There is currently tension in the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) following the leadership crisis within Oredo Local Government Area which led to the last week remand of the state Youth Leader of the party, Comrade Osakpanwa Eriyo in prison by the magistrate court in Benin. Sadly, Oredo is the local government council of the state governor, Godwin Obaseki and some other powerful leaders of the APC in the state including the state Secretary of the party and Obazulu of Benin Kingdom, Chief Osaro Idah, Lawrence Orka, immediate past Chief of Staff to the governor, Patrick Obahiagbon, Rasaq Bello-Osagie, former Speaker of the House and Ambassador Designate, Uyi Igbe, Rev. Mike Egharevba, Prince Austin Eweka, Osaro Obaze, Mrs Adams and many others.

Despite her seeming determination to stay away from the headlines, Mrs. Patience Jonathan apparently has nowhere to hide. Again and again, issues emanating from her husband’s five-year rule continue to propel her into the media. The latest incident was last Wednesday when a house in Abuja allegedly owned by her was ransacked by policemen.

Rivers State Government has described as the height of medieval dictatorship by the Federal Government the dismissal of six Police officers attached to Governor Nyesom Wike over issues relating to the December rerun elections in the state.

We are quite happy and impressed with their performance because we see that they have made a lot of progress in the few months of being coached by Gernot Rohr.. Although we did not qualify for the Nations Cup, which is quite regrettable, we believe we have a lot to prove at the World Cup.

With children trapped in the lift, there was justifiable panic.   Several options were being explored. But the more they tried, the more desperate the situation appeared