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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged its members and supporters in Kogi West to brace up and get ready for a triumphant supplementary Kogi West Senatorial election on Saturday, November 30, as nothing will deter it from wining at the polls. In a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, the party wants all its members, supporters, citizens and voters in Kogi West to unite in readiness against any repressive forces that may attempt to forcefully invade any polling unit, disrupt electoral process or alter results as witnessed in the November 16 elections. The PDP noted…

At least 27 people have died after a passenger plane crashed into houses in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials say. The victims included nine people from the same family who were in one of the houses hit in the Mapendo area. The small aircraft went down shortly after taking off from the city’s airport on Sunday morning. The cause of the crash is still unclear. The plane was carrying 17 passengers and two crew members, officials say. Smoke rises from the wreckage of a small plane which crashed on takeoff into a densely…

A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi state, Hon. Charles Oko Enya, has approached a Federal High Court in Abakiliki, Ebonyi state, to direct the National Assembly and the Attorney-General of the Federation and minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to remove constitutional clauses hindering elected President and state governors from seeking a third term in office. In his suit with No: FHC/AI/CS/90/19, which was filed at the court last Wednesday and made available to newsmen by his counsel, Barr. Iheanacho Agboti, the APC member is seeking for possible expungement of section 137(1) (b) and 182 (1) (b)…

Sheffield United scored a dramatic late equaliser to salvage a point against Manchester United, after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side had recovered from two goals down to lead at Bramall Lane. Oliver McBurnie’s 90th-minute strike was awarded following a nervous wait as the video assistant referee reviewed the goal for a potential handball as the forward controlled Callum Robinson’s cross. Three goals in a blistering seven minutes appeared to have rescued Solskjaer’s largely lacklustre side, who looked all but beaten after Lys Mousset added to John Fleck’s opener for Chris Wilder’s side seven minutes after the interval. Wilder survives scare to…

The Nigerian Senate may amend the proposed death penalty clause in the Hate Speech Bill before it. Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, who is the sponsor of the bill, made this known in a statement he signed on Sunday in Abuja. Abdullahi, who is the Deputy Chief Whip in the Senate, assured that the death penalty proposed in the bill would be amended by the Senate “when it is subjected to legislative input at the National Assembly.” The controversial bill had, on Nov. 12, passed first reading. Abdullahi, who represents Niger North Senatorial District, said that the bill would undergo some fine-tuning…

The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has lashed out at the Peoples Democratic Party PDP over latter’s decision to boycott the November 30 Supplementary Election for Kogi West Senatorial District, saying the attempt by the opposition to postpone its doomsday for the second time was a silly joke. APC in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu said it was on the verge of winning the elections during the first round and so no amount of propaganda or fake news could change it. The statement reads; “Senator Dino Melaye did not win the 2019 National Assembly election…

Three men, Ogundeji Ridwan, 22, Tiamiyu Jelili, 25 and Asimiyu Olaitan, 20,  arraigned before a magistrate court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly defiling a girl. They were said to have unlawfully and indecently assaulted a girl whose age wasn’t known (name withheld) by unlawfully having carnal knowledge of her through rape. According to the charge, the offence was committed on November 17, 2019, around 3pm at Ifon-Osun Area of Osun State. Kashamu commends Buhari over Adoke’s arrest The offences were contrary and punishable under sections 516, 358 and 360 of the criminal code cap 34 vol 2 laws of Osun…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State during the 2019 general election, Senator Buruji Kashamu, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the arrest of the former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohmammed Adoke (SAN), by the International Criminal Police in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, Senator Kashamu said the arrest was proof that the fight against corruption being championed by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was working. The statement reads in part, “The arrest of ex-AGF Adoke is another step in the right…

Deontay Wilder defended his WBC world heavyweight title for the 10th time with a stunning knockout after being out-boxed by Luis Ortiz for six rounds. The American looked set to see his world-title reign end just short of five years as Ruiz picked him apart for half of their Las Vegas rematch. But in the seventh round, Wilder’s devastating right hand left Ortiz stunned and beaten on the canvas. Ortiz knocking Deontay Wilder around for a bit. Dude looks like late boomer right now#WilderOrtiz2 pic.twitter.com/EsqwVZlYLM — bisuclef (@bisuclef) November 24, 2019 “I found my measurement, seen the shot and took…

Zimbabweans have reacted with disbelief to news that the government has approved plans to rename major roads and buildings after “national heroes” – including 10 streets named after President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Many of those honoured fought in the 1970s guerrilla war against white-minority rule and went on to become prominent figures in independent Zimbabwe. Other African leaders such as Congo’s Patrice Lumumba, Jomo Kenyatta and Abdel Gamal Nasser are to have roads named after them, along with international leaders such as Cuba’s Fidel Castro, Leonid Brezhnev of the former Soviet Union and China’s Mao Zedong. Many Zimbabweans took to social…