The Head of Service, Mrs. Olabowale Ademola has urged participants in a specialized orientation programme designed for recently deployed local government management staff to show leadership skills that will engender improvement of the quality of public service delivery in Lagos State. Ademola who made the remarks at the closing ceremony of the programme noted that the event was designed to broaden the knowledge base of the Officers and expose them to the structure, processes and procedures in the mainstream civil service in order to adequately prepare them for the tasks ahead. “There is no gainsaying that the quality of an Organization’s human capital is central and critical to the attainment of its goals and objectives. This underlines and explains the unwavering commitment of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, to the vigorous and systematic reform of, not only Public Service structures, processes and procedures including the realignment of existing MDAs and creation of ...

SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS FIVE TROOPS IN BORBO At least five soldiers were killed and another 40 injured when a Boko Haram jihadist rammed an explosives-laden pick-up truck into a military convoy in northeast Nigeria, security sources told AFP on Friday. The bomber, believed to be loyal to factional leader Abu Mus’ab Al-Barnawi, targeted the convoy, which was conducting “clearance operations” between Yobe and Borno states, two military officers said. “At about 1100 hours (1000 GMT) on Thursday, a suicide bomber believed to be a Boko Haram terrorist riding in a van loaded with explosives rammed into a military convoy at Manguzum village,” one said. “We lost five soldiers in the incident and more than 40 sustained various degrees of injuries,” added the officer, who asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorised to speak about the incident. The convoy was heading to the garrison town of Damboa, which is some 90 kilometres (55 miles) from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, at the ti...

Acrimonious tunes met the agitation for the Self-governing State of Biafra following the disagreements in the midst of renowned Igbo personalities on the argumentative issue at a book launch in Abuja, Titled (the Book) “The Audacity of Power and the Nigeria Presidency-Exclusion of the South East in Nigeria’s Power Politics and the Spectre of Biafra” inscribed by Godwin Ifeanyi Udibe and Law Mefor brought together the likes of former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, Senator Ben Obi, Enyinnaya Abaribe and Udenta Udenta. The efforts of the authors were extolled by Chairman of the occasion and former Minister of Power, Professor Chinedu Nebo represented by Senator Obi; stressing that for a truth, the marginalization of the Igbo people is real. “The book is a description of what has been happening to a group of people from the South-East. It surrounds on how a people have been methodically harassed and denied,” Obi stated in his opening remarks. For Senator Nnamani, what...

Who would have believed that the World most educated president is an African? President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is recorded to be the most educated president the world had ever produced. With a Bachelor's degree in History, English, Administration, Education and Law and also a Masters degree in Law and in Economics alongside several other PhDs aside the 14 honorary degrees, this record will indeed be a very hard one for any other president in the world to break. But, who is the most uneducated president in the world?

Marriage: the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship (historically and in some jurisdictions specifically a union between a man and a woman).

Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Aremu Akiolu humiliating the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi at a public function has gone viral. The video which lasted for 27 seconds showed the Ooni of Ife arriving at the venue of an event. Whilst exchanged pleasantries with the Obi of Onitsha Igwe Alfred Achebe; Oba Akiolu who was seated next to the Igbo king, sunbed the Ooni of Ife as he attempted to greet him by simply waved his hand and ignored the Ooni.  Oba of Lagos State, Oba Rilwan Aremu Akiolu It is not clear what prompted Oba Akiolu's reaction. Last year, both monarchs attended the birthday celebration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja in the company of each other. Ooni of Ife Watch the video It is not clear what prompted Oba Akiolu's reaction. Last year, both monarchs attended the birthday celebration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja in the company of each other. Read more: https://entertainment.naij.com/1101345-oba-lagos...

  ON 2016 MAVROS: (WHY YOU SEE REDUCTION IN YOUR 2016 MAVROS) When you log into your MMM PO and Notice Significant reduction in your 2016 Mavros, do not be alarmed Or vexed in spirit. It was done in absolute good fate for you and the community at large... HOW DID THEY ARRIVE IN WHAT YOU NOW HAVE: The calculation is simply 30% of whatever amount that you initially PHed in 2016,before we went on Pause Dec 13, 2016, plus the amount donated. The Excess amount that has accumulated over time on it, has been removed. Meaning that, what will be left will be ,what was supposed to accrued to you after the 30days that you PHed Example: Gerald PHed #50,000 in Nov,2016.... And the Money has grown to #135,000 since 2016 to date... But when Gerald check his Mavros this Morning, What he saw was #65,000....You may ask how come? The #65,000 is ( 30% of #50,000) =  #15,000 + #50,000. Remember this is the accrued amount after 30days ,when you make #50,000 Donation.... Mea...