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Embattled Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha seems to be walking a tightrope as he has lost another bid of the battle to get the national leadership of his ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to reverse the ward and local government congresses in the state as the Appeal Committee constituted to determine petitions arising from the conduct of the exercise has affirmed the conduct of the congresses were conducted and election of officials. This was as the committee said the governor lacked the locus standi to file any petition asking for a cancellation of the exercise because “the persons who would…

The lawmakers in the National Assembly on Wednesday during plenary passed N9.120 trillion, an increase of N508 billion from the N8.612 trillion originally presented to the Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari into law. The Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Danjuma Goje explained that after consultation with the Executive, the oil benchmark price was increased from 45 to 51 dollars. Goje said the additional 508 billion added to the budget was applied in critical sectors of the economy namely: reduction of the deficit, security, health and power, works and housing. The House of Representatives also passed the 2018 budget with…

The Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has granted bail to the lawmaker representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye, in the sum of N10million. Justice Nasiru Ajanah granted Senator Melaye bail in his ruling on the application on Wednesday, based on the lawmaker’s health challenge. The presiding judge described the medical report of the lawmaker as a merit factor to grant the bail application. Weeks after being held in police custody, the judge, however, ordered Melaye to provide a surety in the like sum. He also ordered that the international passport of the surety be domiciled with the court. Senator…

A university don in the country has emphasised the need for communities in the country to show interest in the yearly budget process in order to avoid the siting of unnecessary development projects in their localities. Speaking at a workshop on budget monitoring organised by the Women Aid Collectives, WACOL, in conjunction with Christian Aid , Voice to the People and UK Aid, in Umuahia, Dr. Uzochukwu Amakom, explained that communities should interact with their representatives and follow the budget process to know the relevance of projects to be sited in their areas. Amakom, who is a lecturer in the…

The murder of an indigene of Ogbeta village, Onitsha in cold blood last week in Enugu State by unknown assassins has attracted the ire of members of Anambra State House of Assembly. Consequently, the House has called on Governors Willie Obiano and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Anambra and Enugu State respectively to direct the security agents in their respective states to swing into action and fish out the killers. Speaking on a motion of public importance, Hon. Chugbo Enwezor representing Onitsha J Constituency said Chinedu Nzeagwu had come from Abuja for the father’s burial only to be killed by the assassins…

A renowned professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State, has opined that infertile couples can bear children despite their medical challenges through the application of the Assisted Reproductive Technology, ART. Prof Nnamdi Obi, the gynaecologist explained that the Assisted Reproductive Technology is a novel medical technology which encompasses all fertility treatments in which both eggs and sperm are handled outside the body. Presenting the 134th inaugural lecture of the University of Nigeria, Obi submitted that in this procedure, eggs surgically removed from a woman’s ovaries are combined with the sperm in the laboratory…

A Fulani herdsman (name withheld) Tuesday, reportedly raped a 14-year-old girl from Umuifi community, Anioma-Isu in Onicha local government area of Ebonyi State. The victim, Favour Okugbo, a student of Union secondary school, Agueke-Isu in the area, had been taken to an undisclosed medical facility for treatment. Confirming the incident, Festus Nwachukwu, the Chairman of the community, condemned the activities of Fulani herdsmen in Umuifi Anioma-Isu community as a threat to the agricultural revolution of the state considering how the herdsmen had been destroying their farm produce and threatening the peaceful coexistence of the Onicha people. According to him, even…

Antoine Griezmann was the hero for Atletico Madrid as the French striker scored twice in their 3-0 win over Marseille in Wednesday’s Europa League final, allowing his club to win the trophy for the third time in nine seasons. It is Griezmann’s first major title as an Atletico player, and a fitting way to bow out if he leaves at the season’s end, with Barcelona tipped as his next destination. Griezmann — brought up in Macon, just 70 kilometres from Lyon — scored once in each half, his lethal finishes coming either side of Marseille losing Dimitri Payet to injury,…

To study is an important exercise to the young and the old. Yet, many who study do not have astonishing result because they do not eat certain types of food to boost their brain. To do so well, here is a list of foods that can help you study better: 1. Fish: These sea creatures make for swimmingly good brain foods! You can fry them, grill them, eat them in sushi or open a tin of tuna once in a while. The high concentration of Omega-3 fatty acids are essential to proper neural function and are also a lot healthier…

Most Nigerians who reacted Tuesday in the social media see President Muhammadu Buhari as a flip-flop over his statement that the late General Sani Abacha, former Head of State never dipped his hands into public till. Buhari had on June 9, 2008 declared that Abacha did not steal public funds. However, on May 14, 2018, the Federal Government of Nigeria, said the $320m stolen funds by General Abacha, would be spent on the Conditional Cash Transfer scheme of the administration to support the poor. Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the country’s Vice President who represented President Buhari made the statement on Monday at the…