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Some prominent Nigerians were, Sunday, unanimous on the outcome of Osun State governorship election in calling on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to respect the will of the people by announcing free and fair election result. The INEC, Sunday, declared that Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was leading All Progressives Party, APC in the inconclusive election and rescheduled the re-run for Thursday, September 27, this year. Reacting in his Twitter handle, Chief OIusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s president who ruled from 1999 to 2007 tweeted “The people of Osun have spoken through their votes. No one or cabal should make the mistake of…

The Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura, Sunday, challenged the former governor of the state, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, to address the alleged corruption charges against his administration rather than whipping up sentiments. Reacting to a statement credited to Senator Abdullahi Adamu issued on his behalf by his legislative aide, Alhaji Jibrin Abdullahi, Almakura advised Senator Abdullahi Adamu to hold his opinions now as a man whose activities were under investigation and remain the subject of that investigation. Al-Makura, who spoke through Yakubu Lamai, his Director, Communications Strategy and Press Affairs, said: “Such opinions should not prematurely be treated as facts.…

Senator Ali Ndume, the All Progressives, APC, Senator representing Borno South in the Senate, has said the Senate under the leadership of Dr Bukola Saraki had failed Nigerians. Speaking at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja Sunday, Ndume noted that Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, had privatised the legislative arm of government. “I really want to admit that we have failed in our responsibility to the people somehow, but we the members are not responsible for that. “It is more of the responsibility of the leadership that shut down the Senate abruptly…

Charles R. Swindoll Scientists are to have studied a native tribe in South America whose people have been dying prematurely for generations, according to Sermon Central. After thorough investigation, the cause of premature death was determined. The disease was transmitted by an insect that lived in the walls of their adobe homes. This new information presented several options. They could move to another area where such insects do not exist, tear down their homes and rebuild them, use insecticide to rid their homes of the bugs, or continue as they have and die early. Surprisingly, these people have opted to…

Two Nigerian ministers were directed to avoid Nigerian students in Malaysia from being stranded. Muhammadu Buhari who Sunday directed Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education  and Geoffrey Onyeama, his counterpart in Foreign Affairs, assured the Malaysian government that issues relating to the documentation and welfare of Nigerian students in the country would be properly handled to avoid hitches during their stay. Buhari gave the order while receiving Letters of Credence from High Commissioner of Malaysia to Nigeria, Mrs Gloria Corina Peter Tiwet, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. In a statement by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on…

The death toll from rampaging flood across the country has risen to 242, according to Vanguard checks and information from government officials. At the weekend, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said the number of deaths from ongoing waves of flood in the 12 states of the country is 101. From January to July 31, this year, the checks showed that no fewer than 141 lives were lost to rainstorm, wind storm and flood disasters across the country. At least 19,369 persons were displaced on account of the destruction of their 5,732 houses and sources of livelihood, among others. So…

FULL TEXT OF THE STATE BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. UDOM EMMANUEL, GOVERNOR, AKWA IBOM STATE ON THE OCCASION OF THE 31ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE CREATION OF THE STATE My dear Akwa Ibomites My wife, Her Excellency, Mrs. Martha Udom Emmanuel and I congratulate you all on the occasion of the 31st Anniversary of the birth of our State.  We should all be very proud of what God has done for us as a people in the past 31 years; the developmental strides we have witnessed, the rising profile of our State, the re-definition of our identity, from a people…

Anthony Joshua exploded into life to stop Alexander Povetkin in seven rounds to retain his WBA Super, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley. Brtish Joshua had not really hurt Povetkin, the Russian challenger before he ended the fight in a brutal devastating few seconds in the seventh. He did the initial damage with a big right hand, and followed that up with a several unanswered shots before landing another right to send the Russian challenger to the canvas. Povetkin fell through the ropes and did not know where he was. He somehow staggered to…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Sunday, declared that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is leading with 254,698 votes during the September 22 governorship election in Osun State, though the election was inconclusive. The All Progressives Congress, APC, however, polled 254,345 votes to come second in the keenly contested election. Senator Ademola Adeleke is the PDP governorship candidate while Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola is the APC governorship candidate. The returning officer for the governorship election, Prof. Joseph Adeola, who announced the results reeled out the total number of valid votes to be 767,955 and rejected votes to be 47,843. Adeola added…

A famous Nigerian blogger has bought Bentley Mulsanne to her one-week old son, “Baby J”. Ikeji, who fulfilled her promise, has donated the N120 million car to her baby. Sandra Ikeji, Linda’s sister broke the news in her Instagram post on Thursday.