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The Member House of representative, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibril, has showed his gratitude to the ruling All Progressive Congress leaders for endorsing the new speaker House of Representative, in Abuja few days ago. Jibril has also thanked the Presidency for the warm reception he gave them when he hosted them at the Federal  Capital Territory, Abuja. Jibril is reportedly one of the newly elected members House of Representative to represent his Constituency in Abuja and he is expected to remain there till 2023. He said "We thank the APC Governors, party leaders, members-elect and stake holders of North Central for endorsing Femi gbajabiamila for Speaker yesterday despite having 3 of their sons in the race. We have already got similar endorsements from North west and East, South West, East and South. "Similarly, we wish to thank Mr President, Buhari for graciously hosting us, encouraging and reminding us of our duty country in such a powerful speec...

As the first term of the President Buhari administration winds down, the President has asked for a comprehensive “status reports on policies, programs and projects” from cabinet members on their respective ministries, departments and agencies. These reports have Wednesday, April 24, 2019 as the deadline for submission to the Presidential Audit Committee in the office of the Vice President. A circular to this effect issued by Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, also requested members of the Federal Executive Council to “ensure that all outstanding memoranda they intend to present to the Federal Executive Council are submitted to the Cabinet Affairs Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, not later than Tuesday, 30th April, 2019.” The circular also informed members that the “9th and 10th meetings of the Council have been rescheduled to Thursday, 25th April and Thursday, 2nd May, 2019 respectively” i...

Following the unruly killing of innocent citizens by the Special Anti Robbery Squad, SARS, that led to the excommunication of a young man, Kolade Johnson. The unpleasant incidence occurred in March and nothing has been said or done to keep justice at its zenith in order to fetch out the culprit responsible for the young man's untimely exit. After Kolade's body was deposited in the morgue for a while due to some reasons best known to the deceased family. Yesterday, his [Kolade's] body has reportedly been laid to eternal rest as he was buried at the cemetery. The members of Kolade's who attended his final rest at the cemetery wept uncontrollably as they were on customized  shirts with the picture of the deceased designed on them.  Investigations are still ongoing concerning the killer of the young man but we hope the Nigerian Police intensifies their efforts to nab the criminal.

A young lady, Miss Zainab, has become the First female student to bag a first class in physics from Usman Danfodiyo University Sokoto.  This has come as a great pride to the department of Physics and the University at large. Many sacrifices ate believed to have been laid to attain such outstanding and undisputed zenith of her academic pursuit. Miss Zainab graduated with 4.87 CGPA. Indigen of Katsina State. This are the kind of roles models we need.  Truth to told, only very few people are with such a great track record. She was reported both at her Department and Faculty level for her resounding success. Zainab is believed to be a source of inspiration to other female students who believe they can not be successful without paying the price with their body.

At about 9:45pm on 15/04/19 a  corp member fell from a moving commercial bus (danfo) along LASU-ISHERI road Lagos.  He sustained severe head injury and was lying by the road side.  A few  eye witnessed at the scene of the incident assisted in driving him down to a nearby hospital at (Alimosho General hospital, Igando) where he was given first aid treatment. He was thereafter referred to LASUTH for further medical management that same night due to the nature of the injury he sustained. However, no one  has been unable to contact the relatives or friends. Mobile phone on him  can't be accessed (passworded) and has no means of identification on him.   We hope the young man recovers fast from the severe head injury sustained during the ugly incident. Anyone with useful information about the victim should please contact the relatives or the  Lagos State NYSC secretariat or call 09092377729.

This has reportedly come as a good news to all workers across the nation as the Presidency signs the minimum wage bill of #30,000  into law. The bill has been issued out to President Buhari for approval but it took a while before he effected the implementation. Following the signing of the minimum wage bill at the State House in Abuja, he has showed his gratitude to those who contributed to the success of the implementation of the long awaited bill. He said "I signed the New National Minimum Wage Bill into Law today at the State House, eight years after the last review. I would like to express gratitude to everyone who contributed to this very important task, and reiterate our commitment to the welfare of all Nigerians." This development has come as a great pleasure to government workers across the nation, as this will eventually trigger the salary scales of workers. This laudable implementation has been commended and perceived as a g...

