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A state High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has declared that a former Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Victor Giadom, cannot be the acting national chairman of the party. It was gathered that the court presided over by Justice Florence Fiberesima granted an order of perpetual injunction restraining him from parading himself as a member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC in a suit filed by Dele Moses & Others. Wechie Livinstone, the media adviser to the APC acting chairman in Rivers State, Igo Aguma, confirmed that the court ordered the…

The Presidency has reacted to a report by the United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Religious Freedom or Belief. In a statement by Garba Shehu, the spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, he said, “The President and Government of Nigeria wish to thank members of the United Kingdom All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Religious Freedom or Belief for their report, launched a few days ago. “Although it is difficult reading, the statement also acknowledges the importance of accurate, unbiased, depoliticised and truthful information when it comes to understanding the realities and addressing the challenges for those of faith in Nigeria.…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has renamed a street formerly known as Adams Oshiomole Crescent after the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Friday. Obaseki on Friday joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and has wasted no time in warming himself to his new political party and their leaders. The governor renamed street in Auchi, Edo state from Adams Oshiomole Crescent to Bukola Saraki Boulevard. Obaseki is seeking re-election on the platform of the PDP after the All Progressives Congress (APC) disqualified him from seeking a second term. Obaseki and his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole have been at loggerheads and all…

Governor Godwin Obaseki on Friday officially joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after resigning from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Obaseki’s decision to join the PDP comes days after he was disqualified from seeking re-election on the platform of the APC. The Edo governor picked the party membership card and is expected to emerge their governorship candidate in the September 19th election. In a tweet by the PDP, the party wrote, “The governor of Edo State, H. E. Governor Godwin Obaseki has defected to our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party. Oba of Benin rejects consensus candidate, godfatherism “The declaration…

Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos State has been named the first climate smart airport in Nigeria by Airport Carbon Accreditation. The independent carbon management certification body on Friday said Murtala Muhammed Airport has received its level 1 ‘Mapping’ recognition. In a tweet on its official account, Airport Carbon Accreditation said, “Today we welcome a new accredited airport in the African region! Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, operated by Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria joined the community of climate smart airports as the first ever in Nigeria. Local airlines to resume operations June 21 – FG “The airport received…

The Adamawa state police have arrested five members of a nine-man rape gang who allegedly raped a 33-year old lady in the state. A female member of a 9-man rape gang was said to have deceived her friend, a 33-year-old lady into the men’s den. The arrest of the five members of the gang who raped the 33-year-old woman including the lady who arranged it has been confirmed by the Adamawa state police command while the other four are at large. Newsmen learnt that 30-year-old Zainab Jafaru arranged for her friend to be gang-raped and reportedly disappeared after taking her…

The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has called on members of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) to complement the efforts of the Commission in the anti-corruption fight by making available to the EFCC, credible information that would be profitable in the fight. He made this call in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Thursday, June 18, 2020 when executives of the Rivers State Chapter of the CDHR came on a courtesy visit to the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Commission. The EFCC boss, who was represented at…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio, following the completion of documentation for the free status. The UN health agency disclosed this on its regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, official twitter account @WHOAFRO. “Today, Nigeria’s complete documentation for Wild Polio virus free status was accepted by the Africa Regional Certification Commission for polio eradication (ARCC). “It is a historic day for Nigeria, Africa and the Global Polio Programme,” WHO said. Meanwhile, Dr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director and CEO of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has described the documentation as historical.…

A 12-year-old black boy whose song about the fears of being a young African American went viral has been signed by a major US record label. Keedron Bryant’s song I Just Wanna Live, posted online one day after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is out on Friday. Warner Records timed the release to coincide with Juneteenth, which marks the end of centuries of US slavery. The song has already racked up millions of likes. The soulful track was written by Keedron’s mother and is sung a cappella by him. Keedron Bryant’s lyrics? It includes the lyrics: “I’m…

The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Nedo Uku Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare II on Thursday spoke on political developments in Edo state stating that he rejects godfatherism. A statement from the palace said the Oba was opposed to imposition of candidate as well as godfatherism in the state. The statement signed by Frank Irabor, Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council, said there was no truth in social media speculations that the royal father had prevailed on some governorship aspirants to step down for one of the aspirants. “God and our ancestors should give us a governor that will accord respect to…