Edo State governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, has recalled 20 teachers, who were sacked October last year for absenteeism. He also announced the recall of Education Secretaries in the local governments, who were also relieved of their duties due to negligence.

Youths in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, under the aegis of Auchi Youths for Initiative, AYI, yesterday, locked out staff of Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, for several hours in protest over alleged marginalisation of indigenes of the host community by the management of the institution in employment opportunities.

DELTA State Government has embarked on the destruction of illegal structures blocking water channels in Warri and Effurun. It also vowed not to spare any illegal structure on water channels in the state.

Prominent civil rights activists, yesterday, described as laughable and illegal the decision of the new executive of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State to declare the seats of 27 members of the House of Assembly vacant.

‘Moving the ministry to the permanent site’ is a joke known by all and sundry. It implies a shift, an improvement, a change of level. It is a phrase that explains Gordons’ 13 years journey from grass to grace, from being relatively unknown to being an ace-comedian that cracks jokes to Heads of States. At the peak of his career at the Vanguard Personality of the Year Awards,which held last month, Weekend Groove caught up with this renowned comedian. In this interview, Gordons speaks on comedy, music and the woman in his life.