Ambode to swear in Commissioners, Advisers on October 19th, 2015

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode will on Monday, October 19, swear in 23 Commissioners and 14 Special Advisers, who will constitute the State Executive Council.

According to a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna, the ceremony will hold at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa Secretariat by 10 am.

According to him, “The House of Assembly has just officially informed His Excellency that they have completed the screening and confirmation of all the 23 Commissioner Designates and 14 Special Adviser Designates which he had sent to the House on September 21. So what is left is for him to conduct the swearing-in-ceremony so as to enable them resume the task of governance”.

Oscar Pistorius to be released from jail on parole next week

After spending just a year in Pretoria's prison, officials say Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius is going home. He was convicted last September of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and sentenced to five years in prison. But now he will be placed under house arrest.

Dept of correctional services spokesperson Manelisi Wolela said:

Burkina Faso coup leader charged with ‘crime against humanity’: military

 
Burkina Faso’s military said Friday a general accused of leading a failed coup last month would be prosecuted on a slew of charges, including an unspecified “crime against humanity”.
“Eleven charges have been filed” against General Gilbert Diendere, “notably crime against humanity”, Colonel Sita Sangare, in charge of military justice, told a press conference.
The announcement comes as the interim government tries to turn a page on the short-lived putsch and uncover the truth about the death of the country’s charismatic former leader Thomas Sankara.
Diendere is accused of leading a power grab by presidential guards loyal to ousted head of state Blaise Compaore on September 17. The general, who headed the elite force, was Compaore right-hand man during much of his 27-year rule.

Mikel Obi and girlfriend pose with their newborn twins

Footballer Mikel and girlfriend Olga Diyachenko shared this adorable photo of them with their newborn twins as they turned one month old yesterday!

‘Nigeria must decide on state police, subsidy’

 
• Senate confirms 18 nominees
AS the Senate yesterday continued the screening of the ministerial nominees submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari, two of the 18 candidates, screened and confirmed, immediate past governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola and Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu (Delta) may have emerged ‘the stars to watch.’
Both nominees had Senators listening with rapt attention due to their knowledgeable, incisive and comprehensive analyses of issues close to their hearts. The other 16 nominees who were also screened and confirmed include: Aisha Alhassan, Lai Mohammed, Ogbonnaya Onu, Kemi Adeosun, Kayode Fayemi and Amina Ibrahim.
Others are, Audu Ogbe, Chris Ngige, Hadi Sirika, Udoh Udoma, Solomon Dalong, Ibrahim Usman, Suleiman Adamu,an engineer, Abubakar Malami, Abdulrahman Dambazzau and

The honeymoon appears to be over for Bow Wow and Erica Mena

They got engaged last year and were supposed to marry April this year but after Bow Wow slammed Erica Mena for revealing details about the loss of their unborn child, calling her an attention seeker - things became sour for the couple. And yesterday, after months of speculation about their engagement, Erica posted a break-up post about her bad habit of falling in love with a person's potential.

Davido promises to award scholarship to a little boy

A twitter user by the name Emlanis yesterday brought to Davido's attention the condition of this little boy pictured above. According to the twitter user, the boy has resorted to hawking since his parents cant afford to send him to school. Davido was moved by his story and asked that the boy be found, promising that he will make sure he gets his education. How nice of him.