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By Prince Inwek Ubong Events of the past few days have proven how right and prophetic the Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio was when he declared last December in that famous speech with stakeholders of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District that, “all is not well.” Of major concern to the stakeholders was the unwillingness of Governor Udom Emmanuel to open the Four-Point by Sheraton Hotel, Ikot Ekpene which had been fully built and furnished by his predecessor, Akpabio. And also is the uncompleted portion of the Uyo-Ikot Ekpene Road. According to media reports, the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic…

A total of 37 members of the House of Representatives have defected from Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Of this number, 32 joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while four joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC). One later announced he was also leaving the APC but did not state his new party. Announcing their defection on Tuesday during plenary, the first 36 lawmakers cited division at all levels of the APC as the reason for their defection. Prominent among the defectors are Sani Rano, Barry Mpigi, Ali Madaki, Dickson Tackighir, Hassan Saleh, Danburam Nuhu, Mark Gbilah, Razak Atunwa, Ahmed…

The path of rapper 50 Cent and boxing champion Floyd Mayweather does not cross again as each of them is looking for the jugular of the other. What seemed like a normal online beef has probably plummeted their relationship after the rapper accused Mayweather of causing the death of his friends. 50 Cent shared two posts on Instagram of Mayweather pictured with his best friend Earl Hayes, and his wife, Stephanie Moseley who died back in 2014 after Hayes shot Stephanie and himself while face-timing Mayweather. The popuklar musician implied in one of the posts that Mayweather had slept with Stephanie which…

A popular Nigerian social media critic, Tuesday, took side with Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of Living Faith Church also known as Winners Chapel Worldwide, for asking President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over the rampant killings of innocent people in the country. Oyedepo had, Sunday, in a YouTube video posted by the church’s official page at its headquarters in Ota, Ogun State, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over persistent Fulani militant herdsmen killings. Reno Omokri, a one-time to former President Goodluck Jonathan stated ‘’I dare Muhammadu Buhari to lay a hand on Bishop David Oyedepo for speaking the truth…

Fourteen Senators of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday defected from their party to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while one defected to African Democratic Congress. This brings the number of APC Senators who have defected from the party to 15. The senators in a joint letter to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, made their intention known. The letter reads: Dear Senate President, After due consultation, with our constituents and stakeholders in our constituency, in proper recognition section 16 (1G) of the 1999 constitution, and for the fact of our party, The All Progressives Congress, we hereby inform the Senate…

Men of the Police Force have in the early hours of this morning besieged the residences of the President of the Senate and his deputy, Senators Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu respectively. While men of the Nigerian Police took position around the Lake Chad, Maitama, Abuja residence of Saraki, the Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and policemen took position around the official residence of Senator Ekweremadu, in the Apo Legislative Quarters, Abuja. The operatives took positions from the main gate up to the official residence of Senator Ekweremadu early this morning. No reason has been given…

By Benjamin Blum New Zealand’s men’s rugby sevens team retained its World Cup title and completed a Kiwi sweep after defeating England 33-12 on Sunday. Similarly, the women’s Rugby World Cup Sevens trophy will remain in Kiwi hands after New Zealand successfully defended its title with a 29-0 win over France on Saturday. For men, Sione Molia scored a pair of tries, while Joe Ravouvou Akuila Rokolisoa and Trael Joass each added one apiece. Kurt Baker kicked three conversions and Scott Curry kicked one. Curry was named the AIG Player of the Final, while Ravouvou earned the UL Mark of Excellence Award.…

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, described reports of “juicy offers” made to him to remain in the All Progressives Congress, APC, as mere speculations. Specifically, Saraki denied being offered oil bloc and nomination tickets by the APC to stop him from defecting from the party. He is believed to be among the aggrieved ruling party chieftains considering pulling out of the APC before the 2019 elections. The Presidency and the party are making last-minute efforts to have him rescind his decision to pull out of the APC In a statement issued by Yusuph Olaniyonu, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,…

The bill for an Act to repeal the Nigeria Press Council Act, 1992 may have died a natural death after the public hearing organised by the Senate Monday in Abuja. Criticising the bill during the one-day public hearing by the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation, led by Senator Suleiman Adokwe, PDP, Nasarawa newspaper publishers, Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria, BON, editors and Nigeria Union of journalists, NUJ, unanimously asked the Upper Chamber to throw away the bill. They argued that the bill was not only draconian, unconstitutional, anti-people, anti-business and anti-free speech but also seeks to criminalise journalism practice,…