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The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Youth and Social Development, has rehabilitated 51 destitute children, including mentally challenged adolescents, picked up from various locations across the metropolis.



The exercise was carried out during an ‘Operation Clear Lagos’ campaign launched recently by the Lagos State Government to address the menace of street begging and ensure that children and vulnerable members of the public are not exposed to any form of security threats.



Commenting on the operation of the Rescue Team, the Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Agboola Dabiri commended the operatives and solicited the support of residents to achieve the desired goal of a total clean up of all acts constituting a public nuisance and a threat to social security.



A breakdown provided by the rescue team revealed that 10 mentally challenged persons, five destitute children,  eight children beggars, nine children labour workers, four destitute adults and 15 transgender adult- beggars were evacuated from the streets across all the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas of the State.



All those rescued during the operation are currently being remanded at rehabilitation and correctional homes in the State based on their age, gender and physical state.

more details @ http://www.ritalori.com/lagos-state-rescues-52-homeless-children-streets/

A Federal Government delegation comprising Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen Abdulrahman Danbazzau and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Khadijat Bukar Ibrahim, are on their way to Dapchi, Yobe State to meet with the freed schoolgirls.



They will arrive Maiduguri first before going to the Yobe town, said Segun Adeyemi, special adviser to Minister of Information.



The ministers attended a Federal Executive Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, before they left for Maiduguri. Before their departure, Mohammed told media men that the number of the Dapchi schoolgirls who were released on Wednesday has increased from 76 to 101, with the documentation of more of the freed girls by the security agencies.



In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister said the number could still increase, as the documentation of the freed girls is ongoing. He said the release of the schoolgirls is the outcome of the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to all security agencies to do everything possible to secure the release of the 110 Dapchi schoolgirls, who were abducted 19 Feb. 2018.



The Minister said the girls were released around 3 a.m. through back-channel efforts and with the help of some friends of the country, and that it was unconditional. ”For the release to work, the government had a clear understanding that violence and confrontation would not be the way out as it could endanger the lives of the girls, hence a non-violent approach was the preferred option. Within the period when the girls were being brought back, operational pause was observed in certain areas to ensure free passage and also that lives were not lost,” he said.

more details @ http://www.ritalori.com/president-buhari-sends-3-ministers-dapchi-meet-released-girls/

Unknown gunmen have killed 12 soldiers in Kampanin Doka village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The soldiers were among a special detachment of troops sent to the village to ensure security for expatriates and others working on a new road linking Zamfara State with Kaduna through Dansadau-Dangulbi and Birnin Gwari.

An eyewitness said the gunmen attacked the soldiers’ camp between 8pm and 9pm on Tuesday night, killing three soldiers in a hole and nine others in the camp.

“We gathered that the soldiers had caught a thief in a village called Maganda in the area and were taking him back to their camp when some police personnel asked them to hand over the thief to them which the soldiers refused. The same police followed the soldiers to their camp in Kampanin Doka and again asked them to hand over the thief to them, but the soldiers still refused. Around 8pm on Tuesday, bandits attacked the soldiers’ camp and killed three soldiers in a hole and nine others in a tent in the camp.”

The source added that the bandits, the previous day, attacked Maganda village and shot nine people.

The Nigerian Army is yet to confirm the attack.

more details @ http://www.ritalori.com/gunmen-kill-12-soldiers-kaduna-village-graphic-photos/

Atlanta rap trio Migos continue to promote their latest project Culture II with an official music video for the Drake-assisted single “Walk It Talk It”, which was released exclusively via Apple Music.

Download & Watch below:

http://www.ritalori.com/download-video-migos-ft-drake-walk-talk/

OVO Sound Radio wasted no time and premiered some new tunes for listeners for the season two premiere. After a mix featuring a flow of Drake’s latest tunes, host Oliver El-Khatib’s capped off his setlist with a red hot remix from Lil Pump’s home run record “Gucci Gang.” The remix came jam-packed with features, as Gucci Mane, Bad Bunny, 21 Savage, J Balvin, French Montana, and Ozuna all hopped on to dish out verses.

