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Lagos 2019: Ambode’e ex-commissioner in attendance as Accord candidate endorses Agbaje The Lagos State chapter of Accord Party has adopted the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Jimi Agbaje, for the 2019 election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party endorsed and adopted Agbaje on Thursday at a programme to flag off its campaign activities in Ikeja. The endorsement followed the open pronouncement by the governorship candidate of the party, Mr Joseph Beckley, that he had agreed with the party to step down for Agbaje and support his ambition. Mr Wale Oluwo, who recently resigned from the cabinet of Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode as Commissioner of Energy and Mineral Resources to join PDP, was with Agbaje at the occasion. The Chairman, Board of Trustees of Accord, Rev. Adebayo Adeniji ,while presenting Agbaje to party men, said his adoption was strategic. He said there was the need for well-meaning people to join fo

I Have Nothing To Say - Mourinho Keeping Quiet After Man Utd Sacking                 Jose Mourinho Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has told reporters that he has nothing to say about his dismissal, a day after he was booted from the hotseat at Old Trafford. The Portuguese led the Red Devils to Europa League and domestic success during his tenure at the helm, but a poor run of form across the first half of the 2018-19 campaign has seen him pay the price. Former United forward Ole Gunner Solskjaer has taken charge on an interim basis until the end of the season. And, while much of the football world has been discussing United's decision and what the future might hold for Mourinho, the departed manager was not entertaining questions as he appeared publicly for the first time since the news broke. Trailed by members of the media as he left his house in London, Mourinho responded to queries by saying: "Let me walk. I have nothing to say."

Ezekwesili reacts to NBS’ confirmation that 21 million Nigerians unemployed The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has assured Nigerians that the increasing rate of unemployment in the country would stop if she emerged as the President. In a press statement issued on Thursday in reaction to the recent data released by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS), she warned Nigerians against voting for “candidates that have no idea of how to solve the challenges facing the country.” The ACPN presidential candidate reiterated that no fewer than 80 million Nigerians would be lifted out of poverty by her administration. She said that her administration would implement a productivity and competitiveness initiative that would create new opportunities and jobs in some key sectors. Among the sectors she listed are: agriculture, fisheries, livestock and agribusiness where more than one-third of Nigeria’s active labour

Get your lost mobile phone back with these tips… By Juliet Umeh It could be frustrating when one loses a mobile phone either by misplacement or theft. This is because it’s always an uphill task to recover the phone. However, do you know that if you lose your MTN network SIM and your mobile phone, you can trace it back? A lot of people must have heard of the imel number but don’t know its usefulness. With imel number which has 15 digits, you can track your lost phone anywhere in the world. How it works *First of all, get your mobile phone imel number/code by dialling *#06# from your Mobile phone and the unique 15 digits number will appear on your phone. *Another means to get your phone imel number is to check your phone pack menu or instruction paper. At times the manufacturers do include in the menu the phone imel. This same imel number might be in a sticker paper attached with the phone panel. You can as well check this by removing the phone battery a

Accord Party endorses PDP governorship candidate , Agbaje By Victor Arjiromanus Members of the Accord Party, turned out in their number on Wednesday, to endorse the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP  governorship candidate for Lagos state, Mr Jimi Agbaje, with its governorship candidate,  Joseph Beckeley conceding to the former. The move according to Beckeley, was an indication of his party’s resolve to work with Agbaje,  in the general interest of Lagos State. As first step to back up the party’s position,  Berkerly at an event held at the the Airport hotel,  to celebrate Agbaje’s endorsement,  revealed  that no fewer than 2000 had defected from the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC to join Accord party. He said, ” were ready to work with Agbaje to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress. In response,  Agbaje , described the endorsement  as a honour,  promising to meet their aspirations. He said, “I want to assure you that as you have endorse

Muslim Woman Decorates Pastor’s House Ahead Of Christmas In Kaduna (Photo) A Muslim woman decorated a Pastor’s house with Christmas trees, ahead of the Christian celebration in 2018. Ramatu Tijjani, who is also said to be a peace ambassador and interfaith professional mediator in Kaduna state, decorated the residence of Pastor Yohanna Buru, the general overseer of Christ Evangelical Church Sabon Tasha ahead of Christmas. The Muslim woman decorated the Pastor’s house with light, wreaths, stockings and ornaments, and according to her, this was to strengthen peaceful co-existence and a better understanding of different faiths among citizens of Nigeria. “I observed that the Christmas tree is very vital to the life of every Christian all over the world, and that is why I bought it to decorate the pastor’s house, as a sign of promoting unity, togetherness and to wish all Christians worldwide the best of the season and happy new year in advance, Mrs Tijjani said. Ramatu who

Police unlawfully arraigns man in court for filming officer A 41 -year-old man, Annibong Annankwu, charged with filming policemen while they were performing their lawful duty, on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported. Police prosecutor Kenrich Nomayo said, Annankwu violated the provisions of sections 168 and 174 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. The prosecutor said that the attitude of the occupants of the car prompted the police to search the car. Annankwu was charged with two counts of assault and breach of peace. The accused, who resides in Ikate, Surulere, Lagos, however, denied committing the offence. Magistrate Mrs T.O Ojo admitted the accused to bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum. However, a check by The Guardian shows that the sections of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 did not support the prosecutor’s claim. The prosecutor said that the accused conducted hims