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Governor Ambode Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State said on Saturday that only creative unemployed youths would benefit from the first tranche of the N25 billion State Employment Trust Fund loan scheme. Ambode made the disclosure at a Youth Empowerment Programme organised by the `Eleniyancare Leadership Foundation’ in Epe, Lagos state featuring over 1,000 youths drawn from across the state. The empowerment programme is entitled: “Unlocking the Potentials Within: Making your Ideas Work.” The programme is convened at the instance of Mr Segun Olulade, Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health Services. The governor, who was represented by Prince Babatunde Durosimi-Etti, said that the fund would soon be released to only deserving creative entrepreneurial youths as loan. “His Excellency has said that the disbursement procedure of the fund would soon be out. “I am aware the board had met with various institutions, they have completed their processes, and they a

The suspected kidnappers arrested by the police in Kogi State. The Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) has smashed more notorious kidnap gang that have been terrorizing Kogi State and its environs and rescued four kidnapped victims at different locations in the state. In a special intelligence operation conducted by the operatives of the IRT of the Inspector General of Police’s, (IGP’s) Monitoring Unit at different black spots in Kogi State, three members of a notorious kidnap gang that had for a while operated in major cities in Kogi and neighbouring States were trailed and arrested at their hideouts in the outskirt of Egume and Anyimgba Towns in Kogi State. A statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Don Awunah on Saturday said the leader of the gang who gave his name as Ibrahim Nasarawa led the operatives of IRT to their den where Edward Abutu Amedu was held hostage. “On sighting the operatives, the armed guards who were stationed by the gang to ke

Ayuba Wabba, President of NLC The indefinite strike embarked upon by the organised labour in Niger had been called off, following the intervention of the Speaker of the State Assembly, Malam Ahmed Marafa. The Niger State Chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had started the strike on Monday to protest deductions in workers’ salaries. At the meeting, Marafa solicited for a truce between the labour and the state government in order to reduce the hardship the action had brought on the people. “We were able to reach very impressive headway and on a happy note, an agreement has been reached, after series of deliberation,” he said. On the part of the NLC Chairman, Idris Ndako, labour would end the strike when some conditions agreed on by the government are met. “In our resolution, it was agreed that all workers in the state be paid their salaries in full. “The state government will make available the sum of N1.35 billion monthly for a period

Hon Philip Shaibu, APC gubernatorial running mate, Mr Godwin Obaseki. APC Gubernatorial candidate and Governor Adams Oshiomhole at the flag-off of the gubernatorial campaign of the All Progressives Congress for the September 10 election in the state, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, on Saturday. Jethro Ibileke/Benin The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has promised to create 200,000 jobs within four years, if elected governor of the state. He made the promise on Saturday at the official flag off of the party’s governorship election campaign held at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin, Edo State. Addressing party supporters, Obaseki said his administration will reposition agriculture and make Edo the hub of agriculture in the country, adding that 150,000 jobs would be created in that sector. He also promised to make entrepreneurship a way of life in the state, just as he promised to encourage technical and vocational

Embattled Senator Dino Melaye who earlier this week threatened to beat up and impregnate Senator Oluremi Tinubu and was condemned by Nigerians, dared all on Saturday when he visited Lagos. He did not stop there, he made his way to Bourdillion Road, the residence of Senator Tinubu and her husband, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in what can be described as a show of force. He posted photographs of his visit and wrote on his twitter handle: ”Announcement: I dey Lagos ooo, those wey say make I no enter Eko. Will drive round lagos in an open roof.” Here are some photographs Melaye posted on twitter to put his detractors to shame. Senator Dino Melaye walking down Bourdillon Road in Ikoyi, Lagos on Saturday Senator Melaye on Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi, residence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC Senator Dino Melaye in Lagos, dares Southwest APC which barred him from the zone until he apologized to Senator Tinubu Senator Melaye walking freely in Lago

The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, flag-off its gubernatorial campaign for the September 10 election in the state, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City on Saturday. Photos: Peter Okhiria Governor Adams Oshiomhole ( standing (right), introduces APC gubernatorial candidate in Edo State, Mr Godwin obaseki and his running mate, Philip Shaibu to His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Eheneden Erediauwa, Edaiken N’Uselu, during the visit of the Progressive Governors’ Forum to the Crown Prince, on Saturday Governor Adams Oshiomhole ( standing right), introduces APC gubernatorial candidate in Edo State, Mr Godwin obaseki and his running mate, Phillip Shaibu to His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Eheneden Erediauwa, Edaiken N’Uselu, during the visit of members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum to the Crown Prince, on Saturday. The Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom, His Royal Highness, Eheneden Erediauwa, Edaiken N’Uselu, and members of the Progressives Governors’ F

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria Nigeria and other African nations have to rise up to the urgent need of addressing the problems of poverty and inequality even as the global community focuses on its new Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs. This view was expressed on Saturday by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at a side event hosted by the President of Ghana, Mr. John Mahama on Africa and SDGs at the African Union meeting in Kigali, Rwanda. Osinbajo who is leading the Nigerian delegation to the continent-wide meeting told the breakfast event attended by a number of presidents and several heads of delegations to the AU meeting that the whole idea of the SDGs “is really about addressing inequality and poverty.” Continuing, he observed that “the problems are so obvious that however we described the programme, we really must do something and something urgently.” He then cited the example of the N500B social investment programme of the Buhari presidency. MORE Excerpts

Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, acting Inspector General of Police The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 18 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. It also approved their postings with four other AIGs, 12 are to man the 12 Police Zonal Commands, while the remaining 10 will head Police special formations such as Operations, Training, Police Academy, Info-Tech, Investment, among others. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the commission in Abuja on Saturday. The Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State, Ibrahim Adamu, is now AIG, Zone 1, Abdulmajid Ali, CP, Ogun State, AIG, Zone 2 and Usman Tilli, AIG in charge of Border is now AIG zone 3. While AIG Dorathy Gimba retained her Command of the Investment Formation, AIG Mohammed K. Mohammed, SPU and Mohammed Katsina moved from Maritime to DS, NIPSS, AIG Katsina would be replaced at the Maritime Desk by Paul Okafor, CP