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Bayelsa State governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson has said that only God and the popular votes of the people of the state will determine the choice of his successor as governor. According to him, power only comes from the Almighty God. Dickson declared that though he will engage in special prayers and seek divine intervention on who succeed him after he complete his tenure, the choice of his successor will happen with the electoral stamp of the people and it will be a defining moment in the history of the state. The governor spoke in Yenagoa, weekend, after the end-of-year activity…

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has denied that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was in alliance with any political party in the state ahead of the 2019 general elections. The governor stated this, weekend, during the inauguration of the PDP Ughelli North Ward and Local Government Area Campaign committee held at Oteri in Ughelli. The 27-man committee for the council which is headed by Terry Noah has the Ughelli North council chairman, Godwin Adode as secretary while Emmanuel Omadevuae is to serve as coordinator. Addressing members of the party at the event, Governor Okowa who was represented by Mr…

Independent National Electoral commission, INEC, in Cross River State has achieved 70 percent distribution of Permanent Voters Card, PVC, to registered voters and efforts are being made for all the cards to be distributed before the end of January 2019. Dr. Frankland Briyai, Resident Electoral Commissioner REC, for the state told Vanguard, Sunday in Calabar that the commission had to participate in the 2018 Carnival Calabar to carry out enlightenment campaign to educate voters on the need to collect their PVCs and also how to vote in the 2019 elections. “This is the third time INEC is participating in the…

Nigerian Navy has said it would sustain its anti-crude oil theft operations that resulted in destruction of countless illegal refineries in the Niger Delta region and arrest of several oil thieves in the out-going year. Flag Officer Commanding Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral Suleiman Garba gave the assurance weekend at the ceremonial sunset at the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS, Warri, Delta State. Suleiman said the security body will also consolidate the choke points regime as a “force multiplier in support of our operations.” He said “The command has ensured the improved use of marine domain awareness facilities in monitoring illegal…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, Saturday, petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari administration to United Nations to end the deadlocked negotiations with Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and reach amicable settlement for speedy reopening of the nation’s universities. The urgent petition dated December 28, 2018 and signed by SERAP senior legal adviser Bamisope Adeyanju also sought increased funding and improved investments in infrastructure and innovation for public universities. In the petition sent through two UN special rapporteurs, the organisation also stressed the need to invest the most in those whose access to education is the most hampered and to declare education…

N’Golo Kante gave Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri encouragement that his transformation might not be an illusion. As much through necessity as choice, with Pedro, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Bayern Munich target Callum Hudson-Odoi injured, Sarri moved Hazard back to his preferred position on the left for the trip to face Crystal Palace. He may have even less choice over the coming games, as Olivier Giroud left Selhurst Park on crutches after being forced off late on with an ankle injury, while Sarri revealed Cesc Fabregas and Danny Drinkwater suffered injuries the day before this game. But it seems there will…

There is no perfect marriage. People work hard to make it succeessful. Like organism, a man must provide spiritual and physical food to nourish his marriage to grow and survive. In fact, the success of every marriage depends on the ability of the husband and the wife to manage inadequacies of one another. If you are about to get married, you have to acknowledge to stay mentally prepared for what the future holds. If you are already married, you probably already know that marriage is indeed hard work. Here are seven principles that you must always hold on to for…

The Jigawa State Government spent more than N93 million in sponsoring and conducting the wedding of 270 selected girls who are orphans in the state. Malam Mustapha Saleh, Special Adviser to Jigawa governor, Muhammad Badaru, stated this on Saturday in Dutse during the exercise in Dutse. Saleh said that 10 orphans were selected from each of the 27 local government areas of the state. “Ten beneficiaries were selected from each of the 27 wards of the state by the committee shouldered with the responsibilities of selecting and screening the eligible beneficiaries. “And they selected based on merit, not political affiliation…

Lionel Messi has overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo in the number of goals he scored before the end of this year. The Argentine scored 51 goals against 49 of the Portuguese player. Recall that the CR7 scored, this Saturday, two goals in Juve’s triumph over Sampdoria. Cristiano Ronaldo needed only two minutes to score his 13th goal this season in Serie A and set another record in his career. Meanwhile, Ronaldo became the first Portuguese player with the most goals scored in a single season of the Italian league. He beat Rui Barros, current FC Porto B coach, who scored 12 goals in 29…

Not less than eight persons have been reportedly died as two speeding vehicles plunged into the Ekpan River near Chevron Nigeria Limited along the NPA Expressway in Uvwie local government area of Delta State. The PUNCH gathered the incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. when a Sports Utility Vehicle rammed into a commercial mini-bus that had just dropped passengers along the expressway. The two vehicles were both coming from Warri and heading towards the popular Effurun Roundabouts when the accident occurred. The vehicles were both carrying passengers. Although, some witnesses claimed that only the SUV that plunged into the river, others said…