Yesterday night, one of the world’s richest men, BillGates called President Buhari to congratulate him on his resounding election victory, winning a second four-year term of office. Mr. BillGates said he’s happy to be associated with President Buhari, restated his commitment  to the success of the administration as well as the progress, prosperity and well-being of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He also expressed willingness to do more for the country. President Buhari has commended BillGates for his consistent and generous support to public causes around the globe, and specifically for supporting the eradication of polio and HIV diseases in Africa and Nigeria in particular.

This world is really getting interesting and sometimes so weird as a young lady posted her pre-burial  pictures on her Facebook account.  The member were stunned by her weird creativity as she smiled while she was coming out of the coffin. Many people have reportedly witnessed the spine-tingling scenario. What do u think about this young lady's approach to such weird event.

The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has said the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will by 12:00am of Wednesday, open its portal for the recruitment of 3,200 officers and men to fill existing vacancies which will last for the next three weeks. Col. Ali, who was represented by the acting Deputy Comptroller General (DCG), Human Resources Development, Sanusi Umar, during a briefing at the NCS headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, said the recruitment exercise got the approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and is in compliance with requirements of the Federal Character Commission (FCC). “We are actively engaged with the Commission to ensure that the process will earn a certificate of compliance on merit,” he noted. Further explaining the process, he said the recruitment will be conducted to fill 800 space in the Support Staff for Superintendent Cadre category, while the 2,400 space will go for Customs Inspector and Customs Assistant Cadre...

The Commissioner of Police Lagos State Zubairu Muazu yesterday paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Adaobi Jessica Ojide. The Commissioner of Police assured the family that no Police officer who snuffs life out of innocent citizens of the country will be allowed to go unpunished. He said if such use to happen before, it will not happen again. According to the CP, the Police have finished their administrative trial of the suspect Police officers including Inspector Ojo who is said to be on the run, he has been tried, dismissed from the Police and declared wanted by Police authorities.  The CP further assured the bereaved family that the Police will support the family towards the burial of their late daughter. On behalf of the family and the entire Umueri community, Obuesi Phillips thanked the CP for making out time to come sympathise with the family.  He asked the CP to look around to appreciate the situation of the family as details of...

Following the unruly killing of a 20 year old lady and another young man in Ajegunle area of Lagos State.  In the wake of the ugly scenario, the families, most especially the mother [Mercy John] of the  deceased has with great bitterness ensured that the killer must face the full weight of the law if apprehended, and also assured that nemesis will catch up with the killer of her daughter. The mother, Mercy John, said "She was not a criminal, Oh God!! They just shot her like that, they need to pay dearly for this." She went further to say "I can't take it and i can't stand it, and will not allow it to go like that. "The blood of the girl will cry, will go, will kill, will destroy because she is just an innocent child that knows nothing." The rest of the family were reportedly bittered within them and have called for  justice for the of their daughter and that of the young man, Kolade Johnson, who was also murdered by the he...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, had released its 2019 result, after series of scheduled times given to the candidates, which started from April 12. Following the release of the result,  many candidates are worried over the accessibility of their respective results. In view of this however, JAMB via its official website has brought out step by step on how results could be accessed. CLICK HERE to check your result Below are the instructions : INSTRUCTIONS: PRINTING OF RESULT SLIP You shall be required to create a profile via the Sign Up (New User) Page if you are a new user. For existing users, simply type in your login details. To create your profile, you will provide your valid email address, surname, first name, Mobile No, State and LGA of Origin and password, then click on the Sign Up button. Each candidate is entitled to only one profile. Subsequently, you shall use your email address and password to sign...

Following the callous attitude of the Nigerian Police to all and sundry, and  being the orchestrator of evil deeds in the nation. It was reported that some despicable police officers killing a 20 year old lady and a young man in Ajegunle area of Lagos State. In the aftermath of this heartless act, the Police has arrested five officers who are believed to be linked with  the killing of these innocent citizens. Inspector Danja Ojo has been declared wanted by the Lagos State Police Command. He was involved in a shooting that led to the death of a young girl in Ajegunle.  Five  other officers whose names were made known to the public have reportedly being apprehended by the Lagos State Command. Here are the Police officers involved in the Ajegunle killing; Inspector Adamu Usman,  Sergeant Adeyeye Adeoye, Sergeant Kashim Tijani, Sergeant Lucky Akigbe, and Sergeant Paul Adeoye. It has been confirmed that if the arrested officers ...

