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The Ondo State Governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the oncoming governorship election, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has promised to intervene in some of the challenges confronting the residents of Ese Odo Local Government Area of the state if he is re-elected. Akeredolu gave the assurance at the Palace of Agadagba of Arogbo Ijaw Kingdom, Mr. Pere Zaccheaus Egbunu, when he visited him in the course of his campaign tour of Ese Odo Local Government. The governor stated that he had ordered the redeployment of doctors and nurses to the hospital in the community to save the…

Marketers tip Nigeria to become W’Africa’s refining hub The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday defended the federal government’s decision to remove the subsidy on petrol, insisting that allowing market forces determine practices was in the overall interest of the poor. Group Managing Director of the corporation, Malam Mele Kyari, who spoke when he appeared on a live TV programme last night, posited that petrol subsidy was corruption-ridden and only served the interest of the elite. Kyari said the move to deregulate the market took a long while because it was difficult convincing President Muhammadu Buhari to sign off on…

Says P&ID judgment victory for Nigeria The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), wednesday expressed his readiness to appear before the presidential panel investigating the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, to substantiate his allegations against him. Responding to the demand by Magu’s counsel, Mr. Wahab Shittu, that he should appear before the panel, headed by a former President, Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, Malami, while featuring on The Morning Show, the flagship programme of Arise News, the broadcast arm of THISDAY Newspapers, said he…

There are two “CR7″s now after Callum Robinson joined West Brom and took a new shirt number. West Brom got their man on Wednesday, but it was not Cristiano Ronaldo. Although the newly promoted Premier League club introduced the arrival of “CR7”, the 101-goal Portugal great will not be turning out at the Hawthorns this season. West Brom were instead celebrating the capture of Republic of Ireland international Callum Robinson, who will wear their number seven shirt. Robinson spent the second half of last season on loan with the Baggies as they finished second in the Championship. He has now joined…

Ronald Koeman is likely to avoid a further distraction, and keep Lionel Messi as his captain at Barcelona. However, reports suggest there is a possibility of the Barcelona superstar stepping down on his own Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is said to have held talks with head coach Ronald Koeman, and has assured the Dutchman that he remains fully committed to the club. Last week, Messi put an end to all the speculation surrounding his departure from Barcelona, saying that he would stay at the club at least until the end of his contract in 2021. According to Cuatro in Spain, via the Daily Mail, Koeman’s next…

Liverpool and Manchester City remain the teams to beat after three seasons of total dominance but a rejuvenated Manchester United and free-spending Chelsea could force themselves into a four-way race for the title. AFP Sport looks at how last season’s top four are shaping up ahead of the new season. Liverpool After a first league title in 30 years, Liverpool’s challenge will change radically. The club have freed themselves from the burden of history but must ensure the 2020/21 season does not become a huge anti-climax. A lack of fresh blood for the second consecutive season is a risk for…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning brace to take him to 101 international goals for Portugal in a 2-0 victory over 10-man Sweden in the Nations League on Tuesday, while France won a repeat of the 2018 World Cup final 4-2 over Croatia. Ronaldo broke the mythical 100-goal mark on the stroke of half-time, the 35-year-old Juventus attacker curling in a free-kick from 25 yards over the wall and into the far left corner beyond Sweden’s stranded goalkeeper Robin Olsen for a memorable milestone in his trophy-laden career. The bonus second goal, and his 101st, came in the 72nd minute, the…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman Garba Shehu is under fire for attempting to justify the hike in prices of petrol and counter the criticism of the increment by the People’s Democratic Party. Shehu in an attempt to defend the recent hike in petrol price said Nigerians once bought petrol at #600 per litre during the PDP administration. “Don’t allow the PDP to deceive you, amidst acute shortages, they sold petrol at N600 per litre on Easter Sunday in 2013 (See Punch published on that day),” Shehu tweeted along with a picture of the front page of The Punch newspaper published on…

With less than two weeks to the Edo State governorship election and barely 31 days to that of Ondo, stakeholders are raising fresh concerns regarding appropriate deployment of card readers, distribution of election materials; movement of ad hoc staff and general safety of Supervising Presiding Officers by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Making these observations, stakeholders who preferred to remain anonymous said the electoral management body should be commended thus far, but indicated that the commission should desist from allowing some of its officials to compromise the integrity of the elections. A critical point according to the stakeholders is…

Oscar award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’O has joined millions across the world to mourn the passing of actor Chadwick Boseman. Lupita who worked with Chadwick in Black Panther, playing King T’Challa’s love interest Nakia, mourned her co-star on Tuesday. She shared a photo of her and Chadwick on Instagram saying she is still trying to come to terms with his death. According to her, Boseman was a man with immortal energy and one of those people who seemed ageless. She wrote: “I write these words from a place of hopelessness, to honor a man who had great hope. I am struggling to think and…