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Despite the perceived marginalization of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District by Udom Emmanuel administration in Akwa Ibom State, some political stakeholders of the district under the aegis of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have thrown their weight behind the governor for a second term in the office. At an annual get-together party organized by Moses Ekpo, the state deputy governor for some PDP faithful from Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District on Sunday, December 31, 2017, Senator Godswill Akpabio had spoken against the perceived marginalization of the senatorial district by the governor, insisting that he would only support Emmanuel for a second term if…

Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala broke down on stage after she received her third CAF Women’s Player of the Year, revealing many dismissed her after she quit English club Arsenal to take up the challenge in China. “It has been an emotional journey (for me), and this is the best moment in my career because when I quit Arsenal to China, a lot of people said my career is gone. “But I told myself I can do this and here I am today. “Don’t let anyone talk you down, follow our heart.” She led her club to win the Chinese…

World Cup-bound Egypt emerged as the biggest winners of the 2017 CAF Awards in Accra, Ghana, after they scooped the most prestigious African Player of the Year, National Team of the Year as well as Coach of the Year. Egypt beat Super Eagles to take home the National Team of the Year, while their coach, Hector Cuper, denied Super Eagles’ coach Gernot Rohr the Coach of the Year. Both countries will feature in this year’s World Cup in Russia, but Nigeria’s undoing in this contest was that they failed to qualify for AFCON 2017 in Gabon, where the Pharaohs were…

Nigerians indeed consumers of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol have to brace up for crushing hardships and sufferings following a revelation that scarcity of the product may persist till June 2019. Expectedly, cost of transport fares would go up with spiraling inflationary effects on prices of goods and services to be borne by the teeming consumers and users. Of course, in Nigeria no price increase is reversed at any time. Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources speaking in Abuja Thursday said the current fuel scarcity may persist till June 2019, when government and private refineries…

President Muhammadu Buhari has been accused of using “Fulani herdsmen to wage silent genocidal jihad” on Christians in the country. On a weekly basis, Fulani herdsmen armed with sophisticated but outlawed  guns have been slaughtering people mostly farmers and poor rural dwellers in Benue, Kogi, Edo, Kwara, Kaduna and Adamawa States, among others. Femi Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation, who made the allegation Thursday, noted that 120 innocent persons have been slaughtered by the herdsmen. In a tweet via his social media handle, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chieftain noted that herdsmen “killed innocent souls” like “point-and-kill catfish.” He wrote:…

Persistent unrest appears on Kenya’s political horizon following confirmation that plans for the counter swearing-in of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who heads the National Super Alliance (NASA), are complete. Senator Siaya Senator James Orengo, who confirmed the swearing-in will go ahead, stated that the opposition is determined to see Odinga take the country’s top leadership, urging opposition supporters not to despair over delays in swearing in Odinga, Kenya’s Standard newspaper reports. “Raila will be sworn in and those who think he will not are dreaming. This is the year of change in Kenya and that change will be realised…

At least, 51 persons have perished in a catastrophic bus crash in Peru, making it one of the deadliest vehicle accidents in the nation’s history. Peru’s Health Ministry announced Wednesday that all the bodies had been recovered from the wreckage of the bus that plunged over a cliff onto a rocky beach. The bus ran off a narrow stretch of highway known as the “Devil’s Curve” after colliding with a tractor trailer Tuesday about 70 kilometers (43 miles) north of Lima. Six survivors were taken to hospitals. The crash’s death toll now equals that of a 2013 accident which had…

La Liga leaders Barcelona received a record 146.2 million euros ($175.6 million) last season from television rights, figures from La Liga show, earning seven million euros more than champions Real Madrid. The 20 clubs in Spain’s top flight took in 1.247 billion euros, rising from 1.237 billion from the previous year, with Barca earning an extra 6.2 million than the year before. The income is distributed according to results in the last five years, explaining why Barca, champions in 2013, 2015 and 2016, earned more than Real, who won the title last season for the first time since 2012. Real…

Are you feeling cold? Don’t sweat it. There are 10 top foods that help in nourishing and revitalising your body, thus giving your immune system a serious boost in the process. Combine with plenty of sleep and exercise for maximum effect. 1) Red Peppers The jury is out on whether vitamin C consumption directly aids the curing of the common cold, but what has been proven is that dosing up on the antioxidant can significantly reduce the symptoms, strengthening the skin – your body’s first line of defence – and increasing antibody production. Red bell peppers contain almost twice the…

North Korea reopened a long-closed border hotline with South Korea on Wednesday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to mock the North’s leader by saying he has a “bigger and more powerful” nuclear button than he does. The North’s decision to open the border phone line came a day after South Korea proposed high-level discussions amid a tense standoff over North Korea’s missile and nuclear programmes. That followed North Korean leader Kim Jong UN’s New Year address in which he said he was open to speaking with the South and would consider sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics…