Gombe State, launch the Outsource To Nigeria Initiative (OTNI),  a private sector-led, government-enabled programme anchored by the Office of the Vice President.  It is designed to create jobs in the business process and technology-enabled outsourcing sector.  The Initiative is part of efforts and determination to actualize the agenda of President Tinubu's administration on job creation.  Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Office of the Vice President), Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, who discl...

 Two Fraudsters Bag Jail Terms in Kaduna  The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction and sentence of Mohammed Nasir Sadeeq for cheating and Daniel John for cheating by impersonation  before Justice A.A Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court.  Both were prosecuted on one-count separate charges bordering on cheating and personation. One of the count charge reads: “That you Daniel John (a.k.a Jamie Doman) male, sometime in November, 2023, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, impersonated one Jamie Doman when you pretended to be a Bitcoin online investor agent on Instagram, obtained the sum of $200 (Two Hundred Dollars) from unsuspecting persons and thereby committed cheating by impersonation, an offence contrary to Section 308 of the Penal Code Law, 2017 of Kaduna State and punishable under Section 309 of the same Law.” They both pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to them. Consequent o...

 DISCLAIMER: REQUEST FOR PAYMENT TO VETT TRAINEES NOT FROM THE NIGERIAN ARMY The attention of the Nigerian Army is drawn to fraudulent financial demands making the rounds on some social media platforms  purportedly  emanating from the Nigerian Army, where some faceless unscrupulous persons are soliciting funds for the vetting of selected trainees undergoing training already at the Depot, Nigerian Army, Zaria.  This claim is not only fraudulent but criminal and must be nipped in the bud before it festers. It is common knowledge throughout the history of the Nigerian Army, that training of potential recruits and officer cadets are fully funded and borne by the Nigerian Army. Therefore, attempts to fleece unsuspecting members of the public, whose wards successfully scaled through the meticulous and rigorous process of screening and are currently in training as potential recruits is viewed as serious criminal intent aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the Nigerian Army...

 Actual letters from a killer: The murder of a well known Nashville, Tennessee man, Jim Cannon, and his convicted killer's defense ...in her own words.  Jim and Kelley Cannon were married in 1996 and their dream marriage ended in a nightmare 12 years later. Jim filed for divorce on February 29th, 2008. It is the 16th anniversary of that date today.  The couple's marriage started off with a sizzle that no one would have guessed would end in the bang that would reverberate through the entire Nashville community. In the letters below, Kelley shares that the couple allegedly did not even consummate their marriage on their wedding night.  Jim graduated law school and began practicing law in Nashville,Tennessee and the couple quickly added 3 children to the family. Their early years were not a reflection of the success Jim would eventually attain,  with him making some bad investments and subsequently filing bankruptcy.  However, Jim started a business that colle...

 Nasarawa Police Arrest Fake Corps Member In NYSC Camp  The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a fake National Youth Service Corp member, Ogeh Bethel Chibuife at the Magaji Dan Yumusa Orientation Camp, Keffi. A Statement Issued On Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel said the arrest followed a complaint lodged at the Keffi Divisional Headquarters by a Staff of NYSC. According to the statement, the suspect was discovered after a head count was conducted on all Corps members undergoing a week’s orientation exercise at the camp. The PPRO stated that the suspect, who was discovered to be a student of Ebonyi State University, Faculty of Management Science and Department of Public Administration gained unlawful entrance into the camp. “She confessed that she was supposed to have graduated in 2022 but had a lot of spillover courses, and in a bid to cover up the lies she’d made to her parents, she went to the market and...

 More Reactions Trail Onitsha Market Building Collapse By Juliana Nwachukwu/Patricia Osegbue More reactions have continued to trail the Oduigbo Ochanja Market building collapse, Onitsha, Anambra State, after Gov. Chukwuma Soludo visited the scene and expressed sadness on the sudden death of workers in the building. Gov. Soludo regretted that the building project was being carried out by a private developer without approval from the state government. "I found out that 26 have been rescued and they are in the hospital, and more excavators will be deployed to rescue more, I offered every escavator to come here for rescue mission. I heard that the workers of the developer that were in night shift were trapped here. "It becomes part of the impunity that is going on in the state, building without goverment approved plan, after the rescue mission, the contractor at its own cost will bring these buildings down.  "I gave an instruction that any building plan must go to physical p...

 Oregon mom sentenced to 30 days in jail for refusing to let her daughter undergo medical treatments for cancer and instead treating her with CBD oil. I want to begin this article by stating her daughter, Kylie Dixon, now 18, is alive and currently cancer-free after a judge intervened and she received the required treatments for liver cancer. The judge ordered she undergo chemo, surgery to remove the tumor on her liver and follow up care.  39-year-old Christina Dixon was sentenced to 3 months in jail and supervised probation upon her release. She was being charged with custodial interference and criminal mistreatment. These charges stem from a 2019 incident in which Dixon refused to let her 13-year-old daughter undergo treatment and surgery for a treatable cancerous tumor on her liver. At that time, Dixon failed to show up for a scheduled surgery and stopped her daughter's chemotherapy after the third treatment.  Dixon fled to Las Vegas with her daughter to escape a court...

 STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU INAUGURATES LAGOS RED LINE RAIL PROJECT, SAYS VALUE OF DEMOCRACY IS MEASURED IN PEOPLE-ORIENTED OUTCOMES President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line project, a 37km project expected to reduce travel time and improve transportation and logistics in the state.  The President also witnessed the signing of the contract for Phase 2 of the LRMT Red Line project by the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. Abimbola Akinajo, and the Chairman of CCECC Nigeria Limited, Jason Zhang.  The President, before departing for a state visit to Qatar, embarked on an inaugural train ride from the Ikeja station to the Agege station, accompanied by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Deputy Governor of the State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; some state governors; members of the Federal and State Executive Councils; members of the Federal and State ...

