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I am embarrassed seeing politicians harass Obaseki for funds, says Edo APC Chair …seeks strengthening of party ahead of 2020 gubernatorial poll The Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Edo State Chapter, Barr. Anselm Ojezua, has said that the call for Governor Godwin Obaseki to share state funds to few politicians was embarrassing, insisting that the state chapter of the party should rather work towards strengthening its structures ahead of the 2020 gubernatorial elections in the state. "> EdoState Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki (middle); Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State Chapter, Barr. Anselm Ojezua with others after a closed-door meeting between leaders of the party and Governor Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Government House, Benin City. Ojezua made the call while addressing journalists at Government House, Benin City, after a closed-door meeting between leaders of the party and Governor Godwin Obaseki. He said what members of...

  08:30PM 1'  Senator Danjuma Goje Senate Presidency: Goje withdraws, backs Lawan after meeting Buhari One of the contestants of the Senate Presidency of the 9th Senate, Danjuma Goje, has withdrawn from the race. He has also endorsed Senator Ahmed Lawan, the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress, for the job. The latest development followed a meeting both Senators held with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja. Kaduna State Governor,  Nasir el-Rufai, confirmed the outcome of the meeting to State House Correspondents. Both Goje and Lawan are already speaking with reporters on the matter. Goje said he had withdrawn from the race, adding that he deferred to the wish of the party and the President. Details soon…

  08:28PM 3'  NEWS Two Canadian women kidnapped from golf club in Ghana Published June 6, 2019 Two Canadian women have been abducted in Ghana, police said Thursday, a rare attack in a country seen as one of the most secure in the West African region. The Canadians, charity volunteers aged 19 and 20, were taken on Tuesday evening in Kumasi, Ghana’s second city, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) northwest of the capital Accra, David Eklu, Assistant Commissioner of Police said in a statement. “Police Command is investigating a complaint of kidnapping at Ahodwo, Kumasi Royal Golf Club, at 8:25 pm on 4 June 2019, where two women of Canadian nationality were kidnapped,” Eklu said. “Investigation started immediately upon receipt of the complaint, and the security agencies are working closely together to get them rescued, and the perpetrators arrested,” he added. READ ALSO :  NASS management gives outgoing senators three days to handover office keys, e...

This one is hard to stomach. A man in India was rushed into surgery after doctors discovered practically a whole utensil drawer’s worth of items in his stomach — and a knife, which was beginning to puncture his insides. Karan Sen, 35, had swallowed everything from two screwdrivers and two toothbrushes to eight spoons and a kitchen knife, the Hindustan Times reports. Sen is believed to have a psychiatric disorder which compels a person to eat non-edible items, according to the Daily Mail. The disorder, Pica, more commonly involves ingesting things like hair, dirt, and paint chips, though doctors didn’t say whether the man had been officially diagnosed. “It took nearly four hours for the team of surgeons to operate upon Karan,“ says Dr. Rajneesh Pathania, of Lal Bhadur Shastri Medical College. “He is out of danger now.” Sen arrived to the hospital in serious pain, but appeared to be unaware of the items in his stomach. X-rays showed the spoons and...

The first crash occurred around 4:52 am on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway at AP petrol station at Sagamu. Clement Oladele, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun, said two persons died and many others injured in separate accidents on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Ogun State on Eid-el- Fitri day. The first crash occurred around 4:52 am on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway at AP petrol station at Sagamu. He said the accident which involved an Iveco truck marked KTU 565 XW, was as a result of speeding. Oladele said the accident involved three men, adding that two persons sustained injuries while one person died. The FRSC boss explained that the injured and the dead were taken to Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu. Oladele stated that the second crash occurred about 3:54 pm on the same expressway at Ogumankin and it involved a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number LND 626 XR He said that the accident was caused by reckless driving and wrongf...