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http://ift.tt/2reNkL6 Managing Director, Suntory Beverage & Food Nigeria Limited, Mr. Chinedum Okereke; Representative of the First Lady of Lagos State, Mrs. Aderonke Solomon; Marketing Director, Suntory Beverage & Food Nigeria, Mrs. Rosemary Akpo and some of the awardees at the Ribena Good Values Awards 2017 in Lagos 1,200 children have emerged recipients of awards for good values in the maiden edition of the Ribena Good Values Awards, an initiative of Ribena, one of the leading nutritional fruit drinks from the stables of Suntory Beverage and Food Nigeria Ltd. The event was held in Lagos at the weekend. The Ribena Good Values Program is an intra-school program aimed at entrenching good values and healthy living among young ones in schools across Nigeria. Selected from various participating schools, the 1,200 children were awarded on a pedigree of the good values and exemplary character they have inculcated from The Ribena Bridges to Goodness School Project. The Ri...

http://ift.tt/2rJiGtF Front row, L-R: Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, Guinea's President Alpha Conde, US President Donald Trump, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou and Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi pose for a family photo with other participants of the G7 summit during the Summit of the Heads of State and of Government of the G7, the group of most industrialized economies, plus the European Union, on May 27, 2017 in Taormina, Sicily. The leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the US and Italy will be joined by representatives of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as well as teams from Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria and Tunisia during the summit from May 26 to 27, 2017. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / POOL / AFP China has urged the Group of Seven leading economies to “stop making irresponsible remarks” after the G7 su...

http://ift.tt/2reHKYW Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said public resources that were looted in the past few years in the country would be accounted for by those involved. Osinbajo stated this on Monday in a nationwide broadcast to mark the second anniversary of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. He said that accounting for the funds had become imperative in view of the determination of the administration to bring persons accused of corruption to justice. According to him, funds appropriated to build roads, railway lines, power plants, and to equip the military, that have been stolen or diverted into private pockets, must be retrieved and the culprits brought to justice. “We believe that the looting of public resources that took place in the past few years has to be accounted for. “Many have said that the process is slow, and that is true. Corruption has fought back with tremendous resources and our system of administration of justice has been quite slow. “But the...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Lafia – The mother and sister of Mr Kassim Mohammed-Kassim, member representing Akwanga South constituency in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, abducted by gunmen on Saturday have regained their freedom. They were abducted at their residence in Moroa village in Akwnaga at about 8 p.m. DSP Kennedy Idirisu, Nasarawa State Police Command spokesman, confirmed the rescue of the abductees in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lafia. According to Idirisu, the victims regained their freedom at about 3 a.m. after the combined efforts of the police, the vigilante and other security agencies. He said the police would not rest on its oars until the perpetrators were apprehended and brought to justice. Idirisu said the police was not aware of any ransom paid to secure the release of the abductees. However, a close family source, said that the family parted with some money before the abductees regained their freedom. The post Abducted ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Chinedu Adonu ENUGU-UNKNOWN gunmen struck on Tuesday night in Enugu the Enugu State capital killing the aide-de-camp (ADC) to the Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo. Although details of the story was sketchy as at the time of going to press but the deputy governor’s aide Police Sgt. Hellen was said to have been shot dead at Abakpa-Nike axis of Enugu metropolis at about 10 pm on her way to her residence after official duty. Contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amarizu, who confirmed the incident said that “it is a painful news” Amarizu, however, said he was yet to establish exactly what really happened before he makes further comment on the story. “If you look at what happened, it is painful and sad to hear that aide to deputy governor was shot dead on her way back after daily activities. “We can’t really say exactly what happened now but we are trying to find out”, the Police spokesman added. The post Breaking: Gun...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Rep. Asabe Bashir, lawmaker (APC Damboa/Gwoza/Chibok Federal Constituency of Borno) in the House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to ensure the speedy release of the remaining Chibok girls. The lawmaker made the call in a telephone interview with newsmen on Monday in Abuja. The Federal Government on Saturday announced the release of 82 abducted Chibok Girls after a successful negotiation with their abductors. More than 200 girls were abducted from their dormitories in 2014 at Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, Borno, preparatory to their final examination. However, 21 of them were earlier released in October 2016 after negotiation between the Federal Government and the insurgents. Bashir, while commending the Federal Government for the number of girls released so far, said that speedy release of the remaining girls would bring succour to their parents. “I urge the Federal Government to step up efforts to ensure the release of the re...

http://ift.tt/2o29N9E Abba Kyari, Assistant Commissioner of Police and the Commander of the team, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. The police Intelligence Response Team says it has arrested four suspected kidnappers in Osun and Ondo State. Mr Abba Kyari, Assistant Commissioner of Police and the Commander of the team, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. According to him, the suspects are Teslim Ibitoye, 38, Sunday David, 35 and Akeem Ibitoye. Kyari said on April 25, after a follow up and support from Technical Intelligence Support of Inspector-General of Police, police officers traced one of the kidnappers of Akin Nureni. He said the suspects confessed to kidnapping the minor; Nureni, who resided at No. 3, Alake Street, Ayetoro Estate, Osogbo, Osun. “The suspects confessed to several kidnappings in Osun and Ondo State, including the recent blocking of one Mrs Basirat Ahmed while drivin...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Beijing – China on Tuesday issued tighter rules for online news portals and network providers, the latest step in President Xi Jinping’s push to secure the internet and maintain strict party control over content. Xi has made China’s “cyber sovereignty” a top priority in his sweeping campaign to bolster security. He has also reasserted the ruling Communist Party’s role in limiting and guiding online discussion. The new regulations, released by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on its website, extend restrictions on what news can be produced and distributed by online platforms, requiring all services to be managed by party-sanctioned editorial staff. The administration said the rules, which come into effect on June 1, apply to all political, economic, military, or diplomatic reports or opinion articles on blogs. Others are websites, forums, search engines, instant messaging apps and all other platforms that select or edit news and information. All s...

http://ift.tt/2pwX7ez The film titled “Conscripted”, is a production of Capital Pictures, and was premiered on Saturday night at the NAF Conference Centre. A Nollywood fictional thriller that depicts security agencies’ patriotic fight against terrorism and other crimes in the society has hit cinemas in Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The film titled “Conscripted”, is a production of Capital Pictures, and was premiered on Saturday night at the NAF Conference Centre. Mr Aik Odiase, the producer of the movie tells the story of insecurity as a global challenge, and why people should appreciate the unique sacrifices paid by security men in the service to their fatherland. He said: “Conscripted is a call-up to a sacrificial service to defend one’s country, and that of victory of good over evil. “The story plot was culled from the Society, what the world and Nigeria in particular, is doing to surmount terrorism and all forms of insecurity. “There were bombings, k...