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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State is embroiled in confusion following the suspension and counter nullification of Ekiti Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. The APC in the state led by factional leaders of the party announced the suspension of Fayemi on Friday. A statement by the faction led by Senator Tony Adeniyi, the governor was suspended due to “his numerous anti-party activities, especially his role in the recently concluded governorship election in Edo State which is contrary to the provisions of Article 21 (A) (ii) of the APC Constitution.” However, Governor Fayemi has faulted his purported suspension as a…

In a comical manner, a popular Nigerian clergyman has admitted to belonging to all the registered political parties in Nigeria. The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr. Samuel Chukwuemeka Uche went satirical on Friday, September 25 at the funeral service of Elder Udo Umoren Akpan at Ukana Ikot Ide in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Uche extolled the laudable contributions of some notable politicians from Akwa Ibom, particularly Chief Godswill Akpabio, then the state Governor, to the overall development of the state. According to him, “I belong to all the political parties. I am a friend…

Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials who were recently released from their abductors have accused Nasarawa Police spokesman, Ramham Nansel of lying about their release. Ramham had said that no ransom was paid for their release. He said “They were rescued by the security agencies comprising police and soldiers supported by vigilante groups and hunters.” However, six FRSC officials, speaking to BBC Hausa Service, accused the police spokesperson of lying, revealing that they paid between N5 and N6m each to secure their freedom. One of them said, “What the police are saying is a big lie. There is no element of truth in it.…

Barcelona forward Luis Suarez has joined Atletico Madrid at six million euros. Atletico Madrid announced the signing of late on Wednesday. The Uruguayan striker is set to continue playing in La Liga rather than joining Juventus in Italy. Barcelona said that Atletico had agreed to pay Suarez, who left his last training session in tears on Wednesday having been told over the summer that he was no longer required by new coach Ronald Koeman. Since joining Barca from Liverpool in 2014, Suarez has won a host of trophies, including the 2015 Champions League and four Liga titles.

The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole, has gone consolatory in a video after the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. Speaking in a one-minute video released on Wednesday, Oshiomhole commended Edo people and went philosophical over the re-election of Governor Obaseki who polled 307,955 to defeat his closest rival, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the APC who scored 223,619 votes. “In life, you win some and you lose some but life goes on,” he remarked, adding that contrary to claims that he…

From now on, a winner of Nobel prize will home with cash of 10 million kronor ($1.1 million) this year against nine, the Nobel Foundation said Thursday. “The work done in recent years to strengthen the Nobel Foundation’s financial standing has made it possible to increase the prize sum,” the foundation said in a statement. This year’s prizes in the fields of Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace and Economics will be announced during the week of October 5. The prize sum was reduced from 10 to eight million Swedish kronor in 2011, when the foundation launched a programme to improve…

By: Alkali Tsoho Adams Oshiomhole grew to have a larger-than-life personality, though he is of diminutive stature. He is a native of Iyamho in Etsako land of Edo State. Iyamho used to be a sleepy community on both sides of the Auchi-Okpella section of Benin to Okene Federal Highway. It has now become the envy of Igolo, the neighbouring community.. It is said that the only profession that you start from the top is in grave digging. So his life started as a humble beginning in tailoring and textile in the then capital of Northern Nigeria where he rose through…

Agitated by threat by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to embark on a nationwide strike to compel the Federal Government to rescind its decision on pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) and electricity tariffs’ hikes in the country, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has concluded plans to hold an emergency meeting with governors with a view to averting the strike. A statement issued by NGF’s Head of Media and Public Affairs, Mr Abdulrazaque Bekko-Barkindo, said the emergency meeting was aimed at seeking “ways of settling the rift and finding a mutually agreed soft landing on amicable grounds. “All governors…

Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections are nearing 60,000 as the total number of confirmed cases stand at 57,724. This is as Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 111 new cases on its official twitter handle Wednesday night. “On the 23rd of September 2020, 111 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria., “Till date, 57,724 cases have been confirmed, 48,985 cases have been discharged and 1102 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. “The 111 new cases are reported from 12 states in Nigeria; Lagos (31), Gombe (18), Kaduna (18), FCT (15), Rivers (14),…

Some political heavyweights from Akwa Ibom in Nigeria have joined numerous sympathisers within and outside the state to mourn over the eternal exit of Udo Umoren Akpan. Akpan, an elder and a Lay President in Methodist Church Nigeria, was the father of Sir Etekamba Udo Umoren, Chief of Staff to Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs; Dr. Anietie, Engr. Nkereuwem and other children. Senator John James Akpanudoedehe in his condolence to the bereaved family wrote “Your father offered rich service to humanity in the church; in the classroom and in the community; even within administrative contexts, as…