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 Five lawmakers of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been sacked. The affected lawmakers are Nse Ntuen, who represented Essien Udim State Constituency; Otobong Ndem, Mkpat Enin State Constituency; Victor Udofia, Ikono State Constituency; Gabriel Toby, Etim Ekpo/Ika State Constituency and Idongesit Ituen, Itu State Constituency who was earlier sacked by a Federal High Court. The speaker, Mr. Onofiok Luke, who announced their sack during the rescheduled plenary on Monday, presided over the assembly. He directed Mrs Mandu Umoren, the clerk of the house,…

The head referee who officiated the AFCON 2019 qualifying match between Bafana Bafana and Super Eagles on Saturday in South Africa has apologised for the costly mistakes made by officials during the game. The Gambian football referee, Bakary Papa Gassama apologised to the Nigerian team after wrongly denying them two goals due to wrong offside calls, according to a report by OwnGoalNigeria. Ahmed Musa put through Kelechi Iheanacho who tapped home believing he has given Nigeria the lead but Musa who supplied the pass was judged by the assistant referee as been in an offside position, something which turned out…

Alexander Zverev emphatically announced his arrival at the top of the men’s game by beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 to win his first ATP Finals title on Sunday (Nov 18). The 21-year-old German, making his second appearance at the end-of-season showpiece, brushed aside six-time champion Roger Federer in the semi-finals and repeated the feat against the world number one. Djokovic had not been broken once in the tournament coming into the match, winning all 36 service games and only facing two break points but Zverev wrecked his numbers, breaking four times in the match. The German, coached by Ivan Lendl,…

Suspected hoodlums are said to be protesting outside Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly complex, Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo over alleged plan to declare the seat of Idongesit Ituen representing Itu state constituency in the house vacant. The Federal High Court in Uyo had last week declared the seat of Ituen vacant following his defection from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to All Progressives Congress, APC, though it is said that Ituen’s lawyer had applied for stay of execution of the judgment pending  the  determination of the substantive suit now in the Appeal Court. The plenary of the house which was…

“Four years ago, we promised Nigerians real change — in what we do and how we do it. Nigerians sent a clear message in the last election, and our platform offered a new, ambitious plan for a secure, prosperous and corruption-free country. We have worked hard to fulfil our promises,” Buhari said. President Muhammadu Buhari has launched his campaign for the 2019 presidential election. With the theme, ‘Next Level’, Buhari unveiled his achievements, as well as his plans for Nigeria if he secures a second term as president of the country. The programme held on Sunday in Abuja. FULL TEXT…

Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has received reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may use thugs to invade the state House of Assembly in order to prevent it from carrying out today’s plenary. This is contained in a press release issued on Monday morning by the party’s spokesman, Mr Ini Ememobong. The House had announced it’s sitting to hold today for a special session to commemorate the 80th birthday anniversary of former Governor Victor Attah, as Tuesday, the initial date schedule for plenary, had been announced as nationwide public holiday to mark…

Some Nigerians have made off-putting comments, heightening calls for a probe of Dr. Bukola Saraki, Nigeria’s Senate President on alleged spending of more than N9 billion in 30 Nigerian states during the 2015 electioneering campaign of Muhammadu Buhari as an All Progressives Congress presidential candidate. Kwara APC tweeted “So Saraki spent 300m/400m each for 30 states prior to 2015 hoping to get a list of appointments in return. That’s like 9Billion Naira Kwara Money on his personal interest.” This is even as Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a non-governmental organisation, called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate…

After successfully booking their Cameroon AFCON 2019 ticket, the Super Eagles arrived at Asaba, the Delta State capital on Sunday, November 18, on a chartered flight. The three-time African champions qualified for the AFCON 2019 tourney by holding South Africa to a 1-1 draw at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg. Meanwhile, Delta state Governor Ifeanyi Okowa was on hand to receive the team and congratulated them for a job well done after booking their place in Africa’s biggest showpiece. Senator Okowa described the first international flight into the Asaba International Airport as momentous as it brought back the Super Eagles from…

Senator Bukola Saraki says Nigeria’s democracy is being undermined, accusing the Federal Government of intimidating Kwara voters. Reacting to the loss of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Kwara bye-election, the senate president said this was a bad signal for 2019 and noted that this was the first time security agencies were deployed heavily to Kwara election. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Raheem Olawuyi, was on Saturday declared the winner of the Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency bye-election held across the four councils in Kwara. The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Abimbola Adesoji, while declaring the result…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has slammed a N1 billion libel suit on an online journalist and radio presenter in the country. Obasanjo, who sued Mr. Akanda Oro popularly called Awikonko, described as untrue claims by the reporter that he had a hand in the assassination of the late Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Bola Ige (SAN), and the slain National Vice-Chairman of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party, Marshall Harry. Recall that Justice Minister Bola Ige was shot dead in his bedroom in the South West city of Ibadan in Nigeria’s most high profile political killing on December 23,…