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The European Union (EU) has felicitated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election for another four-year term, wishing him “more success in promoting peace and prosperity for all Nigerians as he enters the new mandate.’’ Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said the EU made its feelings known in a letter addressed to President Buhari. He said that the letter, dated March 22, was jointly signed by Donald Tusk for the European Council and Jean-Claude Juncker for the European Commission, expressing willingness to work with Buhari’s government. The letter…

 “I knew she would be a great child. That was why I gave her the name Success,” father of the little Success whose video went viral after being sent home over non-payment of examination fee in Delta State, narrated. Success, the seven-year-old Sapele girl, was sent away from Okotie-Eboh Primary School 1, Sapele local government area of Delta state over non-payment of N900 examination levy by her head teacher, Mrs. Vero Igbigwe. Punch reported that Godwin Adegor, Success father, is a commercial motorcyclist popularly known as okada rider, while her mum sells recharge cards and raw eggs. They also have…

The Super Eagles, Friday, ended their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers campaign with the defeat of lowly rated Seychelles 3-1 at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba in Delta State. The Nigeria’s Eagles had booked their place for Egypt 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. After six games, they now have 13 points. Odion Ighalo scored their first goal in the 33rd minute for the Super Eagles after Karl Hall fouled Wilfred Ndidi in the box in which the referee gave a penalty. Against all odds, Rody Melanie levelled for Gavin Jeanne’s side after Nigerian goalkeeper Francis Uzoho’s howler, from an…

The Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke, as the winner of the poll. The Tribunal made the declaration on Friday after dismissing a preliminary objection against the petition of the PDP and Senator Adeleke, challenging the September 2018 governorship election in the state. The preliminary objection was filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the election, Governor Gboyega Oyetola, as well as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The three defendants claimed that the petition of the PDP and its candidate was incompetent and…

Children in conflict zones such as the North East of Nigeria are more likely to die from water-related diseases than from gun bullets, a new report by the United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF, has revealed. In a damning report, UNICEF said that children under the age of 15, living in countries affected by protracted conflict are on average, almost three times more likely to die from diarrhoeal diseases caused by a lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene than by direct violence. The report entitled: “Water Under Fire” looks at mortality rates in 16 countries going through prolonged conflicts and…

Leaders of Thought, Elder statesmen from four of the geo-political zones of the country, under the aegis of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, Thursday, threw their weight behind Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, going to tribunal to challenge the result of the presidential election. The elders and leaders said challenging the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, by Atiku and the PDP was a welcome development against the backdrop that the results cannot stand the scrutiny of any self respecting court, calling on the judiciary to shun what they termed,…

British billionaire, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, is said to be interested in buying Chelsea Football Club, the UK Times reported. So far, he has held initial talks over for a takeover of the club. Ratcliffe, who made his fortune by founding petrochemicals company Ineos, has a net wealth of £21billion. He has already made his mark on the sporting scene by agreeing to purchase Team Sky. Ratcliffe, who is a Chelsea season ticket holder, is now exploring the possibility of replacing Roman Abramovich as the club’s owner. Although he owns Swiss football outfit Lausanne-Sport, who ply their trade in the top-flight…

The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, Thursday, said he has no case to answer with regards to the six-count charge the Federal Government preferred against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja. Onnoghen, who is facing trial over allegations that he failed to declare his assets as prescribed by the law, as well as operated foreign bank accounts, contrary to the code of for public officers, insisted that FG failed to adduce any credible evidence to substantiate the charge. He secured the leave of the Mr. Danladi Umar-led three-man panel tribunal to file…

Members of OurMumuDonDo Movement, a good governance advocacy group, have apologised to Nigerians over the recent bribery scandal involving their leader, Charles Oputa a.k.a Charlyboy. A viral audio tape had surfaced on the internet containing sound bite of Charlyboy allegedly admitting during a conversation with an ex-member of the group, Deji Adeyanju, that he had financial dealings with the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, while he (Deji) was incarcerated in Kano Central Prisons for 78 days. In his reaction, Adebayo Raphael, the National Secretary of OurMumuDonDo, in a statement, yesterday, said members of members…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has debunked the notion that the TraderMoni scheme and other GEEP micro-credit products (MarketMoni and FarmerMoni), which are components of the Buhari administration’s Social Investment Programme, were not for the just-concluded elections. It was widely rumoured in some quarters that the Vice President might have used the loans as vote-buying strategy to shore up the popularity of his All Progressives Congress, APC. Osinbajo through Laolu Akande, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja, said that the loans are still in operation. According to a progress report on the GEEP micro-credit…