OVO Sound Radio wasted no time and premiered some new tunes for listeners for the season two premiere. After a mix featuring a flow of Drake’s latest tunes, host Oliver El-Khatib’s capped off his setlist with a red hot remix from Lil Pump’s home run record “Gucci Gang.” The remix came jam-packed with features, as Gucci Mane, Bad Bunny, 21 Savage, J Balvin, French Montana, and Ozuna all hopped on to dish out verses.

Download & Listen below:

http://www.ritalori.com/download-mp3-lil-pump-ft-french-montana-gucci-mane-21-savage-ozuna-j-balvin-bad-bunny-gucci-gang-remix/

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, who is a strong critic of the Buhari administration, said this when he spoke to representatives of teachers, local government workers and private sector operators who paid him a courtesy visit in the state house in Ado-Ekiti, under the Oshoko Mass Movement(OMM), a political group.

“Those who voted Muhammadu Buhari as the president of our country must seek for forgiveness. His leadership has brought unimaginable hardship and misery on the people. The killing is too much and if he continues in office the hardship will be intolerable. They said he would come and make the difference and make things better but the reverse is the case. Unemployment is second to none and he has killed the economy and made the people poorer. The level of nepotism is also unprecedented. Even their so-called fight against corruption is laced with favouritism and is one-sided,” he said



Fayose during his speech, lamblasted the former governor of the state now Minister of Mines and Steel, Kayode Fayemi, for allegedly not using his office for the benefit of the state.

“There are natural deposits across Ekiti, President Muhammadu Buhari spent N40 billion searching for crude oil in the north, what is Fayemi doing to unearth the minerals that abound here?” he asked

Fayose thanked Ekiti teachers and parents for making it possible for the state to take a big leap in the secondary education sector. He applauded them for endorsing his deputy,  Kolapo Olusola, as his successor.

more details@ http://www.ritalori.com/voted-buhari-2015-ask-god-forgiveness-governor-fayose-says/

Suspected armed robbers yesterday stormed the Saint Peter’s Secondary School in Akure, the Ondo state capital and carted away N3million.



According to reports, the school bursar had gone to the bank to withdraw the said amount and was trailed by the robbers. They attacked him upon his arrival at the school and disposed him of the cash.



Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Ondo state police command, Femi Joseph, said

The was no robbery on the school, the robbers only traced the bursar and disposed him of the money. What we learnt was that the hoodlums traced him to the school after he had gone to withdraw a large sum of money without police protection. The money should be close to N3 million. He is with us, he is helping us with investigation. We will quiz him to know whether he knows more than he claims.”

Joseph said the police is on the trail of the robbers.

more details @ http://www.ritalori.com/gunmen-invade-secondary-school-ondo-cart-away-n3m/

A massive explosion from an Improvised Explosive Device IED, on Sunday, killed soldiers of 8 Division of the Nigerian Army in Kagaruwa near Monguno in Borno State. According to military sources, the incident occurred at about 8 am. It also injured many other soldiers.

more details @ http://www.ritalori.com/photos-heavy-ied-explosion-kills-4-soldiers-borno/

Mustapha Indimi, the son of Maiduguri billionaire and his wife, Fatima have welcomed their first child.

The baby girl, born few days ago has been named Rahma, after his sister Rahma Indimi, ex-wife of Mohammed Babangida.

The couple got married on January 2017, in Maiduguri.

more details @ http://www.ritalori.com/billionaire-son-mustapha-indimi-wife-fatima-welcome-first-child/

Let's be the first to tell you that Nigerian popstar, Dbanj has acquired a new mansion in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Dbanj silently moved into the property a few weeks ago leaving his long time Lekki Phase One residence which has now been converted to his office.

See more photos @ http://www.ritalori.com/photos-dbanj-shows-off-new-ikoyi-mansion/

Leo Dasilva and Ifu Enada have become the latest pair to be evicted from the 3rd season of the Big Brother Naija reality show.


The pair of Leo and Ifu Enada known as LIFU were up for eviction allongside MITO (Miracle and Anto), Ceelo (Ceec and Lolu) and Tolex (Tobi and Alex).


