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After many weeks of commending Miss Josephine Ugwu, the cleaner who returned the sum of N12 million in foreign currencies which she found at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos to the Airport security in January, the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday honoured her at a plenary in which she was present Miss Ugwu honoured the invitation by the House attending the sitting with some of her friends and co-workers.

Human Rights Activist and maritime lawyer, Dr Olisa Agbakoba, on Monday urged the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to begin his administration with the rebuilding of the nation. Agbakoba made the plea in an interview with NAN in Lagos. He said it was necessary and important that Buhari made an emergency proclamation before the National Assembly to enable him tackle the foundational problems before any meaningful structure could be built.

© AFP | Saudi Arabia is recruiting executioners amid a spike in the death penalty Saudi Arabia advertised vacancies for eight executioners Tuesday after beheading nearly as many people since the start of the year as it did in the whole of 2014. The civil service ministry said that no qualifications were necessary and that applicants would be exempted from the usual entrance exams.

Former Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Godsday Orubebe has denied he's dumping PDP for APC. He said his twitter account was hacked and those behind it tweeted what they did to embarrass him. He said he's a proud and committed member of PDP and has no plans of joining the opposition party

A former Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, on Tuesday announced his intention to join the All Progressive Congress (APC). Orubebe, who threw caution to the wind and accused the Independent National Electoral Commission chief, Prof. Attahiru Jega, of bias during the collation of presidential election results in March, said there was need for him to join the APC in order to make Niger Delta better in the new dispensation.

Speculations on Apple's upcoming flagship smartphone, the iPhone 7 has started though it is a year to go before being launched. Its release date is expected to fall in the third quarter of 2016 with the Cupertino giant likely to unveil the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus later this year.It was earlier reported that the iPhone 7 might see the light of day in the third quarter of this year by the time the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus completes a year cycle. However,

In this piece, Chika Izuora takes a look at the latest round of fuel scarcity across the country following unsettled subsidy claims by major oil marketers who are now confronting the outgoing administration of President Goodluck Jonathan to pay the outstanding N200 billion subsidy for products imported by its members. The current round of fuel scarcity commenced after a succinct warning by the secretariat of the major oil marketers association of Nigeria (MOMAN) that the marketers would bring to a close its partnership with the government in the importation of premium motor spirit (PMS) also called petrol.

 I was a young primary school pupil on March 2 1978. It was the morning uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operative, Solomon Mahlangu, was executed by the apartheid government at the then Pretoria Central Prison. I will never forget the feeling I had that morning when my late elder brother told me about the brutal hanging of Mahlangu, who I came to know through frequent Rand Daily Mail’s headlines and news-breaking stories. I remember clearly that I couldn’t sleep properly that night, haunted by the barbaric nature of the execution, and tarnished by living in a country run by a government that hanged its people. I was sullied and disgusted.

The Nigeria’s opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), which forms the new government from May 29, has commenced consultation on the new policy direction for the incoming administration. The party, which produced the next President after the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday embarked on a two-day policy dialogue in Abuja to unveil the roadmap. Jonathan, who spent six years in office hinged his policy direction on a seven-point Transformation Agenda, which included agriculture, security, employment, power and infrastructure.

Kenya president Uhuru Kenyatta. Picture: Leon Sadiki/City Press Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta threw down the gauntlet to South Africa over its visa restrictions by inviting Africans to come and work in Kenya. “Let me say on behalf of the people of Kenya that our doors are open to you. We welcome any African who comes to visit us to work and learn as long as they are happy to obey our laws,” he said. His comments came as South Africa’s government was clamping down on illegal foreigners and tightening visa restrictions in its bid to curb xenophobia.

The 47th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State of ECOWAS opens in Accra today. The Summit will focus on security in the sub region, with special focus on Boko Haram, elections in some West African countries, Ebola and the 40th anniversary of ECOWAS, the successes, challenges and the way forward. Presidents so far in town are Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali, Transitional President of Burkina Faso, Michel Kanfado and the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Others are expected to arrive before the program begins.

Enrique (right) celebrating a well-deserved title win. Photo: Getty Images Barcelona have had to overcome many changes to win their 23rd La Liga title, coach Luis Enrique said on Sunday as the Catalans celebrated what could be the first of a treble success this season. Barca beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 to become champions in a tricky first year for Luis Enrique, who had to remodel the team after a poor campaign under Gerardo Martino in which they failed to win a trophy.

 A landslide sent mud and water crashing onto homes in a town in Colombia's northwest mountains on Monday, killing more than 50 people and injuring dozens, officials said. "The earth slid into the course of the La Liboriana ravine, then the dammed water caused an avalanche which destroyed everything in its path" in Salgar in Antioquia department, regional police commander Jose Angel Mendoza said in an interview.

Supporters protesting outside, ousted Prime Minister Yingluck pleaded not guilty to charges over rice program Ousted Thai leader Yingluck Shinawatra leaving court Tuesday through a sea of supporters after pleading not guilty to charges related to a botched rice-subsidy program. PHOTO: THANYARAT DOKSONE/ASSOCIATED PRESS Political tensions in Thailand ticked up a notch Tuesday as former leader Yingluck Shinawatra pleaded not guilty to charges she failed to act to prevent billions of dollars in losses from a botched rice-subsidy program.

Jordin Sparks has finally confessed she and Sage the Gemini are an item, adding that she and the 22-year-old rapper are ‘having fun’. The singer, who has been posting cute shots of the couple on Instagram since April, when asked about the photos,

President Goodluck Jonathan has relieved Mrs Saratu Altine Umar of her job as executive secretary and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC). Accordingly, he has appointed Mrs Uju Aisha Hassan-Baba, a former director-general, Legal Aid Council of Nigeria to replace Umar as the new NIPC boss.

Nowadays it has become almost abnormal for female celebrities to have dark skins. Lots of them well known to have dark skins have gradually metamorphosed to lighter or toned skins. While some are proud of their whitish transformation, others are always ready to clinch their fists for a fight when they accused on bleaching. The likes of Yemi Alade. Yesterday, May 18, someone posted a side by side pictures of the Jonny crooner, Yemi Alade on Twitter and the difference in her skin tone was very obvious.

THE thirty- Six State Governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’s Forum, NGF yesterday asked the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala to as a matter of urgency account for the money that were accruable to the Excess Crude Account which they put at over $ 20 billion. Rising from a meeting in Abuja yesterday, the Governors urged the minister to explain how much of this money entered the said account in three years from June 2013 to April 2015, adding that funds in the excess crude were last disbursed in May 2103.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho rejected a potential return to Real Madrid as manager, according to Spanish sports writer, Guillem Balague. Balague claims Madrid had drawn up a list of potential replacements that included Chelsea boss Mourinho – a man who only ended an oft-tempestuous three-year spell at the Bernabeu in 2013. “The idea is that Real now look for another coach – that is what normally happens when Real Madrid do not win,” he told Revista de La Liga after Barcelona’s triumph.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho blamed his side’s Premier League title rivals for Monday’s 3-0 defeat at West Brom. The Blues, who had Cesc Fabregas sent off, saw their 16-match unbeaten run ended by two goals from Saido Berahino and one from Chris Brunt. Mourinho, whose side won the title with three matches to spare, acknowledged he and his players were “guilty”. But he added: “I think the top contenders are also guilty because they let us win the title so early.”