A chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Okpe Local Government Area, Delta State, Mr Kennedy  Eyube, has said the 12- month tenure extension given to Chief John Odigie-Oyegun by the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party was for the good of the party and Nigeria.

CHILDHOOD and early  life. He was born on Sunday, March 2, 1942 in Ifewara, Osun State. His parents were poor and could not afford to pay school fees for the children.

Though united by culture, Akwa Ibom’s three dominant ethnic groups are varied in their political dominance. The Ibibio had dominated the political space, having produced three of the four civilian governors since the creation of the state. The Annang produced the immediate past governor in the person of Senator Godswill Akpabio while the Oron, the third in the ethnic tripod holding the state, is yet to produce a governor.

The Indigenuos People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, went before the Court of Appeal in Abuja to challenge the order that proscribed and designated it a terrorist organisation.

LOKOJA—The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said despite the issuance of new voter’s card to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, he has not been left off the hook over the double registration issue, saying its decision on prosecuting him after his tenure still stands.

Nigerian rapper, actor, and songwriter, Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz is set to release his debut cinematic production Falz Experience: The Movie to the delight of his teeming fans.

The total capital importation into the country, comprising of both Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and Foreign Portfolio Investments (FPI), more than doubled in 2017, surging by 138.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) to $12.2 billion from $5.1 billion recorded in 2016, a pointer to the soaring confidence of foreign investors in the Nigerian economy.

Performance or not

It is pathetic how those desperate to sack the Buhari Government don’t seek the right tools to fight the President. They invoke corruption as the genie to do GMB and his government in. The tar of corruption can’t work.

In Kaduna State today, we are having a problem and there are two APC secretariats. There is the one which the governor has set up for himself and serves as his personal convenience where he can do whatever he wants to do and we also have our own APC secretariat, so, we have twin-APC in Kaduna.

ABUJA—FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, attributed part of the reason he succeeded as President to the loyalty and steadfastness exhibited by the erstwhile National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Ahmadu Ali.

The rebranding of one of Nigeria’s foremost football clubsides, Bendel Insurance FC of Benin City has continued to attract comments from stakeholders of the sport, even as Governor Godwin Obaseki, says apart from the private sector being the target to takeover, there will be a new Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City in the coming months.

Efficient taxation leaves a fair burden on all citizens and businesses while accruing substantial funds to the state’s coffers

OHANAEZE Youths Council, OYC, has again praised Governors Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Dave Umahi of Ebonyi and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu States, for what it called their youth-friendly administration, saying the youths have endorsed them for 2019 ”to enable them continue the empowerment of the youths as leaders of tomorrow”.

THE Anambra State Police command has set up a nine- member committee to mop up illegal arms in the state  within 21 days  as directed recently by the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr. Ibrahim Idris.