Leo and Ifu Enada now join other housemates like Angel, Ahneeka, Bitto, Princess, Deeone and Vandor who have all een evicted from the show.


Below is how viewers voted for their favourite pairs...
http://www.ritalori.com/leo-ifu-enada-evicted-big-brother-naija-house/

R&B singer, K. Michelle shared these new racy photos of herself flaunting her curvy butt in a black swimsuit. The singer underwent a butt enhancement removal procedure to get rid of her butt implants in January this year.

See more photos @ http://www.ritalori.com/singer-k-michelle-shows-off-curvy-butt-months-removing-implant-photos/

During a heated conversation between house BBN housemates, CeeC and Tobi last night, Ceec opened up to Teddy A that she is still a virgin.

However, there is a chat between an alleged ex of Ceec and his friend claiming that CeeC is not a virgin like she claimed.

See more details @ http://www.ritalori.com/screenshots-chat-ceecs-alleged-ex-boyfriend-friend-saying-ceec-not-virgin-goes-viral/

The Congolese government might be filing a lawsuit against the United States government after some of its citizens were deported from the US in chains and wearing diapers so they would not use the rest room while they were being flown back to their country.



According to Facebook user, Saul Mbenga, who shared the report online, the Congolese government ordered the private jet that brought its affected citizens back to the US. Read what he wrote on his Facebook below and watch a video he shared

A BAD IMAGE FOR THE USA IS EMERGING IN AFRICA!!! INHUMANE TREATMENT OF PEOPLE BEING DEPORTED TO MAKE MANY REMEMbER SLAVERY AND RACISM IT IS A SHAME. PLEASE DEPORT WITH DIGNITY NO NEED TO SHACKLE PEPOLE LIKE THIS. I AM SADDENED BY THESE IMAGES
The United States WTF? US government deports Congolese citizens in chains and diapers (shocking video)?? expelled/deported Congolese (DRC) refugees handcuffed like slaves and wearing diapers to prevent them using the wash room! Upon arriving to Kinshasa, the Congolese Minster of Human rights ordered the same private jet to take them back to the US and government filed a lawsuit for human rights abuse by the US Government! Jeffrey Smith Sidique Wai Gambia D Congress Agera Atlanta Gambia Duga DC Sidi Sanneh

see details @ http://www.ritalori.com/wtf-us-government-deports-congolese-citizens-chains-diapers-shocking-video/

Last night, Big Brother Naija housemate, Cee-C left Teddy A shocked and lost for words after she told him she's still a virgin at 25. Stunned by what he heard, Teddy A was forced to ask her age again.

Watch his Video below.
http://www.ritalori.com/moment-cee-c-told-teddy-shes-still-virgin-25-expression-will-leave-stitches-video/

O.J Simpson had his lawyer call Judith Regan, the woman who published his book, 'If I Did It,' and said flat-out Simpson murdered Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman ... this according to Regan herself.

This is the most damning part of the special, "OJ Simpson: The Lost Confession?," which will air Sunday on Fox. TMZ got this exclusive clip. BTW, the clip is an outtake ... it will not appear on the show.

It's really stunning ... Regan says Simpson's lawyer said the book couldn't be titled "I Did It" because Simpson needed cover in dealing with his children.

Judith Regan

FYI ... Simpson left Nicole's almost decapitated body right by the front door of her condo as their 2 children slept. Had Nicole's dog not led a passerby to the condo after the murders, O.J.'s children would have awakened in the morning and found their mom's mangled, bloody body.

more details and images @ http://www.ritalori.com/o-j-simpson-reportedly-confessed-1994-murders-wife-friend-book-publisher/

A 9-year-old boy drowned while trying to save a friend from a construction pit, in Soshanguve, South Africa.

Thapelo Tambani, a pupil at Transoranje School for the deaf, was playing with friends on a heap of sand near a construction site last Wednesday.

One of his friends suddenly slipped into a nearby water-filled trench. Tambani managed to rescue his friend, but ended up sliding into the trench himself.


His brother Joseph tried to rescue Tambani, but he had disappeared under the murky water.