 PRESS RELEASE  28th, February,  2024 Federal Government Commissions Odo-Ape Dam Project in Kogi State The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, has commissioned the Odo-Ape Dam project in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. This milestone aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda and the declaration of a state of emergency on food security across the country.  The Honourable Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr. Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, FNSE, who commissioned the Dam project at Odo-Ape on Wednesday,  28th February,  2024, emphasized the significance of the Dam in driving economic growth, job creation, and poverty eradication.  He stressed Federal Government's commitment to water resources development for socio-economic advancement and highlighted the vital role of water in various sectors such as human consumption, agriculture, industry, and sanitation respec...

Update- an Olney, Illinois attorney who was arrested on possession of narcotics and firearms, pleads out to a reduced sentence. Paul Bishop, was first arrested in May of 2023 and charged with possession of cocaine and psilocybin mushrooms. He was also charged with possession of firearms without a FOID card. A few months later in August, Bishop was again charged with possession of drugs. On Wednesday, February 28th, Bishop entered a guilty plea on the first set of charges and the state dropped the charges from August.  Bishop was sentenced to 24 months probation, ordered to attend treatment for drug use, 30 hours of community service and ordered to pay $2,815.00 in fines. The firearms will be given to a relative upon presentation of a valid FOID card. At this point it is unclear whether he will receive any type of censure from The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.  Due to the serious charges we did report when he was arrested in May of last year. We ho...

 Aba Power to start commercial operations this weekend Aba Power Ltd, a subsidiary of Geometric Power, will start supplying power from one of its three turbines to consumers in the Aba Ring-fenced Area this weekend, two weeks ahead of the take-off date originally scheduled. The company had scheduled supplies to commercial customers 13 days after commissioning, but, according to sources, its Chairman, Professor Bart Nnaji, who is a former Minister of Power, has directed the utility’s engineers to provide “power to the people without fail this weekend”. The Geometric Power 188 Megawatt thermal plant and the Aba Power company which will distribute electricity to nine of the 17 local government areas in Abia State were commissioned last Monday by Vice President Kassim Shettima on behalf of President Bola Tinubu in the Osisioma Industrial Layout in Aba, Abia, State, 24 hours after the first turbine was turned on. Officials of the National Control Centre (NCC) at Oshogbo in Osun State we...

 KDSG Security Update: Thursday 29th February 2024 Kaduna State Security Council Warns Against Blockage Of Roads By Protesters  -Clears Gonin Gora Axis of Kaduna-Abuja Road  The Kaduna State Security Council has warned against blockage of public roads and harassment of innocent citizens by persons conducting protests.  This follows the blockage of the Gonin Gora axis of the Kaduna-Abuja Road by some protesters on Thursday morning, in response to reports of a bandit attack in Unguwan Auta of Gonin Gora general area, Chikun LGA, thus denying commuters access through the route.  The members of the Security Council, comprising the Commissioner of Police, Audu Ali, Director of Department of State Services, Abdul Adamu Eneche, Garrison Commander, One Division Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Muhammad Kana, and the Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, in the company of security forces, dismantled the road blocks erected and subsequen...

Porsha Williams has wasted no time in reverting to her maiden name. The American reality star, who married Nigerian businessman Simon Guobadia 15 months ago, filed to divorce him this month. The divorce announcement came after it emerged that Simon was denied US citizenship because of credit card fraud, identity fraud, among others. Porsha, who was on Instagram on Valentine’s Day and the days after flaunting her love for Simon, has now ended their union.   She has also removed Guobadia from her Instagram bio and reverted to her maiden name, Williams.

The Association of Table Waters Producers (ATWAP) has said that the price of pure water may be sold for N100 per one due to the high cost of production materials. The group which spoke at a press conference in Lagos, said they’ve been facing so many challenges such as high cost of diesel, lack of power as well as high cost of production. They also said that the current price of water sales reflects the situation of the country. One of the group’s representatives said;  “Pure water is sold for N50 now, and it is even going up to N100 per one. At our own end, there’s nothing we can do. The cost of production is high. “As at last year December, we were buying materials (nylon) for N1,100 per KG. The 6 kg of nylon is now N3,600/N3,700. The cost of treatment is also high. The increment for these materials comes at 3 times in one week. It is also difficult for us to increase the price of water. “If ordinary Nigerians can’t afford pure water, I don’t know where we are going. Every water p...

 NURTW HQ Wades Into Rift Between Lagos Bosses MC Oluomo & Seego The National headquarters of the NURTW (National Union of Road Transport Workers) has waded into the rift between the Chairman of the Lagos state chapter, Musiliu Akinsanya alias MC Oluomo, and Treasurer, Mustapha Adekunle also known as Seego. Based on an agreement endorsed by the Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, MC Oluomo was supposed to have stepped down for Seego to become Chairman of the NURTW in Lagos state – while he pursues his ambition to become the next National President of the transport union. MC Oluomo, however, balked at the last moment and secured support from other stakeholders to hold to the Lagos state NURTW position until Seego helped him to secure the National President slot. The development sparked the tension that resulted in the National Headquarters of the NURTW intervention on February 27, 2024. As part of the measures to protect the peace, the meeting headed by the Chairman Boa...