We are still waiting on the final results of the Ondo governorship election. But from what we have seen so far, Akeredolu, the APC candidate appears to be taking it home. As a matter of fact, Akeredolu is already convinced of his victory, he has already issued a statement a priori. As usual, people have...
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Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed gratitude to the people of Ondo State as he cruises to victory in the polls. In a statement titled “The People Have Chosen Change”, the former NBA President thanked Ondo people for voting him, while promising not to disappoint them. He also urged the people not...
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Rotimi Akeredolu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ondo State is set to emerge governor-elect of Ondo State as results released so far have pointed to that direction. The Independent National Electoral Commission has released results from 17LGAs out of 18 in the state. The results clearly show Akeredolu already polling 213,686...
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Last week did not go by without its own share of many losers and few winners. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was shining bright calling out President Muhammadu Buhari and charging him to end the blame game and get to work, until the entire House of Reps shut him up and bestowed on him the title...
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After the drama surrounding the Ondo governorship elections, it appears APC has won this again, just like it did in Edo state. Early results from INEC below show a clear lead in the race by the APC’s candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu. PDP has seen the writing on the wall, and is crying wolf, alleging that INEC...
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Players who represented Nigeria at the FIFA U20 women’s World Cup have finally been paid N30,000 each as camp allowances. They have however, been promised that their $2000 win bonus will be transfered to their accounts. They received N10,000 as transport fare and N20,000 as camp allowances. In the same vein, traumatized player Mary Ologbosere...
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Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki said he had started reviewing campaign promises he made on the build up to his election on September 26. The governor spoke during a meeting with the state leadership and executive members of the All Progressives Congress in Benin. He said, “I want to use this opportunity to inform you...
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Relatives of murdered Shooting Stars player, Joseph Izu have called on football governing body, FIFA to intervene in the killing of the defender by soldiers. Izu was allegedly murdered by soldiers in his hometown Okarki in Ahoada West Local Governemnt Area of Rives State by soldiers in Akinima. The late footballer’s relatives are asking FIFA...
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by Rachael Uzor Some emotions make you feel downright horrible, and depression is one of the worst of them, if not the worst. Right now, I’m depressed. I heard news today that Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (Funaab) had already conducted their post utme exams and my brother was not invited for the exercise. Why...
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by Chineye Ikwueme The first time I felt connected to literature, it was like feeling blood run through my veins. I was six, and Uncle Matthew worked at Enugu State Library. During his weekend visits, which were mostly on Saturdays, he drove his white Volkswagen beetle from the roads of Enugu down to Abakaliki where...
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A 75-year-old retired school Principal, Chief Sunday Festus has been killed in Bayelsa State by suspected kidnappers. It was gathered that Festus was killed by his captors on Thursday, November 24, after his family paid an unspecified ransom for his release. It was learnt that the kidnappers already killed the victim before reducing the N500m...
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by Prisca Akpos Dennis, please pass me the salt, at least you’re the only one in this house that can pass something. This was my father’s way of punishing me for failing my JAMB examination. For the second time in two years JAMB (Joint administration and matriculation board) exam had jammed me again and my dad...
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by Femi Aribisala A man suffering from tuberculosis went to see a doctor. The doctor decided to catch the disease first, the better to understand the ailment. On the cross, Jesus cried out, saying: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46). What kind of a statement is this? It is easily...
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Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai has said the state will purchase drones to tackle insecurity. The governor said provisions for the purchase of the gadgets was already provided in the 2016 budget. El-Rufai stated this through his deputy, Mr. Barnabas Yusuf-Bala, who represented him at the presentation of ‘A Child of Destiny, ‘a biography...
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by Olusegun Adeniyi One and a half years after he left office as Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sullivan Chime is still in court over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket with which he won the 2011 gubernatorial election. The case is currently before the Supreme Court where his opponent, Chief Alexander Chukwuemeka Obiechina is challenging...
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by Simon Kolawole This must be a joke. An armed robber, on realising that his gang’s victim was a born-again Christian, decided to pray for him. “Father,” he said, “everything we are about to take from your dear son, we ask that you replenish a hundredfold in the name of Jesus. We ask you, O...
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by Isaac Aluko Ademoroti In our land these days, can we truthfully say that it is solely the love of God that motivates those who start or run churches and ministries or could there be other motivating factors that we do not know of? Is God Himself benefitting in any way from the increase in the...
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Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) connived with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the Ondo governorship polls with malfunctioning card readers. Mimko also said the APC and other opposition parties were inducing voters. The governor was allowed to vote at Unit 20 Ward 07 in...
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by Arit Okpo This post is very personal to me as a Nigerian, and I would love to see to what extent it resonates with people in other parts of the continent. I recently moderated a panel with the topic – “Helping Students Prepare for Work.” It was a mixed panel of academicians, employers and...
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by Talius Dike When I first came across this contest two weeks ago, I didn’t know what to write; I had no base to lay my anchor, especially because the organizers didn’t specify any niche for this ‘story of my life’ contest. I put my fingers to keypad and the narration flowed, not from my heart...
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The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Akeredolu has recorded an early lead in the Ondo governorship polls following the announcement of results from 5 local governments by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The LGA results announced by the electoral body included those of Ile Oluji/Oke Igbo, Akoko North-East, Ifedore and Irele. Candidate...
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Former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustee, Tony Anenih has said he stopped former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar from becoming a President. Anenih said this in his book titled ‘My Life and Nigerian Politics,’ which was presented in Abuja following his retirement on Saturday. Anenih said Atiku wanted to become the...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has started investigating assets declared by about 65 people, mostly members of the National Assembly, Punch reports. It was gathered that some directors of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government are also among those being investigated. Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Sam Saba,...
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by Mubarak Aminu Our minds are influenced by what we see and hear. The media is playing a big role in influencing young minds, ranging from print to TV, radio houses and new media [social media]. I’m particularly concerned about the new media as we all believe it has democratized the way we share and get...
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Nigerian artiste Davido joined Chelsea winger Victor Moses to celebrate The Blues 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. Moses tweeted a locker room picture of himself, Davido and some other team mates. He wrote, “What a feeling! So happy to get the win in such a big game. Thankful to score and help the...
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The leadership of the Premier League changed three times on Saturday, as Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City swapped positions. Chelsea started the day as leaders but were toppled by City who beat Burnley 2-1. Liverpool took top spot as they defeated Sunderland 2-0 at Anfield. Chelsea reclaimed pole position as they beat London rivals Tottenham...
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Twitter is a gold mine of hilarity, brilliance, knowledge, social and political issues, so we thought it would be selfish to keep all these goodies to ourselves. This week in Twitter-land, Jimoh Ibrahim and Fani-Kayode engaged in some heavy dressing down; it is a must read. We also learnt the art of clapbacks from these other folks....
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Nigeria’s female football team, the Super Falcons on Saturday thrashed Kenya 4-0 in their final group game at the African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON). The Falcons opened the scoring in the third minute through Ngozi Okobi with a strike from outside the box. Faith Ikidi made it two in the sixth minute as she...
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Over a month ago, Senate President Bukola Saraki inaugurated an ad hoc committee to investigate the diversion of funds originally meant for IDPs in the North East region. We told you then that the Senate President said there will be no cover ups in this investigation and committee members were to act fast and we...
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Embattled lawmaker Abdulmumin Jibrin says the House of Representatives will never open up its budget to the public due to the systemic corruption in the lower legislative chamber. Jibrin, who stated this on Saturday in a series of tweets via his official Twitter account said the House of Reps has received budgetary allocation of N1.27trn...
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