A week later after Tambani’s death, relatives and residents are blaming a construction firm for the unsafe conditions at the site. His mother Sarah said:

“I blame the contractor for the passing of my son. The scene is now made to look like it was safe all along.”

However, the construction company, Vharanani Properties , said it was not to blame.
They claim safety measures had been in place at the excavated trench in the area near Soshanguve South Secondary School in Extension 10 at the time of the accident.

“The trench had been securely barricaded with safety nets,” noted site manager Jerry Sawena.

Extension 10 residents disputed the company’s claims that the trench had always been secured.

Samuel Maluleka, who lives close to the trench, said the contractor could have done more to ensure the safety of the community, especially of children.

“The safety net was not tight as it fell down at times without the company returning to fix it,” said Maluleka.

“We have children in the area – they should have thought of that.”

Another resident, William Soloms, said the trench was only sealed after Tambani’s death.

“The child was pulled out of the trench on late on Wednesday evening, but Thursday morning we woke up to a sealed pit.”

Akasia police spokesperson Matsobane Mabusela said an inquest into the cause of death was underway.

more details @ http://www.ritalori.com/heroic-9-year-old-south-african-boy-drowns-trying-rescue-friend-fell-construction-pit/

Former Governor Peter Obi (3rd Left) with some of the prominent resource persons at the 2018 African SME Roundtable Forum held last weekend in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.



African governments have been advised to look in the direction of China in their search for solutions to the continent’s economic problems. Former Governor of Anambra State Mr. Peter Obi, gave the advice while delivering a keynote speech at the three-day 2018 African SME Roundtable Forum concluded on Saturday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.

He drew attention to the fact that only 35 years ago, Africa boasted better economic indices than China. “Thirty-five years ago, Africa was doing better than China per capita, but the reverse is now the case,” Obi lamented, reeling out figures to buttress his point.

He noted that while Africa has regressed over the past three decades, China has gone on to become one of the best economies in the world. The secret, he said, lies in China’s massive investment in education and skill acquisition programmes, as well as solid support for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs).

“If Africa is to be turned around, it will be done through SMEs. That is the engine of growth, even in developed countries,” said the former Governor, who since after leaving office in 2014 has devoted his time to the promotion of education across the continent and imparting of knowledge through speaking engagement in various parts of the world.

Citing the global trend, Obi advised Nigeria and the rest of Africa to aggressively pursue “knowledge economy” as against the preoccupation with “baggage economy”, which he described as being old fashioned. He warned that oil cannot save Nigeria or any other African country, pointing out that global firms such as Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, “which sell knowledge”, are making more money than a country like Nigeria which depends heavily on oil revenue.

“Don’t think that oil is going to save Nigeria or any other African country. If it could do that, it would have saved Venezuela,” Obi warned

He also condemned the public sector’s penchant of “borrowing money without saving to pay back,” warning: “That is anarchy. The youths will pay for ittomorrow.” He also condemned multiple taxation, blaming it on the fact that “government has not realised the importance of SMEs.”

The former Governor, himself a successful business man before he ventured into politics, shared success secrets and spoke of how he was able to save money as two-time Governor of Anambra State by drastically cutting the cost of governance and partnering with development agencies such as the Bank of Industry and international development partners.

He advised African youths not to lose hope but to remain positive and see SMEs as something they can use to deliver the continent out of poverty and even change the world for the better. He noted that from the discussions, it was evident that there are large opportunities in Africa. But “young people must invest wisely for them to create wealth and job for others. You must also manage your cost. Unless it is for business purposes, spend from your surplus and not from the money you use to do business,” he advised.

The Roundtable drew economic experts from various parts of Africa, among them Ambassador Joseph Habineza, former Rwandan High Commissioner to Nigeria; Dr. Kheswar Jankee, Ambassador, Republic of Mauritius to Germany; Rose Mboya, Head of Intellectual Property, Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI); Victor Grange Mehile, former Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Equatorial Guinea; and Alhaji Babale Girei, former Managing Director of Nigeria’s Bank of Agriculture and pioneer President of the World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises.

more details @ http://www.ritalori.com/africa-can-develop-like-china-peter-obi/

Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Abuja High Court has granted bail to Maryam Sanda, who allegedly killed her husband, Bilyamin Bello. Maryam stabbed her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, son of former PDP chairman Haliru Bello, to death during an argument at their home in November last year.


