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Chairman, Southwest Governors’ Forum and Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has explained the absence of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state during the visit by Southwest governors to the residence of national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The governors led by Akeredolu on Tuesday visited Tinubu at his Bourdillon residence in Ikoyi, Lagos state following his return to Nigeria. Akeredolu said Fayemi was present at the Southwest Governors’ Forum meeting held at Lagos House, Marina, but had to leave to catch a late flight to Port Harcourt, Rivers state where he was a guest speaker…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said that 81,778 newly printed Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were ready for collection in Anambra State. The commission disclosed this a statement titled “Update on Preparations for the Anambra State Governorship Election” signed by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Tuesday in Abuja. Okoye said that the new printed PVCs included for newly registered voters and those who applied for replacement or transfer of their cards in the state during the just concluded first phase of the Continuous Voter Registration in the state. He said that…

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok returned home on Tuesday, a day after he was detained as the army seized power in a coup that has claimed at least seven lives. The release of Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and his wife followed international condemnation of the coup and calls for the military to release all the government officials who were detained when Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan seized power on Monday. Burhan had said earlier Tuesday that Hamdok had been held for his own safety and would be released. But he warned that other members of the dissolved government could face trial as…

The Kwara State Civil Service Commission would commence 2021 oral promotion interview on 1st November 2021 beginning from 8:00am prompt daily. The Chairman Civil Service Commission, Hajjia Habeebat Anike Yusuf disclosed this at Commission meeting recently. According to Chairman the interview would cover officers from GL 07 to GL 17 between Monday to Friday of every week and would last for about five weeks (25 working days). Commission advised that all the affected Civil Servants are to fill all necessary documents and submit same four days before the interview date through the Staff officer of their respective Ministry, Department and…

Chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum and Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has declared that former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is doing his best as leader of the Southwest. Governor Akeredolu, who spoke on behalf of his brother Governors during a visit to Asiwaju Tinubu’s residence at Bordillion in Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Tuesday, said the Governors in the region believe in the leadership of the former Lagos State Governor. Arakunrin Akeredolu, who led his colleagues to the meeting, noted that Asiwaju Tinubu is not just…

Chelsea progressed to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup as they beat Premier League rivals Southampton on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Kai Havertz fired the Blues into the lead at the stroke of half time but Che Adams drew the Saints level in the second minute of the second half. Both teams had the opportunity to win the game during the duration but fantastic saves from the goalkeepers, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Ben Forster kept the game level. The game went into penalties and Reece James scored the decisive spot-kick after Theo Walcott and Will Smallbone failed to hit the…

Substitute Calum Chambers scored within seconds of coming off the bench to help Arsenal see off Leeds United and reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. Chambers’ header crept over the line for the opener 10 minutes after the break, before former Leeds loanee Eddie Nketiah pounced to wrap up the tie. The forward cleverly flicked the ball over a stranded Illan Meslier and just did enough to nudge it over the line before the visiting keeper could recover. Leeds had looked the more threatening side until the first goal in an open and entertaining game against a much-changed Arsenal side at…

An angry mob has lynched a family suspected to be bandit informants in Zangon Aya community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The victims who were killed were identified as Abdullahi Mohammed Gobirawa, his wife Binta Abdullahi and his son Hassan Abdullahi. The incident was confirmed by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who revealed that the victims were lynched on Monday afternoon. According to Aruwan, the angry mob stormed the home of the deceased suspected to be informants to bandits who have terrorised the community repeatedly. After killing the three family members, the…

Former England captain David Beckham has been urged to speak out about the “deeply concerning” human rights situation in Qatar by Amnesty International. Beckham has signed a lucrative deal to be a 2022 Qatar World Cup ambassador. Human rights issues in the host country have been under scrutiny since Qatar was awarded the tournament in 2010. “Qatar’s human rights record is troubling, from the country’s longstanding mistreatment of migrant workers, to its curbs on free speech and the criminalisation of same-sex relations,” Amnesty’s Sacha Deshmukh said. “It’s not surprising that David Beckham wants to be involved in such a major…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has commended an integrated waste management project of Kano State government which will transform waste to power, organic fertilizer, and other uses. Prof. Osinbajo made the commendation of the Public-Private Partnership during a visit on Monday to the Presidential Villa by a delegation led by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and officials of Capegate, a private environmental services provider. According to the VP, “I must commend the Kano State government for the sheer breadth of the project, and Capegate limited for its audacity because of the size of the project. It is not just a sanitation project,…