As today marks five years that the Chibok girls were abducted from Chibok College in Borno State.  The President has emphasized that the Federal Government efforts on rescuing few of the abducted girls and also assured the families of the  remaining abducted girl that his administration will not relent on their rescue mission to bring them back.    He said "Today marks five years since the abduction of our Chibok daughters. We have succeeded in bringing back 107 of them, but we will not rest until all the remaining girls are back and reunited with their families. I made this promise when I became President, and I will keep it. "We will never give up on our missing daughters, including Leah Sharibu; and all the other people held hostage by Boko Haram. In the last four years our security agencies have successfully rescued thousands of captives, and they will not relent until every captive is free. "It gladdens our hearts to see the progress b...

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company group has once again appealed to Nigerians to disregard trending social media report of an impending fuel scarcity due to purported refusal by some oil marketers to lift products from depots.  The Petroleum group in a release this evening by its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Ndu Ughamadu, explained that the tale was fabricated by mischief makers with intent to create undue panic in the prevailing sanity in the fuel supply and distribution matrix across the country.  Moreover, the group informed that it has over 1billion litres of petrol in stock while imports of 48 vessels of 50million litres each have been committed for April 2019 alone, noting that there was no need for panic buying or hoarding of petroleum products in anticipation of a phantom scarcity. 

Muhammad Arafat was electrocuted as the transformer was left wide open and the innocent child walked into the dangerous zone.   The unexpected exit of this young Muhammad has been predicted to be due to the negligence on the part of his parents or guardians. His death had become a great displeasure to his families and the affected community. Parents & community leaders have been implored  to always situate  transformers in areas that are fenced and locked to guide against such unfortunate occurrences. Moreover, parents and guardians are also advised to pay a very close attention to their children's movement. Muhammad is expected to be buried according to Islamic tradition and the members of the public have wished him a perfect rest on the Allah's bosom.

President Buhari has affirmed that his trip to the United Arab Emirates has  provided another opportunity to present Nigeria to the world as an attractive investment destination. He said this statement during his visitation to United Arab Emirate at an investment  meeting. He said "I delivered the Keynote Speech at the Annual Investment Meeting, and met with the Deputy Prime Minister of UAE & the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. "In my meeting with Nigerians living in the UAE, I was asked about what the Next Level entails. The Next Level will be focused on consolidating on what we have done in the last four years, in line with our campaign promises on security, the economy & the fight against corruption.  "I seize every available opportunity to explain to Nigerians our situation in 2015, when we came to office; where we are today; and what we have been able to do with the resources available to us. We will continue to administer the re...

Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, will tomorrow (Tuesday) join other investment driven world leaders in Dubai, UAE, for the 9th Annual Investment Meeting. Ondo State stand has already been set at the venue. Ondo and Niger are the 2 states representing Nigeria at the exhibition area of the ongoing Annual Investment meeting In Dubai. Governor Akeredolu and his investment team will be in Dubai tomorrow to showcase the potentials of the Sunshine state at the 9th Annual Investment Meeting and also attract more investors to develop the state. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello is also expected to attend the 9th Annual investment meeting in Dubai, UAE. This investment meeting has been predicted to take the economy of Ondo and Niger States to the next level.

In the face of intelligence reports that have clearly established a strong and glaring nexus between the activities of armed bandits and illicit miners – with both mutually re-enforcing each other, the Federal Government of Nigeria has directed as follows: 1. Mining activities in Zamfara and other affected States are hereby suspended with immediate effect. 2. Consequently, any mining operator who engages in mining activities in the affected locations henceforth will have his licence revoked.   3. All foreigners operating in the mining fields should close and leave within 48 hours. The Nigeria Police Force  has commenced, in collaboration with the Nigerian Military and other Security Services, “Operation PUFF-ADDER” which is a full-scale security offensive against the bandits. The operation is aimed at:  - reclaiming every public space under the control of the bandits - arresting and bringing to book all perpetrators of violence in...

Nasir Ahmad Elrufai has recently visited  Kakangi, Birnin Gwari Local Government, where bandits attacked residents, killing some and injuring a few. The bandits also razed houses and the community market.  Mallam Elrufai has also visited some of the injured persons from the attack, who are currently receiving treatment at the Birnin Gwari General Hospital.  Governor Elrufai condoling the people of Kakangi, assured them of enhanced security presence,  to ensure their safety.  The Governor also stated that Sema kaduna will provide relief materials to the displaced persons.  Mallam Elrufai has now visited the Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Zubairu Jibril Maigwari to condole him and update him on the security measures being taken to ensure the safety of lives and property.