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In what looked like battle royale, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) grabbed three states while All Progressives Congress, APC won one state in the Saturday’s re-run governorship election conducted. So far, in the March 9 and March 23 governorship election conducted in the country, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has clinched 14 states, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won 12 states. Results of Adamawa and Kano States are still being expected while that of Rivers State is equally pending. Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state survived the tough challenge of Ahmed Aliyu and his godfather, Senator Aliyu Wamakko of the…

MFM FC, Lagos, Saturday, suffered another defeat as Kingsley Onovo’s 18th minute goal from a set-piece to help hosts Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin to a 1-0 win over the team. Bashiru Monsuru, former MFM FC player and Dare Ojo conspired when the club lost to host- Lobi Stars 2-1 in Makurdi during the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) rescheduled Match-day 3 clash on Wednesday. Bendel Insurance victory was recorded in the 2018/2019 NPFL match played at the University of Benin Sports Complex. The win over the group leaders, who beat them 2-0 away last week, has now given…

As Omotola and her husband, pilot Captain Matthew Ekeinde mark their 23rd marriage anniversary on Saturday, some Nigerians mostly her followers on social media have poured encomiums on the couple. Omotala popularly known as ‘Omo Sexy” and husband married in 1996. The couple later held a white wedding ceremony on board a Dash 7 aircraft while flying from Lagos to Benin in 2001, in the presence of close family and friends. “Happy 23rd marriage Anniversary to us and Happy birthday to you Honeyboy. It’s crazy how it’s been so long yet so New. #Grace” Realomosexy announced on her Instagram page…

Beneath the crumbling arcade of the municipal council building in Beira, in Mozambique, a group of families has set up a dismal camp. They sleep on dirty concrete pavement and cook with branches from the trees brought down by Cyclone Idai which swept through southern Africa last week. Winds of more than 100mph triggered devastating floods andmore than 400 people were killed, according to government sources. Land and environment minister Celso Correia said that the situation in the country was now critical. Laila Jorge, a mother of three, was one of those caught by the storm. A street vendor of…

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,…