KADUNA – Most impoverished 25 million Nigerians who have been promised conditional N5,000 per month under the present government are beginning to lose hope as no step has so far been taken towards fulfilling the promise.

Against the widely held perception that former President Goodluck Jonathan, was usually hooked on alcohol, during the twilight of his administration, his former spokesperson, Reuben Abati, has clarified that Jonathan doesn’t drink, adding that it’s only one of the myths about the last administration.

At least six gun wielding suspected kidnappers have reportedly abducted a septuagenarian inlaw of the business mogul and the Olugbo of Ugbo, in Ondo state Oba Fredrick Akinruntan.

Pedro Rodriguez scored on his debut as Chelsea survived captain John Terry’s dismissal to beat West Bromwich Albion 3-2 on Sunday and claim their first win of the season.

Muslims have misconstrued the true teachings of Islam This was made known at the Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the United Kingdom Hampshire farm known as ‘Hadeeqatul Mahdi’ with more delegates and guests.

Pan Igbo socio cultural organization, Igbo Renaissance Movement has urged it’s leaders to approach President Muhammadu Buhari with humility over cries of marginalization.

BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME

PORT HARCOURT: As expected advertising agencies that hit one of the Facebook accounts of governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state went to work for the whole of last week sending out letters to government ministries, local government Chairmen and contractors urging them to place goodwill messages in newspapers congratulating the governor on his supposed birthday today, August 24.

Some contractors and admirers of the governor had already complied, sent their advert text to,media houses, waiting to be published today in several papers. But suddenly, there was confusion in the air. News started going round that the Facebook account which announced August 24,1967 as the governor’s date of birth was misinforming.

When this Correspondent met with the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the governor, Mr Opunabo Nko-Tariah for clarification on the issue he said he was not sure of the August 24 date as the governor’s birthday. This was corroborated by the Commissioner of Housing , Mr Emma Okah in a text message to our Correspondent “It is not true that the governor was born on August 24”, his text read.

Meantime, there is another Facebook account still on the governor showing that he was born March 12, 1964.

Wikipedia gave August 24,1964 as the governor’s date of birth.

Governor Wike had told some media men at an informal session in Government House, Port Harcourt, recently that he does not operate a Facebook account.

It is hoped that a formal profile will be released for the public soon to lay to rest this confusion.

Emboldened by back-to-back victories, Liverpool visit longstanding rivals Arsenal on Monday looking to score points in the early-season battle for position in the Premier League.

Pedro makes his Chelsea debut. The new signing comes straight into the starting line-up to play with Willian and Eden Hazard as attacking support to Diego Costa.

Two aircraft collided Sunday at an airshow in northern Switzerland, media reports said, although further details were sketchy.