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•Okunbo tips Ize-Iyamu to win, says Obaseki not on ground The peace deal brokered by the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, between the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, is under threat as the two political parties have renewed their accusations over violence. The monarch had last week secured a commitment from Obaseki and Ize-Iyamu to stop creating political tension in the state by emulating the example set by former President Goodluck Jonathan and his…

It wasn’t that long ago, 2016 to be exact, when Comrade Adams Oshiomhole—the then-governor of Edo—traversed the state with Mr. Godwin Obaseki urging the people to support his governorship bid. But this was no random act of gratuitousness. Obaseki had earned it. For seven and a half years, he had served as the chairman of the state’s economy and strategy team. Drawing on his experience as an investment management expert of more than 30 years, he midwifed the major development projects of the Oshiomhole government. The comrade himself has corroborated this fact on different media platforms and public fora. While…

*Demand Keyamo leads FG’s negotiation team Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has threaten to embark on nationwide industrial action on September 13 if Federal Government fails to meet its demands. It said that it was demanding for the replacement of Senator Chris Ngige on the negotiating team, saying that it has noticed an element of bias in the handling of negotiations. The union said that being a medical doctor, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, was an interested party and as such could not be trusted to deliver an unbiased judgement. It alleged that while the FG…

By Muhammadu Buhari It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat. We are meeting a time that mankind is struggling to overcome the economic and social crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted life as we knew it. The consequences of the pandemic will no doubt influence our deliberations at this gathering, especially as we will have to adjust our policy approaches and methods of working going forward. I stressed at last year’s Retreat that the Nigerian people expect dedication and commitment by all of us in implementing policies,…

When a coalition of civil society groups petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari accusing the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami of abuse of power, their prayer was that the AGF should step aside from his office. The petition, signed by Olanrewaju Suraj, Debo Adeniran, and Ezenwa Nwagwu, cited reports in an online news platform as the basis for their call on the President to excuse the AGF for an investigation. However, in his memorandum to President Buhari, the AGF said the petitioners were mere hirelings doing the bidding of desperate politicians, who lost out in the wrangling over the…

There are indications that the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) is still stuck in troubled waters despite the general impression that the removal of the Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee (NWC) cleared every cobweb hindering the party’s cohesion and progress. Recently, some chieftains of the party were heard publicly stating discordant positions on the issue of whether its leaders should be selected on the basis of zoning or otherwise, as well as, whether to extend the lifespan of the Mai Mala Buni’s (MMB) Caretaker and Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CENCPC). Although the agitation for APC’s presidential slot to be…

The outrage that has greeted the sudden hike in electricity tariff by more than 50 per cent, stems from the fact that the Buhari administration that rode on the crest of Change Mantra, with expectations of a better and improved living condition has turned out to be a burden inflicting the greatest pain and hardship ever. With increase in the cost of virtually everything that makes life worth living from foodstuffs to transport, petrol, indiscriminate bank charges, medicare, house rent, data bill, paytv, etc, it is obvious that the present government does not care about welfare and security of the people as the…

Kai Havertz’s move from Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea is bad for the Bundesliga, according to Germany boss Joachim Low. Germany allowed Havertz to leave their training camp in Stuttgart on Friday to complete a switch to Chelsea, where he signed a five-year contract. The Blues also raided the Bundesliga for RB Leipzig striker, Timo Werner, with Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva, and Malang Sarr having also arrived at Stamford Bridge as reinforcements for the 2020-21 season. Low was disappointed to see Havertz leave the Bundesliga but hopes playing abroad can help him have a bigger impact with the national…

Kylian Mbappe scored with France’s only shot on goal on Saturday in Solna to give the world champions a 1-0 victory over Sweden in the opening round of matches in the Nations League. Mbappe picked up the ball wide of the goal in the 41st minute, squeezed past two defenders, waited for goalkeeper Robin Olsen to go down, and then clipped the ball just inside the post from the narrowest of angles. The strike was enough to give France victory in a cagey opener in Group 3 of the elite League A in the competition. “It was a committed match,…

Explains the problem with debt relief for Africa Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Saturday, at the virtual 2020 EURAFRICA Forum said, the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine should be done in an equitable and affordable manner and not based on highest bidder basis. Osinbajo, who also made a case for debt relief for Africa, said while the G20 initiative on debt relief was a welcome development that would no doubt bring some relief to relevant African countries, it however, remained inadequate, because it never addressed the problem of commercial debt service obligations. The summit themed, “Towards a realistic Euro-African partnership during…