Sanda who has been in prison custody with her eight month old daughter, was granted bail based on medical reports which indicate she is pregnant and ill.

Maryam stabbed Bilyamin Muhammed Bello three times in the back and severally on his private parts at their residence in Pension Estate, Pakali Close, Wuse 2, Abuja. She drove the deceased to Maitama hospital where he was confirmed dead. The couple got married in 2015 and have an eight-month-old daughter.

more details @ http://www.ritalori.com/breaking-maryam-sanda-stabbed-husband-bilyaminu-bello-death-granted-bail/

Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos has officially been named the richest man in the world, after taking the top spot on' Forbes' 32nd Annual World Billionaires

According to Forbes, Bezos is the first centi-billionaire at the top of the list, meaning he has a fortune of over a $100 billion. Bezos' fortune jumped more than $39 billion from 2017, which Forbes says is the biggest one year gain on the list and ever in history.



The Amazon CEO is also the only person to ever appear on the list with a 12-figure fortune.



His fortune reportedly rose to $112 billion, allowing him to dethrone Bill Gates, who is worth $90 billion. Gates has been the richest person in the world for 18 of the past 24 years.



According to the financial report, the top 20 people on the list alone are worth $1.2 trillion, 13 percent of the total fortune of all billionaires worldwide.

Here's the top 10 list:

Jeff Bezos | Amazon | $112 billion
Bill Gates | Microsoft | $90 billion
Warren Buffett | Berkshire Hathaway | $84 billion
Bernard Arnault & family | LVMH | $72 billion
Mark Zuckerberg | Facebook | $71 billion
Amancio Ortega | Zara | $70 billion

see full list @ http://www.ritalori.com/jeff-bezos-becomes-worlds-first-centi-billionaire-see-list/

Kim Kardashian has shared another nude photo of herself but this time she was creative about it.

The reality star posed topless while eating noodles and she captioned the photo, "nudels" - a play of words on her nude state and the noodles she was eating.

Though she had no clothes on in the photo, the mother-of-three was quite decent, thanks to her hands and the bowl of noodles.

more photos @ http://www.ritalori.com/nudels-kim-kardashian-says-poses-nude-eating-noodles/

A new lawsuit filed by the porn star known as Stormy Daniels claims President Donald Trump never signed a hush agreement regarding an alleged sexual encounter between the two and therefore the agreement is void.



According to the legal complaint filed in California state court and tweeted out by her lawyer on Tuesday, Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, signed the document on behalf of the President instead.



The porn star, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, claims in the lawsuit to have had an affair with Trump several years prior to his presidency. However, the lawsuit claims that when he was running for office and multiple women were coming forward to share stories of their own alleged encounters with the then-Republican presidential candidate, Cohen intervened in an attempt to keep Clifford from coming forward as well.



"Despite Mr. Trump's failure to sign the Hush Agreement, Mr. Cohen proceeded to cause $130,000.00 to be wired to the trust account of Ms. Clifford's attorney. He did so even though there was no legal agreement and thus no written nondisclosure agreement whereby Ms. Clifford was restricted from disclosing the truth about Mr. Trump," the document states.


The lawsuit says Cohen has continued his attempts at silencing Clifford including as recently as February 27, 2018. "To be clear, the attempts to intimidate Ms. Clifford into silence and 'shut her up' in order to 'protect Mr. Trump' continue unabated. For example, only days ago on or about February 27, 2018, Mr. Trump's attorney Mr. Cohen surreptitiously initiated a bogus arbitration proceeding against Ms. Clifford in Los Angeles. Remarkably, he did so without even providing Ms. Clifford with notice of the proceeding and basic due process" the lawsuit states..


A defense lawyer representing Cohen did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday. NBC News first reported on Clifford's complaint against Trump.

more details @ http://www.ritalori.com/porn-star-stormy-daniels-sues-president-trump-alleged-affair-hush-agreement/